10-letter words containing c, i, r, e, n, s
- reconsider — to consider again, especially with a view to change of decision or action: to reconsider a refusal.
- recusation — the act of recusing a judge
- redecision — the act or process of deciding; determination, as of a question or doubt, by making a judgment: They must make a decision between these two contestants.
- rediscount — to discount again.
- reichsbank — the former German national bank.
- reichstein — Tadeus [tah-dey-oo s] /tɑˈdeɪ ʊs/ (Show IPA), 1897–1996, Swiss chemist, born in Poland: Nobel Prize in medicine 1950.
- reincrease — to increase again
- reinscribe — to address or dedicate (a book, photograph, etc.) informally to a person, especially by writing a brief personal note in or on it.
- reinstruct — to furnish with knowledge, especially by a systematic method; teach; train; educate.
- reminisced — to recall past experiences, events, etc.; indulge in reminiscence.
- reminiscer — someone who remembers or tells of past events or experiences
- reminisces — to recall past experiences, events, etc.; indulge in reminiscence.
- rescinding — to abrogate; annul; revoke; repeal.
- rescission — the act of rescinding.
- rescrutiny — a searching examination or investigation; minute inquiry.
- resecuring — free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- resilience — the power or ability to return to the original form, position, etc., after being bent, compressed, or stretched; elasticity.
- resiliency — the power or ability to return to the original form, position, etc., after being bent, compressed, or stretched; elasticity.
- resin duct — a tube or duct in a woody stem or a leaf, especially in conifers, lined with glandular epithelium that secretes resins.
- resistance — the act or power of resisting, opposing, or withstanding.
- resorcinol — a white, needlelike, water-soluble solid, C 6 H 6 O 2 , a benzene derivative originally obtained from certain resins, now usually synthesized: used chiefly in making dyes, as a reagent, in tanning, in the synthesis of certain resins, and in medicine in treating certain skin conditions; meta-dihydroxybenzene.
- resourcing — the provision of resources
- respecting — regarding; concerning.
- revanchism — an advocate or supporter of a political policy of revanche, especially in order to seek vengeance for a previous military defeat.
- revanchist — an advocate or supporter of a political policy of revanche, especially in order to seek vengeance for a previous military defeat.
- rhinoceros — any of several large, thick-skinned, perissodactyl mammals of the family Rhinocerotidae, of Africa and India, having one or two upright horns on the snout: all rhinoceroses are endangered.
- rhinoscope — a special instrument used to examine the nasal passages
- rusticness — of, relating to, or living in the country, as distinguished from towns or cities; rural.
- saccharine — of the nature of or resembling that of sugar: a powdery substance with a saccharine taste.
- sanctifier — to make holy; set apart as sacred; consecrate.
- saprogenic — producing putrefaction or decay, as certain bacteria.
- sarcodines — belonging or pertaining to the protist phylum Sarcodina, comprising protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopodia.
- sarcopenia — reduction in muscle tissue as a result of ageing
- sarracenia — any American pitcher plant of the genus Sarracenia, having single nodding flowers and leaves modified as pitchers that trap and digest insects: family Sarraceniaceae
- scampering — to run or go hastily or quickly.
- scattering — distributed or occurring here and there at irregular intervals; scattered.
- scaturient — gushing; overflowing.
- schnitzler — Arthur [ahr-ther;; German ahr-too r] /ˈɑr θər;; German ˈɑr tʊər/ (Show IPA), 1862–1931, Austrian dramatist and novelist.
- scorpaenid — belonging or pertaining to the Scorpaenidae, a family of marine fishes with spiny fins, including the rockfishes, scorpionfishes, and lionfishes.
- screeching — causing or uttering screeches: screeching bats.
- screedings — screeds or floor coverings
- screenings — the act or work of a person who screens, as in ascertaining the character and competence of applicants, employees, etc.
- screw nail — drive screw.
- screw pine — any tropical Asian tree or shrub of the genus Pandanus, having a palmlike or branched stem, long, narrow, rigid, spirally arranged leaves and aerial roots, and bearing an edible fruit.
- screwiness — the state or quality of being screwy
- scrimpness — sparingness
- scrivening — writing
- scrub pine — any of several pines, as the jack pine, characterized by a scrubby or irregular manner of growth, usually found in dry, sandy soil.
- scrutineer — an official examiner, especially of votes in an election.
- scrutinise — to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.