10-letter words containing k, l, i, p
- phokomelia — a usually congenital deformity of the extremities in which the limbs are abnormally short.
- pick holes — If you pick holes in an argument or theory, you find weak points in it so that it is no longer valid.
- pickleworm — the larva of a pyralid moth, Diaphania nitidalis, that bores into the stem and fruit of squash, cucumber, and other cucurbitaceous plants.
- pikeblenny — any of several tropical American clinid fishes of the genus Chaenopsis, as C. ocellata (bluethroat pikeblenny) the male of which is noted for its aggressive behavior in defending its territory.
- pikesville — a town in central Maryland, near Baltimore.
- pilgarlick — a bald person; a person looked upon with humorous contempt or mock pity
- pilliwinks — an old instrument of torture similar to the thumbscrew.
- pink floyd — British rock group, formed in 1966: originally comprised Syd Barrett (1946–2006), Roger Waters (born 1944), Rick Wright (1945–2008), and Nick Mason (born 1945); Barrett was replaced by Dave Gilmour (born 1944) in 1968 and Waters left in 1986. Recordings include The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967), Dark Side of the Moon (1973), Wish You Were Here (1975), and The Wall (1979)
- pink slime — beef trimmings that have been ground and liquefied, used as a binder in minced beef and other meat products
- pitch lake — a deposit of natural asphalt in SW Trinidad, West Indies. 114 acres (47 hectares).
- pizza-like — similar to or resembling pizza
- place kick — a kick in which the ball is placed in position before it is kicked
- place-kick — to make (a field goal or point after touchdown) by a place kick.
- plain knit — the simplest knitted construction, consisting of vertical ribs visible on the front of the fabric and horizontal rows of stitches visible on the back, used in the production of hosiery and jersey fabrics.
- planetlike — resembling a planet or planets
- planktonic — the aggregate of passively floating, drifting, or somewhat motile organisms occurring in a body of water, primarily comprising microscopic algae and protozoa.
- playmaking — the initiating of offensive plays in sports
- pluckiness — having or showing pluck or courage; brave: The drowning swimmer was rescued by a plucky schoolboy.
- poikilitic — (of igneous rocks) having small crystals of one mineral scattered irregularly in larger crystals of another mineral.
- pokerishly — in a pokerish manner
- polo stick — a stick used to strike the ball in the game of polo
- powderlike — resembling powder (usually in consistency or texture); powdery
- prankingly — showily, in an ostentatious or pranking manner
- prankishly — in a prankish manner, mischievously
- pricklings — tingly sensations of discomfort or euphoria
- puppetlike — resembling a puppet
- shell pink — delicate whitish to yellow pink.
- shrimplike — any of several small, long-tailed, chiefly marine crustaceans of the decapod suborder Natania, certain species of which are used as food.
- silk paper — paper that contains silk fibers and is sometimes used for printing postage stamps and revenue stamps.
- skimpingly — in a manner marked by skimpiness
- skippingly — in the manner of a skip
- spankingly — in a spanking manner
- spark coil — a coil of many turns of insulated wire on an iron core, used for producing sparks.
- sparkishly — in a sparkish manner
- sparkliest — tending to sparkle; animated; lively: a row of sparkly cheerleaders.
- speakingly — in an eloquent manner
- spelunking — to explore caves, especially as a hobby.
- spherelike — relating to or resembling spheres
- sphinxlike — like the Sphinx; enigmatic or inscrutable
- spiderlike — any of numerous predaceous arachnids of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs that serve as nests and as traps for prey.
- spike heel — a very high heel that tapers to a narrow base, used on women's shoes.
- spillikins — a jackstraw.
- spoil bank — a bank of excavated refuse or waste earth, as of shale from surface coal mining.
- springlike — to rise, leap, move, or act suddenly and swiftly, as by a sudden dart or thrust forward or outward, or being suddenly released from a coiled or constrained position: to spring into the air; a tiger about to spring.
- springlock — a lock that fastens automatically by a spring.
- sprinkling — the act or an instance of sprinkling.
- spritelike — an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- still pack — the pack not in play in a game in which two packs are used alternately.
- trickle-up — noting or pertaining to the theory that monetary benefits directed toward small businesses and the poor will gradually pass up to big business and the rich.
- turkophile — a person who favors or admires Turkey, Turkish customs, or Turks.