10-letter words containing p, t, e
- cyanotypes — Plural form of cyanotype.
- cycle path — A cycle path is a special path on which people can travel by bicycle separately from motor vehicles.
- cyphertext — (language) An interactive language for text formatting and typesetting.
- cystoscope — a slender tubular medical instrument for examining the interior of the urethra and urinary bladder
- d particle — D meson.
- date stamp — an adjustable rubber stamp for recording the date
- date-stamp — to stamp the date on, as with a date stamp: He date-stamped every letter received.
- davenports — Plural form of davenport.
- dead point — dead center
- deaspirate — to remove any audible breath sound from (a sound)
- death camp — A death camp is a place where prisoners are kept, especially during a war, and where many of them die or are killed.
- death trap — If you say that a place or vehicle is a death trap, you mean it is in such bad condition that it might cause someone's death.
- deathplace — the place at which a person dies: Lincoln is buried in Illinois, but his deathplace was Washington, D.C.
- deathtraps — Plural form of deathtrap.
- decampment — The act of decamping.
- decapitate — If someone is decapitated, their head is cut off.
- deceiptful — Obsolete form of deceitful.
- deceptable — Vulnerable to deception.
- deceptible — capable of being deceived
- deceptions — Plural form of deception.
- deceptious — relating to deception or inclined to deceive
- deck plate — a purlin plate at the edge of a deck.
- decrepitly — In a decrepit way.
- decrypting — Present participle of decrypt.
- decryption — to decode or decipher.
- deep south — The Deep South consists of the states that are furthest south in the United States.
- deep water — having, requiring, or operating in deep water: deepwater shipping; deepwater drilling for oil.
- deepthroat — To perform fellatio or irrumation on a man so that his entire penis is inside the mouth.
- delipidate — To remove the lipids from.
- demimetope — the space between the end of a Doric frieze and the first triglyph.
- dentiphone — (dated) An instrument which, placed against the teeth, conveys sound to the auditory nerve; an audiphone.
- deoppilate — to remove obstructions (from)
- depantsing — to remove the trousers from, as a joke or punishment.
- department — A department is one of the sections in an organization such as a government, business, or university. A department is also one of the sections in a large shop.
- departures — Plural form of departure.
- depeditate — /dee-ped'*-tayt/ [by (faulty) analogy with "decapitate"] Humorously, to cut off the feet of. When one is using some computer-aided typesetting tools, careless placement of text blocks within a page or above a rule can result in chopped-off letter descenders. Such letters are said to have been depeditated.
- dependants — relying on someone or something else for aid, support, etc.
- dependents — Plural form of dependent.
- depictions — representation in image form, as in a painting or illustration: Picasso's painting Guernica is an accurate depiction of the horrors of war.
- depilation — to remove the hair from (hides, skin, etc.).
- depilatory — Depilatory substances and processes remove unwanted hair from your body.
- depletable — to decrease seriously or exhaust the abundance or supply of: The fire had depleted the game in the forest. Extravagant spending soon depleted his funds.
- depletions — Plural form of depletion.
- deployment — The deployment of troops, resources, or equipment is the organization and positioning of them so that they are ready for quick action.
- depopulate — To depopulate an area means to greatly reduce the number of people living there.
- deportable — liable to deportation
- deportment — Your deportment is the way you behave, especially the way you walk and move.
- depositary — a person or group to whom something is entrusted for safety or preservation
- depositing — Present participle of deposit.
- deposition — A deposition is a formal written statement, made for example by a witness to a crime, which can be used in a court of law if the witness cannot be present.