10-letter words containing g, s, a
- orangutans — Plural form of orangutan.
- organ stop — a set of organ pipes allowed to sound as a group by stopping all others
- organelles — Cell Biology. a specialized part of a cell having some specific function; a cell organ.
- organicism — Philosophy. the view that some systems resemble organisms in having parts that function in relation to the whole to which they belong. Compare holism (def 1).
- organicist — Philosophy. the view that some systems resemble organisms in having parts that function in relation to the whole to which they belong. Compare holism (def 1).
- organisers — Plural form of organiser.
- organising — to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action: to organize a committee.
- organismal — a form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes.
- organismic — a form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes.
- organizers — Plural form of organizer.
- originates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of originate.
- orphanages — Plural form of orphanage.
- osculating — Present participle of osculate.
- oswego tea — a North American plant, Monarda didyma, of the mint family, having a cluster of showy, bright-red tubular flowers.
- othergates — different or other
- outgassing — to remove (adsorbed or occluded gases), usually by heat or reduced pressure.
- outlasting — Present participle of outlast.
- outrageous — of the nature of or involving gross injury or wrong: an outrageous slander.
- outraising — Present participle of outraise.
- outsailing — Present participle of outsail.
- outstaring — Present participle of outstare.
- overdosage — Excessive dosage; taking too much of a pharmaceutical drug.
- overslaugh — to pass over or disregard (a person) by giving a promotion, position, etc., to another instead.
- paganistic — pagan spirit or attitude in religious or moral questions.
- palm sugar — sugar from the sap of certain palm trees.
- 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.
- parageusia — an abnormal or hallucinatory sense of taste.
- paraglossa — the outer lobe of the lingua or labium of certain insects
- paragnosis — knowledge obtained by supernatural means
- paralogism — argument violating principles of valid reasoning.
- paraskiing — the sport of jumping off high mountains wearing skis and a light parachute composed of inflatable fabric tubes that form a semirigid wing
- pasargadae — an ancient ruined city in S Iran, NE of Persepolis: an early capital of ancient Persia; tomb of Cyrus the Great.
- pascagoula — a city in SE Mississippi, on the Gulf of Mexico.
- pasigraphy — a system of writing intelligible to persons of all languages; a universal language
- passageway — a way for passing into, through, or out of something, as within a building or between buildings; a corridor, hall, alley, catwalk, or the like.
- pastry bag — a conical tube with a patterned hole at one end, fitted over the opening of a cloth funnel (pastry bag) for shaping icings, food pastes, etc., as they are forced through by squeezing the bag.
- peace sign — a sign representing “peace,” made by extending the forefinger and middle finger upward in a V -shape with the palm turned outward.
- pedagogics — the science or art of teaching or education; pedagogy.
- pedagogism — the principles, manner, method, or characteristics of pedagogues.
- pelagius i — died a.d. 561, pope 556–561.
- pellagrous — a disease caused by a deficiency of niacin in the diet, characterized by skin changes, severe nerve dysfunction, mental symptoms, and diarrhea.
- persiflage — light, bantering talk or writing.
- petrissage — a massage technique that uses firm pressure and works on specific muscles
- phalangist — a member of a Lebanese Christian paramilitary organization founded in 1936 and originally based on similar ideas to the fascist Falange in Spain
- phlegmasia — a condition characterized by swelling, pain, and redness
- phosphagen — a high-energy phosphoric ester that serves as a reservoir of phosphate-bond energy, as phosphocreatine in vertebrates and phosphoarginine in invertebrates.
- phragmites — any of several tall grasses of the genus Phragmites, having plumed heads, growing in marshy areas, especially the common reed P. australis (or P. communis).
- piatigorsk — a city in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, in Caucasia.
- pier glass — a tall mirror, often full-length, intended to be set between windows.