10-letter words containing i, p, a, d
- spatangoid — a type of sea urchin
- spear side — the male side, or line of descent, of a family (opposed to distaff side or spindle side).
- speed dial — phone feature: calling a number automatically
- speed-dial — to dial (a telephone number) using speed dial.
- spermatoid — resembling sperm.
- sphenoidal — relating to the sphenoid bone
- spheroidal — pertaining to a spheroid or spheroids.
- spiculated — covered with spicules or needle-like
- spindleage — total number or capacity of spindles in a mill, area, etc.
- spinigrade — a type of spiny echinoderm
- spondaical — composed of spondees
- sporadical — (of similar things or occurrences) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional: sporadic renewals of enthusiasm.
- sporicidal — a substance or preparation for killing spores.
- springdale — a city in NW Arkansas.
- springhead — a spring or fountainhead from which a stream flows.
- standpoint — the point or place at which a person stands to view something.
- step aside — move to one side
- stipulated — to make an express demand or arrangement as a condition of agreement (often followed by for).
- strap-laid — noting a type of flat cordage made by stitching strands together side by side.
- swipe card — a plastic card with magnetically encoded data that is decoded when passed through a slotted electronic reader, especially for payment or identification purposes.
- tape drive — a program-controlled device that reads data from or writes data on a magnetic tape which moves past a read-write head.
- tapestried — furnished or covered with tapestries.
- tardy slip — a slip of paper given to students who are late for school
- tepidarium — a warm room in Roman baths
- tetraploid — having a chromosome number that is four times the basic or haploid number.
- tidal pool — a pool of water remaining on a reef, shore platform, or beach after the tide has receded.
- transpired — to occur; happen; take place.
- triapsidal — having three apses.
- tripudiary — pertaining to dancing
- tripudiate — to dance for joy
- ultrarapid — extraordinarily quick or fast
- unadaptive — serving or able to adapt; showing or contributing to adaptation: the adaptive coloring of a chameleon.
- unapprised — not informed or apprised of something
- unbaptized — not baptized
- unexpiated — not expiated or atoned for
- unimpacted — tightly or immovably wedged in.
- unimpaired — weakened, diminished, or damaged: impaired hearing; to rebuild an impaired bridge.
- unimparted — not communicated (to another person)
- unpacified — to bring or restore to a state of peace or tranquillity; quiet; calm: to pacify an angry man.
- unpaid-for — not paid for.
- unparadise — to deprive of or expel from paradise
- unpedantic — not pedantic; informal
- unpillared — having no pillar or pillars
- unrepaired — lack of repair; disrepair; dilapidation: in a state of unrepair.
- up-trading — to trade (a piece of equipment, car, etc.) for something similar but of greater value or quality: to uptrade one's stereo components.
- upanishads — any of a class of speculative prose treatises composed between the 8th and 6th centuries b.c. and first written a.d. c1300: they represent a philosophical development beyond the Vedas, having as their principal message the unity of Brahman and Atman.
- upbraiding — the act or words of a person who upbraids; severe reproof or censure: an upbraiding from one's superiors.
- updragging — a poor or inferior upbringing
- uphillward — in an uphill direction
- upstanding — upright; honorable; straightforward.