10-letter words containing p, a, b, s
- presumable — capable of being taken for granted; probable.
- presumably — by assuming reasonably; probably: Since he is a consistent winner, he is presumably a superior player.
- proposable — to offer or suggest (a matter, subject, case, etc.) for consideration, acceptance, or action: to propose a new method.
- punishable — liable to or deserving punishment.
- purse crab — coconut crab.
- push about — to bully; keep telling (a person) what to do in a bossy manner
- re-baptism — a new or second baptism
- respirable — capable of being respired.
- sebastopol — Sevastopol.
- sharpsburg — a town in NW Maryland: nearby is the site of the Civil War battle of Antietam 1862.
- ship-bread — hardtack.
- sinophobia — a fear or dislike of China, or Chinese people, their language or culture
- sitophobia — abnormal aversion to food.
- slavophobe — a person who fears or hates the Slavs, their influence, or things Slavic.
- slop basin — a basin or bowl into which the dregs, leaves, and grounds of teacups and coffee cups are emptied at the table.
- spaceborne — moving in orbit around the earth: a spaceborne surveillance system.
- spare ribs — a cut of meat from the rib section, especially of pork or beef, with some meat adhering to the bones.
- spasm band — an old-time jazz band, flourishing especially in the late 19th century, the members of which used improvised instruments, as cigar boxes, barrels, kazoos, whistles, and jugs, and often marched in the street while performing.
- sperm bank — a repository for storing sperm and keeping it viable under scientifically controlled conditions prior to its use in artificial insemination.
- spitballer — a pitcher who is known or believed to throw spitballs.
- splashback — a sheet of glass, plastic, etc, attached to a wall above a basin to protect the wall against splashing
- splittable — to divide or separate from end to end or into layers: to split a log in two.
- spoil bank — a bank of excavated refuse or waste earth, as of shale from surface coal mining.
- sponge bag — a small, usually waterproof, case for carrying toilet articles.
- spongeable — able to be cleaned with a sponge
- spoon back — a back of a chair or the like, having a splat curved outward at the bottom.
- sports bag — a bag used by an individual to carry his or her clothing and equipment for taking part in sport
- sports bar — a bar featuring televised sporting events.
- sports bra — a woman's undergarment designed for extra support and protection during sports and recreational activities.
- spreadable — capable of being spread; easily spread: a soft, spreadable cheese.
- spuleblade — the shoulder blade
- stoop ball — a game resembling baseball, played in a street, schoolyard, or other confined paved area, in which a ball is thrown forcibly against a stairway or wall so that it rebounds into the air, bases and runs being awarded depending on the number of bounces the ball takes before being caught by the opposing player or team.
- strippable — Mining. of or relating to ore or coal that can be produced by strip mining.
- subchapter — a subdivision especially of a body of laws.
- subcompact — an automobile that is smaller than a compact.
- subcompany — subsidiary company.
- subhepatic — of or relating to the liver.
- suboptimal — being below an optimal level or standard.
- subpleural — situated under the pleura.
- subpoenaed — the usual writ for the summoning of witnesses or the submission of evidence, as records or documents, before a court or other deliberative body.
- subprimate — a primitive variety of primate
- subprogram — procedure (def 4b).
- super band — the band of frequencies between 216 and 600 megahertz, used for cable television channels and Citizens Band.
- superboard — a wooden board with exceptional properties of some kind
- superbrain — (computer) A personal computer released in 1980 by Intertec. The Superbrain had two Z80A microprocessors running at 4 MHz, one for the main processing and the other for peripheral activities. It had an integrated keyboard and display. It was sold with the CP/M operating system, Microsoft Basic, an 8080 assembler and Microsoft Cobol 74. The base model, the "Superbrain 10", had no drives, only a network connection. Other models added one or two 5" floppy disc units. The "Jr" had 170K drives (single-sided), the "QD" had 340 KB drives (double-sided) and the "SD" had 780k. Intertec did not sell or support a hard drive or an S-100 bus for these machines. The network version of the SuperBrain was called CompuStar. The network was a large gray parallel cable. CompuStar had three "file servers" that accepted up to 255 machines. These were the "DSS-10" with a 10MB 8" Winchester drive; the "CDC" with 96MB consisting of 80MB fixed and a 16MB removable platter; and the "Priam" with a 144MB 14" platter winchester. Intertec manufactured the controllers for the last two and an enclosure and power supply for the Priam. CDC had to go on-site to install the 96MB. The SuperBrain was succeeded in 1982 by the SuperBrain II.
- supposable — to assume (something), as for the sake of argument or as part of a proposition or theory: Suppose the distance to be one mile.
- supposably — to assume (something), as for the sake of argument or as part of a proposition or theory: Suppose the distance to be one mile.
- suprapubic — above the pubic bone
- swamp boat — Also called swamp boat. a small open boat having a very shallow draft and driven by a caged airplane propeller mounted above the rear transom, capable of traveling at relatively high speeds through shallow water, swamps, etc.
- tablespoon — a spoon larger than a teaspoon or a dessert spoon, used in serving food at the table and as a standard measuring unit in recipes.