10-letter words containing e, r, o, s, i
- distortive — to twist awry or out of shape; make crooked or deformed: Arthritis had distorted his fingers.
- distrouble — to trouble; to interrupt
- diversions — Plural form of diversion.
- dog-sitter — a person who looks after a dog while its owner is away
- dogberries — Plural form of dogberry.
- dollarwise — as expressed in dollars; in dollars and cents: How much does a million francs amount to, dollarwise?
- dorsifixed — (botany) Said of anthers that are attached to the filament somewhere along their back.
- dorsigrade — (of animals such as certain armadillos) walking on the backs of the toes
- dosimeters — Plural form of dosimeter.
- dosimetric — the process or method of measuring the dosage of ionizing radiation.
- dove prism — a prism that inverts a beam of light, often used in a telescope to produce an erect image.
- draconites — a type of precious stone thought to be found in a dragon's head
- drearisome — Very dreary.
- dripstones — Plural form of dripstone.
- drolleries — Plural form of drollery.
- droopiness — The characteristic of being droopy.
- drowsihead — drowsiness.
- drowsiness — half-asleep; sleepy.
- east timor — a small country in SE Asia, comprising part of the island of Timor: colonized by Portugal in the 19th century; declared independence in 1975 but immediately invaded by Indonesia; under UN administration from 1999 and an independent state from 2002. It is mountainous with a monsoon climate; subsistence agriculture is the main occupation. Languages: Portuguese, Tetun (a lingua franca), and Bahasa Indonesia. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: US dollar. Capital: Dili. Pop: 1 172 390 (2013 est). Area: 14 874 sq km (5743 sq miles)
- economiser — Alternative form of economizer.
- ecotourism — tourism to places having unspoiled natural resources, with minimal impact on the environment being a primary concern.
- ecotourist — A participant in ecotourism.
- editorials — Plural form of editorial.
- editorship — the office or function of an editor.
- egosurfing — (Internet) The act of using a search engine to find mentions of one's name on the Internet.
- eiderdowns — Plural form of eiderdown.
- eightscore — one hundred and sixty
- eirenicons — Plural form of eirenicon.
- eisenhower — Dwight David, known as Ike. 1890–1969, US general and Republican statesman; Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force (1943–45) and 34th president of the US (1953–61). He commanded Allied forces in Europe and North Africa (1942), directed the invasion of Italy (1943), and was Supreme Commander of the combined land forces of NATO (1950–52)
- embroiders — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of embroider.
- encloister — to imprison or cloister
- encopresis — Involuntary defecation, especially associated with emotional disturbance or psychiatric disorder.
- endodermis — the specialized innermost layer of cortex in roots and some stems, which controls the passage of water and dissolved substances between the cortex and stele
- endorphins — Plural form of endorphin.
- engarrison — to set up as a garrison
- engrossing — Absorbing all one's attention or interest.
- enormities — Plural form of enormity.
- environics — the study of human and natural forces that determine an environment
- epistolary — Relating to or denoting the writing of letters or literary works in the form of letters.
- epistrophe — (rhetoric) The repetition of the same word or words at the end of successive phrases, clauses or sentences.
- eragrostis — Any of several species of grass from the genus Eragrostis; lovegrass.
- ergonomics — The study of people's efficiency in their working environment.
- ergonomist — An expert in ergonomics.
- ericaceous — (especially of a plant) Acid-loving, thriving in acidic conditions.
- erímanthos — a mountain in SW Greece, in the NW Peloponnese. Height: 2224 m (7297 ft)
- erinaceous — Of, pertaining to, or resembling a hedgehog.
- eriostemon — any rutaceous shrub of the mainly Australian genus Eriostemon, having waxy white or pink flowers
- eroticised — Simple past tense and past participle of eroticise.
- eruditions — Plural form of erudition.
- escharotic — Capable of producing an eschar.