10-letter words containing e, p, s, o, m
- semiopaque — partly or nearly opaque.
- semipostal — a postage stamp sold by a government at a premium above its face value, the excess being used for a nonpostal purpose, as a charity.
- septectomy — excision of part or all of a septum, especially the nasal septum.
- ship money — a tax levied to finance the fitting out of warships: abolished 1640
- simferopol — a city in S Ukraine, on the S Crimean Peninsula.
- simon pure — real; genuine: a simon-pure accent.
- simon-pure — real; genuine: a simon-pure accent.
- simple vow — a public vow taken by a religious, under which property may be retained and marriage, though held to be illicit, is valid under canon law.
- skeuomorph — an ornament or design on an object copied from a form of the object when made from another material or by other techniques, as an imitation metal rivet mark found on handles of prehistoric pottery.
- smartphone — a device that combines a cell phone with a handheld computer, typically offering Internet access, data storage, email capability, etc.
- smoke shop — a shop selling tobacco products.
- smokeproof — that cannot be penetrated by smoke: a fireproof and smokeproof compartment.
- smoothpate — a bald person with a smooth head
- smudge pot — a container for burning oil or other fuels to produce smudge, as for protecting fruit trees from frost.
- so help me — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
- somatotype — (of humans) physical type; physique.
- someplaces — somewhere
- spacewoman — a woman astronaut.
- spare room — guest bedroom
- speleothem — a natural structure within a cave
- spermatoid — resembling sperm.
- sphenogram — a cuneiform character.
- spike moss — any of numerous plants of the genus Selaginella, allied to and resembling the club mosses.
- spirometer — an instrument for determining the capacity of the lungs.
- spirometry — an instrument for determining the capacity of the lungs.
- sponge mop — a mop that makes use of a sponge as the cleaning part
- spoonerism — the transposition of initial or other sounds of words, usually by accident, as in a blushing crow for a crushing blow.
- spot meter — an exposure meter that measures light reflected from only a small area of a subject or scene.
- stepmother — the wife of one's father by a later marriage.
- 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.
- subproblem — any question or matter involving doubt, uncertainty, or difficulty.
- superjumbo — an extremely large twin-deck jet-propelled airliner that can carry over 500 passengers
- supermacho — extremely macho
- supermicro — the fastest and most powerful type of microcomputer, with capabilities more commonly associated with minicomputers.
- supermodel — an extremely prominent and successful model who can command very high fees.
- superstorm — a very severe and widespread storm characterized by record-setting meteorological events and large-scale destruction: The superstorm brought a 15-foot storm surge to the harbor.
- superwoman — a woman of extraordinary or superhuman powers.
- swamp rose — a shrub, Rosa palustris, of eastern North America, having pink flowers nearly 2 inches (5 cm) wide.
- symphonize — to play or sound together harmoniously.
- symptomize — to be a symptom or sign of.
- team sport — a sport in which teams play against each other
- trophosome — an organ in deep-sea tube worms that is colonized by bacteria supplying the host worm with food and energy.
- uncomposed — calm; tranquil; serene: His composed face reassured the nervous passengers.
- unpromised — not engaged or promised in marriage
- xenomorphs — Plural form of xenomorph.
- zymoscopes — Plural form of zymoscope.