10-letter words containing s, t, p
- pleasantry — good-humored teasing; banter.
- plebiscite — a direct vote of the qualified voters of a state in regard to some important public question.
- pleonastic — the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy.
- pleustonic — a buoyant mat of weeds, algae, and associated organisms that floats on or near the surface of a lake, river, or other body of fresh water.
- plow steel — steel that contains 0.5 to 0.95 percent carbon.
- plus point — an advantage or positive characteristic
- plus sight — a backsight used in leveling.
- pluviosity — of or relating to rain; rainy.
- pneumatics — a pneumatic tire.
- pocahontas — (Rebecca Rolfe) 1595?–1617, American Indian woman who is said to have prevented the execution of Captain John Smith.
- podcasting — a digital audio or video file or recording, usually part of a themed series, that can be downloaded from a website to a media player or computer: Download or subscribe to daily, one-hour podcasts of our radio show.
- podiatrist — a person qualified to diagnose and treat foot disorders.
- podologist — a person who studies or specializes in podology
- poetastery — the work done by a poetaster
- pogo stick — a long stick having a pair of handles at the top and, near the bottom, a pair of footrests attached to a powerful spring, so that by standing on the footrests while grasping the handles, one can propel oneself along in a series of leaps.
- poinsettia — a plant, Euphorbia (Poinsettia) pulcherrima, of the spurge family, native to Mexico and Central America, having variously lobed leaves and brilliant scarlet, pink, or white petallike bracts.
- point-wise — occurring at each point of a given set: pointwise convergence.
- polar star — north star
- polemicist — a person who is engaged or versed in polemics.
- polishment — the state of being polished or the action of polishing
- politeness — showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil: a polite reply.
- polka dots — Polka dots are very small spots printed on a piece of cloth.
- polo shirt — a short-sleeved, pullover sport shirt, usually of cotton or cottonlike knit, with a round neckband or a turnover collar.
- polo stick — a stick used to strike the ball in the game of polo
- poltoratsk — a city in and the capital of Turkmenistan, in the S central part, near the Iranian border.
- polyanthus — a hybrid primrose, Primula polyantha.
- polybasite — a blackish mineral, Ag 9 SbS 6 : a minor ore of silver.
- polychrest — a thing which has adapted to multiple uses
- polyclitus — flourished c450–c420 b.c, Greek sculptor.
- polycrates — died 522? b.c, Greek tyrant of Samos.
- polycystic — containing many cysts
- polygamist — a person who practices or favors polygamy.
- polygenist — a person who advocates polygenism
- polygnotus — fl. c450 b.c., Greek painter.
- polygynist — a person who practices or favors polygyny.
- polyhistor — a person of great and varied learning.
- polymastia — the condition of having more than the normal number of breasts
- polymastic — a person with a polymastic condition
- polysemant — a word with multiple meanings
- polystylar — relating to a polystyle
- 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.
- polytocous — flowering multiple times during a lifetime
- polytomous — the act or process of dividing into more than three parts.
- pontifices — plural of pontifex.
- pony truss — a through bridge truss having its deck between the top and bottom chords and having no top lateral bracing.
- poop sheet — a circular, list of instructions, press release, etc., providing information about a particular subject.
- poop staff — ensign staff.
- popularist — designed for the general public; non-specialist; non-intellectual
- populistic — a member of the People's party.