10-letter words containing h, o, p, l, e, s
- philosophe — any of the popular French intellectuals or social philosophers of the 18th century, as Diderot, Rousseau, or Voltaire.
- photocells — a solid-state device that converts light into electrical energy by producing a voltage, as in a photovoltaic cell, or uses light to regulate the flow of current, as in a photoconductive cell: used in automatic control systems for doors, lighting, etc.
- photolyses — the chemical decomposition of materials under the influence of light.
- pick holes — If you pick holes in an argument or theory, you find weak points in it so that it is no longer valid.
- pilothouse — an enclosed structure on the deck of a ship from which it can be navigated.
- plate shop — a shop for cold-forming metal plates.
- play house — to pretend in child's play to be grown-up people with the customary household duties
- ploughwise — back and forth in alternate rows, in the manner of a plough
- pokerishly — in a pokerish manner
- pole horse — a horse harnessed to the tongue of a vehicle; poler; wheeler.
- pole house — a timber house built on a steep section and supported by heavy debarked logs in long piles
- polishment — the state of being polished or the action of polishing
- polychrest — a thing which has adapted to multiple uses
- polyphemus — a Cyclops who was blinded by Odysseus.
- 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.
- pre-school — Pre-school is used to describe things relating to the care and education of children before they reach the age when they have to go to school.
- psephology — the study of elections.
- psilophyte — any plant that is adapted to grow well in the dry savannah
- 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.
- shapetools — (tool, programming) A code management system for Unix from The Technical University of Berlin.
- sheep-fold — an enclosure for sheep.
- shellproof — protected against the explosive effect of shells or bombs.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- slop chest — a supply of clothing, boots, tobacco, and other personal goods for sale to the crew of a ship during a voyage.
- so help me — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
- sophoclean — 495?–406? b.c, Greek dramatist.
- south pole — the region of a magnet toward which the lines of magnetic induction converge (south pole) or from which the lines of induction diverge (north pole)
- speleothem — a natural structure within a cave
- sphenoidal — relating to the sphenoid bone
- spheroidal — pertaining to a spheroid or spheroids.
- strophiole — a small growth on some plants' seeds
- stylophone — a type of battery-powered electronic instrument played with a steel-tipped penlike stylus
- sulphonate — a salt or ester of any sulphonic acid containing the ion RSO2O– or the group RSO2O–, R being an organic group
- sulphoxide — any compound containing a sulphinyl group (SO) and a hydrocarbon radical
- synaloepha — the blending of two successive vowels into one, especially the coalescence of a vowel at the end of one word with a vowel at the beginning of the next.
- theophilus — a walled plain in the 4th quadrant of the face of the moon: about 65 miles (105 km) in diameter.
- toolpusher — a foreman who supervises drilling operations on an oil rig
- trophesial — involving or relating to trophesy
- typhlosole — (in annelids and many bivalve mollusks) an infolding along the inner wall of the intestine.
- unpolished — made smooth and glossy: a figurine of polished mahogany.
- upholstery — the materials used to cushion and cover furniture.
- welsh pony — one of a breed of small, sturdy ponies raised originally in Wales.
- whole step — an interval of two semitones, as A-B or B-C♯; a major second.