10-letter words containing p, s, i, g
- grapplings — Plural form of grappling.
- graspingly — In a grasping manner.
- grass pink — a pink, Dianthus plumarius, of Europe and Asia, having fragrant, fringed pink, purplish, or white flowers.
- greenstrip — any vegetation that does not burn easily, left uncut or planted along a roadway or waterway, usually to prevent wildfires.
- grip strip — a strip of wood or metal with shallow teeth fixed to a floor to help hold a carpet in place
- gripe site — a website through which people can express their contempt for a particular person, organization, pop group, etc
- gros point — a large stitch used in embroidery. Compare petit point (def 1), tent stitch.
- grumpiness — The state, or act, of being grumpy.
- guideposts — Plural form of guidepost.
- gussied up — dressed in a showy way
- gypsophila — any plant belonging to the genus Gypsophila, of the pink family, native to Mediterranean regions, having small, panicled, pink or white flowers, as baby's breath.
- gypsophile — any plant living or thriving in soil containing gypsum.
- gyroscopic — an apparatus consisting of a rotating wheel so mounted that its axis can turn freely in certain or all directions, and capable of maintaining the same absolute direction in space in spite of movements of the mountings and surrounding parts: used to maintain equilibrium, determine direction, etc.
- hagioscope — squint (def 13).
- hairspring — a fine, usually spiral, spring used for oscillating the balance of a timepiece.
- handspring — an acrobatic feat in which one starts from a standing position and wheels the body forward or backward in a complete circle, landing first on the hands and then on the feet, without contact by the rest of the body.
- happenings — something that happens; occurrence; event.
- headspring — the fountainhead or source of a stream.
- high hopes — great expectations
- high-speed — designed to operate or operating at a high speed: a high-speed drill.
- hiphuggers — (of a garment) having a close-fitting waistline placed at the hip rather than at the natural waist: hiphugger jeans.
- hopsacking — bagging made chiefly of hemp and jute.
- 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.
- hypalgesia — decreased sensitivity to pain (opposed to hyperalgesia).
- hypogeusia — a disease characterized by a decreased ability to taste and, sometimes, to smell: associated with a zinc deficiency
- ideographs — an ideogram.
- imposingly — very impressive because of great size, stately appearance, dignity, elegance, etc.: Notre Dame, Rheims, and other imposing cathedrals of France.
- impressing — to press or force into public service, as sailors.
- in passing — going by or past; elapsing: He was feeling better with each passing day.
- inpourings — Plural form of inpouring.
- inspanning — Present participle of inspan.
- inspecting — Present participle of inspect.
- isographic — (in the study of the geographical distribution of a dialect) a line drawn on a map to indicate areas having common linguistic characteristics.
- judgeships — Plural form of judgeship.
- kings park — a town in NW Long Island, in SE New York.
- kings peak — a mountain in NE Utah: highest peak in the Uinta Mountains. 13,528 feet (4123 meters).
- knightship — The honor bestowed that makes someone a knight.
- kriegspiel — (sometimes initial capital letter) a game using small figures and counters that represent troops, ships, etc., played on a map or miniature battlefield, developed for teaching military tactics to officers.
- lagniappes — Plural form of lagniappe.
- legateship — The office or authority of a legate.
- lightships — Plural form of lightship.
- lightspeed — The speed of light.
- logogriphs — Plural form of logogriph.
- logopedics — the study and treatment of speech defects.
- magstripes — Plural form of magstripe.
- mainspring — the principal spring in a mechanism, as in a watch.
- manscaping — Present participle of manscape.
- marigraphs — Plural form of marigraph.
- megalopsia — macropsia.
- megapixels — Plural form of megapixel.