10-letter words containing r, e, o, p
- orphanages — Plural form of orphanage.
- orthoepist — the study of correct pronunciation.
- orthopedic — of or relating to orthopedics.
- orthophyre — feldspar rock
- orthopneic — difficult or painful breathing except in an erect sitting or standing position.
- orthopnoea — difficult or painful breathing except in an erect sitting or standing position.
- orthoptera — Any of very many four-winged insects, of the order Orthoptera, such as grasshoppers, crickets and locusts.
- orthoscope — (formerly) an instrument for examining the internal structures of the eye through a layer of water that neutralizes the refraction of the cornea.
- outcropped — Simple past tense and past participle of outcrop.
- outperform — to surpass in excellence of performance; do better than: a new engine that outperforms the competition; a stock that outperformed all others.
- outproduce — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
- outpromise — to promise more than
- outsparkle — to sparkle more brilliantly than
- outspreads — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outspread.
- over-happy — delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing: to be happy to see a person.
- overcanopy — to cover like a canopy
- overexpand — to expand excessively
- overexpose — to expose too much, as to the sun, cold, or light rays (often used reflexively): Be careful of overexposing yourself to the sun.
- overimpose — to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- overlapped — to lap over (something else or each other); extend over and cover a part of; imbricate.
- overparted — (of a performer) having been cast in a role that is beyond his or her abilities
- overpeople — to overpopulate: The town has been overpeopled by those leaving the farms.
- overplaced — placed above
- overpotent — excessively potent or powerful
- overpraise — to praise excessively or unduly.
- overpriced — to price excessively high; set too high a price on.
- overreport — to report too frequently or in too much detail
- oversimple — excessively simple
- oversimply — in an oversimple manner
- overspread — to spread or diffuse over: A blush of embarrassment overspread his face.
- oversupply — an excessive supply.
- oyster cap — an edible, brownish-gray to white mushroom, Pleurotus ostreatus, that grows in clusters on fallen trees and their stumps.
- pack-horse — a horse used for carrying goods, freight, supplies, etc.
- paedotribe — (in ancient Greece) a gymnastics teacher
- page proof — a trial proof printed from type that has been made up in page form, usually after galley corrections have been made, but before plates are made. Compare proof (def 12).
- palaverous — a conference or discussion.
- pale horse — a representation of Death, as in literature or the Bible.
- palindrome — a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., reading the same backward as forward, as Madam, I'm Adam or Poor Dan is in a droop.
- palm grove — small forest of palm trees
- palmcorder — A palmcorder is a small video camera that you can hold in the palm of your hand.
- palmerston — Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount, 1784–1865, British statesman: prime minister 1855–58, 1859–65.
- palmerworm — the larva of a tineid moth, Dichomeris ligulella, of the eastern U.S., that feeds on the leaves of apple and other fruit trees.
- pancreato- — pancreas
- panelboard — a compact pressboard for use in constructing sides of cabinets, paneling for walls, and in other nonstructural applications.
- pantothere — any animal of the extinct order Pantotheria that lived during the late Mesozoic Era, believed to be the ancestor of the marsupial and placental mammals.
- panzerotto — a baked turnover with a folded, sealed pocket containing tomato, cheese, and sometimes other fillings
- papandreou — Andreas [ahn-drey-uh s] /ɑnˈdreɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (George) 1919–1996, Greek political leader: premier 1981–89 (son of George Papandreou).
- paper doll — a paper or cardboard, usually two-dimensional, representation of the human figure, used as a child's toy.
- paper gold — special drawing rights.
- paper loss — an investment loss which has occurred but not yet been realized