10-letter words containing a, s, h, t
- phantomish — resembling or reminiscent of a phantom
- pharmacist — a person licensed to prepare and dispense drugs and medicines; druggist; apothecary; pharmaceutical chemist.
- pheasantry — a place where pheasants are bred or are kept together
- phenoplast — phenolic resin.
- philistian — an ancient country on the E coast of the Mediterranean.
- phosphatic — of, relating to, or containing phosphates: phosphatic slag.
- photoflash — flashbulb.
- photonasty — a nastic movement in response to a change in light intensity
- photophase — a phase of light in a cycle of light and dark
- phototaxis — movement of an organism toward or away from a source of light.
- phragmites — any of several tall grasses of the genus Phragmites, having plumed heads, growing in marshy areas, especially the common reed P. australis (or P. communis).
- phthisical — pertaining to, of the nature of, or affected by phthisis.
- physiatric — physical medicine.
- physiocrat — one of a school of political economists who followed Quesnay in holding that an inherent natural order properly governed society, regarding land as the basis of wealth and taxation, and advocating a laissez-faire economy.
- phytoplasm — protoplasm of a plant or plants.
- plate shop — a shop for cold-forming metal plates.
- pocahontas — (Rebecca Rolfe) 1595?–1617, American Indian woman who is said to have prevented the execution of Captain John Smith.
- polyanthus — a hybrid primrose, Primula polyantha.
- post-haste — with the greatest possible speed or promptness: to come to a friend's aid posthaste.
- postlaunch — relating to or occurring in the period after a launch
- preharvest — Also, harvesting. the gathering of crops.
- prothallus — prothallium.
- psychiatry — the practice or science of diagnosing and treating mental disorders.
- psychopath — a person with a psychopathic personality, which manifests as amoral and antisocial behavior, lack of ability to love or establish meaningful personal relationships, extreme egocentricity, failure to learn from experience, etc.
- push about — to bully; keep telling (a person) what to do in a bossy manner
- push plate — a rectangular protective plate of metal, plastic, ceramic, or other material applied vertically to the lock stile of a door.
- push-start — to start (a motor vehicle) by pushing it while it is in gear, thus turning the engine
- pythagoras — c582–c500 b.c, Greek philosopher, mathematician, and religious reformer.
- rabbitfish — a puffer, Lagocephalus laevigatus.
- rajasthani — an Indic language, the vernacular of Rajasthan.
- rash shirt — a shirt worn by surfers as protection against sunburn, heat rash, etc
- rat cheese — inexpensive cheese, especially domestic cheddar.
- ravishment — rapture or ecstasy.
- rawsthorne — Alan. 1905–71, English composer, whose works include three symphonies, several concertos, and a set of Symphonic Studies (1939)
- rear sight — the sight nearest the breech of a firearm.
- redispatch — to send off or away with speed, as a messenger, telegram, body of troops, etc.
- restharrow — a low, pink-flowered European shrub, Ononis spinosa, of the legume family, having tough roots that hinder the plow or harrow.
- revanchist — an advocate or supporter of a political policy of revanche, especially in order to seek vengeance for a previous military defeat.
- rhapsodist — a person who rhapsodizes.
- rheostatic — an adjustable resistor so constructed that its resistance may be changed without opening the circuit in which it is connected, thereby controlling the current in the circuit.
- rheumatics — pertaining to or of the nature of rheumatism.
- rheumatism — any disorder of the extremities or back, characterized by pain and stiffness.
- rhodoplast — a plastid found in red algae, containing red pigment as well as chlorophyll
- rightwards — Also, rightwards. toward or on the right.
- ritschlian — of or relating to the theology of Albrecht Ritschl (1822–89), who developed a liberal Christian theology and maintained that religious faith is based on value judgments.
- sabretache — a leather case suspended from a cavalryman's saddle
- sacahuista — a North American flowering grass
- saccharate — a salt of saccharic acid.
- safari hat — brimmed hat worn on wildlife tours
- sailor hat — a hat with a flat round crown and fairly broad brim that is rolled upwards