10-letter words containing a, s, m, o, u
- quantasome — any of numerous particles in a chloroplast, part of the thylakoid and functioning in photosynthesis.
- ramboesque — looking or behaving like, or characteristic of, Rambo, a fictional film character noted for his mindless brutality
- rampageous — violent; unruly; boisterous.
- reaccustom — to familiarize by custom or use; habituate: to accustom oneself to cold weather.
- romanesque — noting or pertaining to the style of architecture prevailing in western or southern Europe from the 9th through the 12th centuries, characterized by heavy masonry construction with narrow openings, features such as the round arch, the groin vault, and the barrel vault, and the introduction or development of the vaulting rib, the vaulting shaft, and central and western towers for churches.
- salbutamol — the international generic name for albuterol.
- sanatorium — a hospital for the treatment of chronic diseases, as tuberculosis or various nervous or mental disorders.
- sanitorium — a facility for housing patients with long-term illnesses
- sao miguel — the largest island of the Azores. 150,000. 288 sq. mi. (746 sq. km).
- scaramouch — a stock character in commedia dell'arte and farce who is a cowardly braggart, easily beaten and frightened.
- scout camp — organized outdoor activity for boys
- scrubwoman — a woman hired to clean a place; charwoman.
- scum-board — a board or strip of material partly immersed in flowing water to hold back scum.
- seaborgium — a superheavy, synthetic, radioactive element with a very short half-life. Symbol: Sg; atomic number: 106.
- semiopaque — partly or nearly opaque.
- simulation — imitation or enactment, as of something anticipated or in testing.
- simulatory — to create a simulation, likeness, or model of (a situation, system, or the like): to simulate crisis conditions.
- smallmouth — a river fish of the bass family
- smartmouth — a witty or sarcastic person
- smashmouth — denoting a style of play, esp in American football, that is characterized by power and aggression rather than skill and finesse
- snakemouth — rose pogonia.
- so much as — in the way or manner indicated, described, or implied: Do it so.
- somersault — an acrobatic movement, either forward or backward, in which the body rolls end over end, making a complete revolution.
- somnambule — a person who sleepwalks
- sou marque — a billon coin of France, issued in the 18th century for circulation in the colonies.
- sour cream — cream soured by the lactic acid produced by a ferment.
- sporangium — the case or sac in which spores are produced.
- squad room — a room in a police station where police officers assemble, as for inspection, roll call, or duty assignments.
- squamation — the state of being squamate.
- squamiform — shaped like a scale.
- squamosity — the state or condition of being covered with, formed of, resembling, or consisting of scales
- squamulose — furnished or covered with tiny scales.
- stemmatous — of or relating to a stemma
- stimulator — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- stomachful — the amount one's stomach can hold
- stomachous — resentful, sullen, obstinate
- stomodaeum — stomodeum.
- stramonium — jimson weed.
- stuntwoman — A stuntwoman is a woman whose job is to do dangerous things, either for publicity, or in a movie instead of an actor so that the actor does not risk being injured.
- subatomics — the study of subatomic particles
- subcompact — an automobile that is smaller than a compact.
- subcompany — subsidiary company.
- submontane — under or beneath a mountain or mountains.
- submucosal — of or relating to the submucosa
- suboptimal — being below an optimal level or standard.
- subprogram — procedure (def 4b).
- sudatorium — a hot-air bath for inducing sweating.
- supermacho — extremely macho
- superwoman — a woman of extraordinary or superhuman powers.
- surnominal — relating to surnames