10-letter words containing p, u, r, e
- powderpuff — a soft, feathery ball or pad, as of cotton or down, for applying powder to the skin.
- powerfully — having or exerting great power or force.
- powerhouse — Electricity. a generating station.
- praeludium — a prelude, now predominantly in a musical context
- praemunire — a writ charging the offense of resorting to a foreign court or authority, as that of the pope, and thus calling in question the supremacy of the English crown.
- praetorium — (in Roman history) the headquarters or residence of a Roman official, governor or military commander
- praetorius — Michael (Michael Schultheiss) 1571–1621, German composer, organist, and theorist.
- prayer rug — a small rug upon which a Muslim kneels and prostrates himself during his devotions.
- pre-assume — to take for granted or without proof: to assume that everyone wants peace. Synonyms: suppose, presuppose; postulate, posit.
- pre-launch — preparatory to launch, as of a spacecraft.
- pre-number — a numeral or group of numerals.
- precarious — dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood.
- precaution — a measure taken in advance to avert possible evil or to secure good results.
- preciouses — of high price or great value; very valuable or costly: precious metals.
- preciously — of high price or great value; very valuable or costly: precious metals.
- preclosure — the act of closing; the state of being closed.
- 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.
- precocious — unusually advanced or mature in development, especially mental development: a precocious child.
- precompute — to determine by calculation; reckon; calculate: to compute the period of Jupiter's revolution.
- preconsume — to consume in advance
- preculture — the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc.
- precursive — of the nature of a precursor; preliminary; introductory: precursory remarks.
- precursors — a person or thing that precedes, as in a job, a method, etc.; predecessor.
- precursory — of the nature of a precursor; preliminary; introductory: precursory remarks.
- predacious — predatory; rapacious.
- prediscuss — to consider or examine by argument, comment, etc.; talk over or write about, especially to explore solutions; debate: to discuss the proposed law on taxes.
- prefecture — the office, jurisdiction, territory, or official residence of a prefect.
- prefixture — something used or added as a prefix
- prefulgent — more radiant than others
- prefuneral — the ceremonies for a dead person prior to burial or cremation; obsequies.
- prejudging — a preliminary round of judging, as in a contest where a certain number or percentage of the entrants are eliminated before the final judging.
- prejudiced — an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason.
- prejudices — an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason.
- prelingual — of or relating to the tongue or some tonguelike part.
- preludious — characteristic of a prelude
- premeasure — a unit or standard of measurement: weights and measures.
- premundane — before the creation of the world; antemundane.
- prenatural — existing in or formed by nature (opposed to artificial): a natural bridge.
- prenuclear — of or relating to the era before the development of nuclear weapons.
- prenuptial — before marriage.
- prepuberal — the period of life just prior to sexual maturation.
- prepuberty — the period of life just prior to sexual maturation.
- 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.
- prerequest — the act of asking for something to be given or done, especially as a favor or courtesy; solicitation or petition: At his request, they left.
- prerequire — to require in advance
- press stud — snap fastener.
- pressuring — the exertion of force upon a surface by an object, fluid, etc., in contact with it: the pressure of earth against a wall.
- pressurize — to raise the internal atmospheric pressure of to the required or desired level: to pressurize an astronaut's spacesuit before a walk in space.