10-letter words containing m, e, s, o, a
- removalist — a person or company that transports household effects to a new home
- 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.
- room rates — the rates charged daily for hotel rooms
- rosemaling — decorative work of Norwegian folk origin consisting of painted or carved floral designs, as on furniture or woodwork.
- rosemaries — a female given name.
- 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.
- saddleroom — a room for storing saddlery
- saleswoman — a woman who sells goods, services, etc.
- salmonella — any of several rod-shaped, facultatively anaerobic bacteria of the genus Salmonella, as S. typhosa, that may enter the digestive tract of humans and other mammals in contaminated food and cause abdominal pains and violent diarrhea.
- salverform — (of the corolla of the phlox and certain other flowers) consisting of a narrow tube with flat spreading terminal petals
- samothrace — a Greek island in the NE Aegean.
- sao miguel — the largest island of the Azores. 150,000. 288 sq. mi. (746 sq. km).
- sarcolemma — the membranous sheath of a muscle fiber.
- sarmentose — having runners.
- scale moss — any thalloid liverwort.
- schoolmate — a companion or associate at school.
- seaborgium — a superheavy, synthetic, radioactive element with a very short half-life. Symbol: Sg; atomic number: 106.
- second man — a person who assists the driver in crewing a locomotive
- seismogram — a record made by a seismograph.
- semaphoric — an apparatus for conveying information by means of visual signals, as a light whose position may be changed.
- 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.
- semiformal — partly formal; containing some formal elements: a semiformal occasion; semiformal attire.
- semination — a sowing or impregnating; dissemination.
- semiopaque — partly or nearly opaque.
- semiotical — of or relating to signs.
- semipostal — a postage stamp sold by a government at a premium above its face value, the excess being used for a nonpostal purpose, as a charity.
- serrasalmo — a member of the Serrasalmo genus of piranha fish, native to South America
- sesame oil — a yellow oil expressed from the seeds of the sesame, used in cooking, as a vehicle for medicines, and in the manufacture of margarine, soap, and cosmetics.
- sessionman — a professional musician who does studio recording work but is not a member of an established performing group.
- shoe cream — cream for polishing shoes
- short game — the aspect of golf considered in relation to the ability of a player to hit medium or short shots, as chip shots, pitch shots, and putts, with accuracy. Compare long game (def 1).
- short ream — 480 sheets of paper
- shot metal — lead hardened with antimony and arsenic, used to manufacture shot for cartridges.
- small-bore — of, noting, or relating to a .22-caliber firearm.
- smart home — a dwelling equipped with systems and appliances that can be operated remotely using a computer or mobile phone
- smartphone — a device that combines a cell phone with a handheld computer, typically offering Internet access, data storage, email capability, etc.
- smear word — a slanderous, vilifying epithet.
- smokeboard — a board situated above a fireplace to prevent the emission of smoke into a room
- smokestack — Also called stack. a pipe for the escape of the smoke or gases of combustion, as on a steamboat, locomotive, or building.
- smoothpate — a bald person with a smooth head
- snakemouth — rose pogonia.
- solacement — a comfort or consolation
- somaticize — to convert (anxiety) into physical symptoms.
- somatotype — (of humans) physical type; physique.
- someplaces — somewhere
- somersault — an acrobatic movement, either forward or backward, in which the body rolls end over end, making a complete revolution.
- somnambule — a person who sleepwalks
- sordamente — (of a piece of music) to be played softly or gently