10-letter words containing a, p, s, r
- astrophoto — (astronomy, photography) An image of one or more celestial objects made using techniques of astrophotography.
- at present — A situation that exists at present exists now, although it may change.
- atmosphere — A planet's atmosphere is the layer of air or other gases around it.
- attoparsec — (unit, humour) About 31 mm (one inch). "atto-" is the standard SI prefix for multiplication by 10^-18. A parsec (parallax-second) is 3.26 light-years; an attoparsec is thus 3.26 * 10^-18 light years. Thus, one attoparsec per microfortnight is about one inch per second. This unit is reported to be in use (though probably not very seriously) among hackers in the UK.
- auriscopes — Plural form of auriscope.
- australorp — a heavy black breed of domestic fowl
- authorship — The authorship of a piece of writing is the identity of the person who wrote it.
- autographs — Plural form of autograph.
- autotrophs — Plural form of autotroph.
- auxospores — Plural form of auxospore.
- auxotrophs — Plural form of auxotroph.
- azeotropes — Plural form of azeotrope.
- azygospore — a thick-walled spore produced by parthenogenesis in certain algae and fungi
- baptistery — a place, esp. a part of a church, used for baptizing
- barbershop — Barbershop is a style of singing where a small group of people, usually men, sing in close harmony and without any musical instruments accompanying them.
- bargepoles — Plural form of bargepole.
- barkeepers — Plural form of barkeeper.
- barnstaple — a town in SW England, in Devon, on the estuary of the River Taw: tourism, agriculture. Pop: 30 765 (2001)
- barographs — Plural form of barograph.
- baroscopic — Relating to, or determined by, the baroscope.
- barpersons — Plural form of barperson.
- barysphere — centrosphere (def 2).
- base price — a price quoted as a base without including additional charges.
- baseperson — (baseball, softball) A fielder (of either gender) positioned near a base.
- bear's-paw — a clam of the genus Hippopus, having a ridged, white shell with purplish-red spots.
- bedspreads — Plural form of bedspread.
- bicapsular — (of plants) having two capsules or one capsule with two chambers
- big rapids — a town in central Michigan.
- bipartisan — Bipartisan means concerning or involving two different political parties or groups.
- blackstrap — a kind of port wine
- blasphemer — to speak impiously or irreverently of (God or sacred things).
- blastopore — the opening of the archenteron in the gastrula that develops into the anus of some animals
- blepharism — spasm of the eyelids, causing rapid involuntary blinking
- bnr pascal — ["Remote Rendezvous", N. Gammage et al, Soft Prac & Exp 17(10):741-755 (Oct 1987)].
- bodyshaper — an undergarment which flattens the stomach, bottom etc
- bread shop — a baker's shop
- break step — to cease to march in step
- breastplow — a cultivator moved forward by a person pressing the chest against a crossbar.
- buckpasser — a person who avoids responsibility by shifting it to another, especially unjustly or improperly.
- bump start — a method of starting a motor vehicle by engaging a low gear with the clutch depressed and pushing it or allowing it to run down a hill until sufficient momentum has been acquired to turn the engine by releasing the clutch
- bursarship — a scholarship or grant awarded esp in Scottish and New Zealand schools, universities etc
- burst page — banner
- butt-strap — (in metal construction) a plate which overlaps and fastens two pieces butted together.
- by-passers — a road enabling motorists to avoid a city or other heavy traffic points or to drive around an obstruction.
- caipiroska — a cocktail drink containing vodka, lime juice, sugar, and crushed ice, based on the Caipirinha cocktail but with vodka replacing the Brazilian rum-like spirit Cachaça
- camp shirt — a short-sleeved shirt or blouse with a notched collar and usually two breast pockets.
- campership — financial aid given to a needy youngster to attend summer camp.
- campestral — of or relating to open fields or country
- canephoros — in ancient Greece, any of the maidens who carried on her head a basket holding the sacred things used at feasts
- cant strip — an inclined or beveled strip of wood, for changing the pitch of a roof slope or for rounding out the angle between a flat roof and an adjoining parapet.