10-letter words containing a, r, i, s, t
- tardy slip — a slip of paper given to students who are late for school
- targetitis — the setting of more targets than is strictly necessary for the effective functioning of an organization, esp when it leads to an increase in bureaucracy
- tarquinius — (Lucius Tarquinius Priscus) died 578 b.c, king of Rome 616–578.
- tawdriness — (of finery, trappings, etc.) gaudy; showy and cheap.
- taxi strip — a narrow taxiway.
- tear strip — a strip or string that is pulled to open a can, box, candy wrapper, etc.
- testicular — of or relating to the testes.
- tetrabasic — (of an acid) having four atoms of hydrogen replaceable by basic atoms or groups.
- tetrapolis — a conglomeration of four cities
- tetrasemic — equal to four short syllables
- tetrastich — a strophe, stanza, or poem consisting of four lines.
- the pamirs — a mountainous area of central Asia, mainly in Tajikistan and partly in Kyrgyzstan, extending into China and Afghanistan: consists of a complex of high ranges, from which the Tian Shan projects to the north, the Kunlun and Karakoram to the east, and the Hindu Kush to the west; Ismoil Somoni (formerly Communism Peak) is situated in the Tajik Pamirs. Highest peak: Kongur Shan, 7719 m (25 326 ft)
- the rabbis — the early Jewish scholars whose teachings are recorded in the Talmud
- the-rivals — a comedy of manners (1775) by Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
- 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.
- third base — the third in counterclockwise order of the bases from home plate.
- threadfish — any of several jacks of the genus Alectis, especially A. ciliaris, having the front rays of the dorsal and anal fins greatly elongated.
- tibiotarsi — a long bone in a bird's leg between the femur (thighbone) and tibia (shinbone)
- tiers etat — third estate.
- tight-arse — an inhibited or excessively self-controlled person
- time-share — to use or occupy by time-sharing.
- timocharis — a crater in the second quadrant of the face of the moon: about 25 miles (40 km) in diameter.
- titanosaur — any amphibious plant-eating dinosaur of the genus Titanosaurus, from the Cretaceous Period, having a long, thin neck and a long, whiplike tail.
- tovarishch — comrade (used as a term of address in the Soviet Union).
- tracheitis — inflammation of the trachea.
- track suit — a sweat suit, usually with a long-sleeved jacket and long pants, worn by athletes, especially runners, before and after actual competition or during workouts.
- traditores — an early Christian who betrayed other Christians at the time of the Roman persecutions.
- trail boss — (in Western U.S.) a person responsible for driving a herd of cattle.
- trailerist — a person who travels in a trailer
- traitoress — a female traitor
- traitorous — having the character of a traitor; treacherous; perfidious.
- trans alai — a mountain range in central Asia, between Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan) and Tadzhikistan (Tajikistan). Highest peak, Lenin Peak.
- transcribe — to make a written copy, especially a typewritten copy, of (dictated material, notes taken during a lecture, or other spoken material).
- transcript — a written, typewritten, or printed copy; something transcribed or made by transcribing.
- transfixed — to make or hold motionless with amazement, awe, terror, etc.
- transgenic — of, relating to, or containing a gene or genes transferred from another species: transgenic mice.
- transience — transient state or quality.
- transiency — transient state or quality.
- transistor — Electronics. a semiconductor device that amplifies, oscillates, or switches the flow of current between two terminals by varying the current or voltage between one of the terminals and a third: although much smaller in size than a vacuum tube, it performs similar functions without requiring current to heat a cathode.
- transiting — the act or fact of passing across or through; passage from one place to another.
- transition — movement, passage, or change from one position, state, stage, subject, concept, etc., to another; change: the transition from adolescence to adulthood.
- transitive — Grammar. having the nature of a transitive verb.
- transitman — a person who makes observations with a transit.
- transitory — not lasting, enduring, permanent, or eternal.
- transkeian — a self-governing Bantu territory of South Africa on the Indian Ocean: granted independence in 1976 by South Africa, but not recognized by any other country as an independent state. 16,910 sq. mi. (43,798 sq. km). Capital: Umtata.
- translucid — translucent.
- transonics — the study of speeds close to the speed of sound
- transpired — to occur; happen; take place.
- transpires — to occur; happen; take place.