10-letter words containing p, a, i, l, s
- spiralling — Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- spirituals — of, relating to, or consisting of spirit; incorporeal.
- spitballer — a pitcher who is known or believed to throw spitballs.
- splanchnic — of or relating to the viscera or entrails; visceral.
- splenative — relating to the spleen or spleenful
- 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
- split flap — a flap that is located on the under surface of the trailing edge of an aircraft wing and that splits away from the wing structure when rotated downward, producing an increase in lift or drag or both. Compare landing flap.
- split page — (in a newspaper) a page replacing one of an earlier edition and containing chiefly the same material in altered form.
- split peas — peas that are dried and split and used in soups, pease pudding, or as a vegetable
- split rail — a wooden rail split lengthwise from a log and commonly used in rustic rail and post fencing.
- 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.
- spoliation — the act or an instance of plundering or despoiling.
- spoliative — blood-diminishing
- spondaical — composed of spondees
- sponsional — relating to, involved in or entering into a sponsion
- spoon nail — an abnormal condition in which the outer surfaces of the nails are concave; koilonychia.
- sporadical — (of similar things or occurrences) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional: sporadic renewals of enthusiasm.
- sporicidal — a substance or preparation for killing spores.
- springdale — a city in NW Arkansas.
- springhalt — stringhalt.
- springtail — any of numerous minute, wingless primitive insects of the order Collembola, most possessing a special abdominal appendage for jumping that allows for the nearly perpetual springing pattern characteristic of the group.
- stamp mill — a mill or machine in which ore is crushed to powder by means of heavy stamps or pestles.
- staphyline — having a form resembling a bunch of grapes
- stepfamily — a family composed of a parent, a stepparent, and a child or children by a previous marriage.
- still pack — the pack not in play in a game in which two packs are used alternately.
- stipulated — to make an express demand or arrangement as a condition of agreement (often followed by for).
- strap-laid — noting a type of flat cordage made by stitching strands together side by side.
- strip mall — a retail complex consisting of stores or restaurants in adjacent spaces in one long building, typically having a narrow parking area directly in front of the stores.
- strippable — Mining. of or relating to ore or coal that can be produced by strip mining.
- suboptimal — being below an optimal level or standard.
- sulphatise — to convert into a sulfate, as by the roasting of ores.
- sun pillar — a halo phenomenon in which a vertical streak of light appears above and below the sun, believed to be caused by the reflection of sunlight by ice crystals with vertical axes.
- supercilia — the fillet above the cyma of a cornice.
- suppliance — appeal; entreaty; plea; supplication: He knelt in an attitude of suppliance.
- suppliancy — suppliance2 .
- suppliants — a tragedy (c463 b.c.) by Aeschylus.
- supplicant — supplicating.
- supplicate — to pray humbly; make humble and earnest entreaty or petition.
- supravital — pertaining to or involving a staining method for a preparation of living cells.
- symphysial — of, relating to, or noting a symphysis.
- synaptical — Also called syndesis. Cell Biology. the pairing of homologous chromosomes, one from each parent, during early meiosis.
- tamaulipas — a state in NE Mexico, bordering on the Gulf of Mexico. 30,731 sq. mi. (79,595 sq. km). Capital: Ciudad Victoria.
- tardy slip — a slip of paper given to students who are late for school
- tetrapolis — a conglomeration of four cities
- time-lapse — done by means of time-lapse photography: a time-lapse study of the blooming of a flower.
- triapsidal — having three apses.
- trophesial — involving or relating to trophesy
- unplausive — not applauding; disapproving
- unpleasing — not pleasing