10-letter words containing po
- powerplant — a plant, including engines, dynamos, etc., and the building or buildings necessary for the generation of power, as electric or nuclear power.
- powerpoint — (graphics, tool) A Microsoft application for creating presentations, speeches, slides, etc.
- powertrain — (in a motorized vehicle) the whole mechanism by which power is generated and transmitted to the road, surrounding air, water, etc
- pozzolanic — (of a cement admixture) having properties similar to those of pozzolana.
- pozzuolana — a porous variety of volcanic tuff or ash used in making hydraulic cement.
- praepostor — a senior student at an English public school who is given authority over other students.
- pre-expose — to expose beforehand
- pre-report — an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.: a report on the peace conference; a medical report on the patient.
- preappoint — to appoint beforehand.
- precompose — to compose beforehand: to precompose a reply to a possible question.
- predeposit — to place for safekeeping or in trust, especially in a bank account: He deposited his paycheck every Friday.
- predispose — to give an inclination or tendency to beforehand; make susceptible: Genetic factors may predispose human beings to certain metabolic diseases.
- preimposed — imposed beforehand
- prepollent — having power; predominant
- preportion — to divide into portions before packaging, selling, etc.: to preportion meals for schools and hospitals.
- prepositor — praepostor.
- prepossess — to possess or dominate mentally beforehand, as a prejudice does.
- prepotence — the quality of being prepotent
- prepotency — the ability of one parent to impress its hereditary characters on its progeny because it possesses more homozygous, dominant, or epistatic genes.
- presuppose — to suppose or assume beforehand; take for granted in advance.
- prick-post — (in a framed structure) a secondary post, as a queen post.
- proportion — comparative relation between things or magnitudes as to size, quantity, number, etc.; ratio.
- proposable — to offer or suggest (a matter, subject, case, etc.) for consideration, acceptance, or action: to propose a new method.
- propositus — Law. the person from whom a line of descent is derived on a genealogical table.
- propounder — to put forward or offer for consideration, acceptance, or adoption; set forth; propose: to propound a theory.
- prose poem — a composition written as prose but having the concentrated, rhythmic, figurative language characteristic of poetry.
- psychopomp — a person who conducts spirits or souls to the other world, as Hermes or Charon.
- purporting — to present, especially deliberately, the appearance of being; profess or claim, often falsely: a document purporting to be official.
- purposeful — having a purpose.
- quadripole — an electric circuit with two input and two output terminals
- quadrupole — a set of four associated positive and negative electric charges or two associated magnetic dipoles
- queen post — either of a pair of timbers or posts extending vertically upward from the tie beam of a roof truss or the like, one on each side of the center.
- quoin post — the vertical post at the side of a lock gate, about which the gate swings
- range pole — a conspicuously painted pole held upright to show the position of a survey mark.
- rapportage — the factual reporting or recounting of events in writing
- rapporteur — a person responsible for compiling reports and presenting them, as to a governing body.
- rat poison — substance toxic to rodents
- redisposed — to give a tendency or inclination to; incline: His temperament disposed him to argue readily with people.
- reef point — one of several short lengths of line stitched through a sail for tying a reef
- repointing — the act or process of repairing the joints of (brickwork, masonry, etc) with mortar or cement
- repolarize — to polarize again or become polarized again
- repopulate — to inhabit; live in; be the inhabitants of.
- reportable — an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.: a report on the peace conference; a medical report on the patient.
- reportedly — according to report or rumor: Reportedly, he is a billionaire.
- reposition — the act of depositing or storing.
- repository — a receptacle or place where things are deposited, stored, or offered for sale: a repository for discarded clothing.
- repoussage — the art or process of working in repoussé.
- repoussoir — a figure or object in the extreme foreground: used as a contrast and to increase the illusion of depth.
- respondent — a person who responds or makes reply.
- responsion — the act of responding or answering.