10-letter words containing pe
- cape flats — the strip of low-lying land in South Africa joining the Cape Peninsula proper to the African mainland
- cape smoke — South African brandy
- cape verde — a cape in Senegal, near Dakar: the westernmost point of Africa
- cape wrath — a promontory at the NW extremity of the Scottish mainland
- cape-wrath — Cape, a high promontory in NW Scotland: most NW point on mainland.
- carbapenem — (organic compound) Any of a class of broad-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotics that are resistant to enzymatic hydrolysis.
- carpe diem — enjoy the pleasures of the moment, without concern for the future
- carpellary — (botany) Of or pertaining to carpels.
- carpellate — having carpels.
- carpenters — Plural form of carpenter.
- carpentier — Georges (ʒɔrʒ), known as Gorgeous Georges. 1894–1975, French boxer: world light-heavyweight champion (1920–22)
- carpetable — Suitable for being carpeted.
- carpetbags — Plural form of carpetbag.
- carpetless — Not carpeted.
- carpetweed — an annual weed, Mollugo verticillata, native to North America, which produces small white flowers
- casekeeper — the person who records in the casebox a tally of cards as they appear in the box.
- cassiopeia — the wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda
- catapeltic — Pertaining to a catapult or to catapults.
- catchpenny — designed to have instant appeal, esp in order to sell quickly and easily without regard for quality
- catnappers — Plural form of catnapper.
- celeripede — (historical, also used attributively) An early form of the bicycle, consisting of two wheels of equal diameter attached by a wooden bar and lacking either pedals or a means of steering.
- celioscope — celoscope.
- centipedes — Plural form of centipede.
- chaperoned — a person, usually a married or older woman, who, for propriety, accompanies a young unmarried woman in public or who attends a party of young unmarried men and women.
- chaperones — Plural form of chaperone.
- chaperonin — A protein that aids the assembly and folding of other protein molecules in living cells.
- cheapening — Present participle of cheapen.
- cheapernet — (networking) (Or "thinnet") A colloquial term for thin-wire Ethernet (10base2) that uses RG58 coaxial cable instead of the full-spec "Yellow Cable".
- chesapeake — city in SE Va., at the base of Chesapeake Bay: pop. 199,000
- chippering — Present participle of chipper.
- chopped-up — cut into pieces
- chromatype — a procedure in photography that uses photographic paper that is made reactive to light by the use of a salt of chromium
- cis person — a person who is cisgender or cissexual.
- cityscapes — Plural form of cityscape.
- clapperboy — a boy who operates a clapper
- clappering — the sound made by using a clapper
- clodhopper — a clumsy person; lout
- clonotypes — Plural form of clonotype.
- cloud peak — a mountain in N central Wyoming: highest peak in the Bighorn Mountains. 13,175 feet (4018 meters).
- cloudscape — a picturesque formation of clouds
- clypeiform — having a rounded shield shape
- co-operate — If you co-operate with someone, you work with them or help them for a particular purpose. You can also say that two people co-operate.
- coeloscope — celoscope.
- cold-spell — a sudden onset of a relatively brief period of cold weather.
- collotypes — Plural form of collotype.
- colposcope — an instrument for examining the uterine cervix, esp for early signs of cancer
- compearant — a person who appears in court
- compellent — to force or drive, especially to a course of action: His disregard of the rules compels us to dismiss him.
- compelleth — (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of compel.
- compelling — A compelling argument or reason is one that convinces you that something is true or that something should be done.