10-letter words containing a, e, r, o, s, t
- stare down — to gaze fixedly and intently, especially with the eyes wide open.
- starflower — any of several plants having starlike flowers, as the star-of-Bethlehem or a plant belonging to the genus Trientalis of the primrose family.
- starmonger — an astrologer or fortune-teller
- start over — begin again
- statesboro — a town in E Georgia.
- stationery — writing paper.
- staurolite — a mineral, basic iron aluminum silicate, Fe 2 Al 2 O 7 (SiO 4) 4 (OH), occurring in brown to black prismatic crystals, which are often twinned in the form of a cross.
- steam iron — an electric iron with a water chamber, which emits steam onto the fabric or garment being ironed.
- steam room — a steam-filled and heated room to induce sweating, as in a Turkish bath.
- stenograph — any of various keyboard instruments, somewhat resembling a typewriter, used for writing in shorthand, as by means of phonetic or arbitrary symbols.
- stentorian — very loud or powerful in sound: a stentorian voice.
- stercorary — a weatherproof place where dung is stored
- stercorate — dung or faecal matter
- stereobate — the foundation or base upon which a building or the like is erected.
- stereocard — a card showing two stereoscopic pictures
- stereogram — a diagram or picture representing objects in a way to give the impression of solidity.
- stereopair — a pair of photographs of the same area taken from slightly different positions so as to give a stereoscopic effect when properly mounted and viewed.
- stereotape — magnetic tape used for recording and reproducing sound stereophonically.
- stereotaxy — brain surgery that makes use of measurement in three dimensions for positioning an electrode, needle, etc. precisely
- sternboard — a backward motion of a boat
- sterno can — a small can of Sterno
- stone crab — an edible crab, Menippe mercenaria, of rocky shores from the southern U.S. to Mexico and certain areas of the Caribbean, prized for the meat of its claws.
- stonebrash — a type of subsoil consisting of small or broken stones or rock
- stonebreak — any of a variety of plants in the genus Saxifraga
- stop-frame — Also called stop frame. the process of filming puppets and other objects one frame at a time while incrementally moving or modifying them, giving the illusion of lifelike motion when the captured film frames are viewed in rapid sequence (often used attributively): stop-motion animation; a stop-motion film.
- store away — keep
- store card — a token bearing the name of a business, often exchangeable for a particular item.
- straw vote — an unofficial vote taken to obtain an indication of the general trend of opinion on a particular issue.
- streamflow — the water that flows in a specific stream site, especially its volume and rate of flow.
- streamwood — a city in NE Illinois.
- strobilate — to undergo strobilation
- stroke oar — the oar nearest to the stern of the boat.
- stromateid — any of numerous small marine fishes of the family Stromateidae, having a laterally compressed body and an expanded muscular esophagus, often lined with teeth.
- subcordate — almost heart-shaped
- superation — the action or process of superating, overcoming or surpassing
- tammerfors — Swedish name of Tampere.
- tartareous — resembling, of the nature of, or relating to tartar
- taseometer — an instrument for measuring stresses within structures
- task force — Navy, Military. a temporary grouping of units under one commander, formed for the purpose of carrying out a specific operation or mission.
- team sport — a sport in which teams play against each other
- telomerase — an enzyme, active chiefly in tumors and reproductive cells, that causes telomeres to lengthen: facilitates cell division and may account for the immortality of cancer cells.
- tereshkova — Valentina Vladimirovna [vuh-lyin-tyee-nuh vluh-dyi-myee-ruh v-nuh] /və lyɪnˈtyi nə vlə dyɪˈmyi rəv nə/ (Show IPA), born 1937, Soviet cosmonaut: first woman in space 1963.
- tetrapolis — a conglomeration of four cities
- tetraspore — one of the four asexual spores produced within a tetrasporangium.
- the azores — three groups of volcanic islands in the N Atlantic, since 1976 an autonomous region of Portugal. Capital: Ponta Delgada (on São Miguel). Pop: 241 762 (2001). Area: 2335 sq km (901 sq miles)
- the boards — the acting profession; the stage
- the majors — the major leagues
- thermostat — a device, including a relay actuated by thermal conduction or convection, that functions to establish and maintain a desired temperature automatically or signals a change in temperature for manual adjustment.
- thesprotia — an ancient coastal district in SW Epirus.
- thimerosal — a cream-colored, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 9 H 9 HgNaO 2 S, used chiefly as an antiseptic.