10-letter words containing c, u, s, p
- pseudoacid — a compound that is not an acid but which undergoes certain typical reactions of an acid
- pseudocarp — accessory fruit.
- pseudocide — the act of faking one’s own death
- pseudocode — a program code unrelated to the hardware of a particular computer and requiring conversion to the code used by the computer before the program can be used.
- pseudocoel — the body cavity of certain invertebrate metazoan animals between the body wall and the intestine, which is not lined with a mesodermal epithelium.
- psyched up — psychologically prepared
- pubescence — arriving or arrived at puberty.
- publicised — to give publicity to; bring to public notice; advertise: They publicized the meeting as best they could.
- publicness — the quality or state of being public or being owned by the public.
- pugilistic — a person who fights with the fists; a boxer, usually a professional.
- pugnacious — inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.
- pulsatance — the angular frequency of a periodic motion
- pultaceous — resembling pap
- punch list — a list of unfinished matters that require attention.
- punctuates — to mark or divide (something written) with punctuation marks in order to make the meaning clear.
- punic wars — three wars (264–241 bc, 218–201 bc, and 149–146 bc), in which Rome crushed Carthaginian power, destroying Carthage itself
- purchasing — buying
- purse crab — coconut crab.
- puschkinia — a small spring-flowering bulb, Puschkinia scilloides, of Asia Minor and the Caucasus, having white or pale blue flowers striped with dark blue
- 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.
- putrescent — becoming putrid; undergoing putrefaction.
- putrescine — a colourless crystalline amine produced by decaying animal matter; 1,4-diaminobutane. Formula: H2N(CH2)4NH2
- quadriceps — a large muscle in front of the thigh, the action of which extends the leg or bends the hip joint.
- quicksteps — Plural form of quickstep.
- quikscript — Simulation language derived from SIMSCRIPT, based on 20-GATE.
- red spruce — a spruce, Picea rubens, of eastern North America, having reddish-brown bark and cones and yielding a light, soft wood used for pulp, in the construction of boxes, etc.
- repurchase — to buy again; regain by purchase.
- respectful — full of, characterized by, or showing politeness or deference: a respectful reply.
- rupicolous — rupestrine.
- scapulated — (of a raven) with white feathers across the scapular region
- schtupping — to have sexual intercourse with.
- schumpeter — Joseph Alois [uh-lois] /əˈlɔɪs/ (Show IPA), 1883–1950, U.S. economist, born in Austria.
- scindapsus — any plant of the tropical Asiatic climbing genus Scindapsus, typically stem rooting, esp S. aureus and S. pictus, grown as greenhouse or house plants for their leathery heart-shaped variegated leaves: family Araceae
- scout camp — organized outdoor activity for boys
- screwed up — a metal fastener having a tapered shank with a helical thread, and topped with a slotted head, driven into wood or the like by rotating, especially by means of a screwdriver.
- scriptural — (sometimes initial capital letter) of, relating to, or in accordance with sacred writings, especially the Scriptures.
- scrub pine — any of several pines, as the jack pine, characterized by a scrubby or irregular manner of growth, usually found in dry, sandy soil.
- scrunch up — If you scrunch something up, you squeeze it or bend it so that it is no longer in its natural shape and is often crushed.
- scrupulous — having scruples, or moral or ethical standards; having or showing a strict regard for what one considers right; principled: scrupulous about defending human rights.
- sculptress — a woman who practices the art of sculpture.
- sculptural — relating to sculpture
- sculptured — having a surface or shape molded, marked, carved, indented, etc., by or as if by sculpture: sculptured leather belts.
- 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)
- semipublic — partly or to some degree public.
- sepulchral — of, relating to, or serving as a tomb.
- sick puppy — mentally ill or depraved person
- simplicius — Saint, died a.d. 483, pope 468–483.
- sipunculid — an invertebrate of the phylum Sipuncula, comprising the peanut worms.
- snaphaunce — an early flintlock mechanism for igniting a charge of gunpowder in a gun.
- soul patch — a small patch of facial hair below the centre of the lower lip and above the chin