10-letter words containing i, m, e, n, a
- retailment — the act or process of retailing
- retainment — to keep possession of.
- retransmit — to send or forward, as to a recipient or destination; dispatch; convey.
- revanchism — an advocate or supporter of a political policy of revanche, especially in order to seek vengeance for a previous military defeat.
- rewriteman — a newspaper employee who writes articles from available information or who reworks the copy written by reporters.
- ringmaster — a person in charge of the performances in a circus ring.
- roman mile — a unit of length used by the ancient Romans, equivalent to about 1620 yards (1480 meters).
- roman ride — a method of horseback riding in which a person stands astride a pair of horses.
- ropemaking — the act, skill, or process of fabricating rope.
- rosemaling — decorative work of Norwegian folk origin consisting of painted or carved floral designs, as on furniture or woodwork.
- rudimental — pertaining to rudiments or first principles; elementary: a rudimentary knowledge of geometry.
- ruminative — to chew the cud, as a ruminant.
- run a mile — If you say that someone would run a mile when faced with a particular situation, you mean that they would be very frightened or unwilling to deal with it.
- saehrimnir — a boar that is roasted and served up every night in Valhalla and grows whole by morning.
- salt mines — Dense quarters housing large numbers of programmers working long hours on grungy projects, with some hope of seeing the end of the tunnel in N years. Noted for their absence of sunshine. Compare playpen, sandbox.
- same again — You say 'same again' when you want to order another drink of the same kind as the one you have just had.
- san miguel — a city in E El Salvador.
- sanmicheli — Michele [mee-ke-le] /miˈkɛ lɛ/ (Show IPA), 1484–1559, Italian architect and military engineer.
- scampering — to run or go hastily or quickly.
- schliemann — Heinrich [hahyn-rikh] /ˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1822–90, German archaeologist: excavated ancient cities of Troy and Mycenae.
- seamanlike — like or befitting a seaman; showing good seamanship.
- seamanship — knowledge and skill pertaining to the operation, navigation, management, safety, and maintenance of a ship.
- sedimental — of, relating to, or of the nature of sediment.
- semantical — of, relating to, or arising from the different meanings of words or other symbols: semantic change; semantic confusion.
- semi-bantu — a group of languages of W Africa, mainly SE Nigeria and Cameroon, that were not traditionally classed as Bantu but that show certain essential Bantu characteristics. They are now classed with Bantu in the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo family
- semi-final — competition round that decides finalists
- 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.
- semiannual — occurring, done, or published every half year or twice a year; semiyearly.
- seminarian — a student in a theological seminary.
- semination — a sowing or impregnating; dissemination.
- senegambia — a region in W Africa between the Senegal and Gambia rivers, now mostly in Senegal.
- sensualism — subjection to sensual appetites; sensuality.
- serviceman — a member of the armed forces of a country.
- sessionman — a professional musician who does studio recording work but is not a member of an established performing group.
- signalment — a detailed description, especially of distinctive features, of a person for identification, usually for police purposes.
- single man — an individual checker restricted to forward moves, as contrasted with a king.
- sinsemilla — marijuana from seedless female hemp plants that contain very high levels of THC.
- slammerkin — a woman's loose dress
- smaragdine — of or relating to emeralds.
- smattering — slight or superficial knowledge; smattering.
- steam iron — an electric iron with a water chamber, which emits steam onto the fabric or garment being ironed.
- streamline — a teardrop line of contour offering the least possible resistance to a current of air, water, etc.
- streamling — a small stream
- submariner — a member of the crew of a submarine.
- submarines — a vessel that can be submerged and navigated under water, usually built for warfare and armed with torpedoes or guided missiles.
- submediant — the sixth tone of a diatonic scale, being midway between the subdominant and the upper tonic.
- suleiman i — ("the Magnificent") 1495?–1566, sultan of the Ottoman Empire 1520–66.
- surinamese — a native or inhabitant of Suriname.
- symmetrian — an advocate of symmetry