10-letter words containing a, r, i, s, t
- souari nut — the large, edible, oily nut of a tall tree, Caryocar nuciferum, of tropical South America.
- souterrain — a subterranean passage or structure; grotto.
- spare time — leisure hours
- spare tire — a tire used or kept available as an emergency replacement on a vehicle.
- sparkliest — tending to sparkle; animated; lively: a row of sparkly cheerleaders.
- spartacist — a member of a group of German radical socialists formed in 1916 and in 1919 becoming the German Communist Party, led by Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg
- spartanism — Also, Spartanic [spahr-tan-ik] /spɑrˈtæn ɪk/ (Show IPA). of or relating to Sparta or its people.
- spattering — to scatter or dash in small particles or drops: The dog spattered mud on everyone when he shook himself.
- spearpoint — the point at the end of a spearhead.
- spec ratio — (benchmark) Results for each individual benchmark of the SPEC benchmark suites, for example CINT92 and CFP92, expressed as the ratio of the wall clock time to execute one single copy of the benchmark, compared to a fixed "SPEC reference time", which was chosen early-on as the execution time on a VAX 11/780. See also SPEC rate.
- spectatrix — a female spectator
- spermaceti — a pearly white, waxy, translucent solid, obtained from the oil in the head of the sperm whale: used chiefly in cosmetics and candles, and as an emollient.
- spermatial — relating to the male reproductive cells of certain red algae and fungi
- spermatium — Botany. the nonmotile male gamete of a red alga.
- spermatoid — resembling sperm.
- sphalerite — a very common mineral, zinc sulfide, ZnS, usually containing some iron and a little cadmium, occurring in yellow, brown, or black crystals or cleavable masses with resinous luster: the principal ore of zinc and cadmium; blackjack.
- spirantize — to change into or pronounce as a spirant.
- spirituals — of, relating to, or consisting of spirit; incorporeal.
- spit-roast — to cook on a spit
- spitballer — a pitcher who is known or believed to throw spitballs.
- split rail — a wooden rail split lengthwise from a log and commonly used in rustic rail and post fencing.
- springhalt — stringhalt.
- springtail — any of numerous minute, wingless primitive insects of the order Collembola, most possessing a special abdominal appendage for jumping that allows for the nearly perpetual springing pattern characteristic of the group.
- square tin — a medium-sized loaf having a crusty top, baked in a tin with a square base
- squaretail — any of several fishes of the genus Tetragonurus, inhabiting deep waters of tropical and temperate seas, having a squarish tail and an armor of tough, bony scales.
- squirt can — an oilcan with a flexible body that ejects oil when compressed.
- st-nazaire — seaport in NW France, at the mouth of the Loire: pop. 65,000
- st. martin — Saint, died a.d. 655, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 649–655.
- stabilizer — a person or thing that stabilizes.
- stadia rod — rod (def 19).
- stadia-rod — a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- 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
- staggering — tending to stagger or overwhelm: a staggering amount of money required in the initial investment.
- stainproof — resistant to stains
- stair-step — to move or progress in steps of increasing height or level
- stairsteps — a flight of steps
- stalingrad — former name of Volgograd.
- stand firm — be resolute
- standfirst — an introductory paragraph in an article, printed in larger or bolder type or in capitals, that summarizes the article
- stannaries — a tin-mining region or district.
- star anise — Also called Chinese anise. a shrub or small tree, Illicium verum, of China, having white flowers that turn purple and bearing anise-scented, star-shaped clusters of carminative fruit.
- star drill — a chisellike drill for masonry or plasterwork, having a pointed head faceted in alternately projecting and reentering angles.
- star fruit — carambola (def 2).
- star point — a common junction connected to the ends of windings of a polyphase electrical device or system of devices
- star prize — The star prize in a competition is the most valuable prize.
- star-fruit — carambola (def 2).
- starfished — lying with arms and legs outstretched; spread-eagled
- stargazing — to gaze at or observe the stars.
- starkville — a town in E Mississippi.