10-letter words containing o, p, s, n
- copartners — Plural form of copartner.
- copayments — Plural form of copayment.
- copernicus — Nicolaus (ˌnɪkəˈleɪəs). Polish name Mikołaj Kopernik. 1473–1543, Polish astronomer, whose theory of the solar system (the Copernican system) was published in 1543
- 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
- copresence — the presence of multiple things together
- coprisoner — a fellow prisoner
- corn syrup — syrup prepared from maize
- correspond — If one thing corresponds to another, there is a close similarity or connection between them. You can also say that two things correspond.
- cosponsors — Plural form of cosponsor.
- counterspy — a spy working against or investigating enemy espionage
- cousinship — Also called first cousin, full cousin. the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt. See also second cousin, removed (def 2).
- cowpersons — Plural form of cowperson.
- criosphinx — a sphinx with the head of a ram instead of a human.
- crispation — the act of curling or state of being curled
- croupiness — the condition of being afflicted with croup
- crown post — any vertical member in a roof truss, especially a king post.
- cupidinous — having a great desire or cupidity
- cyanotypes — Plural form of cyanotype.
- cynopodous — (of some mammals, such as dogs) having claws that do not retract
- 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.
- davenports — Plural form of davenport.
- deaconship — (in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
- deceptions — Plural form of deception.
- 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.
- 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.
- depression — A depression is a time when there is very little economic activity, which causes a lot of unemployment and poverty.
- desciption — Misspelling of description.
- deskperson — Journalism. a member of a newspaper staff who processes news and prepares copy, usually from information telephoned in by reporters.
- desorption — the action or process of desorbing
- despoiling — plundering by force
- despondent — If you are despondent, you are very unhappy because you have been experiencing difficulties that you think you will not be able to overcome.
- desponding — to be depressed by loss of hope, confidence, or courage.
- diaphanous — Diaphanous cloth is very thin and almost transparent.
- diaphonics — The doctrine of refracted sound; diacoustics.
- diaphonous — Misspelling of diaphanous.
- diophantus — 3rd century ad, Greek mathematician, noted for his treatise on the theory of numbers, Arithmetica
- diphosgene — a colorless liquid, C 2 Cl 4 O 2 , usually derived from methyl formate or methyl chloroformate by chlorination: a World War I poison gas now used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- diphthongs — Phonetics. an unsegmentable, gliding speech sound varying continuously in phonetic quality but held to be a single sound or phoneme and identified by its apparent beginning and ending sound, as the oi- sound of toy or boil.
- dipsomania — an irresistible, typically periodic craving for alcoholic drink.
- disappoint — to fail to fulfill the expectations or wishes of: His gross ingratitude disappointed us.
- disenvelop — to unfold
- dispassion — the state or quality of being unemotional or emotionally uninvolved.
- dispersion — Also, dispersal. an act, state, or instance of dispersing or of being dispersed.
- disphenoid — bisphenoid.