10-letter words containing d, e, p, t
- speed trap — a section of a road where hidden police, radar, etc., carefully check the speed of motorists and strictly enforce traffic regulations: sometimes characterized by hard-to-see signals, hidden traffic signs, etc.
- spermaduct — a spermatic passage found in male animals
- spermatoid — resembling sperm.
- sphenodont — a member of the Sphenodont group of lizards
- spiculated — covered with spicules or needle-like
- spiderwort — any plant of the genus Tradescantia, having blue, purple, or rose-colored flowers.
- spissitude — compactness
- splintered — a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body.
- split ends — If you have split ends, some of your hairs are split at the ends because they are dry or damaged.
- spread out — extend, splay
- stampeders — a sudden, frenzied rush or headlong flight of a herd of frightened animals, especially cattle or horses.
- steamed up — obscured by vapour
- steepdowne — very steep or precipitous
- steeped in — full of
- steganopod — a bird belonging to the Steganopodes, a group of swimming birds such as pelicans and cormorants
- step aside — move to one side
- step dance — a dance in which the steps are the most important characteristic, specifically a solo dance with intricate, vigorous steps, often performed with the hands kept in the pockets.
- stepdancer — a person who engages in stepdancing
- stepladder — a ladder having flat steps or treads in place of rungs.
- stepped-up — increased; augmented; expanded; heightened: a stepped-up fundraising campaign.
- stipulated — to make an express demand or arrangement as a condition of agreement (often followed by for).
- stop order — an order from a customer to a broker to sell a security if the market price drops below a designated level.
- stud poker — a variety of poker in which each player is dealt one card face down in the first round and one card face up in each of the next four rounds, each of the last four rounds being followed by a betting interval. Compare seven-card stud.
- stuffed up — sinuses, nose: congested
- stupendous — causing amazement; astounding; marvelous: stupendous news.
- stupidness — lacking ordinary quickness and keenness of mind; dull.
- supplanted — to take the place of (another), as through force, scheming, strategy, or the like.
- syncopated — marked by syncopation: syncopated rhythm.
- tap dancer — to perform a tap dance.
- tape drive — a program-controlled device that reads data from or writes data on a magnetic tape which moves past a read-write head.
- tapestried — furnished or covered with tapestries.
- tapped out — having no ready money; broke
- ted spread — the difference in value between three-month futures contracts for Treasury bills and for Eurodollars, used to gauge the willingness of banks to lend money
- telephoned — an apparatus, system, or process for transmission of sound or speech to a distant point, especially by an electric device.
- tenpounder — ladyfish.
- tepidarium — a warm room in Roman baths
- tetraploid — having a chromosome number that is four times the basic or haploid number.
- the depths — deep sea
- tip-tilted — (of a nose) slightly turned up
- to go deep — If you say that something goes deep or runs deep, you mean that it is very serious or strong and is hard to change.
- 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-hatted — wearing a top hat
- 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.
- topknotted — (of hair) tied up on top of the head
- torpedoing — a self-propelled, cigar-shaped missile containing explosives and often equipped with a homing device, launched from a submarine or other warship, for destroying surface vessels or other submarines.
- torpedoist — a person in favour of the use of torpedoes or a person knowledgeable about torpedoes
- torpedoman — a petty officer or warrant officer responsible for the maintenance, use, and repair of underwater weapons and equipment.