10-letter words containing l, e, n, i, t
- stone-lily — a fossil crinoid.
- story line — plot (def 2).
- strainedly — in a strained manner
- strainless — to draw tight or taut, especially to the utmost tension; stretch to the full: to strain a rope.
- strandline — a mark left by the high tide or a line of seaweed and other debris washed onto the beach by the tide
- streamline — a teardrop line of contour offering the least possible resistance to a current of air, water, etc.
- streamling — a small stream
- stringless — a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- strobiline — of or relating to a strobilus
- sultriness — oppressively hot and close or moist; sweltering: a sultry day.
- suppletion — the use in inflection or derivation of an allomorph that is not related in form to the primary allomorph of a morpheme, as the use of better as the comparative of good.
- sweltering — suffering oppressive heat.
- table wine — a wine that contains not more than 14 percent alcohol and is usually served as an accompaniment to food.
- tabletting — a number of sheets of writing paper, business forms, etc., fastened together at the edge; pad.
- tail plane — horizontal stabilizer.
- talibanize — to make (an organization) resemble the Taliban or portray (an organization) as being like the Taliban, in that it is seen to restrict personal freedom and punish opposition ruthlessly
- tangential — pertaining to or of the nature of a tangent; being or moving in the direction of a tangent.
- tantalised — to torment with, or as if with, the sight of something desired but out of reach; tease by arousing expectations that are repeatedly disappointed.
- tantalized — to torment with, or as if with, the sight of something desired but out of reach; tease by arousing expectations that are repeatedly disappointed.
- telegnosis — supernatural or occult knowledge; clairvoyance.
- teleonomic — Biology. the principle that the body's structures and functions serve an overall purpose, as in assuring the survival of the organism.
- telephonic — of, relating to, or happening by means of a telephone system.
- television — the transmission of programming, in the form of still or moving images, via radio waves, cable wires, satellite, or wireless network to a receiver or other screen.
- telsontail — any of several minute, wingless, primitive insects of the order Protura, having a cone-shaped head with sucking and piercing mouthparts and no eyes or antennae, inhabiting damp soil or decaying organic matter.
- tenability — capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against attack or dispute: a tenable theory.
- tendential — having or showing a definite tendency, bias, or purpose: a tendentious novel.
- tenderling — a weak or effeminate person
- tenderloin — (in beef or pork) the tender meat of the muscle running through the sirloin and terminating before the ribs.
- tendrilled — having tendrils
- tendrilous — a threadlike, leafless organ of climbing plants, often growing in spiral form, which attaches itself to or twines round some other body, so as to support the plant.
- terminable — capable of being terminated.
- terminally — situated at or forming the end or extremity of something: a terminal feature of a vista.
- terreplein — the top platform or horizontal surface of a rampart where guns are mounted.
- tertullian — (Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus) a.d. c160–c230, Carthaginian theologian.
- testudinal — pertaining to or resembling a tortoise or tortoise shell.
- thailander — Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
- the animal — animal nature; animality
- the litany — a form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations, each followed by an unvarying response
- the living — those that are still alive
- theologian — a person versed in theology, especially Christian theology; divine.
- thessalian — a region in E Greece: a former division of ancient Greece. 5208 sq. mi. (14,490 sq. km).
- thinsulate — a type of thermal insulation made of synthetic fibers, used esp. as a lining in clothing
- thiophenol — a colorless, foul-smelling liquid, C 6 H 6 S, used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- till money — money set aside for use by a teller, as distinguished from money kept in the vault.
- timberland — land covered with timber-producing forests.
- timberline — the altitude above sea level at which timber ceases to grow.
- timeliness — occurring at a suitable time; seasonable; opportune; well-timed: a timely warning.
- tin lizzie — a small, cheap automobile in run-down condition, especially a Model T Ford.
- tinseltown — Hollywood, California, as a center of the movie industry.
- toleration — an act or instance of tolerating, especially of what is not actually approved; forbearance: to show toleration toward the protesters.