10-letter words containing t, h, y, s, a
- hypostasis — Metaphysics. something that stands under and supports; foundation. the underlying or essential part of anything as distinguished from attributes; substance, essence, or essential principle.
- hypostatic — of or relating to a hypostasis; fundamental.
- hysterical — of, relating to, or characterized by hysteria.
- hystorical — Nonstandard spelling of historical.
- kitakyushu — a seaport on N Kyushu, in S Japan: formed in 1963 by the merger of five cities (Kokura, Moji, Tobata, Wakamatsu, and Yawata)
- kshatriyas — Plural form of kshatriya.
- labyrinths — Plural form of labyrinth.
- lengthways — Lengthwise.
- lithophysa — a cavity or hollow found in volcanic rocks, caused by expanding gas
- lymphatics — Plural form of lymphatic.
- mastopathy — any disease of the breast.
- matryoshka — Each of a set of brightly painted hollow wooden dolls of varying sizes, designed to nest inside one another.
- metaphysic — metaphysics.
- metaphysis — (anatomy) The part of a long bone that grows during development.
- methylates — Plural form of methylate.
- myasthenia — muscle weakness.
- myasthenic — Of, pertaining to, or suffering from myasthenia.
- myopathies — Plural form of myopathy.
- mythmakers — Plural form of mythmaker.
- mythoclast — a destroyer or debunker of myths.
- nonstarchy — Alternative spelling of non-starchy.
- nostopathy — a fear of returning home, often observed in those who have been in institutions such as prison or hospital for a long time
- osteopathy — a therapeutic system originally based upon the premise that manipulation of the muscles and bones to promote structural integrity could restore or preserve health: current osteopathic physicians use the diagnostic and therapeutic techniques of conventional medicine as well as manipulative measures.
- parastichy — one of a number of seemingly secondary spirals or oblique ranks winding around the stem or axis to the right and left in a spiral arrangement of leaves, scales, etc., where the internodes are short and the members closely crowded, as in the houseleek and the pine cone.
- petty cash — funds kept for minor expenses
- phantastry — a display of flamboyance or extravagance
- pheasantry — a place where pheasants are bred or are kept together
- photonasty — a nastic movement in response to a change in light intensity
- physiatric — physical medicine.
- physiocrat — one of a school of political economists who followed Quesnay in holding that an inherent natural order properly governed society, regarding land as the basis of wealth and taxation, and advocating a laissez-faire economy.
- phytoplasm — protoplasm of a plant or plants.
- polyanthus — a hybrid primrose, Primula polyantha.
- psychiatry — the practice or science of diagnosing and treating mental disorders.
- psychopath — a person with a psychopathic personality, which manifests as amoral and antisocial behavior, lack of ability to love or establish meaningful personal relationships, extreme egocentricity, failure to learn from experience, etc.
- pythagoras — c582–c500 b.c, Greek philosopher, mathematician, and religious reformer.
- sand yacht — land yacht.
- saprophyte — any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria.
- satyagraha — the policy of nonviolent resistance adopted by Mahatma Gandhi from about 1919 to oppose British rule in India
- satyagrahi — an exponent of nonviolent resistance, esp as a form of political protest
- scatophagy — the act of eating dung or excrement
- shantytown — a section, as of a city or town, characterized by shanties and crudely built houses.
- shellycoat — a mythical creature dressed in shells who haunts rivers and streams
- short-stay — available or valid for a limited time
- shrievalty — the office, term, or jurisdiction of a sheriff.
- sixth year — (in Scotland) the most senior class in a secondary school to which pupils, usually above the legal leaving age, may proceed to take sixth-year studies, retake or take additional Highers, etc
- slaughtery — a slaughterhouse
- sociopathy — a person with a psychopathic personality whose behavior is antisocial, often criminal, and who lacks a sense of moral responsibility or social conscience.
- solar myth — a myth explaining or allegorizing the origin or movement of the sun
- soothsayer — a person who professes to foretell events.
- spycatcher — a person who works in counterintelligence to detect enemy espionage activities