10-letter words containing a, s, i, g
- obligators — Plural form of obligator.
- oleaginous — having the nature or qualities of oil.
- oligoclase — a kind of plagioclase feldspar occurring commonly in white crystals, sometimes shaded with gray, green, or red.
- opalescing — Present participle of opalesce.
- orangeries — Plural form of orangery.
- organicism — Philosophy. the view that some systems resemble organisms in having parts that function in relation to the whole to which they belong. Compare holism (def 1).
- organicist — Philosophy. the view that some systems resemble organisms in having parts that function in relation to the whole to which they belong. Compare holism (def 1).
- organisers — Plural form of organiser.
- organising — to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action: to organize a committee.
- organismal — a form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes.
- organismic — a form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes.
- organizers — Plural form of organizer.
- originates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of originate.
- osculating — Present participle of osculate.
- outgassing — to remove (adsorbed or occluded gases), usually by heat or reduced pressure.
- outlasting — Present participle of outlast.
- outraising — Present participle of outraise.
- outsailing — Present participle of outsail.
- outstaring — Present participle of outstare.
- paganistic — pagan spirit or attitude in religious or moral questions.
- panegyrist — a person who panegyrizes; eulogist.
- pangenesis — the theory that a reproductive cell contains gemmules or invisible germs that were derived from the individual cells from every part of the organism and that these gemmules are the bearers of hereditary attributes.
- parageusia — an abnormal or hallucinatory sense of taste.
- paragnosis — knowledge obtained by supernatural means
- paralogism — argument violating principles of valid reasoning.
- paraskiing — the sport of jumping off high mountains wearing skis and a light parachute composed of inflatable fabric tubes that form a semirigid wing
- pasigraphy — a system of writing intelligible to persons of all languages; a universal language
- peace sign — a sign representing “peace,” made by extending the forefinger and middle finger upward in a V -shape with the palm turned outward.
- pedagogics — the science or art of teaching or education; pedagogy.
- pedagogism — the principles, manner, method, or characteristics of pedagogues.
- pelagius i — died a.d. 561, pope 556–561.
- persiflage — light, bantering talk or writing.
- petrissage — a massage technique that uses firm pressure and works on specific muscles
- phalangist — a member of a Lebanese Christian paramilitary organization founded in 1936 and originally based on similar ideas to the fascist Falange in Spain
- phlegmasia — a condition characterized by swelling, pain, and redness
- 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).
- piatigorsk — a city in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, in Caucasia.
- pier glass — a tall mirror, often full-length, intended to be set between windows.
- pig island — New Zealand
- pig's ears — either of two common edible North American fungi, Peziza badia and Discina perlata.
- pit sawing — a method of sawing logs or timbers, as into boards, in which the piece to be cut is laid horizontally across a pit and cut by a saw operated vertically by two people, one above and one in the pit below the piece.
- plagiarise — to take and use by plagiarism.
- plagiarism — an act or instance of using or closely imitating the language and thoughts of another author without authorization and the representation of that author's work as one's own, as by not crediting the original author: It is said that he plagiarized Thoreau's plagiarism of a line written by Montaigne. Synonyms: appropriation, infringement, piracy, counterfeiting; theft, borrowing, cribbing, passing off.
- plagiarist — an act or instance of using or closely imitating the language and thoughts of another author without authorization and the representation of that author's work as one's own, as by not crediting the original author: It is said that he plagiarized Thoreau's plagiarism of a line written by Montaigne. Synonyms: appropriation, infringement, piracy, counterfeiting; theft, borrowing, cribbing, passing off.
- plain-song — the unisonous vocal music used in the Christian church from the earliest times.
- plastering — a composition, as of lime or gypsum, sand, water, and sometimes hair or other fiber, applied in a pasty form to walls, ceilings, etc., and allowed to harden and dry.
- pleasuring — the state or feeling of being pleased.
- plexiglass — a material very similar to Plexiglas
- podcasting — a digital audio or video file or recording, usually part of a themed series, that can be downloaded from a website to a media player or computer: Download or subscribe to daily, one-hour podcasts of our radio show.
- poison gas — any of various toxic gases, especially those used in chemical warfare to kill or incapacitate on inhalation or contact, as phosgene, chlorine, etc.