10-letter words containing p, u, l, e
- lake taupo — a lake in New Zealand, on central North Island: the largest lake of New Zealand. Area: 616 sq km (238 sq miles)
- landlouper — A vagabond; a vagrant.
- lead up to — to go before or with to show the way; conduct or escort: to lead a group on a cross-country hike.
- leg-puller — an amusing hoax, practical joke, or the like: The entire story was a hilarious leg-pull.
- leprechaun — a dwarf or sprite.
- leucopathy — (dated) albinism.
- leucopenia — a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- leucoplast — a colorless plastid in the cells of roots, storage organs, and underground stems, serving as a point around which starch forms.
- leukopathy — (pathology) depigmentation of the skin.
- leukopenia — a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- leukopenic — a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- lighten up — be less serious
- live it up — to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
- live up to — to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
- long purse — wealth; riches
- loud pedal — a pedal on a piano that when depressed with the foot raises the dampers and permits the strings to vibrate and sustain the tone.
- loup river — a river in E central Nebraska, flowing E to the Platte River. 68 miles (109 km) long.
- lumpectomy — the surgical removal of a breast cyst or tumor.
- lumpfishes — Plural form of lumpfish.
- lumpsucker — A globular fish of cooler northern waters, typically having a ventral sucker and spiny fins; a lumpfish.
- lunarscape — the landscape of the moon.
- lupercalia — a festival held in ancient Rome on the 15th of February to promote fertility and ward off disasters.
- manipulate — to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner: to manipulate people's feelings.
- map turtle — any of several aquatic turtles of the genus Graptemys, as G. geographica, of the eastern and central U.S., usually having yellow stripes on the head and neck.
- melanippus — a Theban who killed Tydeus in the battle of the Seven against Thebes and who was, in turn, slain by Amphiaraus.
- menopausal — of, relating to, or characteristic of menopause.
- mint julep — an alcoholic drink traditionally made with bourbon, sugar, and finely cracked ice and garnished with sprigs of mint, served in a tall, frosted glass: also made with other kinds of whiskey, brandy, and sometimes rum.
- multipaned — having or comprising more than one pane, esp of glass
- multiparae — Plural form of multipara.
- multiphase — having many phases, stages, aspects, or the like.
- multipiece — Comprising more than one piece.
- multiplane — Consisting of several planes or surfaces.
- multiplied — to make many or manifold; increase the number, quantity, etc., of.
- multiplier — a person or thing that multiplies.
- multiplies — Plural form of multiply.
- multipower — Of or pertaining to more than one power (in various senses).
- multispeed — Capable of operating at multiple speeds.
- mumbly-peg — a children's game played with a pocketknife, the object being to cause the blade to stick in the ground or a wooden surface by flipping the knife in a number of prescribed ways or from a number of prescribed positions.
- museophile — One who loves museums.
- nalbuphine — a potent synthetic narcotic, C 2 1 H 2 7 NO 4 , used as an analgesic for moderate to severe pain.
- neopallium — neocortex.
- neuroplasm — the cytoplasm of a nerve cell.
- neutrophil — (of a cell or cell part) having an affinity for neutral dyes.
- nonplussed — to render utterly perplexed; puzzle completely.
- null-space — the set of elements of a vector space that a given linear transformation maps to zero.
- nulliparae — Plural form of nullipara.
- occupiable — to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels.
- oleuropein — (organic compound) A complex glycoside, found in the leaves of olive and privet, that may have a beneficial effect on the immune system.
- on impulse — instinctively
- operculate — having an operculum.