10-letter words containing r, a, s, p
- jumpmaster — a person who supervises the jumping of paratroopers or other parachutists.
- jumpstarts — Plural form of jumpstart.
- kaisership — the office of kaiser.
- karyoplasm — nucleoplasm.
- karyotypes — Plural form of karyotype.
- kidnappers — Plural form of kidnapper.
- kiloparsec — a unit of distance, equal to 1000 parsecs. Abbreviation: kpc.
- kings park — a town in NW Long Island, in SE New York.
- kymographs — Plural form of kymograph.
- la perouse — Jean François de Galaup [zhahn frahn-swa duh ga-loh] /ʒɑ̃ frɑ̃ˈswa də gaˈloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1741–88, French naval officer and explorer.
- lagomorphs — Plural form of lagomorph.
- landscaper — a gardener who does landscape gardening.
- lapidaries — Plural form of lapidary.
- lapidarist — Also, lapidist [lap-i-dist] /ˈlæp ɪ dɪst/ (Show IPA). a worker who cuts, polishes, and engraves precious stones.
- lapse rate — the rate of decrease of atmospheric temperature with increase of elevation vertically above a given location.
- lapstrakes — Plural form of lapstrake.
- laser trap — a device in which atoms or particles are slowed by the use of lasers and then confined to a small region of space.
- laserscope — a surgical instrument that employs a laser beam to destroy diseased tissue or to create small channels; used to open clogged arteries and, in ophthalmology, to treat patients with glaucoma or diabetic retinopathy.
- lay person — a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
- leadership — the position or function of a leader, a person who guides or directs a group: He managed to maintain his leadership of the party despite heavy opposition. Synonyms: administration, management, directorship, control, governorship, stewardship, hegemony.
- leopardess — a female leopard.
- leptospira — any of several spirally shaped, aerobic bacteria of the genus Leptospira, certain species of which are pathogenic for human beings.
- lesser ape — any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- logansport — a city in N Indiana, on the Wabash River.
- logographs — Plural form of logograph.
- look sharp — to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
- loves park — a town in N Illinois.
- lump sugar — sugar in small blocks
- lunarscape — the landscape of the moon.
- macpherson — James, 1736–96, Scottish author and translator.
- macropores — Plural form of macropore.
- macroprism — a prism belonging to an orthorhombic crystal found between the macropinacoid and the unit prism
- macroscope — A wide-field imaging device.
- macrospore — megaspore.
- madrepores — Plural form of madrepore.
- magstripes — Plural form of magstripe.
- mailperson — A mailman or mailwoman.
- mainspring — the principal spring in a mechanism, as in a watch.
- malapropos — inappropriate; out of place; inopportune; untimely: a malapropos remark.
- manuscript — the original text of an author's work, handwritten or now usually typed, that is submitted to a publisher.
- march past — a parade or procession, especially of troops past a reviewing stand.
- march-past — a parade or procession, especially of troops past a reviewing stand.
- marigraphs — Plural form of marigraph.
- mark spitz — Mark (Andrew) born 1950, U.S. swimmer: winner of seven gold medals in 1972 summer Olympic Games.
- marsh pink — any of several eastern North American plants belonging to the genus Sabatia, of the gentian family, having rose-pink flowers.
- marsupials — Plural form of marsupial.
- mascarpone — a very soft Italian cream cheese made from cow's milk.
- masspriest — a Roman Catholic priest
- masterplan — a general plan or program for achieving an objective.
- mastership — the office, function, or authority of a master.