10-letter words containing s, p, r, y, l
- preciously — of high price or great value; very valuable or costly: precious metals.
- prepensely — in a premeditated way
- presumably — by assuming reasonably; probably: Since he is a consistent winner, he is presumably a superior player.
- presumedly — to take for granted, assume, or suppose: I presume you're tired after your drive.
- presystole — Physiology. the normal rhythmical contraction of the heart, during which the blood in the chambers is forced onward. Compare diastole.
- previously — coming or occurring before something else; prior: the previous owner.
- princessly — resembling a princess
- pristinely — in a pristine manner
- privy seal — (in Great Britain) the seal affixed to grants, documents, etc., that are to pass the great seal, and to documents of less importance that do not require the great seal.
- propensely — with propensity
- propulsory — the act or process of propelling.
- proslavery — favoring slavery.
- proteolyse — to cause to undergo proteolysis
- pterylosis — the arrangement of feathers on a bird
- pursuingly — in a pursuing manner
- pyrolusite — a common mineral, manganese dioxide, MnO 2 , the principal ore of manganese, used in various manufactures, as a decolorizer of brown or green tints in glass, and as a depolarizer in dry-cell batteries.
- pyrolysate — a product of pyrolysis
- salary cap — a maximum limit on salaries.
- sally port — a gateway permitting the passage of a large number of troops at a time.
- satyr play — a burlesque or ribald drama having a chorus of satyrs, usually written by a poet to follow the poet's trilogy of tragedies presented at the Dionysian festival in ancient Greece.
- screenplay — a motion-picture or television scenario.
- separately — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
- sparkishly — in a sparkish manner
- sparks fly — If sparks fly between people, they discuss something in an excited or angry way.
- spectrally — of or relating to a specter; ghostly; phantom.
- sperrylite — a mineral, platinum arsenide, PtAs 2 , occurring in minute tin-white crystals, usually cubes: a minor ore of platinum.
- spider fly — an artificial fly having a hackle body, little or no tail, no wings, and unusually long legs, dressed to resemble a spider.
- spinsterly — relating to or resembling a spinster
- sporophyll — a modified leaf that bears sporangia.
- sportingly — engaging in, disposed to, or interested in open-air or athletic sports: a rugged, sporting man.
- spuriously — not genuine, authentic, or true; not from the claimed, pretended, or proper source; counterfeit.
- stylograph — a fountain pen in which the writing point is a fine, hollow tube instead of a nib.
- superalloy — an alloy, often with a nickel, nickel-iron, or cobalt base, capable of withstanding very high temperatures, used in jet engines, rockets, etc.
- supercycle — any complete round or series of occurrences that repeats or is repeated.
- superiorly — higher in station, rank, degree, importance, etc.: a superior officer.
- suppletory — supplying a deficiency.
- tardy slip — a slip of paper given to students who are late for school
- unpriestly — not befitting a priest
- upholstery — the materials used to cushion and cover furniture.
- usurpingly — in a usurping manner
- xylographs — Plural form of xylograph.
- ypsiliform — having the shape of a 'Y'