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10-letter words containing p, r, o, t, a

  • palm court — a large room, usually in a prestigious hotel, where functions are staged, notably tea dances
  • palmerston — Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount, 1784–1865, British statesman: prime minister 1855–58, 1859–65.
  • pancreato- — pancreas
  • pantograph — Also, pantagraph. an instrument for the mechanical copying of plans, diagrams, etc., on any desired scale.
  • pantothere — any animal of the extinct order Pantotheria that lived during the late Mesozoic Era, believed to be the ancestor of the marsupial and placental mammals.
  • panzerotto — a baked turnover with a folded, sealed pocket containing tomato, cheese, and sometimes other fillings
  • parabiotic — experimental or natural union of two individuals with exchange of blood.
  • paradoctor — a doctor who parachutes to patients in remote areas.
  • paragonite — a mica, similar in composition and appearance to muscovite but containing sodium instead of potassium.
  • paralation — PARALlel reLATION. Sabot, MIT 1987. A framework for parallel programming. A "field" is an array of objects, placed at different sites. A paralation is a group of fields, defining nearness between field elements. Operations can be performed in parallel on every site of a paralation.
  • parasitoid — an organism that practices parasitoidism.
  • paratroops — of or relating to a paratrooper or a parachute unit: paratroop boots.
  • parcel out — an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
  • parenthood — the state, position, or relation of a parent.
  • parodistic — parodic.
  • paroxetine — a drug, C 19 H 20 FNO 3 ·HCl, of the SSRI class, that acts by prolonging the action of serotonin in the brain, used in the treatment of depression and anxiety disorders.
  • paroxytone — having an acute accent on the next to the last syllable.
  • parrington — Vernon Louis, 1871–1929, U.S. literary historian and critic.
  • parrot cry — a remark, complaint, etc that is repeated or imitated mechanically without understanding
  • parrotfish — any of various chiefly tropical marine fishes, especially of the family Scaridae: so called because of their brilliant coloring and the shape of their jaws.
  • parrotlike — any of numerous hook-billed, often brilliantly colored birds of the order Psittaciformes, as the cockatoo, lory, macaw, or parakeet, having the ability to mimic speech and often kept as pets.
  • part owner — a person who shares in the ownership of something
  • part-score — a contract to make less than the number of tricks required for game: to bid a part-score of three diamonds.
  • parthenope — a siren, who drowned herself when Odysseus evaded the lure of the sirens' singing. Her body was said to have been cast ashore at what became Naples
  • partial to — fond of; having a liking for
  • party boat — a boat that takes paying passengers for a day or several hours of fishing, as in coastal waters or a bay, and usually rents fishing tackle and sells or provides bait.
  • party food — food that is served at parties; snacks
  • party mood — a celebratory mood; readiness for a party
  • party poop — to behave like a party pooper.
  • party-goer — A party-goer is someone who likes going to parties or someone who is at a particular party.
  • pasteboard — a stiff, firm board made of sheets of paper pasted or layers of paper pulp pressed together.
  • pastorally — having the simplicity, charm, serenity, or other characteristics generally attributed to rural areas: pastoral scenery; the pastoral life.
  • pastorship — the position, authority, or office of a pastor.
  • pastrycook — a person who makes pastry or pastries
  • patch cord — a short cord with a plug at each end, or a plug at one end and a pair of clips at the other, used for temporarily connecting two pieces of equipment or signal paths.
  • patchboard — a device with a large number of sockets into which electrical plugs can be inserted to form many different temporary circuits: used in telephone exchanges, computer systems, etc
  • patio door — Patio doors are glass doors that lead onto a patio.
  • patriation — to transfer (legislation) to the authority of an autonomous country from its previous mother country.
  • patrifocal — focused or centered on the father.
  • patrilocal — virilocal.
  • patriotism — devoted love, support, and defense of one's country; national loyalty.
  • patrocliny — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the paternal parent (opposed to matrocliny).
  • patrol car — squad car.
  • patrolling — (of a police officer, soldier, etc.) to pass along a road, beat, etc., or around or through a specified area in order to maintain order and security.
  • patronised — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
  • patronizer — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
  • patronless — having no patron(s), without patrons
  • patronship — a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
  • patronymic — (of family names) derived from the name of a father or ancestor, especially by the addition of a suffix or prefix indicating descent.
  • peashooter — a tube through which dried peas, beans, or small pellets are blown, used as a toy.
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