10-letter words containing r, e, p, s, d
- 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.
- 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.
- pre-models — a standard or example for imitation or comparison.
- precedents — Law. a legal decision or form of proceeding serving as an authoritative rule or pattern in future similar or analogous cases.
- predacious — predatory; rapacious.
- predecease — to die before (another person, the occurrence of an event, etc.).
- predeposit — to place for safekeeping or in trust, especially in a bank account: He deposited his paycheck every Friday.
- predescent — the act, process, or fact of moving from a higher to a lower position. Synonyms: falling, sinking; fall, drop.
- predestine — to destine in advance; foreordain; predetermine: He seemed predestined for the ministry.
- predestiny — predestination; pre-determined destiny
- 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.
- predispose — to give an inclination or tendency to beforehand; make susceptible: Genetic factors may predispose human beings to certain metabolic diseases.
- prednisone — an analogue of cortisone, C 2 1 H 2 6 O 5 , used as an anti-inflammatory, immunosuppressive, and antineoplastic in the treatment of various diseases.
- preimposed — imposed beforehand
- prejudices — an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason.
- preludious — characteristic of a prelude
- prescribed — to lay down, in writing or otherwise, as a rule or a course of action to be followed; appoint, ordain, or enjoin.
- preshipped — a vessel, especially a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines.
- presidency — the office, function, or term of office of a president.
- press card — a card issued to journalists, certifying they work for the press, and authorizing them to attend certain events, venues, etc
- press lord — press baron.
- press stud — snap fastener.
- pressboard — a kind of millboard or pasteboard.
- prestamped — stamped in advance
- presumedly — to take for granted, assume, or suppose: I presume you're tired after your drive.
- priesthood — the condition or office of a priest.
- princedoms — the position, rank, or dignity of a prince.
- process id — process identifier
- progressed — a movement toward a goal or to a further or higher stage: the progress of a student toward a degree.
- prophesied — to foretell or predict.
- proscribed — condemned or prohibited
- 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).
- proskomide — prothesis (def 2a).
- prospected — Usually, prospects. an apparent probability of advancement, success, profit, etc. the outlook for the future: good business prospects.
- prostrated — to cast (oneself) face down on the ground in humility, submission, or adoration.
- prudentius — Aurelius Clemens (ɔːˈriːlɪəs ˈklɛmɛnz). 348–410 ad, Latin Christian poet, born in Spain. His works include the allegory Psychomachia
- 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.
- quadrupeds — Plural form of quadruped.
- quadruples — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quadruple.
- radarscope — the viewing screen of radar equipment.
- radioscope — an instrument, such as a fluoroscope, capable of detecting radiant energy
- readership — the people who read or are thought to read a particular book, newspaper, magazine, etc.: The periodical has a dwindling readership.
- red spider — spider mite.
- red spruce — a spruce, Picea rubens, of eastern North America, having reddish-brown bark and cones and yielding a light, soft wood used for pulp, in the construction of boxes, etc.
- redispatch — to send off or away with speed, as a messenger, telegram, body of troops, etc.
- redisperse — to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd.
- redisposed — to give a tendency or inclination to; incline: His temperament disposed him to argue readily with people.
- reprimands — a severe reproof or rebuke, especially a formal one by a person in authority.