10-letter words containing s, a, n, d, p
- pond snail — a general term for the freshwater snails: often specifically for the great pond snail (Limnaea stagnalis) and others of that genus. L. truncatula is a host of the liver fluke
- port sudan — a seaport in the NE Sudan, on the Red Sea.
- pyranoside — a glycoside containing a pyran ring structure.
- reprimands — a severe reproof or rebuke, especially a formal one by a person in authority.
- sand perch — squirrelfish.
- sand viper — hognose snake.
- sandgroper — a nickname for a Western Australian
- sandpapery — of or suggesting the grating sound of sandpaper rubbing against wood or the rough texture of sandpaper.
- sappanwood — a dyewood yielding a red color, produced by a small, East Indian tree, Caesalpinia sappan, of the legume family.
- scindapsus — any plant of the tropical Asiatic climbing genus Scindapsus, typically stem rooting, esp S. aureus and S. pictus, grown as greenhouse or house plants for their leathery heart-shaped variegated leaves: family Araceae
- scorpaenid — belonging or pertaining to the Scorpaenidae, a family of marine fishes with spiny fins, including the rockfishes, scorpionfishes, and lionfishes.
- seed plant — a seed-bearing plant; spermatophyte.
- senna pods — the dried fruits of any of these plants, used as a cathartic and laxative
- shadow pin — a vertical pin set in an azimuth instrument or at the center of a compass card, indicating by the direction of its shadow the azimuth of the sun.
- snapdragon — any plant belonging to the genus Antirrhinum, of the figwort family, especially A. majus, cultivated for its spikes of showy flowers, each having a corolla supposed to resemble the mouth of a dragon.
- snowcapped — topped with snow: the snowcapped Alps.
- solar pond — a pool with a bottom layer of salt water and top layer of fresh water, designed to capture solar radiation as a source of energy for generating heat or electricity.
- soundscape — the component sounds of an environment.
- spasm band — an old-time jazz band, flourishing especially in the late 19th century, the members of which used improvised instruments, as cigar boxes, barrels, kazoos, whistles, and jugs, and often marched in the street while performing.
- spatangoid — a type of sea urchin
- sphenoidal — relating to the sphenoid bone
- spindleage — total number or capacity of spindles in a mill, area, etc.
- spinigrade — a type of spiny echinoderm
- splashdown — the landing of a space vehicle in a body of water, especially the ocean.
- spodomancy — divination by studying ashes
- spondaical — composed of spondees
- springdale — a city in NW Arkansas.
- springhead — a spring or fountainhead from which a stream flows.
- standpoint — the point or place at which a person stands to view something.
- steganopod — a bird belonging to the Steganopodes, a group of swimming birds such as pelicans and cormorants
- step dance — a dance in which the steps are the most important characteristic, specifically a solo dance with intricate, vigorous steps, often performed with the hands kept in the pockets.
- stepdancer — a person who engages in stepdancing
- subpoenaed — the usual writ for the summoning of witnesses or the submission of evidence, as records or documents, before a court or other deliberative body.
- super band — the band of frequencies between 216 and 600 megahertz, used for cable television channels and Citizens Band.
- supplanted — to take the place of (another), as through force, scheming, strategy, or the like.
- sweep hand — a hand, usually a second hand, centrally mounted with the minute and hour hands of a timepiece and reaching to the edge of the dial.
- syncopated — marked by syncopation: syncopated rhythm.
- transpired — to occur; happen; take place.
- unappeased — to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment; pacify; soothe: to appease an angry king.
- unapprised — not informed or apprised of something
- underpants — drawers or shorts worn under outer clothing, usually next to the skin.
- unparadise — to deprive of or expel from paradise
- unpastured — not used as pasture
- upanishads — any of a class of speculative prose treatises composed between the 8th and 6th centuries b.c. and first written a.d. c1300: they represent a philosophical development beyond the Vedas, having as their principal message the unity of Brahman and Atman.
- upstanding — upright; honorable; straightforward.
- wardenship — The state of being a warden.
- warpedness — The state, quality or condition of being warped.
- wild pansy — any uncultivated or wild form of the common pansy, Viola tricolor.
- wingspread — the distance between the most outward tips of the wings when they are as extended as possible.