10-letter words containing p, e, o, l, s
- salopettes — a garment worn for skiing, consisting of quilted trousers reaching to the chest and held up by shoulder straps
- sarcophile — a flesh-eating animal, especially the Tasmanian devil.
- scaloppine — scallops, especially of veal, flattened by pounding and usually dredged in flour or breadcrumbs and sautéed quickly: scaloppine alla Marsala.
- seal point — a Siamese cat having a fawn-colored body and dark-brown points.
- seal-point — a Siamese cat having a fawn-colored body and dark-brown points.
- sebastopol — Sevastopol.
- semipostal — a postage stamp sold by a government at a premium above its face value, the excess being used for a nonpostal purpose, as a charity.
- septillion — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 24 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 42 zeros.
- sevastopol — a fortified seaport in the S Crimea, in S Ukraine: famous for its heroic resistance during sieges of 349 days in 1854–55, and 245 days in 1941–42.
- shapetools — (tool, programming) A code management system for Unix from The Technical University of Berlin.
- sheep-fold — an enclosure for sheep.
- shellproof — protected against the explosive effect of shells or bombs.
- shoplifter — a person who steals goods from the shelves or displays of a retail store while posing as a customer.
- shopsoiled — worn, faded, tarnished, etc, from being displayed in a shop or store
- shopwalker — a floorwalker.
- show-place — an estate, mansion, or the like, usually open to the public, renowned for its beauty, excellent design and workmanship, historical interest, etc.
- silent cop — a small hemispherical traffic marker at an intersection
- simferopol — a city in S Ukraine, on the S Crimean Peninsula.
- simple vow — a public vow taken by a religious, under which property may be retained and marriage, though held to be illicit, is valid under canon law.
- sine prole — without offspring or progeny: to die sine prole.
- slavophile — a person who greatly admires the Slavs and Slavic ways.
- slavophobe — a person who fears or hates the Slavs, their influence, or things Slavic.
- sleep over — to take the rest afforded by a suspension of voluntary bodily functions and the natural suspension, complete or partial, of consciousness; cease being awake.
- sleep sofa — a sofa that can be used as a bed; sofa bed.
- sleep-over — to take the rest afforded by a suspension of voluntary bodily functions and the natural suspension, complete or partial, of consciousness; cease being awake.
- slip noose — a noose made with a slipknot
- slop chest — a supply of clothing, boots, tobacco, and other personal goods for sale to the crew of a ship during a voyage.
- sloppy joe — greasy spoon.
- snow apple — Fameuse.
- so help me — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
- soapflakes — small particles of solid soap or detergent used for washing clothes
- soft-pedal — to use the soft pedal.
- soil creep — creep of soil on even slopes; often accelerated by spring freeze-and-thaw or general periglacial conditions. Compare creep (def 22a).
- solar apex — the point on the celestial sphere, near Vega, toward which the solar system is moving relative to the visible stars.
- someplaces — somewhere
- sophoclean — 495?–406? b.c, Greek dramatist.
- soup plate — a deep, concave plate used especially for serving soup.
- south pole — the region of a magnet toward which the lines of magnetic induction converge (south pole) or from which the lines of induction diverge (north pole)
- spaniolize — to cause to become Spanish
- speciously — apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible: specious arguments.
- speculator — a person who is engaged in commercial or financial speculation.
- speleology — the exploration and study of caves.
- speleothem — a natural structure within a cave
- spellbound — bound by or as if by a spell; enchanted, entranced, or fascinated: a spellbound audience.
- spellstopt — immobilized by magic
- sphenoidal — relating to the sphenoid bone
- spheroidal — pertaining to a spheroid or spheroids.
- spill over — be full of: emotion
- spleenwort — any of various temperate and tropical ferns of the genera Asplenium and Diplazium, certain species of which are grown as ornamentals.
- splendored — brilliant or gorgeous appearance, coloring, etc.; magnificence: the splendor of the palace.