10-letter words containing n, s, p
- fence post — stake or picket of a fence
- fess point — the central point of an escutcheon.
- 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.
- flagperson — A gender-neutral term for someone who uses a flag, especially as a form of signalling.
- 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.
- floppiness — tending to flop.
- flyposting — the posting of advertising or political bills, posters, etc in unauthorized places
- footprints — Plural form of footprint.
- foreperson — a foreman or forewoman.
- franz lisp — (language) A MacLisp-like dialect of Lisp, developed primarily for work in symbolic algebra by R. Fateman et al at Ucb in about 1980. It was named after the Hungarian composer Franz Liszt (1811-1886). Franz Lisp was written in C and includes a compiler called "Liszt". Version: Opus 38.22. Liszt 8.08.
- freshen up — have a quick wash
- friendship — the state of being a friend; association as friends: to value a person's friendship.
- frumpiness — The characteristic of being frumpy.
- funduscopy — Ophthalmoscopic examination of the fundus of the eye.
- gangplanks — Plural form of gangplank.
- gastroporn — the representation of food in a highly sensual manner
- genophobes — Plural form of genophobe.
- gingersnap — a small, brittle cookie flavored with ginger and molasses.
- godparents — Plural form of godparent.
- gonioscope — an optical instrument used for measuring the angle of the anterior chamber of the eye.
- gonioscopy — an optical instrument used for measuring the angle of the anterior chamber of the eye.
- gossipping — idle talk or rumor, especially about the personal or private affairs of others: the endless gossip about Hollywood stars.
- grandpapas — Plural form of grandpapa.
- grapestone — the seed of a grape.
- grapevines — Plural form of grapevine.
- grapplings — Plural form of grappling.
- graspingly — In a grasping manner.
- grass pink — a pink, Dianthus plumarius, of Europe and Asia, having fragrant, fringed pink, purplish, or white flowers.
- green peas — peas eaten while fresh and immature
- green soap — a soap made chiefly from potassium hydroxide and linseed oil, used in treating some skin diseases.
- greenspeak — the jargon used by those who campaign for the conservation of the world's natural resources and the improvement of the environment
- 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.
- grumpiness — The state, or act, of being grumpy.
- gunpersons — Plural form of gunperson.
- gymnoplast — a mass of protoplasm without an enclosing wall.
- gymnosperm — a vascular plant having seeds that are not enclosed in an ovary; a conifer or cycad.
- gymnospore — a naked spore, especially one not produced in a sporangium or one lacking a protective envelope.
- gynophores — Plural form of gynophore.
- hairspring — a fine, usually spiral, spring used for oscillating the balance of a timepiece.
- half snipe — jacksnipe (def 1).
- hand press — a printing press requiring hand operation.
- hand-spike — a bar used as a lever.
- hand-spray — an attachment to a shower, sink unit, etc, that is not fixed in place but can instead be moved in order to aid washing
- handclasps — Plural form of handclasp.
- handphones — Plural form of handphone.
- handpieces — Plural form of handpiece.
- handprints — Plural form of handprint.
- handspikes — Plural form of handspike.