10-letter words containing p, l, a, s
- appeasable — to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment; pacify; soothe: to appease an angry king.
- appellants — Plural form of appellant.
- applausive — characterized by applause
- apple isle — Tasmania.
- applesauce — a relish or dessert made of apples stewed to a pulp and sweetened; (fig.) (sl.) bunkum, nonsense
- appliances — Plural form of appliance.
- applicants — Plural form of applicant.
- appositely — In an apposite manner.
- appraisals — Plural form of appraisal.
- aquaplanes — Plural form of aquaplane.
- archiplasm — archoplasm
- archoplasm — the protoplasmic material surrounding the centrosome, formerly thought to be involved in the formation of the asters and spindle during mitosis
- aspectable — having the ability to be seen
- aspen hill — a city in central Maryland.
- aspergilla — Plural form of aspergillum.
- asphaltene — any of the constituents of a bitumen, as asphalt, that are insoluble in pentane, hexane, or naphthalene.
- asphalting — any of various dark-colored, solid, bituminous substances, native in various areas of the earth and composed mainly of hydrocarbon mixtures.
- asphaltite — any of various naturally occurring hydrocarbons that resemble asphalt but have a higher melting point
- aspherical — (of a reflecting surface or lens) deviating slightly from a perfectly spherical shape and relatively free from aberrations.
- aspiringly — in an aspiring manner
- australorp — a heavy black breed of domestic fowl
- autopilots — Plural form of autopilot.
- autoplasty — surgical repair of defects by grafting or transplanting tissue from the patient's own body
- awl-shaped — shaped like an awl
- axoplasmic — of or relating to the axoplasm
- baby split — a split in which the two and seven pins or the three and ten pins remain standing.
- backpedals — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backpedal.
- backplanes — Plural form of backplane.
- backplates — Plural form of backplate.
- backsplash — any tiled area by, for example, a sink, cooker or bath to prevent damage to a wall by food or water splashes
- backsplice — a knot for finishing a rope end neatly, beginning with a crown and proceeding in a series of tucks, each strand over the first adjoining strand and under the next, the strands being split in half at each tuck.
- bailieship — the office or district of a bailie
- bakeapples — Plural form of bakeapple.
- ballpoints — Plural form of ballpoint.
- bargepoles — Plural form of bargepole.
- barnstaple — a town in SW England, in Devon, on the estuary of the River Taw: tourism, agriculture. Pop: 30 765 (2001)
- baseplates — Plural form of baseplate.
- basophiles — Biology. a basophilic cell, tissue, organism, or substance.
- basophilia — an abnormal increase of basophil leucocytes in the blood
- basophilic — having an affinity for basic stains.
- battleship — A battleship is a very large, heavily armed warship.
- bespangled — covered or adorned with or as if with spangles or jewels
- bicapsular — (of plants) having two capsules or one capsule with two chambers
- bioplastic — plastic suitable for use as a biomaterial.
- bipedalism — the condition or state of having two feet
- bipetalous — having two petals
- bisulphate — a salt or ester of sulphuric acid containing the monovalent group -HSO4 or the ion HSO4–
- bitch-slap — to strike (someone) with one's open hand
- black caps — any of several birds having the top of the head black, as the chickadee and certain warblers, especially the Old World blackcap, Sylvia atricapilla.
- black spot — If you describe a place, time, or part of a situation as a black spot, you mean that it is particularly bad or likely to cause problems.