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10-letter words containing h, a, p, o, s

  • saprophyte — any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria.
  • saprotroph — any organism, esp a fungus or bacterium, that lives and feeds on dead organic matter
  • sarcophagi — a stone coffin, especially one bearing sculpture, inscriptions, etc., often displayed as a monument.
  • sarcophile — a flesh-eating animal, especially the Tasmanian devil.
  • scatophagy — the act of eating dung or excrement
  • schafskopf — sheepshead (def 4).
  • schizocarp — a dry, dehiscent fruit that at maturity splits into two or more one-seeded carpels.
  • scyphozoan — any coelenterate of the class Scyphozoa, comprising the true marine jellyfishes.
  • semaphoric — an apparatus for conveying information by means of visual signals, as a light whose position may be changed.
  • shadow pin — a vertical pin set in an azimuth instrument or at the center of a compass card, indicating by the direction of its shadow the azimuth of the sun.
  • shape note — a musical note in which the degree of the scale is indicated by the shape of the note's head.
  • shapetools — (tool, programming)   A code management system for Unix from The Technical University of Berlin.
  • share shop — A share shop is a shop or Internet website where members of the public can buy shares in companies.
  • shopaholic — a frequent shopper, especially one who is unable to control his or her spending.
  • shopwalker — a floorwalker.
  • show-place — an estate, mansion, or the like, usually open to the public, renowned for its beauty, excellent design and workmanship, historical interest, etc.
  • shower cap — a plastic cap worn in the shower to keep the hair dry
  • sinophobia — a fear or dislike of China, or Chinese people, their language or culture
  • siphonogam — a plant that is pollinated by siphonogamy
  • sitophobia — abnormal aversion to food.
  • slavophile — a person who greatly admires the Slavs and Slavic ways.
  • slavophobe — a person who fears or hates the Slavs, their influence, or things Slavic.
  • small chop — cocktail snacks
  • smartphone — a device that combines a cell phone with a handheld computer, typically offering Internet access, data storage, email capability, etc.
  • smoothpate — a bald person with a smooth head
  • sociopathy — a person with a psychopathic personality whose behavior is antisocial, often criminal, and who lacks a sense of moral responsibility or social conscience.
  • solar ship — (in ancient Egypt) a boat placed in or near the tomb of a king to transport him to the sun.
  • sonography — the medical diagnostic imaging technique used to see internal organs, muscles, etc
  • sophoclean — 495?–406? b.c, Greek dramatist.
  • soul patch — a small patch of facial hair below the centre of the lower lip and above the chin
  • sousaphone — a form of bass tuba, similar to the helicon, used in brass bands.
  • south pass — a mountain pass in SW Wyoming, cutting through the Rocky Mountains at the S of the Wind River range: part of the Oregon Trail.
  • space shoe — a custom shoe molded to the contours of the wearer's foot
  • space shot — the launch of a spacecraft and its subsequent flight in space
  • spatchcock — a fowl that has been dressed and split open for grilling.
  • spaza shop — South African slang for a small shop in a township
  • sphenogram — a cuneiform character.
  • sphenoidal — relating to the sphenoid bone
  • spheroidal — pertaining to a spheroid or spheroids.
  • spirograph — an instrument for recording respiratory movements.
  • splanchno- — the viscera
  • splash out — If you splash out on something, especially on a luxury, you buy it even though it costs a lot of money.
  • splashdown — the landing of a space vehicle in a body of water, especially the ocean.
  • spokeshave — a cutting tool having a blade set between two handles, originally for shaping spokes, but now in general use for dressing curved edges of wood and forming round bars and shapes.
  • staphyloma — a condition in which the sclera or cornea of the eye projects outwards due to inflammation
  • stenograph — any of various keyboard instruments, somewhat resembling a typewriter, used for writing in shorthand, as by means of phonetic or arbitrary symbols.
  • stylograph — a fountain pen in which the writing point is a fine, hollow tube instead of a nib.
  • sulphonate — a salt or ester of any sulphonic acid containing the ion RSO2O– or the group RSO2O–, R being an organic group
  • supermacho — extremely macho
  • sweat-shop — a shop employing workers at low wages, for long hours, and under poor conditions.
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