10-letter words containing a, s, e, t, r, i
- streamline — a teardrop line of contour offering the least possible resistance to a current of air, water, etc.
- streamling — a small stream
- streamside — the land on the sides of a stream.
- strelitzia — any southern African perennial herbaceous plant of the genus Strelitzia, cultivated for its showy flowers: includes the bird-of-paradise flower: family Strelitziaceae
- stridulate — to produce a shrill, grating sound, as a cricket does, by rubbing together certain parts of the body; shrill.
- strigilate — an instrument with a curved blade, used especially by the ancient Greeks and Romans for scraping the skin at the bath and in the gymnasium.
- strike pay — strike benefit.
- stringbean — any of various kinds of bean, as the green bean, the unripe pods of which are used as food, usually after stripping off the fibrous thread along the side.
- strippable — Mining. of or relating to ore or coal that can be produced by strip mining.
- striptease — a burlesque act in which a dancer removes garments one at a time to the accompaniment of music.
- strobilate — to undergo strobilation
- stromateid — any of numerous small marine fishes of the family Stromateidae, having a laterally compressed body and an expanded muscular esophagus, often lined with teeth.
- subarticle — an article that forms part of a larger or main article
- subnitrate — a basic salt of nitric acid.
- subprimate — a primitive variety of primate
- subterrain — a cave or subterranean room.
- subvariety — a minor or subordinate variety
- superation — the action or process of superating, overcoming or surpassing
- supergiant — Astronomy. supergiant star.
- superpaint — (graphics) A pioneering graphics program and framebuffer computer system developed by Richard Shoup at Xerox PARC. Design started in 1972 and the system produced its first stable image in April 1973. SuperPaint was one of the first computers used for creative work, video editing and animation, all which would become major sections within the entertainment industry and major components of industrial design. SuperPaint had a graphical user interface and could capture images from video input or combine them with digital data. SuperPaint was the first program with features such as changing hue, saturation and value, a colour palette, custom polygons and lines, virtual paintbrushes and pencils, auto-filling of images and anti-aliasing.
- surrealist — a style of art and literature developed principally in the 20th century, stressing the subconscious or nonrational significance of imagery arrived at by automatism or the exploitation of chance effects, unexpected juxtapositions, etc.
- surreality — of, relating to, or characteristic of surrealism, an artistic and literary style; surrealistic.
- suzerainty — the position or authority of a suzerain.
- sweatshirt — a loose, long-sleeved, collarless pullover of soft, absorbent fabric, as cotton jersey, with close-fitting or elastic cuffs and sometimes a drawstring at the waist, commonly worn during athletic activity for warmth or to induce sweating.
- switchgear — switching equipment used in an electric power station.
- symmetrian — an advocate of symmetry
- taperstick — a candlestick designed to hold tapers.
- tapescript — a recording of the spoken word on tape or a transcript of this
- tapestried — furnished or covered with tapestries.
- tapis vert — an unbroken expanse of lawn used as a major element of a landscape design.
- 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
- tawdriness — (of finery, trappings, etc.) gaudy; showy and cheap.
- 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.
- tiers etat — third estate.
- tight-arse — an inhibited or excessively self-controlled person
- time-share — to use or occupy by time-sharing.
- tracheitis — inflammation of the trachea.
- traditores — an early Christian who betrayed other Christians at the time of the Roman persecutions.