10-letter words containing s, y, l, p
- psilocybin — a hallucinogenic crystalline solid, C 1 2 H 1 7 N 2 O 4 P, obtained from the mushroom Psilocybe mexicana.
- psilophyte — any plant that is adapted to grow well in the dry savannah
- psychology — the science of the mind or of mental states and processes.
- pterylosis — the arrangement of feathers on a bird
- pursuingly — in a pursuing manner
- pycnostyle — having an intercolumniation of 1½ diameters.
- 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.
- savoy alps — a range of the Alps in SE France. Highest peak: Mont Blanc, 4807 m (15 772 ft)
- scampishly — in a scampish manner
- 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.
- sheepishly — embarrassed or bashful, as by having done something wrong or foolish.
- simplicity — the state, quality, or an instance of being simple.
- skimpingly — in a manner marked by skimpiness
- skippingly — in the manner of a skip
- slap happy — severely befuddled; punch-drunk: a slaphappy boxer.
- slap-happy — severely befuddled; punch-drunk: a slaphappy boxer.
- sleep away — to spend in sleeping; sleep during
- sleep-away — of or relating to a place at which one sleeps away from home: sleep-away camp.
- sleepyhead — a sleepy person.
- slipsloppy — wet and sloppy
- sloppy joe — greasy spoon.
- snappingly — involving a snap
- snappishly — in a sharp or irritable manner
- spaciality — spatial.
- spankingly — in a spanking manner
- sparkishly — in a sparkish manner
- sparks fly — If sparks fly between people, they discuss something in an excited or angry way.
- spatiality — of or relating to space.
- speakingly — in an eloquent manner
- speciality — specialty.
- speciously — apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible: specious arguments.
- spectrally — of or relating to a specter; ghostly; phantom.
- speedfully — in a quick or effective manner
- speleology — the exploration and study of caves.
- spellingly — one letter at a time
- 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
- splay-feet — a broad, flat foot, especially one turned outward.
- splay-foot — a broad, flat foot, especially one turned outward.
- splendidly — gorgeous; magnificent; sumptuous. Synonyms: luxurious, dazzling, imposing. Antonyms: squalid.
- spondylous — relating to a vertebra or vertebrae
- spongology — the study of sponges
- sporophyll — a modified leaf that bears sporangia.
- sportingly — engaging in, disposed to, or interested in open-air or athletic sports: a rugged, sporting man.