10-letter words containing p, a, t, i, s
- spitballer — a pitcher who is known or believed to throw spitballs.
- 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.
- spoliation — the act or an instance of plundering or despoiling.
- spoliative — blood-diminishing
- 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.
- stainproof — resistant to stains
- stair-step — to move or progress in steps of increasing height or level
- stairsteps — a flight of steps
- stamp mill — a mill or machine in which ore is crushed to powder by means of heavy stamps or pestles.
- standpoint — the point or place at which a person stands to view something.
- staphyline — having a form resembling a bunch of grapes
- star point — a common junction connected to the ends of windings of a polyphase electrical device or system of devices
- star prize — The star prize in a competition is the most valuable prize.
- stenopaeic — pertaining to or containing a narrow slit or minute opening: a stenopeic device to aid vision after eye surgery.
- step aside — move to one side
- stepfamily — a family composed of a parent, a stepparent, and a child or children by a previous marriage.
- stephanite — a mineral, silver antimony sulfide, Ag 5 SbS 4 : an ore of silver.
- stereopair — a pair of photographs of the same area taken from slightly different positions so as to give a stereoscopic effect when properly mounted and viewed.
- 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.
- strapontin — a seat which is folded down to sit on
- strike pay — strike benefit.
- strip away — remove entirely
- strip farm — a tract of land where strip cropping is done.
- 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.
- strip-wash — a thorough, all-over wash with a flannel, sponge, etc, and water but without getting into a bath or shower
- strippable — Mining. of or relating to ore or coal that can be produced by strip mining.
- striptease — a burlesque act in which a dancer removes garments one at a time to the accompaniment of music.
- stupration — an act of ravishing or a violation
- subhepatic — of or relating to the liver.
- suboptimal — being below an optimal level or standard.
- subprimate — a primitive variety of primate
- sulphatise — to convert into a sulfate, as by the roasting of ores.
- superation — the action or process of superating, overcoming or surpassing
- supergiant — Astronomy. supergiant star.
- superpaint — (graphics) A pioneering graphics program and framebuffer computer system developed by Richard Shoup at Xerox PARC. Design started in 1972 and the system produced its first stable image in April 1973. SuperPaint was one of the first computers used for creative work, video editing and animation, all which would become major sections within the entertainment industry and major components of industrial design. SuperPaint had a graphical user interface and could capture images from video input or combine them with digital data. SuperPaint was the first program with features such as changing hue, saturation and value, a colour palette, custom polygons and lines, virtual paintbrushes and pencils, auto-filling of images and anti-aliasing.
- supination — rotation of the hand or forearm so that the palmar surface is facing upward (opposed to pronation).
- suppliants — a tragedy (c463 b.c.) by Aeschylus.
- supplicant — supplicating.
- supplicate — to pray humbly; make humble and earnest entreaty or petition.
- supraoptic — above the optic chiasm
- supravital — pertaining to or involving a staining method for a preparation of living cells.