10-letter words containing t, o, s, p
- postlaunch — relating to or occurring in the period after a launch
- postliminy — the right by which persons and things taken in war are restored to their former status when coming again under the power of the nation to which they belonged.
- postmarked — an official mark stamped on letters and other mail, serving as a cancellation of the postage stamp and indicating the place, date, and sometimes time of sending or receipt.
- postmaster — the official in charge of a post office.
- postmating — of or designating the period after mating
- postmodern — noting or pertaining to architecture of the late 20th century, appearing in the 1960s, that consciously uses complex forms, fantasy, and allusions to historic styles, in contrast to the austere forms and emphasis on utility of standard modern architecture.
- postmortal — subject to death; having a transitory life: all mortal creatures.
- postmortem — of, relating to, or occurring in the time following death.
- postocular — located behind the eye
- postpartum — of or noting the period of time following childbirth; after delivery.
- postperson — a person who collects and delivers post as a profession
- postponing — to put off to a later time; defer: He has postponed his departure until tomorrow.
- postprison — relating to or occurring in the period after a person has been incarcerated
- postscript — a paragraph, phrase, etc., added to a letter that has already been concluded and signed by the writer.
- postseason — one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
- poststrike — of or relating to the period after a (workers) strike
- posttibial — Anatomy. the inner of the two bones of the leg, that extend from the knee to the ankle and articulate with the femur and the talus; shinbone.
- postulance — the period or state of being a postulant, especially in a religious order.
- postulancy — the period or state of being a postulant, especially in a religious order.
- postulator — a priest who presents a plea for a beatification or the canonization of a beatus. Compare devil's advocate (def 2).
- postulatum — a postulate
- posturized — to posture; pose.
- pot cheese — cottage cheese.
- potsticker — a pan-fried and steamed Chinese dumpling with a ground meat or vegetable filling.
- pottsville — a city in E Pennsylvania.
- power list — a list (esp one published in a newspaper, magazine, etc) of the most influential or successful people in a particular field or a particular country
- praepostor — a senior student at an English public school who is given authority over other students.
- praetorius — Michael (Michael Schultheiss) 1571–1621, German composer, organist, and theorist.
- prebiotics — natural substances in some foods that encourage the growth of healthy bacteria in the gut
- preciosity — fastidious or carefully affected refinement, as in language, style, or taste.
- predeposit — to place for safekeeping or in trust, especially in a bank account: He deposited his paycheck every Friday.
- prehistory — human history in the period before recorded events, known mainly through archaeological discoveries, study, research, etc.; history of prehistoric humans.
- premoisten — to moisten beforehand
- prepositor — praepostor.
- prestation — a payment in money or in services.
- prestorage — occurring before storage
- presystole — Physiology. the normal rhythmical contraction of the heart, during which the blood in the chambers is forced onward. Compare diastole.
- pretension — the laying of a claim to something.
- prick-post — (in a framed structure) a secondary post, as a queen post.
- priesthood — the condition or office of a priest.
- prime cost — that part of the cost of a commodity deriving from the labor and materials directly utilized in its manufacture.
- print shop — a shop where prints or graphics are sold.
- printworks — (used with a singular or plural verb) a factory that prints textiles or other materials.
- prioritise — to arrange or do in order of priority: learning to prioritize our assignments.
- prismatoid — a polyhedron having its vertices lying on two parallel planes.
- pro-soviet — (before the revolution) any governmental council. (after the revolution) a local council, originally elected only by manual workers, with certain powers of local administration. (after the revolution) a higher council elected by a local council, being part of a hierarchy of soviets culminating in the Supreme Soviet.
- probiotics — a therapeutic treatment involving the ingestion of harmless bacteria
- problemist — someone who composes and solves problems, esp in chess or mathematics
- procrustes — a robber who stretched or amputated the limbs of travelers to make them conform to the length of his bed. He was killed by Theseus.
- profascist — a person who believes in or sympathizes with fascism.