10-letter words containing n, o, a, s, p
- spaceborne — moving in orbit around the earth: a spaceborne surveillance system.
- spacewoman — a woman astronaut.
- spallation — a nuclear reaction in which several nucleons are released from the nucleus of an atom.
- spaniolize — to cause to become Spanish
- spatangoid — a type of sea urchin
- spearpoint — the point at the end of a spearhead.
- speciation — the formation of new species as a result of geographic, physiological, anatomical, or behavioral factors that prevent previously interbreeding populations from breeding with each other.
- sphenogram — a cuneiform character.
- sphenoidal — relating to the sphenoid bone
- spinaceous — pertaining to or of the nature of spinach; belonging to the amaranth family of plants.
- splanchno- — the viscera
- splashdown — the landing of a space vehicle in a body of water, especially the ocean.
- spodomancy — divination by studying ashes
- spoil bank — a bank of excavated refuse or waste earth, as of shale from surface coal mining.
- spoliation — the act or an instance of plundering or despoiling.
- spondaical — composed of spondees
- sponge bag — a small, usually waterproof, case for carrying toilet articles.
- spongeable — able to be cleaned with a sponge
- spongecake — sweet cake of eggs and flour
- spongeware — earthenware decorated with color applied with a sponge.
- sponsional — relating to, involved in or entering into a sponsion
- spoon back — a back of a chair or the like, having a splat curved outward at the bottom.
- spoon nail — an abnormal condition in which the outer surfaces of the nails are concave; koilonychia.
- sporangium — the case or sac in which spores are produced.
- sports fan — sb who enjoys watching or playing sport
- spun rayon — yarn produced by spinning short, uniform lengths of rayon filaments into a continuous strand.
- stainproof — resistant to stains
- standpoint — the point or place at which a person stands to view something.
- star point — a common junction connected to the ends of windings of a polyphase electrical device or system of devices
- steganopod — a bird belonging to the Steganopodes, a group of swimming birds such as pelicans and cormorants
- stenograph — any of various keyboard instruments, somewhat resembling a typewriter, used for writing in shorthand, as by means of phonetic or arbitrary symbols.
- stenopaeic — pertaining to or containing a narrow slit or minute opening: a stenopeic device to aid vision after eye surgery.
- stop plank — a board or boarding that is placed along the top of a dam to increase its height and capacity
- strapontin — a seat which is folded down to sit on
- stupration — an act of ravishing or a violation
- subcompany — subsidiary company.
- subpoenaed — the usual writ for the summoning of witnesses or the submission of evidence, as records or documents, before a court or other deliberative body.
- sulphonate — a salt or ester of any sulphonic acid containing the ion RSO2O– or the group RSO2O–, R being an organic group
- sun parlor — a porch or room with many windows exposed to sunshine; sun porch; solarium.
- superation — the action or process of superating, overcoming or surpassing
- superwoman — a woman of extraordinary or superhuman powers.
- supination — rotation of the hand or forearm so that the palmar surface is facing upward (opposed to pronation).
- sycophancy — self-seeking or servile flattery.
- 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.
- syncarpous — of the nature of or pertaining to a syncarp.
- syncopated — marked by syncopation: syncopated rhythm.
- tablespoon — a spoon larger than a teaspoon or a dessert spoon, used in serving food at the table and as a standard measuring unit in recipes.
- timpanogos — Mount, a mountain in N central Utah, in the Wasatch Range: noted caves. 11,750 feet (3581 meters).
- topagnosia — a symptom of disease of or damage to the brain in which a person cannot identify a part of the body that has been touched
- transpolar — of or relating to the North or South Pole.