10-letter words containing s, h, e, l, p, i
- hotel ship — a ship which is moored and used as a hotel
- hypalgesia — decreased sensitivity to pain (opposed to hyperalgesia).
- hyperlinks — Plural form of hyperlink.
- irish pale — pale2 (def 6).
- isocephaly — (of a composition) having the heads of all figures on approximately the same level.
- isoplethic — Relating to isopleths.
- 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.
- lectorship — a lecturer in a college or university.
- legateship — The office or authority of a legate.
- lexiphanes — Plural form of lexiphane.
- lightspeed — The speed of light.
- lippershey — Hans. died ?1619, Dutch lens grinder, who built the first telescope
- lumpfishes — Plural form of lumpfish.
- lyophilise — Alternative spelling of lyophilize.
- mesophilic — (of bacteria) growing best at moderate temperatures, between 25°C and 40°C.
- multiphase — having many phases, stages, aspects, or the like.
- museophile — One who loves museums.
- oenophiles — Plural form of oenophile.
- paddlefish — a large ganoid fish, Polyodon spathula, of the Mississippi River and its larger tributaries, having a long, flat, paddlelike snout.
- penn hills — a town in W Pennsylvania.
- perishable — subject to decay, ruin, or destruction: perishable fruits and vegetables.
- philistine — (sometimes initial capital letter) a person who is lacking in or hostile or smugly indifferent to cultural values, intellectual pursuits, aesthetic refinement, etc., or is contentedly commonplace in ideas and tastes.
- philosophe — any of the popular French intellectuals or social philosophers of the 18th century, as Diderot, Rousseau, or Voltaire.
- phlegmasia — a condition characterized by swelling, pain, and redness
- phrensical — frenzical; frenzied
- pick holes — If you pick holes in an argument or theory, you find weak points in it so that it is no longer valid.
- pilothouse — an enclosed structure on the deck of a ship from which it can be navigated.
- ploughwise — back and forth in alternate rows, in the manner of a plough
- plushiness — the condition of being plush
- pokerishly — in a pokerish manner
- polishment — the state of being polished or the action of polishing
- polytheism — the doctrine of or belief in more than one god or in many gods.
- polytheist — the doctrine of or belief in more than one god or in many gods.
- prehensile — adapted for seizing, grasping, or taking hold of something: a prehensile tail.
- prepublish — to publish in advance of a scheduled date.
- psilophyte — any plant that is adapted to grow well in the dry savannah
- publishers — a publishing company
- punishable — liable to or deserving punishment.
- russophile — a person who is friendly to, admires, or prefers Russia or Russian customs, institutions, etc.
- sarcophile — a flesh-eating animal, especially the Tasmanian devil.
- sheepishly — embarrassed or bashful, as by having done something wrong or foolish.
- sheet pile — one of a number of piles, usually flat, driven side by side to retain earth, etc., or to prevent seepage into an excavation.
- shell pink — delicate whitish to yellow pink.
- shiplapped — of, related to, or resembling shiplap
- shoplifter — a person who steals goods from the shelves or displays of a retail store while posing as a customer.
- shopsoiled — worn, faded, tarnished, etc, from being displayed in a shop or store
- shrimplike — any of several small, long-tailed, chiefly marine crustaceans of the decapod suborder Natania, certain species of which are used as food.
- slash pine — a pine, Pinus elliotii, found in slashes and swamps in the southeastern U.S., yielding a hard, durable wood.
- slave ship — a ship for transporting slaves from their native homes to places of bondage.
- slavophile — a person who greatly admires the Slavs and Slavic ways.