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10-letter words containing e, a, s, t, o, r

  • sea rocket — any of several plants of the related genus Cakile, esp C. maritima, which grow along the seashores of Europe and North America and have mauve, pink, or white flowers
  • search out — hunt for, seek
  • seat cover — a cover for a seat
  • securocrat — a military or police officer who has the power to influence government policy
  • segregator — an instrument for collecting the urine excreted by one kidney only.
  • senatorial — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a senator or senate: senatorial oratory.
  • separation — an act or instance of separating or the state of being separated.
  • separatory — serving to separate.
  • sex factor — a sex-determining chromosome or gene.
  • short game — the aspect of golf considered in relation to the ability of a player to hit medium or short shots, as chip shots, pitch shots, and putts, with accuracy. Compare long game (def 1).
  • short head — a distance shorter than the length of a horse's head
  • short rate — a charge, proportionately higher than the annual rate, made for insurance issued or continued in force by the insured for less than one year.
  • short ream — 480 sheets of paper
  • short sale — an act or instance of selling short.
  • short wave — Electricity. a radio wave, shorter than that used in AM broadcasting, corresponding to frequencies of over 1600 kilohertz: used for long-distance reception or transmission.
  • short-arse — a small man
  • short-wave — Electricity. a radio wave, shorter than that used in AM broadcasting, corresponding to frequencies of over 1600 kilohertz: used for long-distance reception or transmission.
  • shortbread — a butter cookie commonly made in thick, pie-shaped wheels or rolled and cut in fancy shapes.
  • showboater — a boat, especially a paddle-wheel steamer, used as a traveling theater.
  • shower tea — kitchen tea.
  • sideration — sudden paralysis of a part of the body
  • siderostat — a telescopic device for reflecting the light of a star in a constant direction, the chief component of which is a plane mirror turned by a clock mechanism to correct for the rotation of the earth.
  • skate over — to cross on or as if on skates
  • skateboard — a device for riding upon, usually while standing, consisting of a short, oblong piece of wood, plastic, or aluminum mounted on large roller-skate wheels, used on smooth surfaces and requiring better balance of the rider than the ordinary roller skate does.
  • slot racer — slot car.
  • sloth bear — a coarse-haired, long-snouted bear, Ursus ursinus, of India and Indochina: now rare.
  • smart home — a dwelling equipped with systems and appliances that can be operated remotely using a computer or mobile phone
  • smartphone — a device that combines a cell phone with a handheld computer, typically offering Internet access, data storage, email capability, etc.
  • 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.
  • soda water — an effervescent beverage consisting of water charged with carbon dioxide.
  • sodertalje — a city in SE Sweden: suburb of Stockholm.
  • softballer — a person who plays or is an enthusiast of softball.
  • solar-heat — to heat (a building) by means of solar energy.
  • somersault — an acrobatic movement, either forward or backward, in which the body rolls end over end, making a complete revolution.
  • soothsayer — a person who professes to foretell events.
  • sordamente — (of a piece of music) to be played softly or gently
  • soubresaut — a jump performed with the legs held together and the body erect but slightly curved to the side.
  • souterrain — a subterranean passage or structure; grotto.
  • spearpoint — the point at the end of a spearhead.
  • spec ratio — (benchmark)   Results for each individual benchmark of the SPEC benchmark suites, for example CINT92 and CFP92, expressed as the ratio of the wall clock time to execute one single copy of the benchmark, compared to a fixed "SPEC reference time", which was chosen early-on as the execution time on a VAX 11/780. See also SPEC rate.
  • speculator — a person who is engaged in commercial or financial speculation.
  • spermatoid — resembling sperm.
  • sportswear — clothing designed for wear while playing golf or tennis, hiking, bicycling, jogging, etc.; activewear.
  • spread out — extend, splay
  • squaretoed — having a broad, square toe, as a shoe.
  • stableford — a scoring system in which points are awarded according to the number of strokes taken at each hole, whereby a hole completed in one stroke over par counts as one point, a hole completed in level par counts as two points, etc
  • stadholder — the chief magistrate of the former republic of the United Provinces of the Netherlands.
  • stage door — a door at the back or side of a theater, used by performers and theater personnel.
  • stand over — (of a person) to be in an upright position on the feet.
  • star route — former name for highway contract route.
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