10-letter words containing r, e, g, i
- periegesis — a descriptive account of a place or area
- perigonial — of or pertaining to a perigon
- perigonium — the envelope of modified leaves surrounding the antheridia in mosses.
- perigynous — situated around the pistil on the edge of a cuplike receptacle, as stamens or petals.
- periwigged — wearing a periwig; by extension, excessively adorned
- permillage — a rate or proportion per thousand. Compare percentage (def 1).
- permitting — to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
- perplexing — to cause to be puzzled or bewildered over what is not understood or certain; confuse mentally: Her strange response perplexed me.
- persiflage — light, bantering talk or writing.
- persisting — to continue steadfastly or firmly in some state, purpose, course of action, or the like, especially in spite of opposition, remonstrance, etc.: to persist in working for world peace; to persist in unpopular political activities.
- perspiring — to secrete a salty, watery fluid from the sweat glands of the skin, especially when very warm as a result of strenuous exertion; sweat.
- perstringe — to allude to or imply
- pertaining — to have reference or relation; relate: documents pertaining to the lawsuit.
- perturbing — to disturb or disquiet greatly in mind; agitate.
- petrifying — stunning or dazing with horror, fear, etc
- petrissage — a massage technique that uses firm pressure and works on specific muscles
- phragmites — any of several tall grasses of the genus Phragmites, having plumed heads, growing in marshy areas, especially the common reed P. australis (or P. communis).
- pier glass — a tall mirror, often full-length, intended to be set between windows.
- piercingly — loud or shrill, as the quality of a voice.
- pig farmer — sb who raises pigs for meat
- pig's ears — either of two common edible North American fungi, Peziza badia and Discina perlata.
- pigmentary — of, pertaining to, having, or producing pigment.
- pigsticker — to hunt for wild boar, usually on horseback and using a spear.
- pilgrimage — a journey, especially a long one, made to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion: a pilgrimage to Lourdes.
- pilgrimize — to go on a pilgrimage
- pine grove — a group of pine trees that are close together
- pinnigrade — moving by means of finlike parts or flippers, as the seals and walruses.
- pioneering — a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
- pipe organ — organ (def 1).
- plagiarise — to take and use by plagiarism.
- plagiarize — to take and use by plagiarism.
- plastering — a composition, as of lime or gypsum, sand, water, and sometimes hair or other fiber, applied in a pasty form to walls, ceilings, etc., and allowed to harden and dry.
- pleasuring — the state or feeling of being pleased.
- pop singer — sb who sings popular music
- portending — to indicate in advance; to foreshadow or presage, as an omen does: The street incident may portend a general uprising.
- power grid — A power grid is a network of power lines and associated equipment used to transmit and distribute electricity over a geographic area.
- pragmatize — to act or view matters pragmatically
- pre-design — to prepare the preliminary sketch or the plans for (a work to be executed), especially to plan the form and structure of: to design a new bridge.
- preachings — the act or practice of a person who preaches.
- prebidding — an advance bidding; the act of prebidding
- precognize — to know or cognize in advance; to have prior cognizance of (something)
- precooling — Precooling is a process which improves the performance of a unit by reducing the compressor load and the head pressure.
- predicting — to declare or tell in advance; prophesy; foretell: to predict the weather; to predict the fall of a civilization.
- preempting — to occupy (land) in order to establish a prior right to buy.
- preferring — to set or hold before or above other persons or things in estimation; like better; choose rather than: to prefer beef to chicken.
- pregenital — of, relating to, or noting reproduction.
- preglacial — prior to a given glacial epoch, especially the Pleistocene.
- 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.
- preleasing — 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.
- prelingual — of or relating to the tongue or some tonguelike part.