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10-letter words containing r, e, o, p

  • paper over — a substance made from wood pulp, rags, straw, or other fibrous material, usually in thin sheets, used to bear writing or printing, for wrapping things, etc.
  • paper shop — A paper shop is a shop that sells newspapers and magazines, and also things such as tobacco, sweets, and cards.
  • paperboard — a thick, stiff cardboard composed of layers of paper or paper pulp compressed together.
  • paperbound — a book bound in a flexible paper cover, often a lower-priced edition of a hardcover book.
  • parabolize — to form as a parabola or paraboloid.
  • paradoxure — any of a number of palm civet species
  • paragonite — a mica, similar in composition and appearance to muscovite but containing sodium instead of potassium.
  • paralogize — to draw conclusions that do not follow logically from a given set of assumptions.
  • parcel out — an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
  • pardonable — kind indulgence, as in forgiveness of an offense or discourtesy or in tolerance of a distraction or inconvenience: I beg your pardon, but which way is Spruce Street?
  • pared-down — If you describe something as pared-down, you mean that it has no unnecessary features, and has been reduced to a very simple form.
  • paregmenon — the juxtaposition of words that have a common derivation, as in “sense and sensibility.”.
  • pareidolia — the imagined perception of a pattern or meaning where it does not actually exist, as in considering the moon to have human features
  • parenthood — the state, position, or relation of a parent.
  • paroecious — (of certain mosses) having the male and female reproductive organs beside or near each other.
  • paroxetine — a drug, C 19 H 20 FNO 3 ·HCl, of the SSRI class, that acts by prolonging the action of serotonin in the brain, used in the treatment of depression and anxiety disorders.
  • paroxytone — having an acute accent on the next to the last syllable.
  • parrotlike — any of numerous hook-billed, often brilliantly colored birds of the order Psittaciformes, as the cockatoo, lory, macaw, or parakeet, having the ability to mimic speech and often kept as pets.
  • part owner — a person who shares in the ownership of something
  • part-score — a contract to make less than the number of tricks required for game: to bid a part-score of three diamonds.
  • parthenope — a siren, who drowned herself when Odysseus evaded the lure of the sirens' singing. Her body was said to have been cast ashore at what became Naples
  • party-goer — A party-goer is someone who likes going to parties or someone who is at a particular party.
  • 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.
  • patronizer — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
  • patronless — having no patron(s), without patrons
  • pawnbroker — a person whose business is lending money at interest on personal, movable property deposited with the lender until redeemed.
  • pea souper — Chiefly British Informal. pea soup (def 2).
  • pea-souper — Chiefly British Informal. pea soup (def 2).
  • peacherino — peach1 (def 4).
  • peacockery — proud or ostentatious display
  • peak hours — prime time, busiest period
  • pearmonger — a seller of pears
  • peashooter — a tube through which dried peas, beans, or small pellets are blown, used as a toy.
  • peckerwood — Midland and Southern U.S. woodpecker.
  • pectoralis — either of two muscles on each side of the upper and anterior part of the thorax, the action of the larger (pectoralis major) assisting in drawing the shoulder forward and rotating the arm inward, and the action of the smaller (pectoralis minor) assisting in drawing the shoulder downward and forward.
  • peer group — a group of people, usually of similar age, background, and social status, with whom a person associates and who are likely to influence the person's beliefs and behavior.
  • pejoration — depreciation; a lessening in worth, quality, etc.
  • pejorative — having a disparaging, derogatory, or belittling effect or force: the pejorative affix -ling in princeling.
  • pelargonic — of or derived from a pelargonium or pelargonic acid.
  • pellagrous — a disease caused by a deficiency of niacin in the diet, characterized by skin changes, severe nerve dysfunction, mental symptoms, and diarrhea.
  • peltmonger — a seller of pelts
  • pelycosaur — any of a group of large primitive reptiles belonging to the extinct order Pelycosauria, abundant in North America and Europe during the Permian Period, often having a tall spinal sail.
  • penetrator — to pierce or pass into or through: The bullet penetrated the wall. The fog lights penetrated the mist.
  • pennyroyal — an aromatic Old World plant, Mentha pulegium, of the mint family, having clusters of small purple flowers and yielding a pungent essential oil used medicinally and as an insect repellent.
  • pennyworth — as much as may be bought for a penny.
  • pensionary — a pensioner.
  • pensioneer — to canvas votes by promising higher pensions
  • pentachord — a series of five consecutive notes of a scale
  • pepper pot — Also called Philadelphia pepper pot. a highly seasoned, thick soup made of tripe or other meat, vegetables, and sometimes dumplings.
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