10-letter words containing u, p, a, r, o
- pea-souper — Chiefly British Informal. pea soup (def 2).
- peak hours — prime time, busiest period
- 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.
- pequot war — a war in 1637 between Connecticut colonists, aided by British soldiers and friendly Indian tribes, and the Pequot Indians under their chief, Sassacus, that resulted in the defeat and dispersion of the Pequot tribe.
- perforatus — a muscle that bends a digit
- pernambuco — a state in NE Brazil. 38,000 sq. mi. (98,420 sq. km). Capital: Recife.
- persuasion — the act of persuading or seeking to persuade.
- petrolatum — a translucent gelatinous substance obtained from petroleum; used as a lubricant and in medicine as an ointment base and protective dressing
- photomural — a wall decoration consisting of a very large photograph or photographs.
- plauditory — approving or laudatory
- playground — an area used for outdoor play or recreation, especially by children, and often containing recreational equipment such as slides and swings.
- plesiosaur — any marine reptile of the extinct genus Plesiosaurus, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, having a small head, a long neck, four paddlelike limbs, and a short tail.
- plutocracy — the rule or power of wealth or of the wealthy.
- plutolatry — the worship of wealth or material possessions
- pneumogram — a record of respiratory movements
- podocarpus — any of various coniferous evergreen trees of the genus Podocarpus, of tropical and semitropical regions, especially P. macrophyllus, which is cultivated as an ornamental.
- popularise — to make popular: to popularize a dance.
- popularist — designed for the general public; non-specialist; non-intellectual
- popularity — the quality or fact of being popular.
- popularize — to make popular: to popularize a dance.
- porraceous — resembling a leek, esp in colour
- port sudan — a seaport in the NE Sudan, on the Red Sea.
- port-salut — a yellow, whole-milk cheese, especially that made at the monastery of Port du Salut near the town of Laval, France.
- postocular — located behind the eye
- postpartum — of or noting the period of time following childbirth; after delivery.
- postulator — a priest who presents a plea for a beatification or the canonization of a beatus. Compare devil's advocate (def 2).
- poultryman — a person who raises domestic fowls, especially chickens, to sell as meat; a chicken farmer.
- pourparler — an informal preliminary conference.
- praetorium — (in Roman history) the headquarters or residence of a Roman official, governor or military commander
- praetorius — Michael (Michael Schultheiss) 1571–1621, German composer, organist, and theorist.
- precarious — dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood.
- precaution — a measure taken in advance to avert possible evil or to secure good results.
- predacious — predatory; rapacious.
- procacious — insolent
- procambium — the meristem from which vascular bundles are developed.
- procedural — procedural language
- processual — a systematic series of actions directed to some end: to devise a process for homogenizing milk.
- procurable — obtainable.
- procurance — the act of bringing about or getting something; agency; procurement.
- procurator — Roman History. any of various imperial officials with fiscal or administrative powers.
- promptuary — a storehouse
- promulgate — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- pronuclear — of or relating to a pronucleus.
- propylaeum — Often, propylaea. a vestibule or entrance to a temple area or other enclosure, especially when elaborate or of architectural importance.
- prothallus — prothallium.
- protohuman — of, relating to, or resembling extinct hominid populations that had some but not all the features of modern Homo sapiens.
- pseudocarp — accessory fruit.
- punchboard — a small board containing holes filled with slips of paper printed with concealed numbers that are punched out by a player in an attempt to win a prize.
- punctuator — to mark or divide (something written) with punctuation marks in order to make the meaning clear.