10-letter words containing p, a, s, t, r
- astrograph — a navigational device for projecting altitude curves of the stars and planets onto charts or plotting sheets.
- astrophoto — (astronomy, photography) An image of one or more celestial objects made using techniques of astrophotography.
- at present — A situation that exists at present exists now, although it may change.
- atmosphere — A planet's atmosphere is the layer of air or other gases around it.
- attoparsec — (unit, humour) About 31 mm (one inch). "atto-" is the standard SI prefix for multiplication by 10^-18. A parsec (parallax-second) is 3.26 light-years; an attoparsec is thus 3.26 * 10^-18 light years. Thus, one attoparsec per microfortnight is about one inch per second. This unit is reported to be in use (though probably not very seriously) among hackers in the UK.
- australorp — a heavy black breed of domestic fowl
- authorship — The authorship of a piece of writing is the identity of the person who wrote it.
- autographs — Plural form of autograph.
- autotrophs — Plural form of autotroph.
- auxotrophs — Plural form of auxotroph.
- azeotropes — Plural form of azeotrope.
- baptistery — a place, esp. a part of a church, used for baptizing
- barnstaple — a town in SW England, in Devon, on the estuary of the River Taw: tourism, agriculture. Pop: 30 765 (2001)
- bipartisan — Bipartisan means concerning or involving two different political parties or groups.
- blackstrap — a kind of port wine
- blastopore — the opening of the archenteron in the gastrula that develops into the anus of some animals
- break step — to cease to march in step
- breastplow — a cultivator moved forward by a person pressing the chest against a crossbar.
- bump start — a method of starting a motor vehicle by engaging a low gear with the clutch depressed and pushing it or allowing it to run down a hill until sufficient momentum has been acquired to turn the engine by releasing the clutch
- burst page — banner
- butt-strap — (in metal construction) a plate which overlaps and fastens two pieces butted together.
- camp shirt — a short-sleeved shirt or blouse with a notched collar and usually two breast pockets.
- campestral — of or relating to open fields or country
- cant strip — an inclined or beveled strip of wood, for changing the pitch of a roof slope or for rounding out the angle between a flat roof and an adjoining parapet.
- capacitors — Plural form of capacitor.
- capistrate — (zoology, rare) hooded; cowled.
- carpenters — Plural form of carpenter.
- carpetbags — Plural form of carpetbag.
- carpetless — Not carpeted.
- carpostome — the opening in the cystocarp of certain red algae through which the spores are discharged.
- catnappers — Plural form of catnapper.
- catoptrics — the branch of optics concerned with reflection, esp the formation of images by mirrors
- ceratopsid — a dinosaur belonging to the family Ceratopsidae, characterized by their parrot-like beaks, horns and neck frills
- chin strap — a strap attached to a hat for passing under the chin of the wearer.
- chin-strap — a strap attached to a hat for passing under the chin of the wearer.
- chinstraps — Plural form of chinstrap.
- clistocarp — cleistothecium.
- compactors — Plural form of compactor.
- conspirant — planning a crime or harmful act in secret
- contrapose — to place in contraposition.
- cooperates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cooperate.
- copartners — Plural form of copartner.
- corporates — Plural form of corporate.
- cospectral — (mathematics) isospectral.
- crapshoots — Plural form of crapshoot.
- crepitates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crepitate.
- crispation — the act of curling or state of being curled
- crispature — the state of being crisped or crispate
- crosspatch — a peevish bad-tempered person
- cryptogams — Plural form of cryptogam.