10-letter words containing s, p, o, i
- gasparovic — Ivan. born 1941, Slovakian politician, president of Slovakia (2004–14)
- 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.
- gipsy moth — a European moth, Lymantria dispar, introduced into North America, where it is a serious pest of shade trees: family Lymantriidae (or Liparidae)
- 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.
- gros point — a large stitch used in embroidery. Compare petit point (def 1), tent stitch.
- guideposts — Plural form of guidepost.
- 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).
- halophiles — Plural form of halophile.
- harpsicord — Dated form of harpsichord.
- hectorship — the quality or character of a hector
- heliopause — the boundary of the heliosphere.
- heliopolis — Biblical name On. an ancient ruined city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta.
- helioscope — a telescope for viewing the sun, adapted to protect the eye of the viewer from the sun's glare.
- hemophilus — a genus of rod-shaped, parasitic, hemophilic bacteria, certain species of which, as H. influenzae or H. suis, are pathogenic for humans and animals.
- hemoptysis — the expectoration of blood or bloody mucus.
- herophilus — died ?280 bc, Greek anatomist in Alexandria. He was the first to distinguish sensory from motor nerves
- hesperinos — vesper (def 3).
- high hopes — great expectations
- hippolytus — Also, Hippolytos [hi-pol-i-tuh s, -tos] /hɪˈpɒl ɪ təs, -ˌtɒs/ (Show IPA). Classical Mythology. the son of Theseus who was falsely accused by his stepmother, Phaedra, of raping her after he had rejected her advances and who was killed by Poseidon in response to the plea of Theseus.
- hippomanes — (formerly) a substance found on the forehead of a newborn foal or obtained from a mare in foal, thought to act as an aphrodisiac
- hippomenes — the successful suitor of Atalanta.
- hippotamus — Obsolete spelling and common present-day misspelling of hippopotamus.
- hipsterdom — The state of being a hipster.
- hispaniola — an island in the West Indies, comprising the republic of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. 29,843 sq. mi. (77,293 sq. km).
- homophiles — Plural form of homophile.
- hoofprints — Plural form of hoofprint.
- hoop skirt — a woman's skirt made to stand out and drape in a stiff bell-like shape from the waist by an undergarment framework of flexible hoops connected by tapes.
- hoop-skirt — a skirt that has hoops made of bone or metal, etc fastened inside it to make it stiff and full
- hopsacking — bagging made chiefly of hemp and jute.
- horse-whip — a whip for controlling horses.
- horsewhips — Plural form of horsewhip.
- hospitable — receiving or treating guests or strangers warmly and generously: a hospitable family.
- hospitably — receiving or treating guests or strangers warmly and generously: a hospitable family.
- hospitaler — a member of the religious and military order (Knights Hospitalers or Knights of St. John of Jerusalem) originating about the time of the first Crusade (1096–99) and taking its name from a hospital at Jerusalem.
- hospitalet — a city in NE Spain, near Barcelona.
- hot spring — a thermal spring having water warmer than 98°F (37°C): the water is usually heated by emanation from or passage near hot or molten rock.
- hotel ship — a ship which is moored and used as a hotel
- hyperosmia — an abnormally acute sense of smell.