10-letter words containing l, h, o, s, p
- phytoplasm — protoplasm of a plant or plants.
- pick holes — If you pick holes in an argument or theory, you find weak points in it so that it is no longer valid.
- pilot fish — a small, marine fish, Naucrates ductor, often swimming with sharks.
- pilot-fish — a small, marine fish, Naucrates ductor, often swimming with sharks.
- pilothouse — an enclosed structure on the deck of a ship from which it can be navigated.
- plate shop — a shop for cold-forming metal plates.
- play house — to pretend in child's play to be grown-up people with the customary household duties
- playschool — preschool, nursery school
- ploughwise — back and forth in alternate rows, in the manner of a plough
- pokerishly — in a pokerish manner
- pole horse — a horse harnessed to the tongue of a vehicle; poler; wheeler.
- pole house — a timber house built on a steep section and supported by heavy debarked logs in long piles
- polish off — to make smooth and glossy, especially by rubbing or friction: to polish a brass doorknob.
- polishment — the state of being polished or the action of polishing
- polo shirt — a short-sleeved, pullover sport shirt, usually of cotton or cottonlike knit, with a round neckband or a turnover collar.
- polyanthus — a hybrid primrose, Primula polyantha.
- polychrest — a thing which has adapted to multiple uses
- polyhistor — a person of great and varied learning.
- polyphasic — having more than two phases.
- polyphemus — a Cyclops who was blinded by Odysseus.
- 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.
- postflight — of, relating to, or occurring in the period after a flight
- postlaunch — relating to or occurring in the period after a launch
- pre-school — Pre-school is used to describe things relating to the care and education of children before they reach the age when they have to go to school.
- prothallus — prothallium.
- psephology — the study of elections.
- 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.
- push along — to go away
- rhodoplast — a plastid found in red algae, containing red pigment as well as chlorophyll
- russophile — a person who is friendly to, admires, or prefers Russia or Russian customs, institutions, etc.
- sarcophile — a flesh-eating animal, especially the Tasmanian devil.
- shapetools — (tool, programming) A code management system for Unix from The Technical University of Berlin.
- sheep-fold — an enclosure for sheep.
- shellproof — protected against the explosive effect of shells or bombs.
- shop floor — The shop floor is used to refer to all the ordinary workers in a factory or the area where they work, especially in contrast to the people who are in charge.
- shopaholic — a frequent shopper, especially one who is unable to control his or her spending.
- shoplifter — a person who steals goods from the shelves or displays of a retail store while posing as a customer.
- shopsoiled — worn, faded, tarnished, etc, from being displayed in a shop or store
- shopwalker — a floorwalker.
- show-place — an estate, mansion, or the like, usually open to the public, renowned for its beauty, excellent design and workmanship, historical interest, etc.
- slavophile — a person who greatly admires the Slavs and Slavic ways.
- slavophobe — a person who fears or hates the Slavs, their influence, or things Slavic.
- slop chest — a supply of clothing, boots, tobacco, and other personal goods for sale to the crew of a ship during a voyage.
- slow pitch — a variety of softball in which the ball is pitched with an underhand motion at moderate speed in an arc that rises at least six feet above the ground
- slow-pitch — a type of softball with ten players per side and in which each pitch must travel in an arc from three to ten feet high.
- small chop — cocktail snacks
- snowplough — A snowplough is a vehicle which is used to push snow off roads or railway lines.
- so help me — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.