10-letter words containing o, p, s, i
- comprising — to include or contain: The Soviet Union comprised several socialist republics.
- compromise — A compromise is a situation in which people accept something slightly different from what they really want, because of circumstances or because they are considering the wishes of other people.
- compulsion — A compulsion is a strong desire to do something, which you find difficult to control.
- compulsive — You use compulsive to describe people or their behaviour when they cannot stop doing something wrong, harmful, or unnecessary.
- compursion — the act of contracting the mouth into a small rounded shape
- conscripts — Plural form of conscript.
- conspiracy — Conspiracy is the secret planning by a group of people to do something illegal.
- conspirant — planning a crime or harmful act in secret
- conspiring — of or involved in a conspiracy
- constipate — to cause constipation in
- consulship — an official appointed by the government of one country to look after its commercial interests and the welfare of its citizens in another country.
- copernicus — Nicolaus (ˌnɪkəˈleɪəs). Polish name Mikołaj Kopernik. 1473–1543, Polish astronomer, whose theory of the solar system (the Copernican system) was published in 1543
- copesettic — Misspelling of copacetic.
- coping saw — a handsaw with a U-shaped frame used for cutting curves in a material too thick for a fret saw
- copperskin — a Native American
- coprisoner — a fellow prisoner
- coprolites — Plural form of coprolite.
- copurifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of copurify.
- copyrights — Plural form of copyright.
- corbiestep — one of a series of steps at the upper end wall of some gables
- corpselike — Resembling a corpse.
- corylopsis — any of various deciduous shrubs of the genus Corylopsis, which are found in eastern Asia and have yellow flowers
- cosmopolis — an international city
- cost price — If something is sold at cost price, it is sold for the same price as it cost the seller to buy it.
- coup stick — a stick with which some North American Indian warriors sought to touch their enemies in battle as a sign of courage.
- courtships — Plural form of courtship.
- cousinship — Also called first cousin, full cousin. the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt. See also second cousin, removed (def 2).
- cover slip — Microscopy. cover glass.
- criosphinx — a sphinx with the head of a ram instead of a human.
- crispation — the act of curling or state of being curled
- crosspiece — a transverse beam, joist, etc
- croupiness — the condition of being afflicted with croup
- cryoscopic — Chemistry. a technique for determining the molecular weight of a substance by dissolving it and measuring the freezing point of the solution.
- cupidinous — having a great desire or cupidity
- cyprinoids — Plural form of cyprinoid.
- datapoints — Plural form of datapoint.
- dauphinois — (of potatoes or other vegetables) sliced and cooked in milk, typically with a topping of cheese.
- deaconship — (in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
- deceptions — Plural form of deception.
- deceptious — relating to deception or inclined to deceive
- dendrophis — a genus of harmless tree-dwelling snake, of which varieties can be found in South America, India, Australia, Africa, and North America
- depictions — representation in image form, as in a painting or illustration: Picasso's painting Guernica is an accurate depiction of the horrors of war.
- depletions — Plural form of depletion.
- depositary — a person or group to whom something is entrusted for safety or preservation
- depositing — Present participle of deposit.
- deposition — A deposition is a formal written statement, made for example by a witness to a crime, which can be used in a court of law if the witness cannot be present.
- depositive — having the capacity or tendency to deposit
- depositors — Plural form of depositor.
- depository — A depository is a place where objects can be stored safely.
- depot ship — a ship providing supplies and facilities for other vessels or naval bases