10-letter words containing p, u, i, l
- pleasuring — the state or feeling of being pleased.
- plenilunar — relating to a full moon
- plentitude — abundance or fullness
- plesiosaur — any marine reptile of the extinct genus Plesiosaurus, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, having a small head, a long neck, four paddlelike limbs, and a short tail.
- pleustonic — a buoyant mat of weeds, algae, and associated organisms that floats on or near the surface of a lake, river, or other body of fresh water.
- ploughwise — back and forth in alternate rows, in the manner of a plough
- pluckiness — having or showing pluck or courage; brave: The drowning swimmer was rescued by a plucky schoolboy.
- plugged in — closely connected; in touch with what is going on; informed; involved: He's one of the more plugged-in advisers at State House.
- plugged-in — closely connected; in touch with what is going on; informed; involved: He's one of the more plugged-in advisers at State House.
- plumassier — a person who works with ornamental feathers
- plumb line — a cord with a lead bob attached to one end, used to determine perpendicularity, the depth of water, etc. Compare plumb (def 1).
- plummeting — Also called plumb bob. a piece of lead or some other weight attached to a line, used for determining perpendicularity, for sounding, etc.; the bob of a plumb line.
- pluriaxial — having several axes; specif., having flowers on secondary shoots
- plus point — an advantage or positive characteristic
- plus sight — a backsight used in leveling.
- plushiness — the condition of being plush
- pluviosity — of or relating to rain; rainy.
- poculiform — having the shape of a cup; cup-shaped.
- polemonium — a member of the genus Polemonium
- poliovirus — any of three picornaviruses of the genus Enterovirus, having a spherical capsid, infectious to humans and the cause of poliomyelitis.
- pollaiuolo — Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1429–98, Italian sculptor, painter, and goldsmith.
- polyclitus — flourished c450–c420 b.c, Greek sculptor.
- popularise — to make popular: to popularize a dance.
- popularist — designed for the general public; non-specialist; non-intellectual
- popularity — the quality or fact of being popular.
- popularize — to make popular: to popularize a dance.
- population — the total number of persons inhabiting a country, city, or any district or area.
- populistic — a member of the People's party.
- port louis — an island in the Indian Ocean, E of Madagascar. 720 sq. mi. (1865 sq. km).
- portcullis — (especially in medieval castles) a strong grating, as of iron, made to slide along vertical grooves at the sides of a gateway of a fortified place and let down to prevent passage.
- pot liquor — Midland and Southern U.S. the broth in which meat or vegetables, as salt pork or greens, have been cooked.
- praeludium — a prelude, now predominantly in a musical context
- preciously — of high price or great value; very valuable or costly: precious metals.
- preclusion — to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of; make impossible: The insufficiency of the evidence precludes a conviction.
- preclusive — to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of; make impossible: The insufficiency of the evidence precludes a conviction.
- prelingual — of or relating to the tongue or some tonguelike part.
- preludious — characteristic of a prelude
- prenuptial — before marriage.
- prepublish — to publish in advance of a scheduled date.
- prequalify — to provide with proper or necessary skills, knowledge, credentials, etc.; make competent: to qualify oneself for a job.
- previously — coming or occurring before something else; prior: the previous owner.
- pridefully — a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
- producible — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
- productile — capable of being lengthened out; extensile.
- proinsulin — the prohormone of insulin, converted into insulin by enzymatic removal of part of the molecule.
- prolixious — (of speech, music, writing) long-winded; drawn out
- prologuize — to compose or deliver a prologue.
- propulsion — the act or process of propelling.
- propulsive — the act or process of propelling.
- protrusile — capable of being thrust forth or extended, as the tongue of a hummingbird.