10-letter words containing n, s, p
- handspring — an acrobatic feat in which one starts from a standing position and wheels the body forward or backward in a complete circle, landing first on the hands and then on the feet, without contact by the rest of the body.
- happenings — something that happens; occurrence; event.
- headphones — Audio. a headset designed for use with a stereo system.
- headspring — the fountainhead or source of a stream.
- hellespont — ancient name of the Dardanelles.
- hesperidin — a crystallizable, bioflavinoid glycoside, C 28 H 34 O 15 , occurring in most citrus fruits, especially in the spongy envelope of oranges and lemons.
- hesperinos — vesper (def 3).
- hetmanship — the position of a hetman
- hippieness — the state or quality of being a hippy or hippies
- hippomanes — (formerly) a substance found on the forehead of a newborn foal or obtained from a mare in foal, thought to act as an aphrodisiac
- hippomenes — the successful suitor of Atalanta.
- hispanidad — hispanism, especially as directed toward political objectives.
- hispaniola — an island in the West Indies, comprising the republic of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. 29,843 sq. mi. (77,293 sq. km).
- homophones — Phonetics. a word pronounced the same as another but differing in meaning, whether spelled the same way or not, as heir and air.
- hoofprints — Plural form of hoofprint.
- hoop snake — any of several harmless snakes, as the mud snake and rainbow snake, fabled to take its tail in its mouth and roll along like a hoop.
- hopsacking — bagging made chiefly of hemp and jute.
- 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.
- housephone — a telephone, used for making calls within a hotel or apartment house, that does not have a direct line to an exchange and whose calls are routed through the building's switchboard.
- houseplant — an ornamental plant that is grown indoors or adapts well to indoor culture.
- hyperdense — (medicine) Extremely dense.
- hyperlinks — Plural form of hyperlink.
- hypersonic — noting or pertaining to speed that is at least five times that of sound in the same medium.
- hypertense — extremely or abnormally tense, excitable, or snappish.
- hyphenates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hyphenate.
- hyphenless — Without a hyphen.
- hypnotised — Simple past tense and past participle of hypnotise.
- hypnotises — to put in the hypnotic state.
- hypnotists — Plural form of hypnotist.
- hypnotizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hypnotize.
- hypogenous — growing beneath, or on the undersurface, as fungi on leaves.
- hypogynous — situated on the receptacle beneath the pistil and free of the ovary, as stamens, petals, or sepals.
- hypomnesia — Deficiency of the memory.
- hyponymous — a term that denotes a subcategory of a more general class: “Chair” and “table” are hyponyms of “furniture.”. Compare superordinate (def 4).
- hypotenuse — the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
- iconoscope — a television camera tube in which a beam of high-velocity electrons scans a photoemissive mosaic.
- idiophones — Plural form of idiophone.
- impactions — Plural form of impaction.
- impassions — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impassion.
- impedances — Plural form of impedance.
- impersonal — not personal; without reference or connection to a particular person: an impersonal remark.
- impishness — The state or quality of being impish; mischievousness.
- implements — Plural form of implement.
- implosions — Plural form of implosion.
- importunes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of importune.
- imposingly — very impressive because of great size, stately appearance, dignity, elegance, etc.: Notre Dame, Rheims, and other imposing cathedrals of France.
- imposition — the laying on of something as a burden or obligation.
- impressing — to press or force into public service, as sailors.
- impression — a strong effect produced on the intellect, feelings, conscience, etc.
- imprisoned — to confine in or as if in a prison.