10-letter words containing o, p, s, a, l
- logansport — a city in N Indiana, on the Wabash River.
- logographs — Plural form of logograph.
- longs peak — a peak in N Colorado, in the Rocky Mountain National Park. 14,255 feet (4345 meters).
- look sharp — to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
- loon pants — trousers that flare from the knee
- loves park — a town in N Illinois.
- machoflops — /mach'oh-flops/ A pun on "megaflops" referring to the inflated performance figures often quoted by computer manufacturers. Real application programs are lucky to get half the quoted speed. See Your mileage may vary, benchmark.
- mailperson — A mailman or mailwoman.
- malapropos — inappropriate; out of place; inopportune; untimely: a malapropos remark.
- megalopsia — macropsia.
- menopausal — of, relating to, or characteristic of menopause.
- monoplanes — Plural form of monoplane.
- morse lamp — a blinker lamp for signaling in Morse code.
- mycoplasma — any of numerous parasitic microorganisms of the class Mollicutes, comprising the smallest self-reproducing prokaryotes, lacking a true cell wall and able to survive without oxygen: a common cause of pneumonia and urinary tract infections.
- mysophilia — a pathological attraction to dirt or filth.
- narcolepsy — a condition characterized by frequent and uncontrollable periods of deep sleep.
- neoplastic — the theory and practice of the de Stijl school, chiefly characterized by an emphasis on the formal structure of a work of art, and restriction of spatial or linear relations to vertical and horizontal movements as well as restriction of the artist's palette to black, white, and the primary colors.
- neuroplasm — the cytoplasm of a nerve cell.
- nonpareils — Plural form of nonpareil.
- nonplastic — Often, plastics. any of a group of synthetic or natural organic materials that may be shaped when soft and then hardened, including many types of resins, resinoids, polymers, cellulose derivatives, casein materials, and proteins: used in place of other materials, as glass, wood, and metals, in construction and decoration, for making many articles, as coatings, and, drawn into filaments, for weaving. They are often known by trademark names, as Bakelite, Vinylite, or Lucite.
- nonspatial — of or relating to space.
- nonspecial — of a distinct or particular kind or character: a special kind of key.
- occipitals — Plural form of occipital.
- oleographs — Plural form of oleograph.
- opal glass — a translucent or opaque glass, usually of a milky white hue.
- opalescent — exhibiting a play of colors like that of the opal.
- opalescing — Present participle of opalesce.
- open flash — a photographic technique employing a flash fired while the camera shutter is held open.
- osteoplast — An osteoblast.
- outsparkle — to sparkle more brilliantly than
- palaverous — a conference or discussion.
- pale horse — a representation of Death, as in literature or the Bible.
- palimscope — a hand instrument that produces concentrated ultraviolet light for reading palimpsests and other research materials.
- palinopsia — a visual disorder in which the patient perceives a prolonged afterimage
- palmaceous — belonging to the plant family Palmae.
- palmerston — Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount, 1784–1865, British statesman: prime minister 1855–58, 1859–65.
- palo santo — a South American tree, Bulnesia sarmienti, of the caltrop family, yielding a fragrant essential oil.
- pantalones — pantaloons, a man's close-fitting garment for the hips and legs, worn especially in the 19th century, but varying in form from period to period; trousers.
- pantaloons — pantaloons, a man's close-fitting garment for the hips and legs, worn especially in the 19th century, but varying in form from period to period; trousers.
- paper loss — an investment loss which has occurred but not yet been realized
- paraglossa — the outer lobe of the lingua or labium of certain insects
- paralogism — argument violating principles of valid reasoning.
- paroxysmal — any sudden, violent outburst; a fit of violent action or emotion: paroxysms of rage.
- parsonical — a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- pascagoula — a city in SE Mississippi, on the Gulf of Mexico.
- paso doble — a quick, light march often played at bullfights.
- passiflora — a plant of the genus Passiflora
- paste mold — a mold lined with a moist carbonized paste, for shaping glass as it is blown.
- pastorally — having the simplicity, charm, serenity, or other characteristics generally attributed to rural areas: pastoral scenery; the pastoral life.
- patronless — having no patron(s), without patrons