10-letter words containing m, e, n, s, r
- reminisces — to recall past experiences, events, etc.; indulge in reminiscence.
- remissness — negligent, careless, or slow in performing one's duty, business, etc.: He's terribly remiss in his work.
- remoteness — far apart; far distant in space; situated at some distance away: the remote jungles of Brazil.
- reprimands — a severe reproof or rebuke, especially a formal one by a person in authority.
- resemblant — having a resemblance or similarity (sometimes followed by to): two persons with resemblant features.
- resembling — to be like or similar to.
- resentment — the feeling of displeasure or indignation at some act, remark, person, etc., regarded as causing injury or insult.
- reshipment — the act of reshipping
- resignment — the act of resigning; resignation
- resumption — the act of resuming; a reassumption, as of something previously granted.
- 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.
- ringmaster — a person in charge of the performances in a circus ring.
- roberdsman — a robber
- roman nose — a nose having a prominent upper part or bridge.
- romanesque — noting or pertaining to the style of architecture prevailing in western or southern Europe from the 9th through the 12th centuries, characterized by heavy masonry construction with narrow openings, features such as the round arch, the groin vault, and the barrel vault, and the introduction or development of the vaulting rib, the vaulting shaft, and central and western towers for churches.
- rosemaling — decorative work of Norwegian folk origin consisting of painted or carved floral designs, as on furniture or woodwork.
- sacramento — a state in the W United States, on the Pacific coast. 158,693 sq. mi. (411,015 sq. km). Capital: Sacramento. Abbreviation: CA (for use with zip code), Cal., Calif.
- saehrimnir — a boar that is roasted and served up every night in Valhalla and grows whole by morning.
- salamander — any tailed amphibian of the order Caudata, having a soft, moist, scaleless skin, typically aquatic as a larva and semiterrestrial as an adult: several species are endangered.
- salmanaser — a large wine bottle containing 2.10 gallons
- san german — a city in SW Puerto Rico.
- sapperment — a German oath
- sarmentose — having runners.
- scampering — to run or go hastily or quickly.
- scarcement — a footing or ledge formed by a setoff in a wall.
- scent-mark — to deposit a scent mark; mark.
- scrimpness — sparingness
- securement — the act of securing.
- segmentary — one of the parts into which something naturally separates or is divided; a division, portion, or section: a segment of an orange.
- semidrying — not drying completely
- seminarian — a student in a theological seminary.
- sermonette — a brief sermon or homily: five-minute radio sermonettes.
- serviceman — a member of the armed forces of a country.
- servicemen — a member of the armed forces of a country.
- shimmering — a quivering or vibrating motion or image as produced by reflecting faint light or heat waves.
- shrimp net — a net for catching shrimps
- simon pure — real; genuine: a simon-pure accent.
- simon-pure — real; genuine: a simon-pure accent.
- sir edmund — Clara, 1821–1912, U.S. philanthropist who organized the American Red Cross in 1881.
- skimmerton — shivaree (def 1).
- slammerkin — a woman's loose dress
- slumbering — to sleep, especially lightly; doze; drowse.
- smaragdine — of or relating to emeralds.
- smarten up — improve appearance
- smartphone — a device that combines a cell phone with a handheld computer, typically offering Internet access, data storage, email capability, etc.
- smattering — slight or superficial knowledge; smattering.
- smithereen — to break into small fragments
- smoke ring — a visible ring formed by the sudden release of smoke, usually created by blowing smoke from the mouth or by a cigarette, incense stick etc
- smoldering — to burn without flame; undergo slow or suppressed combustion.