10-letter words containing e, s, i, g, n
- overseeing — to direct (work or workers); supervise; manage: He was hired to oversee the construction crews.
- overstring — Music. to arrange the strings of (a piano) so that the bass strings cross over the treble.
- panegyrist — a person who panegyrizes; eulogist.
- pangenesis — the theory that a reproductive cell contains gemmules or invisible germs that were derived from the individual cells from every part of the organism and that these gemmules are the bearers of hereditary attributes.
- peace sign — a sign representing “peace,” made by extending the forefinger and middle finger upward in a V -shape with the palm turned outward.
- penologist — the study of the punishment of crime, in both its deterrent and its reformatory aspects.
- pepsinogen — crystals, occurring in the gastric glands, that during digestion are converted into pepsin.
- perigynous — situated around the pistil on the edge of a cuplike receptacle, as stamens or petals.
- persisting — to continue steadfastly or firmly in some state, purpose, course of action, or the like, especially in spite of opposition, remonstrance, etc.: to persist in working for world peace; to persist in unpopular political activities.
- perspiring — to secrete a salty, watery fluid from the sweat glands of the skin, especially when very warm as a result of strenuous exertion; sweat.
- perstringe — to allude to or imply
- phosgenite — a mineral, lead chlorocarbonate, Pb 2 Cl 2 CO 3 , occurring in crystals.
- pig-sconce — a foolish person
- plastering — a composition, as of lime or gypsum, sand, water, and sometimes hair or other fiber, applied in a pasty form to walls, ceilings, etc., and allowed to harden and dry.
- pleasuring — the state or feeling of being pleased.
- polygenism — the theory that the human race has descended from two or more ancestral types.
- polygenist — a person who advocates polygenism
- pop singer — sb who sings popular music
- possessing — to have as belonging to one; have as property; own: to possess a house and a car.
- pre-design — to prepare the preliminary sketch or the plans for (a work to be executed), especially to plan the form and structure of: to design a new bridge.
- preachings — the act or practice of a person who preaches.
- preleasing — to sign or grant a lease on (a building, apartment, etc.) in advance of construction: Agents have preleased more than 60 percent of the new building.
- presenting — to furnish or endow with a gift or the like, especially by formal act: to present someone with a gold watch.
- presignify — to signify or indicate beforehand; foretell.
- pressuring — the exertion of force upon a surface by an object, fluid, etc., in contact with it: the pressure of earth against a wall.
- priestling — a small or insignificant priest
- processing — a systematic series of actions directed to some end: to devise a process for homogenizing milk.
- professing — to lay claim to, often insincerely; pretend to: He professed extreme regret.
- prosecting — to dissect (a cadaver or part) for anatomical demonstration.
- prospering — to be successful or fortunate, especially in financial respects; thrive; flourish.
- pyogenesis — the generation of pus; the process of the formation of pus.
- rangership — the office or position of a ranger
- reassuring — to restore to assurance or confidence: His praise reassured me.
- recognised — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
- recognizes — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
- red ensign — the ensign of the British Merchant Navy, having the Union Jack on a red background at the upper corner of the vertical edge alongside the hoist
- redressing — to set right; remedy or repair (wrongs, injuries, etc.).
- refreshing — having the power to restore freshness, vitality, energy, etc.: a refreshing nap.
- registrant — a person who registers or is registered.
- regression — the act of going back to a previous place or state; return or reversion.
- rephrasing — to phrase again or differently: He rephrased the statement to give it less formality.
- requesting — the act of asking for something to be given or done, especially as a favor or courtesy; solicitation or petition: At his request, they left.
- rescinding — to abrogate; annul; revoke; repeal.
- resecuring — free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- resembling — to be like or similar to.
- resighting — the power or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by use of the eyes; vision.
- resignedly — submissive or acquiescent.
- resignment — the act of resigning; resignation
- resonating — to resound.
- resounding — making an echoing sound: a resounding thud.