10-letter words containing a, p, l, i, n
- giant kelp — any of various very large kelps of the genera Laminaria, Macrocystis, and Nereocystis.
- gin palace — (formerly) a gaudy drinking house
- glen plaid — a plaid pattern of muted colors or of black or gray and white, especially one in which two dark and two light stripes alternate with four dark and four light stripes, both vertically and horizontally, forming a crossing pattern of irregular checks.
- gnaphalium — Any of the genus Gnaphalium of flowering plants, the cudweeds.
- grapplings — Plural form of grappling.
- graspingly — In a grasping manner.
- half snipe — jacksnipe (def 1).
- haplobiont — an organism, esp a plant, that exists in either the diploid form or the haploid form (but never alternates between these forms) during its life cycle
- hispaniola — an island in the West Indies, comprising the republic of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. 29,843 sq. mi. (77,293 sq. km).
- hypolimnia — Plural form of hypolimnion.
- hypolydian — denoting a plagal mode represented by the diatonic scale from D to D
- impalement — to fasten, stick, or fix upon a sharpened stake or the like.
- impaneling — Present participle of impanel.
- impanelled — Simple past tense and past participle of impanel.
- imparlance — an extension of time granted to one party in a lawsuit to plead or to settle the dispute amicably.
- impersonal — not personal; without reference or connection to a particular person: an impersonal remark.
- implanting — Present participle of implant.
- impleading — to sue in a court of law.
- impugnable — to challenge as false (another's statements, motives, etc.); cast doubt upon.
- impunctual — Not punctual.
- in plaster — If you have a leg or arm in plaster, you have a cover made of plaster of Paris around your leg or arm, in order to protect a broken bone and allow it to mend.
- inch plant — any of several creeping or sprawling tropical American plants of the genus Callisia, having sometimes fragrant flowers in a variety of colors.
- incorporal — Obsolete form of incorporeal.
- inculpable — not culpable; blameless; guiltless.
- inculpably — In an inculpable way; blamelessly.
- inculpated — Simple past tense and past participle of inculpate.
- inculpates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inculpate.
- inexpiable — not to be expiated; not allowing for expiation or atonement: an inexpiable crime.
- inexpiably — In an inexpiable manner or degree; permitting no atonement.
- inoperable — not operable or practicable.
- inspirable — capable of being inspired.
- interplant — to plant (a crop) among another crop, or to plant (land) with a variety of crops
- interplays — Plural form of interplay.
- interplead — to litigate with each other in order to determine which of two parties is the rightful claimant against a third party.
- interpolar — connecting or being between poles: an interpolar flight.
- interposal — (dated) interposure.
- intraplate — (geology) Taking place within a single tectonic plate.
- island-hop — to travel from island to island, especially to visit a series of islands in the same chain or area.
- isopycnals — Plural form of isopycnal.
- kannapolis — a town in W North Carolina.
- king plank — a plank running along the center line of a deck, into which all other planks are fitted.
- lagniappes — Plural form of lagniappe.
- lampooning — a sharp, often virulent satire directed against an individual or institution; a work of literature, art, or the like, ridiculing severely the character or behavior of a person, society, etc.
- lampoonist — One who lampoons.
- lapidarian — Also, lapidist [lap-i-dist] /ˈlæp ɪ dɪst/ (Show IPA). a worker who cuts, polishes, and engraves precious stones.
- lapidation — to pelt with stones.
- lead paint — paint containing lead
- lenin peak — a peak in the Trans Alai range, in central Asia, between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. 23,382 feet (7127 meters).
- leucopenia — a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- leukopenia — a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.