10-letter words containing a, s, o, p, t
- put across — to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
- put to sea — the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- pyatigorsk — a city in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, in Caucasia.
- pyrolysate — a product of pyrolysis
- pythagoras — c582–c500 b.c, Greek philosopher, mathematician, and religious reformer.
- rat poison — substance toxic to rodents
- respirator — a masklike device, usually of gauze, worn over the mouth, or nose and mouth, to prevent the inhalation of noxious substances or the like.
- rhapsodist — a person who rhapsodizes.
- rhodoplast — a plastid found in red algae, containing red pigment as well as chlorophyll
- rose topaz — a rose-pink form of topaz produced by heating yellow-brown topaz
- sally port — a gateway permitting the passage of a large number of troops at a time.
- salopettes — a garment worn for skiing, consisting of quilted trousers reaching to the chest and held up by shoulder straps
- salt spoon — a small spoon with which to take salt at the table.
- saprophyte — any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria.
- saprotroph — any organism, esp a fungus or bacterium, that lives and feeds on dead organic matter
- scatophagy — the act of eating dung or excrement
- scatoscopy — examination of the feces for diagnostic purposes.
- scout camp — organized outdoor activity for boys
- scriptoria — a room, as in a monastery, library, or other institution, where manuscripts are stored, read, or copied.
- seal point — a Siamese cat having a fawn-colored body and dark-brown points.
- seal-point — a Siamese cat having a fawn-colored body and dark-brown points.
- sebastopol — Sevastopol.
- semipostal — a postage stamp sold by a government at a premium above its face value, the excess being used for a nonpostal purpose, as a charity.
- separation — an act or instance of separating or the state of being separated.
- separatory — serving to separate.
- sevastopol — a fortified seaport in the S Crimea, in S Ukraine: famous for its heroic resistance during sieges of 349 days in 1854–55, and 245 days in 1941–42.
- shape note — a musical note in which the degree of the scale is indicated by the shape of the note's head.
- shapetools — (tool, programming) A code management system for Unix from The Technical University of Berlin.
- sitophobia — abnormal aversion to food.
- smartphone — a device that combines a cell phone with a handheld computer, typically offering Internet access, data storage, email capability, etc.
- smoothpate — a bald person with a smooth head
- snow plant — a leafless, parasitic plant, Sarcodes sanguinea, of the pine forests of the Sierra Nevada in California, having a stout spike of bright red flowers, a thickly scaled stem, and a corallike mass of roots.
- soap plant — a Californian plant, Chlorogalum pomeridianum, of the lily family, the bulb of which was used by the Indians as a soap.
- sociopathy — a person with a psychopathic personality whose behavior is antisocial, often criminal, and who lacks a sense of moral responsibility or social conscience.
- soft paste — any of a variety of artificial porcelains, usually incorporating glass or glass ingredients.
- soft-pedal — to use the soft pedal.
- somatotype — (of humans) physical type; physique.
- soul patch — a small patch of facial hair below the centre of the lower lip and above the chin
- soup plate — a deep, concave plate used especially for serving soup.
- south pass — a mountain pass in SW Wyoming, cutting through the Rocky Mountains at the S of the Wind River range: part of the Oregon Trail.
- space shot — the launch of a spacecraft and its subsequent flight in space
- spaced out — dazed or stupefied because of the influence of narcotic drugs.
- spaced-out — dazed or stupefied because of the influence of narcotic drugs.
- spade foot — a square foot, tapering toward its bottom.
- spallation — a nuclear reaction in which several nucleons are released from the nucleus of an atom.
- spasmodist — a person who is spasmodic, especially in style, as a writer, painter, etc.
- spatangoid — a type of sea urchin
- spatchcock — a fowl that has been dressed and split open for grilling.
- spearpoint — the point at the end of a spearhead.
- spec ratio — (benchmark) Results for each individual benchmark of the SPEC benchmark suites, for example CINT92 and CFP92, expressed as the ratio of the wall clock time to execute one single copy of the benchmark, compared to a fixed "SPEC reference time", which was chosen early-on as the execution time on a VAX 11/780. See also SPEC rate.