10-letter words containing p, u, c
- pubic lice — small parasites that live in pubic hair. They are also found in the armpits and eyebrows
- public act — public law (def 1).
- public bar — (in a tavern or pub) the common section of a bar or barroom, not as exclusive, as quiet, or as comfortably furnished as the saloon section.
- public eye — public attention or notice; limelight: a politician who keeps out of the public eye.
- public law — Also called public act, public statute. a law or statute of a general character that applies to the people of a whole state or nation.
- publicised — to give publicity to; bring to public notice; advertise: They publicized the meeting as best they could.
- publicized — to give publicity to; bring to public notice; advertise: They publicized the meeting as best they could.
- publicness — the quality or state of being public or being owned by the public.
- puducherry — a union territory of India, on the Coromandel Coast: formerly the chief settlement of French India; territory includes Mahé (on the Malabar Coast), Karikal, and Yanaon. 181 sq. mi. (469 sq. km).
- puff piece — a newspaper article, book, public-relations film, etc., whose purpose is to praise or flatter.
- pugilistic — a person who fights with the fists; a boxer, usually a professional.
- pugnacious — inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.
- pulp canal — root canal.
- pulpectomy — the removal of all the pulp tissue in a tooth in the course of endodontic therapy.
- pulsatance — the angular frequency of a periodic motion
- pultaceous — resembling pap
- punch bowl — a large bowl from which punch, lemonade, etc., is served, usually with a ladle.
- punch card — punched card
- punch line — the climactic phrase or sentence in a joke, speech, advertisement, or humorous story that produces the desired effect.
- punch list — a list of unfinished matters that require attention.
- punch-bowl — a large bowl from which punch, lemonade, etc., is served, usually with a ladle.
- punchboard — a small board containing holes filled with slips of paper printed with concealed numbers that are punched out by a player in an attempt to win a prize.
- punched-up — a thrusting blow, especially with the fist.
- punctation — punctate condition or marking.
- punctiform — shaped like or of the nature of a point or dot.
- punctually — strictly observant of an appointed or regular time; not late; prompt.
- punctuates — to mark or divide (something written) with punctuation marks in order to make the meaning clear.
- punctuator — to mark or divide (something written) with punctuation marks in order to make the meaning clear.
- punctulate — studded with minute points or dots.
- punic wars — three wars (264–241 bc, 218–201 bc, and 149–146 bc), in which Rome crushed Carthaginian power, destroying Carthage itself
- purchasing — buying
- purse crab — coconut crab.
- purtenance — the liver, heart, and lungs of an animal.
- purveyance — the act of purveying.
- puschkinia — a small spring-flowering bulb, Puschkinia scilloides, of Asia Minor and the Caucasus, having white or pale blue flowers striped with dark blue
- put across — to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
- putrescent — becoming putrid; undergoing putrefaction.
- putrescine — a colourless crystalline amine produced by decaying animal matter; 1,4-diaminobutane. Formula: H2N(CH2)4NH2
- quadcopter — A rotorcraft propelled by four rotors.
- quadriceps — a large muscle in front of the thigh, the action of which extends the leg or bends the hip joint.
- quicksteps — Plural form of quickstep.
- quikscript — Simulation language derived from SIMSCRIPT, based on 20-GATE.
- ratchet up — If something ratchets up or is ratcheted up, it increases by a fixed amount or degree, and seems unlikely to decrease again.
- recapturer — a person who recaptures something or someone
- recomputed — to determine by calculation; reckon; calculate: to compute the period of Jupiter's revolution.
- recoupable — to get back the equivalent of: to recoup one's losses by a lucky investment.
- recoupment — to get back the equivalent of: to recoup one's losses by a lucky investment.
- recuperate — to recover from sickness or exhaustion; regain health or strength.
- red spruce — a spruce, Picea rubens, of eastern North America, having reddish-brown bark and cones and yielding a light, soft wood used for pulp, in the construction of boxes, etc.
- reproducer — to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.