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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.
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