10-letter words containing e, l, a, p
- impleading — to sue in a court of law.
- implicated — to show to be also involved, usually in an incriminating manner: to be implicated in a crime.
- implicates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of implicate.
- implorable — to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech; entreat: They implored him to go.
- importable — to bring in (merchandise, commodities, workers, etc.) from a foreign country for use, sale, processing, reexport, or services.
- improbable — not probable; unlikely to be true or to happen: Rain is improbable tonight.
- improvable — to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
- impugnable — to challenge as false (another's statements, motives, etc.); cast doubt upon.
- in plaster — If you have a leg or arm in plaster, you have a cover made of plaster of Paris around your leg or arm, in order to protect a broken bone and allow it to mend.
- inculpable — not culpable; blameless; guiltless.
- inculpated — Simple past tense and past participle of inculpate.
- inculpates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inculpate.
- inexpiable — not to be expiated; not allowing for expiation or atonement: an inexpiable crime.
- inexpiably — In an inexpiable manner or degree; permitting no atonement.
- inoperable — not operable or practicable.
- inspirable — capable of being inspired.
- interplant — to plant (a crop) among another crop, or to plant (land) with a variety of crops
- interplays — Plural form of interplay.
- interplead — to litigate with each other in order to determine which of two parties is the rightful claimant against a third party.
- interpolar — connecting or being between poles: an interpolar flight.
- interposal — (dated) interposure.
- intraplate — (geology) Taking place within a single tectonic plate.
- irish pale — pale2 (def 6).
- isocephaly — (of a composition) having the heads of all figures on approximately the same level.
- italophile — a person who admires Italian customs, traditions, etc.
- j particle — an early name for the J/psi particle.
- jack plane — a plane for rough surfacing.
- jade plant — a succulent shrub, Crassula argentea, of the stonecrop family, native to southern Africa, having fleshy, oval leaves, often grown as a houseplant.
- jazzpeople — Plural form of jazzperson.
- jellygraph — a device that uses a plate of jelly to make copies of a sheet of writing, etc
- juliet cap — a skullcap, often set with pearls or other gems, worn by women for semiformal or bridal wear.
- jump leads — Jump leads are two thick wires that can be used to start a car when its battery does not have enough power. The jump leads are used to connect the battery to the battery of another car that is working properly.
- kaempferol — (organic compound) A flavonoid, isolated from tea and other plants, that may reduce the risk of heart disease.
- keep-alive — (communications) A short message sent periodically on a communication channel that would otherwise time out and close due to inactivity.
- keogh plan — a pension plan for an unincorporated business entity or self-employed person.
- key player — The key players in a particular organization, event, or situation are the most important people or things involved in it.
- kick plate — a metal plate fastened to the bottom of a door to resist blows and scratches.
- kick pleat — an inverted pleat extending upward 6 to 10 inches (15 to 25 cm) from the hemline at the back of a narrow skirt, to allow freedom in walking.
- killer app — a highly innovative, very powerful, or extremely useful computer application; esp one sufficiently important as to justify purchase of the equipment or software
- kiloampère — one thousand amperes
- kiloparsec — a unit of distance, equal to 1000 parsecs. Abbreviation: kpc.
- kilt pleat — a large vertical pleat overlapping one adjoining pleat and being overlapped by the other, as on a kilt.
- kleptocrat — a government official who is a thief or exploiter.
- la perouse — Jean François de Galaup [zhahn frahn-swa duh ga-loh] /ʒɑ̃ frɑ̃ˈswa də gaˈloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1741–88, French naval officer and explorer.
- lactoscope — an optical device for determining the amount of cream in milk.
- lady apple — a small, yellow apple with a red blush, grown as a specialty variety, and used for eating and in commercial canning.
- laeotropic — oriented or coiled in a leftward direction, as a left-spiraling snail shell.
- lagered-up — intoxicated, esp after drinking lager
- lagerphone — (Australia) A generally homemade percussion instrument consisting of crown cap beer bottle tops loosely nailed to a pole (often a broom handle) and a board mounted cross-ways on the pole (the head of the broom), and played by striking the pole on the ground or with a stick, by drawing the serrated stick across the pole, or by shaking the instrument. (From 1952.).
- lagniappes — Plural form of lagniappe.