10-letter words containing m, e, n, s, u
- pneumatics — a pneumatic tire.
- preconsume — to consume in advance
- presternum — Anatomy. manubrium.
- proscenium — Also called proscenium arch. the arch that separates a stage from the auditorium. Abbreviation: pros.
- prosternum — the ventral sclerite of the prothorax of an insect.
- pumy stone — a piece of pumice stone
- punishment — the act of punishing.
- push money — a cash inducement provided by a manufacturer or distributor for a retailer or his staff, to reward successful selling
- quantasome — any of numerous particles in a chloroplast, part of the thylakoid and functioning in photosynthesis.
- resumption — the act of resuming; a reassumption, as of something previously granted.
- 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.
- san manuel — a town in S Arizona.
- san miguel — a city in E El Salvador.
- securement — the act of securing.
- seducement — an act of seducing
- 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
- semiannual — occurring, done, or published every half year or twice a year; semiyearly.
- semilucent — partially translucent
- seminudity — partial nudity; the state of being partly nude
- sensualism — subjection to sensual appetites; sensuality.
- septennium — a period or cycle of seven years
- sex manual — a book which explains how to perform sexual intercourse and other sexual practices
- 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.
- slumbering — to sleep, especially lightly; doze; drowse.
- smarten up — improve appearance
- snakemouth — rose pogonia.
- snare drum — a small double-headed drum, carried at the side or placed on a stationary stand, having snares across the lower head to produce a rattling or reverberating effect.
- somnambule — a person who sleepwalks
- spumescent — foamy; foamlike; frothy.
- stand mute — to refuse to plead guilty or not guilty
- steam-punk — a subgenre of science fiction and fantasy featuring advanced machines and other technology based on steam power of the 19th century and taking place in a recognizable historical period or a fantasy world.
- sub-number — a numeral or group of numerals.
- subduement — the act or process of subduing
- subeconomy — an economy within another economy
- subelement — a component or constituent of a whole or one of the parts into which a whole may be resolved by analysis: Bricks and mortar are elements of every masonry wall.
- submanager — a secondary or assistant manager
- 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.
- submersion — to submerge.
- submontane — under or beneath a mountain or mountains.
- subsegment — a part or division of a segment.
- suleiman i — ("the Magnificent") 1495?–1566, sultan of the Ottoman Empire 1520–66.
- sun helmet — a rigid hat worn in tropical climates, mainly in the past
- superhuman — above or beyond what is human; having a higher nature or greater powers than humans have: a superhuman being.
- superwoman — a woman of extraordinary or superhuman powers.
- supplement — something added to complete a thing, supply a deficiency, or reinforce or extend a whole.
- supplyment — the act of supplying; replenishment