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10-letter words containing a, r, s, p, o

  • separatory — serving to separate.
  • share shop — A share shop is a shop or Internet website where members of the public can buy shares in companies.
  • shopwalker — a floorwalker.
  • shower cap — a plastic cap worn in the shower to keep the hair dry
  • smartphone — a device that combines a cell phone with a handheld computer, typically offering Internet access, data storage, email capability, etc.
  • snapdragon — any plant belonging to the genus Antirrhinum, of the figwort family, especially A. majus, cultivated for its spikes of showy flowers, each having a corolla supposed to resemble the mouth of a dragon.
  • soap opera — a radio or television series depicting the interconnected lives of many characters often in a sentimental, melodramatic way.
  • solar apex — the point on the celestial sphere, near Vega, toward which the solar system is moving relative to the visible stars.
  • solar pond — a pool with a bottom layer of salt water and top layer of fresh water, designed to capture solar radiation as a source of energy for generating heat or electricity.
  • solar ship — (in ancient Egypt) a boat placed in or near the tomb of a king to transport him to the sun.
  • sonography — the medical diagnostic imaging technique used to see internal organs, muscles, etc
  • spaceborne — moving in orbit around the earth: a spaceborne surveillance system.
  • spare room — guest bedroom
  • spark coil — a coil of many turns of insulated wire on an iron core, used for producing sparks.
  • 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.
  • speculator — a person who is engaged in commercial or financial speculation.
  • spermatoid — resembling sperm.
  • sphenogram — a cuneiform character.
  • spheroidal — pertaining to a spheroid or spheroids.
  • spirograph — an instrument for recording respiratory movements.
  • spit-roast — to cook on a spit
  • spongeware — earthenware decorated with color applied with a sponge.
  • sporadical — (of similar things or occurrences) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional: sporadic renewals of enthusiasm.
  • sporangium — the case or sac in which spores are produced.
  • spore case — the case or sac in which spores are produced.
  • sporicidal — a substance or preparation for killing spores.
  • sporoplasm — the protoplasm within a spore that is injected into a host cell by various parasitic organisms.
  • sport coat — A sport coat is a man's jacket. It is worn on informal occasions with pants of a different material.
  • sports bag — a bag used by an individual to carry his or her clothing and equipment for taking part in sport
  • sports bar — a bar featuring televised sporting events.
  • sports bra — a woman's undergarment designed for extra support and protection during sports and recreational activities.
  • sports cap — a hat designed for sports or to look sporty
  • sports car — small, low, fast car
  • sports day — In British schools, sports day is a day or an afternoon when pupils compete in athletics contests such as races and the high jump. Parents are often invited to come and watch the events.
  • sports fan — sb who enjoys watching or playing sport
  • sportscast — a radio or television program consisting of sports news or of a running description of a sports event.
  • sportswear — clothing designed for wear while playing golf or tennis, hiking, bicycling, jogging, etc.; activewear.
  • spread out — extend, splay
  • spun rayon — yarn produced by spinning short, uniform lengths of rayon filaments into a continuous strand.
  • stainproof — resistant to stains
  • star point — a common junction connected to the ends of windings of a polyphase electrical device or system of devices
  • stenograph — any of various keyboard instruments, somewhat resembling a typewriter, used for writing in shorthand, as by means of phonetic or arbitrary symbols.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • stop-start — frequently stopping then starting again
  • strap work — a type of ornamentation imitating pierced and interlaced straps or bands, usually forming a geometric pattern.
  • strapontin — a seat which is folded down to sit on
  • straw poll — an unofficial vote taken to obtain an indication of the general trend of opinion on a particular issue.
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