10-letter words containing t, a, u, p
- promptuary — a storehouse
- promulgate — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- prothallus — prothallium.
- protohuman — of, relating to, or resembling extinct hominid populations that had some but not all the features of modern Homo sapiens.
- prudential — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or resulting from prudence.
- psalterium — the omasum.
- pseudosalt — a compound whose formula is that of a salt, but that does not ionize in solution
- ptolemaeus — a walled plain in the third quadrant of the face of the moon: about 90 miles (144 km) in diameter.
- public act — public law (def 1).
- puff paste — a rich dough for making puff pastry.
- pull about — to handle roughly
- pull apart — disassemble, take to pieces
- pulsatance — the angular frequency of a periodic motion
- pulse rate — the rate of the pulse: stated in pulsations per minute.
- pultaceous — resembling pap
- pump-water — water that has been sourced from under soil level by means of a pump
- punctation — punctate condition or marking.
- punctually — strictly observant of an appointed or regular time; not late; prompt.
- punctuates — to mark or divide (something written) with punctuation marks in order to make the meaning clear.
- punctuator — to mark or divide (something written) with punctuation marks in order to make the meaning clear.
- punctulate — studded with minute points or dots.
- puntarenas — a seaport in W Costa Rica.
- purgatives — purging or cleansing, especially by causing evacuation of the bowels.
- purgatoire — a river in SE Colorado, flowing NE to the Arkansas River. 186 miles (299 km) long.
- puritanism — the principles and practices of the Puritans.
- puritanize — to (cause to) behave like a puritan
- pursuivant — a heraldic officer of the lowest class, ranking below a herald.
- purtenance — the liver, heart, and lungs of an animal.
- push about — to bully; keep telling (a person) what to do in a bossy manner
- push plate — a rectangular protective plate of metal, plastic, ceramic, or other material applied vertically to the lock stile of a door.
- push-start — to start (a motor vehicle) by pushing it while it is in gear, thus turning the engine
- put across — to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
- put to sea — the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- putatively — commonly regarded as such; reputed; supposed: the putative boss of the mob.
- quadcopter — A rotorcraft propelled by four rotors.
- quadruplet — any group or combination of four.
- quintipara — A female that has borne five offspring.
- rampasture — a large attic room.
- rapporteur — a person responsible for compiling reports and presenting them, as to a governing body.
- ratchet up — If something ratchets up or is ratcheted up, it increases by a fixed amount or degree, and seems unlikely to decrease again.
- recapturer — a person who recaptures something or someone
- recuperate — to recover from sickness or exhaustion; regain health or strength.
- repopulate — to inhabit; live in; be the inhabitants of.
- reputation — the estimation in which a person or thing is held, especially by the community or the public generally; repute: a man of good reputation.
- reputative — reputed, putative, regarded as such
- resupinate — bent backward.
- round tape — (storage, jargon) Industry-standard 1/2-inch magnetic tape (7- or 9-track) on traditional circular reels. See macrotape, opposite: square tape.
- rump steak — Rump or rump steak is meat cut from the rear end of a cow.
- rupestrian — made or found on cave walls or rocks
- saint paul — Saint, died a.d. c67, a missionary and apostle to the gentiles: author of several of the Epistles. Compare Saul (def 2).