10-letter words containing p, l, a, g
- displacing — Present participle of displace.
- displaying — to show or exhibit; make visible: to display a sign.
- dog paddle — a simple swimming stroke in which the body is kept nearly upright, the arms paddle, and the legs move up and down as in running
- dog-paddle — to swim or keep afloat by use of the dog paddle.
- dollar gap — the difference, measured in U.S. dollars, between the earnings of a foreign country through sales and investments in the U.S. and the payments made by that country to the U.S.
- drain plug — A drain plug is a plug which is taken out to allow a fluid to be drained from a tank such as an engine oil pan or sump.
- dyalog apl — (language) Arguably the current (2001) market-leading implementation of APL, from Dyalog Limited. Dyalog APL runs under Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, and Windows 2000; and several popular UNIX systems including Linux. Dyalog APL complies with ISO 8485 and has many features that make it good for complex GUI applications. Dyalog APL was introduced in 1983 and is currently (2002) in active development.
- eagle pass — a city in S Texas, on the Rio Grande.
- edaphology — The ecological relationship of soil with plants, and land cultivation practices.
- empaneling — Present participle of empanel.
- epagomenal — inserted at intervals; intercalary
- epiglottal — Pertaining to the epiglottis.
- epilogical — Of or relating to an epilogue.
- epipelagic — Of, pertaining to, or inhabiting the water from the surface of the sea down to 200 metres.
- escapology — The study or art of escaping from a constriction, e.g. rope, handcuffs, etc.
- esophageal — Pertaining to the esophagus.
- explaining — Present participle of explain.
- expugnable — Capable of being expugned.
- flagperson — A gender-neutral term for someone who uses a flag, especially as a form of signalling.
- flapdragon — an old game in which the players snatch raisins, plums, etc., out of burning brandy, and eat them.
- flight cap — a wedge-shaped cap of cotton or woolen fabric, worn as part of the service uniform.
- flight pay — a pay supplement allowed by the U.S. Air Force to certain crew members who attain a minimum flight time per month.
- gallopades — Plural form of gallopade.
- galumphing — to move along heavily and clumsily.
- gameplayer — One who plays a game or games.
- gangplanks — Plural form of gangplank.
- geoponical — agricultural
- geospatial — Relating to or denoting data that is associated with a particular location.
- germ plasm — the protoplasm of the germ cells containing the chromosomes.
- giant kelp — any of various very large kelps of the genera Laminaria, Macrocystis, and Nereocystis.
- gin palace — (formerly) a gaudy drinking house
- give place — to make room
- glammed up — made to look more glamorous
- glasspaper — (archaic) sandpaper.
- glen plaid — a plaid pattern of muted colors or of black or gray and white, especially one in which two dark and two light stripes alternate with four dark and four light stripes, both vertically and horizontally, forming a crossing pattern of irregular checks.
- glyphosate — a compound, C 3 H 8 NO 5 P, used to kill a wide range of weeds.
- gnaphalium — Any of the genus Gnaphalium of flowering plants, the cudweeds.
- goalkeeper — (in ice hockey, field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, etc.) a player whose chief duty is to prevent the ball or puck from crossing or entering the goal.
- gold plate — a thin coating of gold, usually produced by electroplating
- gold-plate — to coat (base metal) with gold, especially by electroplating.
- goldplated — to coat (base metal) with gold, especially by electroplating.
- grapelouse — an insect that attacks grape vines
- graphalloy — a compound of graphite impregnated with Babbitt metal, bronze, copper, gold, etc., used as a low-friction material.
- grapholect — an established and standardized written language
- graphology — the study of handwriting, especially when regarded as an expression of the writer's character, personality, abilities, etc.
- graplement — a close fight or a close fighting grasp
- grapplings — Plural form of grappling.
- graptolite — any colonial animal of the extinct class Graptolithina, most common in the Ordovician and Silurian Periods, thought to be related to the pterobranchs.
- graspingly — In a grasping manner.
- gravel pit — an open cast working for the extraction of gravel