10-letter words containing h, e, l, i, p
- philosophe — any of the popular French intellectuals or social philosophers of the 18th century, as Diderot, Rousseau, or Voltaire.
- philoxenia — an act of hospitableness and welcome
- phlebolite — a small mass or solid deposit of calcium that forms in a vein
- phlebolith — valueless rock or mineral matter occurring in a vein; gangue.
- phlegmasia — a condition characterized by swelling, pain, and redness
- phlegmatic — not easily excited to action or display of emotion; apathetic; sluggish.
- phlegmonic — relating to or having the characteristics of a phlegmon
- phlogopite — a magnesium-rich mica mineral, usually yellowish-brown, but sometimes reddish-brown.
- phocomelia — a usually congenital deformity of the extremities in which the limbs are abnormally short.
- phokomelia — a usually congenital deformity of the extremities in which the limbs are abnormally short.
- phone bill — an account or bill for the charges for a telephone and line and for calls made from it
- phone mail — voice mail
- phonetical — Also, phonetical. of or relating to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols.
- phrensical — frenzical; frenzied
- phylogenic — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
- pick holes — If you pick holes in an argument or theory, you find weak points in it so that it is no longer valid.
- pigeonhole — one of a series of small, open compartments, as in a desk, cabinet, or the like, used for filing or sorting papers, letters, etc.
- pileorhiza — a calyptra
- pilothouse — an enclosed structure on the deck of a ship from which it can be navigated.
- pitch lake — a deposit of natural asphalt in SW Trinidad, West Indies. 114 acres (47 hectares).
- pitch line — pitch circle.
- pitcherful — the amount held by a pitcher.
- pleochroic — (of a biaxial crystal) characterized by pleochroism.
- ploughwise — back and forth in alternate rows, in the manner of a plough
- plushiness — the condition of being plush
- pokerishly — in a pokerish manner
- polishment — the state of being polished or the action of polishing
- polyethnic — inhabited by or consisting of people of many ethnic backgrounds.
- polyhalite — a type or pink or red mineral
- polyhedric — resembling a polyhedron
- polytheism — the doctrine of or belief in more than one god or in many gods.
- polytheist — the doctrine of or belief in more than one god or in many gods.
- ponchielli — Amilcare [ah-meel-kah-re] /ɑˈmil kɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1834–86, Italian composer.
- prehensile — adapted for seizing, grasping, or taking hold of something: a prehensile tail.
- preholiday — relating to the period before a holiday
- prepublish — to publish in advance of a scheduled date.
- printwheel — daisy wheel.
- psilophyte — any plant that is adapted to grow well in the dry savannah
- publishers — a publishing company
- punch line — the climactic phrase or sentence in a joke, speech, advertisement, or humorous story that produces the desired effect.
- punishable — liable to or deserving punishment.
- rhizoplane — the part of the root of a plant that is near the soil surface
- russophile — a person who is friendly to, admires, or prefers Russia or Russian customs, institutions, etc.
- sarcophile — a flesh-eating animal, especially the Tasmanian devil.
- sheepishly — embarrassed or bashful, as by having done something wrong or foolish.
- sheet pile — one of a number of piles, usually flat, driven side by side to retain earth, etc., or to prevent seepage into an excavation.
- shell pink — delicate whitish to yellow pink.
- shiplapped — of, related to, or resembling shiplap
- shoplifter — a person who steals goods from the shelves or displays of a retail store while posing as a customer.
- shopsoiled — worn, faded, tarnished, etc, from being displayed in a shop or store