10-letter words containing p, y
- speleology — the exploration and study of caves.
- spellingly — one letter at a time
- sperrylite — a mineral, platinum arsenide, PtAs 2 , occurring in minute tin-white crystals, usually cubes: a minor ore of platinum.
- sphericity — a spherical state or form.
- spherocyte — an abnormal blood cell
- spiceberry — a myrtaceous tree, Eugenia rhombea, of the Caribbean and Florida, with orange or black edible fruits
- spider fly — an artificial fly having a hackle body, little or no tail, no wings, and unusually long legs, dressed to resemble a spider.
- spin-dryer — to remove moisture from (laundry) by centrifugal force, as in an automatic washing machine.
- spinsterly — relating to or resembling a spinster
- spirometry — an instrument for determining the capacity of the lungs.
- splay-feet — a broad, flat foot, especially one turned outward.
- splay-foot — a broad, flat foot, especially one turned outward.
- splendidly — gorgeous; magnificent; sumptuous. Synonyms: luxurious, dazzling, imposing. Antonyms: squalid.
- spodomancy — divination by studying ashes
- spondylous — relating to a vertebra or vertebrae
- spongology — the study of sponges
- sporocytes — a diploid cell in certain spore-bearing plants, as liverworts, that produces four haploid spores through meiosis; a spore mother cell.
- sporophyll — a modified leaf that bears sporangia.
- sporophyte — the form of a plant in the alternation of generations that produces asexual spores.
- sportingly — engaging in, disposed to, or interested in open-air or athletic sports: a rugged, sporting man.
- sports day — In British schools, sports day is a day or an afternoon when pupils compete in athletics contests such as races and the high jump. Parents are often invited to come and watch the events.
- spoylefull — plundering
- spray tank — a closed tank into which air is pumped to force out a liquid, especially for a spray.
- spreaghery — the activity or crime of raiding cattle
- spun rayon — yarn produced by spinning short, uniform lengths of rayon filaments into a continuous strand.
- spuriosity — something spurious
- spuriously — not genuine, authentic, or true; not from the claimed, pretended, or proper source; counterfeit.
- spy camera — a hidden, disguised or miniature camera used in espionage
- spycatcher — a person who works in counterintelligence to detect enemy espionage activities
- stag party — a social gathering or outing for men only.
- stamp duty — land tax
- staphyline — having a form resembling a bunch of grapes
- staphyloma — a condition in which the sclera or cornea of the eye projects outwards due to inflammation
- stay-press — (of fabric or clothing) treated so as to retain a freshly ironed look after washing.
- stenotyper — a machine with a keyboard for recording speeches or dictation in phonetic shorthand
- stepfamily — a family composed of a parent, a stepparent, and a child or children by a previous marriage.
- stereotype — a process, now often replaced by more advanced methods, for making metal printing plates by taking a mold of composed type or the like in papier-mâché or other material and then taking from this mold a cast in type metal.
- stereotypy — the stereotype process.
- strathspey — a slow Scottish dance in quadruple meter.
- strike pay — strike benefit.
- strip away — remove entirely
- strip city — a continuous area of urban development lying between or embracing two or more large cities and having a population of at least one million; megalopolis.
- stupefying — to put into a state of little or no sensibility; benumb the faculties of; put into a stupor.
- stylograph — a fountain pen in which the writing point is a fine, hollow tube instead of a nib.
- stylophone — a type of battery-powered electronic instrument played with a steel-tipped penlike stylus
- subcompany — subsidiary company.
- subpotency — a condition of reduced potency, as of a medication.
- superalloy — an alloy, often with a nickel, nickel-iron, or cobalt base, capable of withstanding very high temperatures, used in jet engines, rockets, etc.
- supercycle — any complete round or series of occurrences that repeats or is repeated.
- superheavy — Chemistry, Physics. pertaining to any of a series of elements having an atomic number greater than 103.