10-letter words containing l, e, n, i, t
- psalterian — psalm-like
- punitively — serving for, concerned with, or inflicting punishment: punitive laws; punitive action.
- puntillero — (in bullfighting) a worker, or assistant, who gives the coup de grâce to the fallen bull with a puntilla.
- puy lentil — a greyish-green variety of lentil that retains its shape after cooking
- quinestrol — a synthetic estrogen, C 2 5 H 3 2 O 2 , used in oral contraceptives.
- quintefoil — cinquefoil (def 2).
- quintupled — Simple past tense and past participle of quintuple.
- quintuples — Plural form of quintuple.
- quintuplet — any group or combination of five, especially of the same kind.
- quintuplex — fivefold; quintuple.
- reactional — a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- reclaimant — a person who makes appeals to reclaim.
- reelection — the selection of a person or persons for office by vote.
- reflecting — to cast back (light, heat, sound, etc.) from a surface: The mirror reflected the light onto the wall.
- reflection — the act of reflecting, as in casting back a light or heat, mirroring, or giving back or showing an image; the state of being reflected in this way.
- regelation — a phenomenon in which the freezing point of water is lowered by the application of pressure; the melting and refreezing of ice, at constant temperature, caused by varying the pressure.
- regimental — of or relating to a regiment.
- regulation — a law, rule, or other order prescribed by authority, especially to regulate conduct.
- relational — of or relating to relations.
- relaxation — abatement or relief from bodily or mental work, effort, application, etc.
- relegation — to send or consign to an inferior position, place, or condition: He has been relegated to a post at the fringes of the diplomatic service.
- relocation — to move (a building, company, etc.) to a different location: plans to relocate the firm to Houston.
- replanting — to plant again.
- replotting — a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose: a plot to overthrow the government.
- resolution — a formal expression of opinion or intention made, usually after voting, by a formal organization, a legislature, a club, or other group. Compare concurrent resolution, joint resolution.
- retailment — the act or process of retailing
- retainable — to keep possession of.
- retinalite — a translucent greenish yellow variety of the mineral serpentine
- reutlingen — a city in Baden-Württemberg, SW Germany, on the Echaz River.
- revelation — the act of revealing or disclosing; disclosure.
- revilement — to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively.
- revolution — an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed.
- rigil kent — the star Alpha Centauri
- ritornello — an orchestral interlude between arias, scenes, or acts in 17th-century opera.
- rivetingly — in a riveting manner
- rodentlike — belonging or pertaining to the gnawing or nibbling mammals of the order Rodentia, including the mice, squirrels, beavers, etc.
- rudimental — pertaining to rudiments or first principles; elementary: a rudimentary knowledge of geometry.
- rule joint — (in carpentry and joinery) a joint between two hinged pieces, as between the center and end leaves of a table, consisting of a quarter round and fillet fitting against a cove and fillet.
- saint luke — a fellow worker of Paul and a physician (Colossians 4:14). Feast day: Oct 18
- salientian — belonging or pertaining to the superorder Salientia, comprising the frogs and toads (order Anura) and extinct species.
- 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.
- sapiential — containing, exhibiting, or affording wisdom; characterized by wisdom.
- schalstein — a slate-like rock formed by shearing basaltic or andesitic tuff or lava
- schnitzler — Arthur [ahr-ther;; German ahr-too r] /ˈɑr θər;; German ˈɑr tʊər/ (Show IPA), 1862–1931, Austrian dramatist and novelist.
- seal point — a Siamese cat having a fawn-colored body and dark-brown points.
- seal-point — a Siamese cat having a fawn-colored body and dark-brown points.
- sedimental — of, relating to, or of the nature of sediment.
- seethingly — to surge or foam as if boiling.
- self-unity — the state of being one; oneness.
- semantical — of, relating to, or arising from the different meanings of words or other symbols: semantic change; semantic confusion.