10-letter words containing p, o, c, a
- replicator — Any construct that acts to produce copies of itself; this could be a living organism, an idea (see meme), a program (see quine, worm, wabbit, fork bomb, and virus), a pattern in a cellular automaton (see life), or (speculatively) a robot or nanobot. It is even claimed by some that Unix and C are the symbiotic halves of an extremely successful replicator; see Unix conspiracy.
- reproached — to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure.
- reprobance — reprobation.
- roach clip — a small tweezerlike clip for holding the butt of a marijuana cigarette.
- rock maple — the sugar maple, Acer saccharum.
- rock opera — an album that tells a story through the songs it contains
- rock plant — a plant found among rocks or in rock gardens.
- rock spray — a low, evergreen, Himalayan shrub, Cotoneaster microphyllus, of the rose family, having shiny leaves with grayish, hairy undersides, white flowers, and scarlet berries.
- roman pace — an ancient Roman unit of measurement, equal to 5 Roman feet or about 58 U.S. inches (147 cm).
- roof space — the attic space inside a roof
- ropedancer — a person who walks across or performs acrobatics upon a rope stretched at some height above the floor or ground.
- saprogenic — producing putrefaction or decay, as certain bacteria.
- sarcopenia — reduction in muscle tissue as a result of ageing
- sarcophagi — a stone coffin, especially one bearing sculpture, inscriptions, etc., often displayed as a monument.
- sarcophile — a flesh-eating animal, especially the Tasmanian devil.
- sarcoplasm — the cytoplasm of a striated muscle fiber.
- scalloping — any of the bivalve mollusks of the genus Argopecten (Pecten) and related genera that swim by rapidly clapping the fluted shell valves together.
- scallopini — scallops, especially of veal, flattened by pounding and usually dredged in flour or breadcrumbs and sautéed quickly: scaloppine alla Marsala.
- scaloppine — scallops, especially of veal, flattened by pounding and usually dredged in flour or breadcrumbs and sautéed quickly: scaloppine alla Marsala.
- scalp lock — a long lock or tuft of hair left on the shorn scalp by some North American Indian men.
- scapa flow — an area of water off the N coast of Scotland, in the Orkney Islands: British naval base; German warships scuttled 1919.
- scatophagy — the act of eating dung or excrement
- scatoscopy — examination of the feces for diagnostic purposes.
- schafskopf — sheepshead (def 4).
- schizocarp — a dry, dehiscent fruit that at maturity splits into two or more one-seeded carpels.
- scorpaenid — belonging or pertaining to the Scorpaenidae, a family of marine fishes with spiny fins, including the rockfishes, scorpionfishes, and lionfishes.
- scout camp — organized outdoor activity for boys
- scrap iron — old iron to be remelted or reworked.
- scrapegood — a stingy person; a miser
- scriptoria — a room, as in a monastery, library, or other institution, where manuscripts are stored, read, or copied.
- scyphozoan — any coelenterate of the class Scyphozoa, comprising the true marine jellyfishes.
- semaphoric — an apparatus for conveying information by means of visual signals, as a light whose position may be changed.
- shopaholic — a frequent shopper, especially one who is unable to control his or her spending.
- show-place — an estate, mansion, or the like, usually open to the public, renowned for its beauty, excellent design and workmanship, historical interest, etc.
- shower cap — a plastic cap worn in the shower to keep the hair dry
- slip a cog — (not in technical use) a gear tooth, formerly especially one of hardwood or metal, fitted into a slot in a gearwheel of less durable material.
- small chop — cocktail snacks
- snowcapped — topped with snow: the snowcapped Alps.
- sociopathy — a person with a psychopathic personality whose behavior is antisocial, often criminal, and who lacks a sense of moral responsibility or social conscience.
- someplaces — somewhere
- sophoclean — 495?–406? b.c, Greek dramatist.
- soul patch — a small patch of facial hair below the centre of the lower lip and above the chin
- soundscape — the component sounds of an environment.
- space shoe — a custom shoe molded to the contours of the wearer's foot
- space shot — the launch of a spacecraft and its subsequent flight in space
- spaceborne — moving in orbit around the earth: a spaceborne surveillance system.
- spaced out — dazed or stupefied because of the influence of narcotic drugs.
- spaced-out — dazed or stupefied because of the influence of narcotic drugs.
- spacewoman — a woman astronaut.
- spadiceous — Botany. of the nature of a spadix. bearing a spadix.