10-letter words containing a, r, i, s, t
- bit stream — a simple contiguous sequence of binary digits transmitted continuously over a communications path; a sequence of data in binary form.
- blackshirt — (in Europe) a member of a fascist organization, esp a member of the Italian Fascist party before and during World War II
- bovaristic — an exaggerated, especially glamorized, estimate of oneself; conceit.
- brain stem — the portion of the brain that is continuous with the spinal cord and comprises the medulla oblongata, pons, midbrain, and parts of the hypothalamus, functioning in the control of reflexes and such essential internal mechanisms as respiration and heartbeat.
- brainstorm — If you have a brainstorm, you suddenly become unable to think clearly.
- bratislava — the capital of Slovakia since 1918, a port on the River Danube; capital of Hungary (1541–1784) and seat of the Hungarian parliament until 1848. Pop: 428 672 (2001)
- brattiness — the quality of being bratty
- brattlings — a series of rattling or clattering sounds
- breadstick — bread baked in a long thin crisp stick
- breastrail — the upper rail of any parapet on a ship
- cabriolets — Plural form of cabriolet.
- cafeterias — Plural form of cafeteria.
- cagliostro — Count Alessandro di (alesˈsandro di), original name Giuseppe Balsamo. 1743–95, Italian adventurer and magician, who was imprisoned for life by the Inquisition for his association with freemasonry
- calcsinter — travertine.
- calibrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calibrate.
- cameralist — any of the mercantilist economists or public servants in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries who held that the economic power of a nation can be enhanced by increasing its monetary wealth, as by the accumulation of bullion.
- camorrista — a member of a camorra
- camp shirt — a short-sleeved shirt or blouse with a notched collar and usually two breast pockets.
- cannisters — Plural form of cannister.
- cant strip — an inclined or beveled strip of wood, for changing the pitch of a roof slope or for rounding out the angle between a flat roof and an adjoining parapet.
- capacitors — Plural form of capacitor.
- capistrate — (zoology, rare) hooded; cowled.
- caravanist — a group of travelers, as merchants or pilgrims, journeying together for safety in passing through deserts, hostile territory, etc.
- careerists — Plural form of careerist.
- carmustine — a toxic nitrosurea, C 5 H 9 Cl 2 N 3 O 2 , used in the treatment of a wide range of tumors.
- carnations — Plural form of carnation.
- carthusian — a member of an austere monastic order founded by Saint Bruno in 1084 near Grenoble, France
- cartilages — Plural form of cartilage.
- cartoonish — like a cartoon, esp in being one-dimensional, brightly coloured, or exaggerated
- cartoonist — A cartoonist is a person whose job is to draw cartoons for newspapers and magazines.
- cartridges — Plural form of cartridge.
- cash ratio — the ratio of cash on hand to total deposits that by law or custom commercial banks must maintain
- castigator — to criticize or reprimand severely.
- castor oil — Castor oil is a thick yellow oil that is obtained from the seeds of the castor oil plant. It has a very unpleasant taste and in former times was used as a medicine.
- castrating — Present participle of castrate.
- castration — to remove the testes of; emasculate; geld.
- castratism — The practice of prepubescently castrating male humans as to preserve their alto or soprano voices.
- castratrix — (chiefly, used in philosophy, or, psychoanalysis) A female who castrates (either literally or metaphorically).
- categories — any general or comprehensive division; a class.
- categorise — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- categorist — a person who categorizes or inserts items in a list
- catenaries — Plural form of catenary.
- cathartics — Plural form of cathartic.
- catoptrics — the branch of optics concerned with reflection, esp the formation of images by mirrors
- catskinner — an operator of a vehicle or machine with caterpillar treads.
- catwhisker — a sharply pointed, flexible wire used to make contact with a specific point on a semiconductor or a crystal detector
- cauterised — Simple past tense and past participle of cauterise.
- cauterizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cauterize.
- cautioners — Plural form of cautioner.
- cavortings — sexual frolics