10-letter words containing i, s, p, n
- aquaponics — a farming system that circulates wastewater from animal aquaculture to hydroponically cultivated plants, whereby the plants draw nutrients from the waste and filter the water, allowing for its recycled use by the aquatic animals.
- aquaporins — Plural form of aquaporin.
- ascription — the act of ascribing
- asian pear — a tropical pear tree, esp any of several varieties of Japanese pear Pyrus serotina
- asparagine — a nonessential amino acid, a component of proteins
- aspen hill — a city in central Maryland.
- asperating — to make rough, harsh, or uneven: a voice asperated by violent emotion.
- asperation — The act of asperating; a making or becoming rough.
- aspersions — disparaging or malicious remarks; slanderous accusations
- asphalting — any of various dark-colored, solid, bituminous substances, native in various areas of the earth and composed mainly of hydrocarbon mixtures.
- asphyxiant — causing asphyxia
- aspirating — Phonetics. to articulate (a speech sound, especially a stop) so as to produce an audible puff of breath, as with the first t of total, the second t being unaspirated. to articulate (the beginning of a word or syllable) with an h -sound, as in which, pronounced (hwich), or hitch as opposed to witch or itch.
- aspiration — Someone's aspirations are their desire to achieve things.
- aspirinate — (organic compound) Any salt or ester of aspirin.
- aspiringly — in an aspiring manner
- assumption — If you make an assumption that something is true or will happen, you accept that it is true or will happen, often without any real proof.
- asthenopia — a strained condition of the eyes, often with headache, dizziness, etc.
- autopsying — Present participle of autopsy.
- ballpoints — Plural form of ballpoint.
- bedsprings — Plural form of bedspring.
- besprinkle — to sprinkle all over with liquid, powder, etc
- big spring — a city in W Texas.
- bipartisan — Bipartisan means concerning or involving two different political parties or groups.
- bisphenoid — a tetrahedral form, each edge of which is bisected by the perpendicular bisecting the edge that does not intersect it.
- blind spot — If you say that someone has a blind spot about something, you mean that they seem to be unable to understand it or to see how important it is.
- blind-spot — Also called blind spot. an area in which radio or cell phone signals are weak and their reception poor.
- bog spavin — enlargement of the hock of a horse by accumulation in the joint, usually caused by inflammation or injury, and often resulting in lameness
- box spring — A box spring is a frame containing rows of coiled springs that is used to provide support for a mattress. You can also use box springs to refer to the springs themselves.
- bumpkinish — like a bumpkin
- camel spin — camel (def 3).
- campaniles — Plural form of campanile.
- candlepins — a type of bowling game, employing a smaller ball than tenpins, in which three balls are allowed to a frame and fallen pins are not removed from the alley
- cant strip — an inclined or beveled strip of wood, for changing the pitch of a roof slope or for rounding out the angle between a flat roof and an adjoining parapet.
- caparisons — Plural form of caparison.
- capsorubin — (organic compound) A di-hydroxy, keto carotenoid, which, together with capsanthin, constitutes the red pigment of paprika.
- cashpoints — Plural form of cashpoint.
- cathepsins — Plural form of cathepsin.
- censorship — Censorship is the censoring of books, plays, films, or reports, especially by government officials, because they are considered immoral or secret in some way.
- centipedes — Plural form of centipede.
- centipoise — one hundredth of a poise. 1 centipoise is equal to 0.001 newton second per square metre
- chin strap — a strap attached to a hat for passing under the chin of the wearer.
- chin-strap — a strap attached to a hat for passing under the chin of the wearer.
- chinstraps — Plural form of chinstrap.
- chirpiness — The state or quality of being chirpy.
- choppiness — (of the sea, a lake, etc.) forming short, irregular, broken waves.
- cinephiles — Plural form of cinephile.
- cis person — a person who is cisgender or cissexual.
- cispontine — on the near side of the bridge
- clientship — the state of being a client
- clothespin — A clothespin is the same as a clothes peg.