10-letter words containing n, i, p, t
- expedition — A journey or voyage undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose, especially that of exploration, scientific research, or war.
- experiment — Perform a scientific procedure, esp. in a laboratory, to determine something.
- expiditing — Present participle of expidite, a misspelling of expedite.
- expiration — The ending of the fixed period for which a contract is valid.
- exploiting — Present participle of exploit.
- exposition — A comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory.
- expunction — The act of expunging or erasing.
- externship — An experiential learning opportunity, usually offered by a school, similar to an internship, but generally shorter in duration.
- fess point — the central point of an escutcheon.
- fiftypenny — noting a nail 5½ inches (14 cm) long. Abbreviation: 50d.
- fine print — printed matter in small-sized type.
- fingerpost — A post at a road junction from which signs project in the direction of the place or route indicated.
- fingertips — the tip or end of a finger.
- fire point — the lowest temperature at which a volatile liquid, after its vapors have been ignited, will give off vapors at a rate sufficient to sustain combustion.
- flashpoint — Also, flashing point. Physical Chemistry. the lowest temperature at which a liquid in a specified apparatus will give off sufficient vapor to ignite momentarily on application of a flame.
- flex point — a point on a curve at which the curvature changes from convex to concave or vice versa.
- flippantly — frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; characterized by levity: The audience was shocked by his flippant remarks about patriotism.
- flyposting — the posting of advertising or political bills, posters, etc in unauthorized places
- flytipping — Alternative form of fly-tipping.
- footprints — Plural form of footprint.
- fortepiano — a piano of the late 18th and early 19th centuries with greater clarity but less volume, resonance, and dynamic range than a modern grand, revived in the late 20th century for the performance of the music of its period.
- gabapentin — (medicine) A medication, originally used for the treatment of epilepsy but now used to relieve pain.
- game point — (in tennis, squash, handball, etc.) the point that if won would enable the scorer or the scorer's side to win the game.
- genotyping — Present participle of genotype.
- giant kelp — any of various very large kelps of the genera Laminaria, Macrocystis, and Nereocystis.
- gold point — the point at which it is equally expensive to buy, sell, export, import, or exchange gold in adjustment of foreign claims or counterclaims.
- greenstrip — any vegetation that does not burn easily, left uncut or planted along a roadway or waterway, usually to prevent wildfires.
- gros point — a large stitch used in embroidery. Compare petit point (def 1), tent stitch.
- groupthink — the practice of approaching problems or issues as matters that are best dealt with by consensus of a group rather than by individuals acting independently; conformity.
- handprints — Plural form of handprint.
- hang it up — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- haplobiont — an organism, esp a plant, that exists in either the diploid form or the haploid form (but never alternates between these forms) during its life cycle
- hemipteran — hemipterous.
- hemipteron — Alternative form of hemipteran.
- heptatonic — (of a musical scale) comprising seven notes
- hetmanship — the position of a hetman
- hierophant — (in ancient Greece) an official expounder of rites of worship and sacrifice.
- high point — a city in central North Carolina.
- hip-length — reaching to or covering the hips, as clothing: a hiplength sweater.
- hoofprints — Plural form of hoofprint.
- hot spring — a thermal spring having water warmer than 98°F (37°C): the water is usually heated by emanation from or passage near hot or molten rock.
- hypanthium — a cup-shaped or tubular body formed by the conjoined sepals, petals, and stamens.
- hypergiant — (star) A star that is extremely massive and even more luminous than a supergiant.
- hypertonia — increased rigidity, tension, and spasticity of the muscles.
- hypertonic — Physiology. of or relating to hypertonia.
- hypnotised — Simple past tense and past participle of hypnotise.
- hypnotises — to put in the hypnotic state.
- hypnotists — Plural form of hypnotist.
- hypnotized — to put in the hypnotic state.
- hypnotizer — One who, or that which, hypnotizes.