10-letter words containing i, d, e, a, s
- sanctitude — holiness; saintliness; sanctity.
- sand tiger — any of several sharks of the family Odontaspididae, especially Odontaspis taurus, inhabiting shallow waters on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, having sharp, jagged teeth and sometimes dangerous to humans.
- sand viper — hognose snake.
- sanderling — a common, small sandpiper, Calidris alba, inhabiting sandy beaches.
- sandwiched — two or more slices of bread or the like with a layer of meat, fish, cheese, etc., between each pair.
- sanforized — (of a fabric) preshrunk using a patented process
- sarcodines — belonging or pertaining to the protist phylum Sarcodina, comprising protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopodia.
- scandalise — to shock or horrify by something considered immoral or improper.
- scandalize — to shock or horrify by something considered immoral or improper.
- scarabaeid — belonging or pertaining to the Scarabaeidae, a family of lamellicorn beetles, including the scarabs, dung beetles, June bugs, and cockchafers.
- scorpaenid — belonging or pertaining to the Scorpaenidae, a family of marine fishes with spiny fins, including the rockfishes, scorpionfishes, and lionfishes.
- scuba dive — go deep-sea swimming
- scuba-dive — to descend and swim underwater using a scuba device.
- sea dahlia — a garden plant, Coreopsis maritima, of the southwestern coast of North America, having long-stalked, solitary, yellow flower heads nearly 3 inches (7.6 cm) wide.
- sea spider — any member of the arthropod class Pycnogonida, marine invertebrates with eight long walking legs attached to a small body consisting of a cephalothorax and vestigial abdomen.
- sedimental — of, relating to, or of the nature of sediment.
- seferiades — Giorgos Stylianou [yawr-gaws stee-lyah-noo] /ˈyɔr gɔs ˌsti lyɑˈnu/ (Show IPA), (Giorgos Seferis) 1900–71, Greek poet and diplomat: Nobel Prize in literature 1963.
- seguidilla — Prosody. a stanza of four to seven lines with a distinctive rhythmic pattern.
- seleucidan — Seleucid.
- sellafield — the site of an atomic power station and nuclear reprocessing plant in NW England, in W Cumbria
- semi-naked — being without clothing or covering; nude: naked children swimming in the lake.
- semi-nomad — a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply.
- semifeudal — partly feudal
- semisacred — partly or somewhat sacred; sacred to a limited degree; having some characteristics of the sacred
- septicidal — (of a capsule) dehiscing lengthwise along a septum.
- serenading — a complimentary performance of vocal or instrumental music in the open air at night, as by a lover under the window of his lady.
- serialised — to publish in serial form.
- serradilla — a variety of clover, Ornithopus sativus, used as fodder for cattle
- sex addict — a person who is addicted to engaging in sexual activity
- sexualised — to render sexual; endow with sexual characteristics.
- shadowlike — a dark figure or image cast on the ground or some surface by a body intercepting light.
- shanghaied — to enroll or obtain (a sailor) for the crew of a ship by unscrupulous means, as by force or the use of liquor or drugs.
- sherardize — to coat (steel) with a thin cladding of zinc by heating in a mixture of sand and powdered zinc.
- shield law — a law protecting journalists from forced disclosure of confidential sources of information.
- shieldwall — a protective wall formed by interlocking the shields of foot soldiers
- ship-bread — hardtack.
- shiplapped — of, related to, or resembling shiplap
- shit-faced — very drunk.
- siad barre — Muhammad, 1919–1995, Somali army officer and political leader: president 1969–91.
- side chain — a group of atoms bound to an atom, usually a carbon, that forms part of a larger chain or ring in a molecule
- side chair — a straight-backed chair without arms.
- side plate — a small plate used for bread or other accompaniments to a meal
- side salad — A side salad is a bowl of salad for one person which is served with a main meal.
- side table — a table intended to be placed against a wall.
- side-table — a table intended to be placed against a wall.
- sideboards — a piece of furniture, as in a dining room, often with shelves, drawers, etc., for holding articles of table service.
- 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.
- sidesaddle — a saddle for women on which the rider sits, facing forward, usually with both feet on the left side of the horse.
- sidestream — (of cigarette smoke) inhaled by passive smokers