10-letter words containing t, g, s, i
- ontologise — Alt form ontologize.
- ontologism — the doctrine that the human intellect has an immediate cognition of God as its proper object and the principle of all its cognitions.
- ontologist — the branch of metaphysics that studies the nature of existence or being as such.
- open sight — (on a firearm) a rear sight consisting of a notch across which the gunner aligns the front sight on the target.
- optimising — to make as effective, perfect, or useful as possible.
- optologist — a person who tests eyes for lenses
- organicist — Philosophy. the view that some systems resemble organisms in having parts that function in relation to the whole to which they belong. Compare holism (def 1).
- originates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of originate.
- osculating — Present participle of osculate.
- osteogenic — derived from or made up of bone-forming tissue.
- oughtlings — at all
- outgassing — to remove (adsorbed or occluded gases), usually by heat or reduced pressure.
- outgushing — Present participle of outgush.
- outlasting — Present participle of outlast.
- outraising — Present participle of outraise.
- outriggers — Plural form of outrigger.
- outsailing — Present participle of outsail.
- outscoring — Present participle of outscore.
- outselling — Present participle of outsell.
- outsetting — the act of public proclamation
- outshining — Present participle of outshine.
- outsinging — Present participle of outsing.
- outstaring — Present participle of outstare.
- outswinger — a ball that when bowled veers from leg side to off side.
- overstring — Music. to arrange the strings of (a piano) so that the bass strings cross over the treble.
- paganistic — pagan spirit or attitude in religious or moral questions.
- panegyrist — a person who panegyrizes; eulogist.
- pedologist — the scientific study of the nature and development of children.
- peep sight — a plate containing a small hole through which a gunner peeps in sighting.
- penologist — the study of the punishment of crime, in both its deterrent and its reformatory aspects.
- persisting — to continue steadfastly or firmly in some state, purpose, course of action, or the like, especially in spite of opposition, remonstrance, etc.: to persist in working for world peace; to persist in unpopular political activities.
- perstringe — to allude to or imply
- petrissage — a massage technique that uses firm pressure and works on specific muscles
- phalangist — a member of a Lebanese Christian paramilitary organization founded in 1936 and originally based on similar ideas to the fascist Falange in Spain
- phlogistic — Pathology. inflammatory.
- phlogiston — a nonexistent chemical that, prior to the discovery of oxygen, was thought to be released during combustion.
- phosgenite — a mineral, lead chlorocarbonate, Pb 2 Cl 2 CO 3 , occurring in crystals.
- phragmites — any of several tall grasses of the genus Phragmites, having plumed heads, growing in marshy areas, especially the common reed P. australis (or P. communis).
- piatigorsk — a city in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, in Caucasia.
- pigsticker — to hunt for wild boar, usually on horseback and using a spear.
- pit sawing — a method of sawing logs or timbers, as into boards, in which the piece to be cut is laid horizontally across a pit and cut by a saw operated vertically by two people, one above and one in the pit below the piece.
- pittsburgh — a port in SW Pennsylvania, at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers that forms the Ohio River: steel industry.
- plagiarist — an act or instance of using or closely imitating the language and thoughts of another author without authorization and the representation of that author's work as one's own, as by not crediting the original author: It is said that he plagiarized Thoreau's plagiarism of a line written by Montaigne. Synonyms: appropriation, infringement, piracy, counterfeiting; theft, borrowing, cribbing, passing off.
- plastering — a composition, as of lime or gypsum, sand, water, and sometimes hair or other fiber, applied in a pasty form to walls, ceilings, etc., and allowed to harden and dry.
- plus sight — a backsight used in leveling.
- 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.
- podologist — a person who studies or specializes in podology
- 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.
- polygamist — a person who practices or favors polygamy.
- polygenist — a person who advocates polygenism