10-letter words containing p, h, a
- sulphatise — to convert into a sulfate, as by the roasting of ores.
- sulphonate — a salt or ester of any sulphonic acid containing the ion RSO2O– or the group RSO2O–, R being an organic group
- sulphurate — to combine or treat with sulphur or a sulphur compound
- superheavy — Chemistry, Physics. pertaining to any of a series of elements having an atomic number greater than 103.
- superhuman — above or beyond what is human; having a higher nature or greater powers than humans have: a superhuman being.
- supermacho — extremely macho
- supersharp — extremely sharp
- sweat-shop — a shop employing workers at low wages, for long hours, and under poor conditions.
- sweep hand — a hand, usually a second hand, centrally mounted with the minute and hour hands of a timepiece and reaching to the edge of the dial.
- 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.
- 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.
- tachograph — a recording tachometer.
- tachygraph — tachygraphic writing.
- tachypneic — excessively rapid respiration.
- tachypnoea — excessively rapid respiration.
- take shape — the quality of a distinct object or body in having an external surface or outline of specific form or figure.
- tappit-hen — a hen with a crest or topknot.
- tatpurusha — a compound of two words in which the first is an attributive noun and the second a substantive, as bookcase, aircraft, or flowerpot.
- tautophony — the repetition of a sound
- teichopsia — a temporary visual impairment associated with migraine
- telegraphy — the art or practice of constructing or operating telegraphs.
- telepathic — communication between minds by some means other than sensory perception.
- telpherage — a transportation system in which cars or other carriers are suspended from or run on wire cables or the like, especially one operated by electricity.
- telpherman — someone who operates or works on a telpher
- tenantship — the state of being a tenant
- the pamirs — a mountainous area of central Asia, mainly in Tajikistan and partly in Kyrgyzstan, extending into China and Afghanistan: consists of a complex of high ranges, from which the Tian Shan projects to the north, the Kunlun and Karakoram to the east, and the Hindu Kush to the west; Ismoil Somoni (formerly Communism Peak) is situated in the Tajik Pamirs. Highest peak: Kongur Shan, 7719 m (25 326 ft)
- the pampas — vast plain of S South America, extending from the Atlantic across central Argentina to the Andes
- the papers — newspapers
- the parcae — the Roman goddesses of fate
- the-plague — French La Peste. a novel (1947) by Albert Camus.
- theme park — an amusement park in which landscaping, buildings, and attractions are based on one or more specific themes, as jungle wildlife, fairy tales, or the Old West.
- theophanic — a manifestation or appearance of God or a god to a person.
- theophobia — morbid fear or hatred of God
- thesprotia — an ancient coastal district in SW Epirus.
- three-peat — to win a third consecutive victory.
- tipu sahib — 1750–99, sultan of Mysore 1782–99.
- tocophobia — an abnormal fear of giving birth or becoming pregnant
- tomography — a machine for making an x-ray of a selected plane of the body.
- toothpaste — a dentifrice in the form of paste.
- top-hamper — the light upper sails and their gear and spars, sometimes used to refer to all spars and gear above the deck.
- top-hatted — wearing a top hat
- tophaceous — a calcareous concretion formed in the soft tissue about a joint, in the pinna of the ear, etc., especially in gout; a gouty deposit.
- topography — the detailed mapping or charting of the features of a relatively small area, district, or locality.
- topophilia — the love of or emotional connections with place or physical environment
- touchpaper — paper saturated with potassium nitrate to make it burn slowly, used for igniting explosives and fireworks.
- toxiphobia — an abnormal fear of being poisoned.