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10-letter words containing c, h, o, p

  • princehood — the office or rank of a prince
  • pro-choice — supporting or advocating legalized abortion.
  • prochloron — any spherical, photosynthetic, prokaryotic microorganism of the genus Prochloron, occurring in subtropical and tropical habitats in symbiosis with various invertebrates, especially marine chordates, proposed as ancestral to the chloroplast of green algae and plants.
  • prognathic — having protrusive jaws; having a gnathic index over 103.
  • prosthetic — of or relating to an artificial body part or prosthesis: He was fitted for a prosthetic arm.
  • psychogony — the development or origin of the soul or mind
  • psychogram — a message believed to be written by a spirit or authored by psychical means
  • psychology — the science of the mind or of mental states and processes.
  • 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.
  • psychopomp — a person who conducts spirits or souls to the other world, as Hermes or Charon.
  • punch bowl — a large bowl from which punch, lemonade, etc., is served, usually with a ladle.
  • punch-bowl — a large bowl from which punch, lemonade, etc., is served, usually with a ladle.
  • punchboard — a small board containing holes filled with slips of paper printed with concealed numbers that are punched out by a player in an attempt to win a prize.
  • pyrochlore — a mineral, chiefly composed of niobates of the cerium metals, occurring in syenites in the form of brown crystals.
  • pyrophobic — an abnormal fear of fire.
  • pyrophoric — capable of igniting spontaneously in air.
  • pyrotechny — the art of making fireworks
  • pythogenic — originating from filth or putrescence.
  • reapproach — to come near or nearer to: The cars slowed down as they approached the intersection.
  • reproached — to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure.
  • rheopectic — the property exhibited by certain slow-gelling, thixotropic sols of gelling more rapidly when the containing vessel is shaken gently.
  • rhinoscope — a special instrument used to examine the nasal passages
  • rhinoscopy — examination of the nasal passages, esp with a rhinoscope
  • roach clip — a small tweezerlike clip for holding the butt of a marijuana cigarette.
  • rockhopper — a small penguin, Eudyptes crestatus, of Antarctica, the Falkland Islands, and New Zealand, with a yellow crest on each side of its head
  • rough copy — writing: early draft
  • sarcophagi — a stone coffin, especially one bearing sculpture, inscriptions, etc., often displayed as a monument.
  • sarcophile — a flesh-eating animal, especially the Tasmanian devil.
  • scatophagy — the act of eating dung or excrement
  • schafskopf — sheepshead (def 4).
  • schizocarp — a dry, dehiscent fruit that at maturity splits into two or more one-seeded carpels.
  • scunthorpe — a town in E England, in North Lincolnshire unitary authority, Lincolnshire: developed rapidly after the discovery of local iron ore in the late 19th century; iron and steel industries have declined. Pop: 72 660 (2001)
  • scyphiform — shaped like a cup or goblet.
  • scyphozoan — any coelenterate of the class Scyphozoa, comprising the true marine jellyfishes.
  • semaphoric — an apparatus for conveying information by means of visual signals, as a light whose position may be changed.
  • shockproof — Also, shock-proof. (of timepieces, machinery, etc.) protected against damage resulting from anticipated shocks.
  • shopaholic — a frequent shopper, especially one who is unable to control his or her spending.
  • show-place — an estate, mansion, or the like, usually open to the public, renowned for its beauty, excellent design and workmanship, historical interest, etc.
  • shower cap — a plastic cap worn in the shower to keep the hair dry
  • slop chest — a supply of clothing, boots, tobacco, and other personal goods for sale to the crew of a ship during a voyage.
  • slow pitch — a variety of softball in which the ball is pitched with an underhand motion at moderate speed in an arc that rises at least six feet above the ground
  • slow-pitch — a type of softball with ten players per side and in which each pitch must travel in an arc from three to ten feet high.
  • small chop — cocktail snacks
  • sociopathy — a person with a psychopathic personality whose behavior is antisocial, often criminal, and who lacks a sense of moral responsibility or social conscience.
  • sophoclean — 495?–406? b.c, Greek dramatist.
  • sophomoric — of or relating to a sophomore or sophomores.
  • soul patch — a small patch of facial hair below the centre of the lower lip and above the chin
  • space shoe — a custom shoe molded to the contours of the wearer's foot
  • space shot — the launch of a spacecraft and its subsequent flight in space
  • spatchcock — a fowl that has been dressed and split open for grilling.
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