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

  • 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.
  • stupration — an act of ravishing or a violation
  • stylograph — a fountain pen in which the writing point is a fine, hollow tube instead of a nib.
  • superation — the action or process of superating, overcoming or surpassing
  • supraoptic — above the optic chiasm
  • tachograph — a recording tachometer.
  • tawny port — a type of port that is aged in wood for at least 7 years, giving it a 'nutty' flavour; its colour is tawny, as opposed to the red of a ruby port
  • team sport — a sport in which teams play against each other
  • temporally — of or relating to time.
  • temporalty — secular things
  • tetraploid — having a chromosome number that is four times the basic or haploid number.
  • tetrapolis — a conglomeration of four cities
  • tetraptote — a noun having four cases
  • tetrapylon — a structure having four gateways as features of an architectural composition.
  • tetraspore — one of the four asexual spores produced within a tetrasporangium.
  • thesprotia — an ancient coastal district in SW Epirus.
  • tomography — a machine for making an x-ray of a selected plane of the body.
  • top dollar — the maximum amount being or likely to be paid: to pay top dollar for the jewelry.
  • top drawer — the highest level in rank, excellence, or importance: a musician strictly out of the top drawer.
  • top loader — a machine or appliance, as a washing machine, loaded and unloaded through an opening in the top (distinguished from front loader).
  • top-drawer — the highest level in rank, excellence, or importance: a musician strictly out of the top drawer.
  • top-hamper — the light upper sails and their gear and spars, sometimes used to refer to all spars and gear above the deck.
  • top-loader — a washing machine with a horizontal door in its top rather than a vertical one in its front
  • top-ranked — A top-ranked sports player or team is the most successful player or team in a particular sport.
  • topography — the detailed mapping or charting of the features of a relatively small area, district, or locality.
  • torpedoman — a petty officer or warrant officer responsible for the maintenance, use, and repair of underwater weapons and equipment.
  • touchpaper — paper saturated with potassium nitrate to make it burn slowly, used for igniting explosives and fireworks.
  • trackpoint — (hardware)   (Or "pointing stick", "nipple") A small knob found in the middle of some keyboards that works like a very short isometric joystick. Pressing it toward or away from you or from side to side moves the pointer on the screen. Ted Selker brought the concept of an in-keyboard pointing device to IBM in September 1987. TrackPoint was introduced in 1992 on the IBM ThinkPad and later on some desktops. It takes up virtually no extra room on the box or the work area and also requires minimal movement of the hands from the keyboard. Many imitations of highly variable quality appeared. Pointing sticks have also been used in many other notebook brands, including TI, HP, Compac, Dell, Toshiba (e.g. Portege 4000's "AccuPoint II"), and AST (e.g. Ascentia 910N). "TrackPoint" and "Trackpoint" are IBM trademarks.
  • trail rope — a guide rope on an aerostat.
  • trampoline — a sheet, usually of canvas, attached by resilient cords or springs to a horizontal frame several feet above the floor, used by acrobats and gymnasts as a springboard in tumbling.
  • transpolar — of or relating to the North or South Pole.
  • transposal — transposition.
  • transposon — a genetic element that can move from one site in a chromosome to another site in the same or a different chromosome and thus alter the genetic constitution of the organism
  • trap house — a shelter from which the clay pigeons are released in trapshooting.
  • treponemal — any of several anaerobic spirochetes of the genus Treponema, certain species of which are parasitic in and pathogenic for humans and warm-blooded animals.
  • tritanopia — a defect of vision in which the retina fails to respond to blue and yellow.
  • trollopian — Anthony, 1815–82, English novelist.
  • tropaeolin — any of a number of orange or yellow azo dyes of complex molecular structure.
  • tropaeolum — any garden plant of the genus Tropaeolum esp the nasturtium
  • trophesial — involving or relating to trophesy
  • tropically — pertaining to, characteristic of, occurring in, or inhabiting the tropics, especially the humid tropics: tropical flowers.
  • tropopause — the boundary, or transitional layer, between the troposphere and the stratosphere.
  • tropotaxis — straight movement by an organism toward or away from a source of stimulation as a result of comparing information received by paired sensory receptors on both sides of the body.
  • tryptophan — an essential amino acid, (C 8 H 6 N)CH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, colorless, crystalline, and aromatic, released from proteins by tryptic digestion and a precursor of serotonin. Symbol: W. Abbreviation: Trp;
  • typography — the art or process of printing with type.
  • unoperated — to work, perform, or function, as a machine does: This engine does not operate properly.
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