10-letter words containing a, l, i, p
- playmaking — the initiating of offensive plays in sports
- playscript — the manuscript of a play, especially as prepared for use by actors in rehearsals.
- playwright — a writer of plays; dramatist.
- pleadingly — the act of a person who pleads.
- pleasuring — the state or feeling of being pleased.
- plebeianly — in a plebeian manner
- plenilunar — relating to a full moon
- pleonastic — the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy.
- pleromatic — relating to the pleroma
- 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.
- plexiglass — a material very similar to Plexiglas
- pliability — easily bent; flexible; supple: pliable leather.
- plumassier — a person who works with ornamental feathers
- pluriaxial — having several axes; specif., having flowers on secondary shoots
- poetically — possessing the qualities or charm of poetry: poetic descriptions of nature.
- poignantly — keenly distressing to the feelings: poignant regret.
- point lace — lace made with a needle rather than with bobbins; needlepoint.
- poisonable — able to be poisoned
- polar axis — the fixed line, usually horizontal, from which the angle made by the radius vector is measured in a polar coordinate system.
- polarising — to cause polarization in.
- polarizing — to cause polarization in.
- police car — squad car.
- politician — a person who is active in party politics.
- pollaiuolo — Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1429–98, Italian sculptor, painter, and goldsmith.
- pollinator — to convey pollen to the stigma of (a flower).
- polyactine — the spicule of a polyactinal sponge
- polyandric — polyandrous.
- polyarchic — a form of government in which power is vested in three or more persons.
- polyatomic — pertaining to a molecule containing more than two atoms.
- polyaxonic — relating to a polyaxon
- polybasite — a blackish mineral, Ag 9 SbS 6 : a minor ore of silver.
- polycarpic — producing fruit many times, as a perennial plant.
- polydipsia — excessive thirst.
- polydontia — the condition of having more than the normal number of teeth.
- polygamist — a person who practices or favors polygamy.
- polygamize — to practise polygamy
- polyhalite — a type or pink or red mineral
- polyhymnia — the Muse of sacred music and dance.
- polymastia — the condition of having more than the normal number of breasts
- polymastic — a person with a polymastic condition
- polymathic — a person of great learning in several fields of study; polyhistor.
- polynesian — of or relating to Polynesia, its inhabitants, or their languages.
- polynomial — consisting of or characterized by two or more names or terms.
- polyphagia — Pathology. excessive desire to eat.
- polyphagic — Pathology. excessive desire to eat.
- polyphasic — having more than two phases.
- pond snail — a general term for the freshwater snails: often specifically for the great pond snail (Limnaea stagnalis) and others of that genus. L. truncatula is a host of the liver fluke
- pontifical — of, relating to, or characteristic of a pontiff; papal.
- ponytailed — having a ponytail
- pool train — a train operating over a track owned by two or more railway companies.