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10-letter words containing p, a, c, t

  • septicidal — (of a capsule) dehiscing lengthwise along a septum.
  • sheeptrack — a small natural terrace on a hillside
  • sketch map — a rough map of the principal features of a locale, as one drawn from memory.
  • skin patch — an adhesive patch stuck to the skin to slowly and steadily release medicine into the bloodstream
  • sociopathy — a person with a psychopathic personality whose behavior is antisocial, often criminal, and who lacks a sense of moral responsibility or social conscience.
  • soul patch — a small patch of facial hair below the centre of the lower lip and above the chin
  • space rate — a unit of compensation for written work, based on the amount of space that the submitted material occupies in print, and usually computed in column inches.
  • space shot — the launch of a spacecraft and its subsequent flight in space
  • space suit — outfit worn by astronaut
  • space-time — Also called space-time continuum. the four-dimensional continuum, having three spatial coordinates and one temporal coordinate, in which all physical quantities may be located.
  • spacecraft — a vehicle designed for travel or operation in space beyond the earth's atmosphere or in orbit around the earth.
  • spaced out — dazed or stupefied because of the influence of narcotic drugs.
  • spaced-out — dazed or stupefied because of the influence of narcotic drugs.
  • spaciality — spatial.
  • spartacist — a member of a group of German radical socialists formed in 1916 and in 1919 becoming the German Communist Party, led by Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg
  • spasticity — Pathology. pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by spasm, especially tonic spasm.
  • spatchcock — a fowl that has been dressed and split open for grilling.
  • spec ratio — (benchmark)   Results for each individual benchmark of the SPEC benchmark suites, for example CINT92 and CFP92, expressed as the ratio of the wall clock time to execute one single copy of the benchmark, compared to a fixed "SPEC reference time", which was chosen early-on as the execution time on a VAX 11/780. See also SPEC rate.
  • specialist — a person who devotes himself or herself to one subject or to one particular branch of a subject or pursuit.
  • speciality — specialty.
  • speciation — the formation of new species as a result of geographic, physiological, anatomical, or behavioral factors that prevent previously interbreeding populations from breeding with each other.
  • spectacled — wearing spectacles.
  • spectacles — anything presented to the sight or view, especially something of a striking or impressive kind: The stars make a fine spectacle tonight.
  • spectating — to participate as a spectator, as at a horse race.
  • spectatrix — a female spectator
  • spectrally — of or relating to a specter; ghostly; phantom.
  • speculated — to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
  • speculator — a person who is engaged in commercial or financial speculation.
  • speech act — any of the acts that may be performed by a speaker in making an utterance, as stating, asking, requesting, advising, warning, or persuading, considered in terms of the content of the message, the intention of the speaker, and the effect on the listener.
  • spermaceti — a pearly white, waxy, translucent solid, obtained from the oil in the head of the sperm whale: used chiefly in cosmetics and candles, and as an emollient.
  • spermaduct — a spermatic passage found in male animals
  • sphacelate — affected with gangrene
  • spiculated — covered with spicules or needle-like
  • spiflicate — to destroy; annihilate
  • split cane — bamboo split into strips of triangular section, tapered, and glued to form a stiff but flexible hexagonal rod: used, esp formerly, for making fishing rods
  • sport coat — A sport coat is a man's jacket. It is worn on informal occasions with pants of a different material.
  • sports cap — a hat designed for sports or to look sporty
  • sports car — small, low, fast car
  • sportscast — a radio or television program consisting of sports news or of a running description of a sports event.
  • spur track — a short branch track leading from the main track, and connected with it at one end only.
  • spycatcher — a person who works in counterintelligence to detect enemy espionage activities
  • statoscope — an aneroid barometer for registering minute variations of atmospheric pressure.
  • stenopaeic — pertaining to or containing a narrow slit or minute opening: a stenopeic device to aid vision after eye surgery.
  • step dance — a dance in which the steps are the most important characteristic, specifically a solo dance with intricate, vigorous steps, often performed with the hands kept in the pockets.
  • stepdancer — a person who engages in stepdancing
  • still pack — the pack not in play in a game in which two packs are used alternately.
  • subchapter — a subdivision especially of a body of laws.
  • subcompact — an automobile that is smaller than a compact.
  • subhepatic — of or relating to the liver.
  • superacute — sharp or severe in effect; intense: acute sorrow; an acute pain.
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