10-letter words containing p, o, s, t
- hemoptysis — the expectoration of blood or bloody mucus.
- hey presto — magician's conjuring words
- hippolytus — Also, Hippolytos [hi-pol-i-tuh s, -tos] /hɪˈpɒl ɪ təs, -ˌtɒs/ (Show IPA). Classical Mythology. the son of Theseus who was falsely accused by his stepmother, Phaedra, of raping her after he had rejected her advances and who was killed by Poseidon in response to the plea of Theseus.
- hippotamus — Obsolete spelling and common present-day misspelling of hippopotamus.
- hipsterdom — The state of being a hipster.
- hoofprints — Plural form of hoofprint.
- hoop skirt — a woman's skirt made to stand out and drape in a stiff bell-like shape from the waist by an undergarment framework of flexible hoops connected by tapes.
- hoop-skirt — a skirt that has hoops made of bone or metal, etc fastened inside it to make it stiff and full
- hope chest — (especially formerly) a chest or the like in which a young woman collected clothing, linens, and other articles in anticipation of marriage.
- hospitable — receiving or treating guests or strangers warmly and generously: a hospitable family.
- hospitably — receiving or treating guests or strangers warmly and generously: a hospitable family.
- hospitaler — a member of the religious and military order (Knights Hospitalers or Knights of St. John of Jerusalem) originating about the time of the first Crusade (1096–99) and taking its name from a hospital at Jerusalem.
- hospitalet — a city in NE Spain, near Barcelona.
- hot spring — a thermal spring having water warmer than 98°F (37°C): the water is usually heated by emanation from or passage near hot or molten rock.
- hotel ship — a ship which is moored and used as a hotel
- houseplant — an ornamental plant that is grown indoors or adapts well to indoor culture.
- hoverports — Plural form of hoverport.
- hyoplastra — the second foremost pair of plastral bones in a turtle
- hypnotised — Simple past tense and past participle of hypnotise.
- hypnotises — to put in the hypnotic state.
- hypnotists — Plural form of hypnotist.
- hypnotizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hypnotize.
- hypoblasts — Plural form of hypoblast.
- hypocausts — Plural form of hypocaust.
- hypocotyls — Plural form of hypocotyl.
- hypocrites — Plural form of hypocrite.
- hypostases — Metaphysics. something that stands under and supports; foundation. the underlying or essential part of anything as distinguished from attributes; substance, essence, or essential principle.
- hypostasis — Metaphysics. something that stands under and supports; foundation. the underlying or essential part of anything as distinguished from attributes; substance, essence, or essential principle.
- hypostatic — of or relating to a hypostasis; fundamental.
- hypostress — the stress which is caused by boredom or lack of motivation
- hypotenuse — the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
- hypotheses — a proposition, or set of propositions, set forth as an explanation for the occurrence of some specified group of phenomena, either asserted merely as a provisional conjecture to guide investigation (working hypothesis) or accepted as highly probable in the light of established facts.
- hypothesis — a proposition, or set of propositions, set forth as an explanation for the occurrence of some specified group of phenomena, either asserted merely as a provisional conjecture to guide investigation (working hypothesis) or accepted as highly probable in the light of established facts.
- hypsometer — thermobarometer (def 1).
- hypsometry — vertical control in mapping; the establishment of elevations or altitudes.
- impactions — Plural form of impaction.
- imperators — Plural form of imperator.
- importunes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of importune.
- imposition — the laying on of something as a burden or obligation.
- imposthume — (obsolete) an abscess.
- impostrous — (archaic) Characterized by imposture; deceitful.
- impostumed — having an abscess
- impostures — Plural form of imposture.
- impromptus — made or done without previous preparation: an impromptu address to the unexpected crowds.
- inapposite — not apposite; not pertinent.
- inceptions — Plural form of inception.
- inceptisol — a soil so young that horizons have just begun to form: especially prevalent in tundra areas.
- inspection — the act of inspecting or viewing, especially carefully or critically: an inspection of all luggage on the plane.
- inspectors — Plural form of inspector.
- inspirator — An inspirer, one that inspires.