10-letter words containing p, a, y
- sparkishly — in a sparkish manner
- sparks fly — If sparks fly between people, they discuss something in an excited or angry way.
- spasticity — Pathology. pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by spasm, especially tonic spasm.
- spatiality — of or relating to space.
- speak-easy — a place where alcoholic drinks are sold illegally, esp. such a place in the U.S. during Prohibition
- speakingly — in an eloquent manner
- speciality — specialty.
- spectrally — of or relating to a specter; ghostly; phantom.
- speech day — In some British schools, speech day is a day, usually at the end of the school year, when prizes are presented to pupils and speeches are made by guest speakers and the head teacher.
- splay-feet — a broad, flat foot, especially one turned outward.
- splay-foot — a broad, flat foot, especially one turned outward.
- spodomancy — divination by studying ashes
- sports day — In British schools, sports day is a day or an afternoon when pupils compete in athletics contests such as races and the high jump. Parents are often invited to come and watch the events.
- spray tank — a closed tank into which air is pumped to force out a liquid, especially for a spray.
- spreaghery — the activity or crime of raiding cattle
- spun rayon — yarn produced by spinning short, uniform lengths of rayon filaments into a continuous strand.
- spy camera — a hidden, disguised or miniature camera used in espionage
- spycatcher — a person who works in counterintelligence to detect enemy espionage activities
- stag party — a social gathering or outing for men only.
- stamp duty — land tax
- staphyline — having a form resembling a bunch of grapes
- staphyloma — a condition in which the sclera or cornea of the eye projects outwards due to inflammation
- stay-press — (of fabric or clothing) treated so as to retain a freshly ironed look after washing.
- stepfamily — a family composed of a parent, a stepparent, and a child or children by a previous marriage.
- strathspey — a slow Scottish dance in quadruple meter.
- strike pay — strike benefit.
- strip away — remove entirely
- stylograph — a fountain pen in which the writing point is a fine, hollow tube instead of a nib.
- subcompany — subsidiary company.
- superalloy — an alloy, often with a nickel, nickel-iron, or cobalt base, capable of withstanding very high temperatures, used in jet engines, rockets, etc.
- superheavy — Chemistry, Physics. pertaining to any of a series of elements having an atomic number greater than 103.
- supernanny — an expert who advises parents on how to deal with badly-behaved children
- suppliancy — suppliance2 .
- supposably — to assume (something), as for the sake of argument or as part of a proposition or theory: Suppose the distance to be one mile.
- sycophancy — self-seeking or servile flattery.
- sympathies — harmony of or agreement in feeling, as between persons or on the part of one person with respect to another.
- sympathise — to be in sympathy or agreement of feeling; share in a feeling (often followed by with).
- sympathize — to be in sympathy or agreement of feeling; share in a feeling (often followed by with).
- symphysial — of, relating to, or noting a symphysis.
- symposiast — a person who attends or participates in a symposium.
- synaloepha — the blending of two successive vowels into one, especially the coalescence of a vowel at the end of one word with a vowel at the beginning of the next.
- synaptical — Also called syndesis. Cell Biology. the pairing of homologous chromosomes, one from each parent, during early meiosis.
- syncarpous — of the nature of or pertaining to a syncarp.
- syncopated — marked by syncopation: syncopated rhythm.
- tachygraph — tachygraphic writing.
- tachypneic — excessively rapid respiration.
- tachypnoea — excessively rapid respiration.
- taffy pull — a party at which taffy is made
- tall poppy — any plant of the genus Papaver, having showy, usually red flowers. Compare poppy family.
- tardy slip — a slip of paper given to students who are late for school