10-letter words containing d, o, n, t, e
- slide knot — a knot formed by making two half hitches on the standing part of the rope, the second hitch being next to the loop, which can be tightened.
- soda niter — a white or transparent mineral, sodium nitrate, NaNO 3 , used chiefly as a fertilizer and in the manufacture of sulfuric and nitric acids and potassium nitrate.
- sordamente — (of a piece of music) to be played softly or gently
- soricident — having shrewlike teeth
- sound bite — a brief, striking remark or statement excerpted from an audiotape or videotape for insertion in a broadcast news story.
- soundstage — a soundproof room or building in which cinematic films are shot
- south bend — a city in N Indiana.
- south node — the descending node of the moon.
- sphenodont — a member of the Sphenodont group of lizards
- stand over — (of a person) to be in an upright position on the feet.
- standalone — self-contained and able to operate without other hardware or software.
- stare down — to gaze fixedly and intently, especially with the eyes wide open.
- steepdowne — very steep or precipitous
- steganopod — a bird belonging to the Steganopodes, a group of swimming birds such as pelicans and cormorants
- sternboard — a backward motion of a boat
- stockinged — a close-fitting covering for the foot and part of the leg, usually knitted, of wool, cotton, nylon, silk, or similar material.
- stodginess — heavy, dull, or uninteresting; tediously commonplace; boring: a stodgy Victorian novel.
- stolidness — not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional; impassive.
- stone cold — completely cold
- stone dead — undeniably dead; completely lifeless.
- stone deaf — totally deaf.
- stone-cold — If something that should be warm is stone-cold, it is very cold.
- stone-dead — undeniably dead; completely lifeless.
- stone-deaf — totally deaf.
- stringendo — to be performed with increasing speed
- stupendous — causing amazement; astounding; marvelous: stupendous news.
- surmounted — to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill.
- syncopated — marked by syncopation: syncopated rhythm.
- tanglewood — a town in W Massachusetts, in the Berkshire Hills: a former estate (Tanglewood) in the area is the site of annual summer music festivals.
- telephoned — an apparatus, system, or process for transmission of sound or speech to a distant point, especially by an electric device.
- tenderfoot — a raw, inexperienced person; novice.
- tenderloin — (in beef or pork) the tender meat of the muscle running through the sirloin and terminating before the ribs.
- tendonitis — inflammation of a tendon.
- tendrilous — a threadlike, leafless organ of climbing plants, often growing in spiral form, which attaches itself to or twines round some other body, so as to support the plant.
- tenpounder — ladyfish.
- the beyond — the unknown; the world outside the range of human perception, esp life after death in certain religious beliefs
- the dozens — a form of verbal play in which the participants exchange witty, ribald taunts and insults, often specif. about each other's mother
- the dragon — the constellation Draco
- the hounds — a pack of foxhounds, etc
- the ogaden — a region of SE Ethiopia, bordering on Somalia: consists of a desert plateau, inhabited by Somali nomads; a secessionist movement, supported by Somalia, has existed within the region since the early 1960s and led to bitter fighting between Ethiopia and Somalia (1977–78)
- the oneida — a North American Indian people formerly living east of Lake Ontario; one of the Iroquois peoples
- theodosian — of or relating to Theodosius I, who made Christianity the official state religion of the Roman Empire.
- thornhedge — any hedge containing trees, bushes or shrubs that bear thorns
- thunderbox — a portable boxlike lavatory seat that can be placed over a hole in the ground
- thunderous — producing thunder or a loud noise like thunder: thunderous applause.
- tide-bound — (of a vessel) grounded or otherwise confined at low tide.
- to end all — If you describe something as, for example, the deal to end all deals or the film to end all films, you mean that it is very important or successful, and that compared to it all other deals or films seem second-rate.
- togolander — a former German protectorate in W Africa, on the Gulf of Guinea: E part is now the Republic of Togo; W part, a British mandate 1922–46 and trusteeship 1946–57, is now part of Ghana.
- 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