10-letter words containing t, e, r, a, p, n
- planimetry — the measurement of plane areas.
- planometer — surface plate.
- plastering — a composition, as of lime or gypsum, sand, water, and sometimes hair or other fiber, applied in a pasty form to walls, ceilings, etc., and allowed to harden and dry.
- pleasantry — good-humored teasing; banter.
- pontefract — a city in West Yorkshire, in N central England, SE of Leeds: ruins of a 12th-century castle.
- pontevedra — a port in NW Spain: takes its name from a 12-arched Roman bridge, the Pons Vetus. Pop: 77 993 (2003 est)
- portamento — a passing or gliding from one pitch or tone to another with a smooth progression.
- potentiary — a person with power or authority
- powerplant — a plant, including engines, dynamos, etc., and the building or buildings necessary for the generation of power, as electric or nuclear power.
- powertrain — (in a motorized vehicle) the whole mechanism by which power is generated and transmitted to the road, surrounding air, water, etc
- praetorian — of or relating to a praetor.
- pratfallen — having fallen upon one's buttocks
- pratincole — any of several limicoline birds of the genus Glareola, of the Eastern Hemisphere, having a short bill, long, narrow, pointed wings, and a forked tail.
- preachment — the act of preaching.
- preappoint — to appoint beforehand.
- precaution — a measure taken in advance to avert possible evil or to secure good results.
- precontact — prior contact
- predentate — of an infant whose teeth have not yet developed; occurring during or pertaining to this period of development
- prefrontal — anterior to, situated in, or pertaining to the anterior part of a frontal structure.
- pregenital — of, relating to, or noting reproduction.
- prenatally — previous to birth or to giving birth: prenatal care for mothers.
- prenatural — existing in or formed by nature (opposed to artificial): a natural bridge.
- prenuptial — before marriage.
- prepayment — paying for sth in advance
- presential — present, or implying actual presence
- prestation — a payment in money or in services.
- presternal — Anatomy. manubrium.
- pretendant — a pretender
- principate — supreme power or office.
- printanier — (of food) prepared or garnished with mixed fresh vegetables.
- printmaker — a person who makes prints, especially an artist working in one of the graphic mediums.
- proclinate — (of a part) directed or inclined forward.
- prolongate — to prolong.
- promethean — of or suggestive of Prometheus.
- propellant — a propelling agent.
- propionate — an ester or salt of propionic acid.
- proteanism — readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- protectant — a substance, as a chemical spray, that provides protection, as against insects, frost, rust, etc.; protective agent.
- proteinase — any of a group of enzymes that are capable of hydrolyzing proteins.
- protestant — any Western Christian who is not an adherent of a Catholic, Anglican, or Eastern Church.
- protogenia — the first woman born after the great flood of Zeus, daughter of Deucalion and Pyrrha.
- prudential — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or resulting from prudence.
- psalterian — psalm-like
- pteranodon — a flying reptile of the extinct order Pterosauria, from the Cretaceous Period, having a wingspread of about 25 feet (8 meters).
- puntarenas — a seaport in W Costa Rica.
- puritanize — to (cause to) behave like a puritan
- purtenance — the liver, heart, and lungs of an animal.
- rain-swept — A rain-swept place is a place where it is raining heavily.
- readoption — the adoption of something or someone again
- rent party — (especially during the Great Depression) a party with music and dancing, given to raise money for the host's rent by collecting a contribution from each guest.