10-letter words containing r, e, a, d, s
- ordinaries — Plural form of ordinary.
- ostracised — Simple past tense and past participle of ostracise.
- ostracized — Simple past tense and past participle of ostracize.
- outlanders — Plural form of outlander.
- outsmarted — to get the better of (someone); outwit.
- outspreads — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outspread.
- overcasted — Simple past tense and past participle of overcast.
- overdosage — Excessive dosage; taking too much of a pharmaceutical drug.
- overdrafts — Plural form of overdraft.
- overscaled — on an excessive scale
- overshadow — to be more important or significant by comparison: For years he overshadowed his brother.
- overspread — to spread or diffuse over: A blush of embarrassment overspread his face.
- overstated — If an account or a figure on an account is overstated, the amount that is reported on the financial statement is more than it should be.
- paderewski — Ignace [French ee-nyas] /French iˈnyas/ (Show IPA), or Ignacy Jan [Polish ig-nah-tsi yahn] /Polish ɪgˈnɑ tsɪ yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1860–1941, Polish pianist, composer, patriot, and statesman.
- palisander — Brazilian rosewood.
- paradisean — of the genus Paradisaea (birds of paradise)
- parmenides — flourished c450 b.c, Greek Eleatic philosopher.
- pasargadae — an ancient ruined city in S Iran, NE of Persepolis: an early capital of ancient Persia; tomb of Cyrus the Great.
- pasteboard — a stiff, firm board made of sheets of paper pasted or layers of paper pulp pressed together.
- patronised — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
- pedernales — a river in central Texas, flowing E to the Colorado river. About 105 miles (169 km) long.
- pedestrian — a person who goes or travels on foot; walker.
- pediatrics — the branch of medicine concerned with the development, care, and diseases of babies and children.
- pediatrist — a physician who specializes in pediatrics.
- peroxidase — any of a class of oxidoreductase enzymes that catalyze the oxidation of a compound by the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide or an organic peroxide.
- person-day — a unit of measurement, especially in accountancy, based on an ideal amount of work done by one person in one working day.
- pescadores — (used with a plural verb) Penghu.
- pilastered — having, or supported by, pilasters.
- pilastrade — a row of pilasters.
- postmarked — an official mark stamped on letters and other mail, serving as a cancellation of the postage stamp and indicating the place, date, and sometimes time of sending or receipt.
- pre-advise — to give counsel to; offer an opinion or suggestion as worth following: I advise you to be cautious.
- pre-leased — to sign or grant a lease on (a building, apartment, etc.) in advance of construction: Agents have preleased more than 60 percent of the new building.
- predacious — predatory; rapacious.
- predecease — to die before (another person, the occurrence of an event, etc.).
- press card — a card issued to journalists, certifying they work for the press, and authorizing them to attend certain events, venues, etc
- pressboard — a kind of millboard or pasteboard.
- prestamped — stamped in advance
- prose edda — either of two old Icelandic literary works, one a collection of poems on mythical and religious subjects (or) erroneously attributed to Saemund Sigfusson (c1055–1133), the other a collection of ancient Scandinavian myths and legends, rules and theories of versification, poems, etc. (or) compiled and written in part by Snorri Sturluson (1179–1241).
- prostrated — to cast (oneself) face down on the ground in humility, submission, or adoration.
- pseudocarp — accessory fruit.
- pyranoside — a glycoside containing a pyran ring structure.
- quadriceps — a large muscle in front of the thigh, the action of which extends the leg or bends the hip joint.
- quadrilles — Plural form of quadrille.
- quadrisect — to divide (something) into four equal parts.
- quadrupeds — Plural form of quadruped.
- quadruples — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quadruple.
- quandaries — Plural form of quandary.
- quasiorder — (set theory) A preorder.
- racialised — to impose a racial interpretation on; place in a racial context.
- radarscope — the viewing screen of radar equipment.