10-letter words containing a, d, e, s
- springhead — a spring or fountainhead from which a stream flows.
- spuleblade — the shoulder blade
- squanderer — to spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully (often followed by away).
- square rod — a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one rod on each side.
- squarehead — a stupid person.
- squaretoed — having a broad, square toe, as a shoe.
- stabilised — to make or hold stable, firm, or steadfast.
- stable lad — A stable lad is the same as a stable boy.
- stableford — a scoring system in which points are awarded according to the number of strokes taken at each hole, whereby a hole completed in one stroke over par counts as one point, a hole completed in level par counts as two points, etc
- stablished — establish.
- stadholder — the chief magistrate of the former republic of the United Provinces of the Netherlands.
- stadimeter — an instrument for determining the distance between an observer and an object of known height by measurement of the angle subtended by the object.
- staffrider — a person who illegally rides on the outside of a suburban train
- stage door — a door at the back or side of a theater, used by performers and theater personnel.
- stage-dive — to jump off the stage at a concert onto the crowd below
- stake body — an open truck body having a platform with sockets at the edge into which upright stakes may be placed to form a fence around a load.
- stalemated — in a situation in which two opposing forces find that further action is impossible or futile; in deadlock
- stalk-eyed — having the eyes located on pedicels, as some crustaceans and dipterans.
- stall-feed — to keep and feed (an animal) in a stall.
- stampeders — a sudden, frenzied rush or headlong flight of a herd of frightened animals, especially cattle or horses.
- stand easy — a command to soldiers standing at ease that they may relax further
- stand mute — to refuse to plead guilty or not guilty
- stand over — (of a person) to be in an upright position on the feet.
- standalone — self-contained and able to operate without other hardware or software.
- starchedly — in a starched manner
- stare down — to gaze fixedly and intently, especially with the eyes wide open.
- starfished — lying with arms and legs outstretched; spread-eagled
- state bird — a bird chosen as an official symbol of a U.S. state.
- state-wide — extending throughout all parts of a state in the U.S.: a statewide search.
- statesider — a person who lives in one of the forty-eight contiguous states of the U.S.
- staudinger — Hermann [her-mahn] /ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1881–1965, German chemist: Nobel prize 1953.
- steadiness — firmly placed or fixed; stable in position or equilibrium: a steady ladder.
- steamed up — obscured by vapour
- steel band — a band, native to Trinidad and common in the West Indies, using steel drums cut to various heights and tuned to specific pitches.
- steel-clad — covered with steel; steel-panelled
- steganopod — a bird belonging to the Steganopodes, a group of swimming birds such as pelicans and cormorants
- step aside — move to one side
- step dance — a dance in which the steps are the most important characteristic, specifically a solo dance with intricate, vigorous steps, often performed with the hands kept in the pockets.
- stepdancer — a person who engages in stepdancing
- stepladder — a ladder having flat steps or treads in place of rungs.
- stereocard — a card showing two stereoscopic pictures
- sternboard — a backward motion of a boat
- sternwards — towards the stern; astern
- stewardess — a woman flight attendant.
- stewarding — a person who manages another's property or financial affairs; one who administers anything as the agent of another or others.
- stimulated — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- stipulated — to make an express demand or arrangement as a condition of agreement (often followed by for).
- stomodaeum — stomodeum.
- stone dead — undeniably dead; completely lifeless.
- stone deaf — totally deaf.