10-letter words containing e, s, p, r
- frumpiness — The characteristic of being frumpy.
- ftp server — (networking) A network server program or computer which responds to requests for files via FTP. A busy Internet archive site may have one or more computers dedicated to running FTP server software. These will typically have hostnames beginning with "ftp.", e.g. ftp.denet.dk.
- gasteropod — Gastropod.
- geotropism — oriented growth with respect to the force of gravity.
- germ plasm — the protoplasm of the germ cells containing the chromosomes.
- gingersnap — a small, brittle cookie flavored with ginger and molasses.
- glasspaper — (archaic) sandpaper.
- gobstopper — a large piece of hard candy.
- godparents — Plural form of godparent.
- gossiprede — (obsolete) The relationship between a person and his sponsors.
- grapelouse — an insect that attacks grape vines
- grapestone — the seed of a grape.
- grapevines — Plural form of grapevine.
- graphemics — the study of writing systems and of their relation to speech.
- grays peak — a mountain in N central Colorado; highest point in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. 14,270 feet (4352 meters).
- grease cup — oilcup.
- green peas — peas eaten while fresh and immature
- green soap — a soap made chiefly from potassium hydroxide and linseed oil, used in treating some skin diseases.
- greenspeak — the jargon used by those who campaign for the conservation of the world's natural resources and the improvement of the environment
- greenstrip — any vegetation that does not burn easily, left uncut or planted along a roadway or waterway, usually to prevent wildfires.
- gripe site — a website through which people can express their contempt for a particular person, organization, pop group, etc
- groupmates — Plural form of groupmate.
- grumpiness — The state, or act, of being grumpy.
- guest rope — a rope suspended from the side of a vessel or a boom as an object to which other vessels can moor, or to afford a hold for persons in such vessels.
- guest-rope — a rope suspended from the side of a vessel or a boom as an object to which other vessels can moor, or to afford a hold for persons in such vessels.
- gunpersons — Plural form of gunperson.
- gymnosperm — a vascular plant having seeds that are not enclosed in an ovary; a conifer or cycad.
- gymnospore — a naked spore, especially one not produced in a sporangium or one lacking a protective envelope.
- gynophores — Plural form of gynophore.
- gyroscopes — Plural form of gyroscope.
- hair sheep — any variety of sheep growing hair instead of wool, yielding hides with a finer and tougher grain than those of wool sheep
- hair space — the thinnest metal space used to separate words, symbols, etc.
- hairpieces — Plural form of hairpiece.
- hammerkops — Plural form of hammerkop.
- hand press — a printing press requiring hand operation.
- hard paste — true porcelain, made with kaolin, feldspar, quartz, or petuntse.
- haruspices — Plural form of haruspex.
- headspring — the fountainhead or source of a stream.
- headstripe — A stripe of colored feathers on the head of a bird.
- heavy spar — barite.
- hectorship — the quality or character of a hector
- hemisphere — (often initial capital letter) half of the terrestrial globe or celestial sphere, especially one of the halves into which the earth is divided. Compare Eastern Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere, Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere.
- heraldship — the office or position of a herald
- herb paris — a European plant, Paris quadrifolia, of the lily family, formerly used in medicine.
- herophilus — died ?280 bc, Greek anatomist in Alexandria. He was the first to distinguish sensory from motor nerves
- hesperides — Classical Mythology. (used with a plural verb) nymphs, variously given as three to seven in number, who guarded with the dragon Ladon the golden apples that were the wedding gift of Gaea to Hera. (used with a singular verb) the garden where the golden apples were grown. (used with a plural verb) Islands of the Blessed.
- hesperidin — a crystallizable, bioflavinoid glycoside, C 28 H 34 O 15 , occurring in most citrus fruits, especially in the spongy envelope of oranges and lemons.
- hesperinos — vesper (def 3).
- hey presto — magician's conjuring words
- hiphuggers — (of a garment) having a close-fitting waistline placed at the hip rather than at the natural waist: hiphugger jeans.