10-letter words containing pp
- nippleless — Without nipples.
- nipplewort — a yellow-flowered plant, Lapsana communis, found in woods and on wasteland.
- non troppo — not too much: allegro non troppo.
- nonsupport — failure to support a spouse, child, or other dependent as required by law.
- one-upping — to get the better of; succeed in being a point, move, step, etc., ahead of (someone): They one-upped the competition.
- oppilative — obstructive; blocking
- opposeless — tolerating no opposition or resistance; irresistible.
- opposingly — to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
- oppositely — situated, placed, or lying face to face with something else or each other, or in corresponding positions with relation to an intervening line, space, or thing: opposite ends of a room.
- opposition — the action of opposing, resisting, or combating.
- oppositive — Expressing contrariety.
- oppressing — to burden with cruel or unjust impositions or restraints; subject to a burdensome or harsh exercise of authority or power: a people oppressed by totalitarianism.
- oppression — the exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner.
- oppressive — burdensome, unjustly harsh, or tyrannical: an oppressive king; oppressive laws.
- oppressors — to burden with cruel or unjust impositions or restraints; subject to a burdensome or harsh exercise of authority or power: a people oppressed by totalitarianism.
- opprobrium — the disgrace or the reproach incurred by conduct considered outrageously shameful; infamy.
- oppugnancy — opposing; antagonistic; contrary.
- outcropped — Simple past tense and past participle of outcrop.
- outstepped — Simple past tense and past participle of outstep.
- over-happy — delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing: to be happy to see a person.
- overlapped — to lap over (something else or each other); extend over and cover a part of; imbricate.
- oversupply — an excessive supply.
- pc support — (job) (Or "PC analyst", end user support) A person who works with microcomputer applications including word processors, spreadsheets, presentation graphics, database management systems, electronic mail, and communications. He also evaluates, installs and supports PCs, Macintoshes, and associated peripherals.
- pepper pot — Also called Philadelphia pepper pot. a highly seasoned, thick soup made of tripe or other meat, vegetables, and sometimes dumplings.
- pepper rat — a rat-sized rodent, Platacanthomys lasiurus, native to rocky hills of southern India, having reddish-brown fur and sharp, flat spines.
- pepper-box — a small box with perforations in the top, for sprinkling pepper.
- pepper-pot — Also called Philadelphia pepper pot. a highly seasoned, thick soup made of tripe or other meat, vegetables, and sometimes dumplings.
- pepperbush — sweet pepperbush.
- peppercorn — the berry of the pepper plant, Piper nigrum, dried and used as a condiment, in pickling, etc.
- pepperidge — sour gum.
- peppermill — a small handmill in which peppercorns are ground
- peppermint — an herb, Mentha piperita, of the mint family, cultivated for its aromatic, pungent oil.
- pepperroot — toothwort (def 2).
- peppertree — any of several chiefly South American, evergreen trees belonging to the genus Schinus, of the cashew family, cultivated in subtropical regions as an ornamental.
- pepperwood — California laurel (def 1).
- pepperwort — water clover.
- petnapping — the stealing of a pet, as for resale or ransom.
- philippian — a ruined city in NE Greece, in Macedonia: Octavian and Mark Antony defeated Brutus and Cassius here, 42 b.c.; the site of one of the first Christian churches in Europe, founded by St. Paul.
- philippics — any of the orations delivered by Demosthenes, the Athenian orator, in the 4th century b.c., against Philip, king of Macedon.
- philippina — a German custom in which nuts containing two kernels are saved and one of these double kernels (called a philippina) is given to a person of the opposite sex. The next time the two people meet, the first one who calls 'philippina' must be bought a present (also called a philippina) by the other
- philippine — of or relating to the Philippines or their inhabitants; Filipino.
- pond-apple — a tropical American, evergreen tree, Annona glabra, of the annona family, having yellowish-red flowers, grown as a grafting stock.
- poppethead — a tailstock or headstock of a lathe.
- poppy seed — seed of the poppy plant, used as an ingredient or topping for breads, rolls, cakes, and cookies.
- portmapper — (networking) A server that converts TCP/IP protocol port numbers into RPC program numbers. It must be running in order to make RPC calls. When an RPC server starts, it tells portmap the port number it is listening on and what RPC program numbers it serves. Before a client can call a given RPC program number, it must contacts portmap on the server machine to determine the port number to which RPC packets should be sent.
- preappoint — to appoint beforehand.
- preapprove — to speak or consider favorably (sometimes followed by of): Mother didn't approve of him. The boss wouldn't approve of the plan. He said that he approved.
- preppiness — the fact of being preppy
- preshipped — a vessel, especially a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines.
- presuppose — to suppose or assume beforehand; take for granted in advance.