10-letter words containing p, a, i, l, s
- pleasuring — the state or feeling of being pleased.
- pleonastic — the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy.
- plesiosaur — any marine reptile of the extinct genus Plesiosaurus, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, having a small head, a long neck, four paddlelike limbs, and a short tail.
- plexiglass — a material very similar to Plexiglas
- plumassier — a person who works with ornamental feathers
- poisonable — able to be poisoned
- polar axis — the fixed line, usually horizontal, from which the angle made by the radius vector is measured in a polar coordinate system.
- polarising — to cause polarization in.
- polybasite — a blackish mineral, Ag 9 SbS 6 : a minor ore of silver.
- polydipsia — excessive thirst.
- polygamist — a person who practices or favors polygamy.
- polymastia — the condition of having more than the normal number of breasts
- polymastic — a person with a polymastic condition
- polynesian — of or relating to Polynesia, its inhabitants, or their languages.
- polyphasic — having more than two phases.
- pond snail — a general term for the freshwater snails: often specifically for the great pond snail (Limnaea stagnalis) and others of that genus. L. truncatula is a host of the liver fluke
- popularise — to make popular: to popularize a dance.
- popularist — designed for the general public; non-specialist; non-intellectual
- portlaoise — a town in central Republic of Ireland, county town of Laois: site of a top-security prison. Pop: 12 127 (2002)
- positional — condition with reference to place; location; situation.
- postcoital — sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- postillate — to annotate, to postil
- posttibial — Anatomy. the inner of the two bones of the leg, that extend from the knee to the ankle and articulate with the femur and the talus; shinbone.
- praiseless — not receiving praise; unpraised
- praisingly — in a praising manner; with praise
- prankishly — in a prankish manner, mischievously
- praxiteles — flourished c350 b.c, Greek sculptor.
- preleasing — to sign or grant a lease on (a building, apartment, etc.) in advance of construction: Agents have preleased more than 60 percent of the new building.
- presential — present, or implying actual presence
- privy seal — (in Great Britain) the seal affixed to grants, documents, etc., that are to pass the great seal, and to documents of less importance that do not require the great seal.
- proplastid — a plant cell organelle that a plastid develops from
- psalmodize — to sing psalms
- psalterian — psalm-like
- psalterium — the omasum.
- ptolemaist — an adherent or advocate of the Ptolemaic system of astronomy.
- punishable — liable to or deserving punishment.
- respirable — capable of being respired.
- sailplaner — a person who flies sailplanes
- saint paul — Saint, died a.d. c67, a missionary and apostle to the gentiles: author of several of the Epistles. Compare Saul (def 2).
- sale price — discounted cost
- sales slip — a receipt or other slip of paper issued by a store or other vendor showing where a purchase was made and also the amount, date, department, etc.
- salpingian — a trumpet-shaped tube, as a Fallopian or Eustachian tube.
- san felipe — a city in NE Venezuela, on the Orinoco River.
- sapiential — containing, exhibiting, or affording wisdom; characterized by wisdom.
- sarcophile — a flesh-eating animal, especially the Tasmanian devil.
- scalloping — any of the bivalve mollusks of the genus Argopecten (Pecten) and related genera that swim by rapidly clapping the fluted shell valves together.
- scallopini — scallops, especially of veal, flattened by pounding and usually dredged in flour or breadcrumbs and sautéed quickly: scaloppine alla Marsala.
- scaloppine — scallops, especially of veal, flattened by pounding and usually dredged in flour or breadcrumbs and sautéed quickly: scaloppine alla Marsala.
- scampishly — in a scampish manner
- scriptural — (sometimes initial capital letter) of, relating to, or in accordance with sacred writings, especially the Scriptures.