10-letter words containing s, p, i
- gaza strip — a coastal area on the E Mediterranean: formerly in the Palestine mandate, occupied by Israel 1967–94; since 1994 under Palestinian self-rule.
- geophilous — Zoology. terrestrial, as certain snails.
- geophysics — the branch of geology that deals with the physics of the earth and its atmosphere, including oceanography, seismology, volcanology, and geomagnetism.
- geospatial — Relating to or denoting data that is associated with a particular location.
- geotropism — oriented growth with respect to the force of gravity.
- gingersnap — a small, brittle cookie flavored with ginger and molasses.
- gipsy moth — a European moth, Lymantria dispar, introduced into North America, where it is a serious pest of shade trees: family Lymantriidae (or Liparidae)
- give pause — a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action: a short pause after each stroke of the oar.
- goloptious — voluptuous
- gomphiasis — looseness of the teeth.
- gonioscope — an optical instrument used for measuring the angle of the anterior chamber of the eye.
- gonioscopy — an optical instrument used for measuring the angle of the anterior chamber of the eye.
- gospellize — to evangelise
- gossipping — idle talk or rumor, especially about the personal or private affairs of others: the endless gossip about Hollywood stars.
- gossiprede — (obsolete) The relationship between a person and his sponsors.
- grapevines — Plural form of grapevine.
- graphemics — the study of writing systems and of their relation to speech.
- 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).
- hair sheep — any variety of sheep growing hair instead of wool, yielding hides with a finer and tougher grain than those of wool sheep
- hair space — the thinnest metal space used to separate words, symbols, etc.
- hair spray — a liquid in an aerosol or other spray container, for holding the hair in place.
- hairpieces — Plural form of hairpiece.
- hairspring — a fine, usually spiral, spring used for oscillating the balance of a timepiece.
- half snipe — jacksnipe (def 1).
- halophiles — Plural form of halophile.
- hand-spike — a bar used as a lever.
- handpieces — Plural form of handpiece.
- handprints — Plural form of handprint.
- handspikes — Plural form of handspike.
- 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.
- harpsicord — Dated form of harpsichord.
- haruspices — Plural form of haruspex.
- hawsepipes — Plural form of hawsepipe.
- headpieces — Plural form of headpiece.
- headspring — the fountainhead or source of a stream.
- headstripe — A stripe of colored feathers on the head of a bird.