10-letter words containing s, o, u, p, e
- neurospora — a genus of fast-growing orange-red fungus characterized by markings on the spores resembling axons, used widely in genetic and biochemical research
- newsgroups — Plural form of newsgroup.
- nonplussed — to render utterly perplexed; puzzle completely.
- nurse crop — a crop planted in the same field with another crop, especially to minimize the growth of weeds.
- octopusher — a person who plays octopush
- oesophagus — (anatomy) The tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach.
- on impulse — instinctively
- on purpose — the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc.
- opaqueness — The characteristic of being opaque.
- open house — a party or reception during which anyone who wishes may visit to share in a celebration, meet a special guest, etc.
- opensource — Alternative spelling of open-source.
- outpromise — to promise more than
- outsparkle — to sparkle more brilliantly than
- outspeckle — a spectacle
- outspreads — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outspread.
- outstepped — Simple past tense and past participle of outstep.
- oversupply — an excessive supply.
- palaverous — a conference or discussion.
- palmaceous — belonging to the plant family Palmae.
- paroecious — (of certain mosses) having the male and female reproductive organs beside or near each other.
- paul jones — an old-time dance in which partners are exchanged
- pea souper — Chiefly British Informal. pea soup (def 2).
- pea-souper — Chiefly British Informal. pea soup (def 2).
- peak hours — prime time, busiest period
- pediculous — the state of being infested with lice.
- pellagrous — a disease caused by a deficiency of niacin in the diet, characterized by skin changes, severe nerve dysfunction, mental symptoms, and diarrhea.
- 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.
- pemphigous — of, relating to, or affected by pemphigus
- pennaceous — having the texture of a penna; not downy.
- percursory — passing through rapidly; cursory
- percussion — the striking of one body against another with some sharpness; impact; blow.
- perfidious — deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful: a perfidious lover.
- perforatus — a muscle that bends a digit
- periculous — dangerous; perilous
- perigynous — situated around the pistil on the edge of a cuplike receptacle, as stamens or petals.
- perilously — involving or full of grave risk or peril; hazardous; dangerous: a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat.
- periosteum — the normal investment of bone, consisting of a dense, fibrous outer layer, to which muscles attach, and a more delicate, inner layer capable of forming bone.
- perjurious — the willful giving of false testimony under oath or affirmation, before a competent tribunal, upon a point material to a legal inquiry.
- pernicious — causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful: pernicious teachings; a pernicious lie.
- persecutor — to pursue with harassing or oppressive treatment, especially because of religious or political beliefs, ethnic or racial origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
- persuasion — the act of persuading or seeking to persuade.
- pest house — a house or hospital for persons infected with pestilential disease.
- petroleous — having or consisting of petroleum or an oil obtained from rock
- petroleuse — a female individual who uses petroleum to cause explosions or fires
- phosphuret — a phosphate
- piliferous — having or producing hair.
- pilothouse — an enclosed structure on the deck of a ship from which it can be navigated.
- pine mouse — any of a widespread genus of voles, Pitymys, having small ears and a short tail; especially the American forest-dwelling mouse P. pinetorum.
- pious hope — a wish or desire that is unlikely to be fulfilled
- plaguesome — vexatious or troublesome.