10-letter words containing a, s, n, y
- polyanthus — a hybrid primrose, Primula polyantha.
- polynesian — of or relating to Polynesia, its inhabitants, or their languages.
- polysemant — a word with multiple meanings
- postulancy — the period or state of being a postulant, especially in a religious order.
- praisingly — in a praising manner; with praise
- prankishly — in a prankish manner, mischievously
- pyranoside — a glycoside containing a pyran ring structure.
- ravenously — extremely hungry; famished; voracious: feeling ravenous after a hard day's work.
- re-analyse — to analyse (something) again
- reanalysis — the separating of any material or abstract entity into its constituent elements (opposed to synthesis).
- reasonably — agreeable to reason or sound judgment; logical: a reasonable choice for chairman.
- resonantly — resounding or echoing, as sounds: the resonant thundering of cannons being fired.
- safety man — safety (def 6c).
- safety net — a large net rigged between a person, as a trapeze performer, and the ground as protection in a fall.
- safety pin — pin with covered point
- safety-pin — to secure or affix with a safety pin: to safety-pin a child's mittens to his coat sleeve.
- saint mary — Christian holy figure
- sainte foy — a SW suburb of Quebec, on the St Lawrence River. Pop: 72 547 (2001)
- saintsbury — George Edward Bateman [beyt-muh n] /ˈbeɪt mən/ (Show IPA), 1845–1933, English literary critic and historian.
- sally lunn — a slightly sweetened teacake served hot with butter.
- samana cay — a small, uninhabited island in the central Bahamas: now believed to be first land in the New World seen by Christopher Columbus 1492. 9 miles (14 km) long.
- sanctimony — pretended, affected, or hypocritical religious devotion, righteousness, etc.
- sand yacht — land yacht.
- sandpapery — of or suggesting the grating sound of sandpaper rubbing against wood or the rough texture of sandpaper.
- sandy city — a town in central Utah.
- sandy hook — a peninsula in E New Jersey, at the entrance to lower New York Bay. 6 miles (10 km) long.
- sanguinary — full of or characterized by bloodshed; bloody: a sanguinary struggle.
- sanguinely — cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident: a sanguine disposition; sanguine expectations.
- sanguinity — cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident: a sanguine disposition; sanguine expectations.
- sanitarily — of or relating to health or the conditions affecting health, especially with reference to cleanliness, precautions against disease, etc.
- satanology — the aspect of knowledge that relates to Satan or evil
- satisfying — to fulfill the desires, expectations, needs, or demands of (a person, the mind, etc.); give full contentment to: The hearty meal satisfied him.
- scarifying — critical
- scenically — of or relating to natural scenery.
- screenplay — a motion-picture or television scenario.
- scyphozoan — any coelenterate of the class Scyphozoa, comprising the true marine jellyfishes.
- sea canary — beluga (def 2).
- seasonally — pertaining to, dependent on, or accompanying the seasons of the year or some particular season; periodical: seasonal work.
- segmentary — one of the parts into which something naturally separates or is divided; a division, portion, or section: a segment of an orange.
- sensuality — sensual nature: the sensuality of Keats's poetry.
- sexagenary — of or relating to the number 60.
- shaggymane — an edible and elongated fungus or mushroom, Coprinus comatus, with shaggy scales across the cap and black spores
- shakyamuni — Sakyamuni.
- shandrydan — an old-fashioned hooded chaise.
- shandygaff — a mixed drink of beer with ginger beer.
- shantytown — a section, as of a city or town, characterized by shanties and crudely built houses.
- shylockian — a relentless and revengeful moneylender in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.
- silentiary — someone who keeps silence in court
- simon says — a children's game in which all players must imitate only those movements and commands of a leader that are preceded by the words “Simon says.”.
- singularly — extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional: a singular success.