10-letter words containing m, e, s, o, r
- steam room — a steam-filled and heated room to induce sweating, as in a Turkish bath.
- stelliform — star-shaped.
- stenotherm — an organism that is only able to live within a narrow parameter of temperatures
- stepmother — the wife of one's father by a later marriage.
- stereogram — a diagram or picture representing objects in a way to give the impression of solidity.
- stereotomy — the technique of cutting solids, as stones, to specified forms and dimensions.
- stop-frame — Also called stop frame. the process of filming puppets and other objects one frame at a time while incrementally moving or modifying them, giving the illusion of lifelike motion when the captured film frames are viewed in rapid sequence (often used attributively): stop-motion animation; a stop-motion film.
- storm belt — an area of the earth's surface in which storms are frequent
- storm cell — an air mass formed by powerful updrafts and downdrafts moving in convective loops, the smallest unit of a storm system.
- storm cone — a canvas cone hoisted as a warning of high winds
- streamflow — the water that flows in a specific stream site, especially its volume and rate of flow.
- streamwood — a city in NE Illinois.
- streetroom — the amount of space in a street
- stromateid — any of numerous small marine fishes of the family Stromateidae, having a laterally compressed body and an expanded muscular esophagus, often lined with teeth.
- stylometry — the study of the style of something such as a written text so as to determine the author
- submersion — to submerge.
- subproblem — any question or matter involving doubt, uncertainty, or difficulty.
- sumerology — the study of the history, language, and culture of the Sumerians.
- summer job — a job that a student does in the summer vacation
- summerwood — the part of an annual ring of wood, characterized by compact, thick-walled cells, formed during the later part of the growing season.
- superjumbo — an extremely large twin-deck jet-propelled airliner that can carry over 500 passengers
- supermacho — extremely macho
- supermicro — the fastest and most powerful type of microcomputer, with capabilities more commonly associated with minicomputers.
- supermodel — an extremely prominent and successful model who can command very high fees.
- superstorm — a very severe and widespread storm characterized by record-setting meteorological events and large-scale destruction: The superstorm brought a 15-foot storm surge to the harbor.
- superwoman — a woman of extraordinary or superhuman powers.
- surmounted — to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill.
- swamp rose — a shrub, Rosa palustris, of eastern North America, having pink flowers nearly 2 inches (5 cm) wide.
- symbolizer — a person or thing that symbolizes something else
- tammerfors — Swedish name of Tampere.
- taseometer — an instrument for measuring stresses within structures
- tchernosem — chernozem.
- team sport — a sport in which teams play against each other
- telomerase — an enzyme, active chiefly in tumors and reproductive cells, that causes telomeres to lengthen: facilitates cell division and may account for the immortality of cancer cells.
- temerously — in a temerous manner
- the majors — the major leagues
- the minors — the minor leagues, esp. in baseball
- thermistor — a resistor whose action depends upon changes of its resistance material with changes in temperature.
- thermostat — a device, including a relay actuated by thermal conduction or convection, that functions to establish and maintain a desired temperature automatically or signals a change in temperature for manual adjustment.
- thermotics — the scientific study of heat
- thimerosal — a cream-colored, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 9 H 9 HgNaO 2 S, used chiefly as an antiseptic.
- thrombosed — affected with a thrombus or blood clot
- tom cruise — Tom (Thomas Cruise Mapother, 4th) born 1962, U.S. film actor.
- tom sawyer — (The Adventures of Tom Sawyer)a novel (1876) by Mark Twain.
- tormentors — a person or thing that torments.
- tremendous — extraordinarily great in size, amount, or intensity: a tremendous ocean liner; tremendous talent.
- trophosome — an organ in deep-sea tube worms that is colonized by bacteria supplying the host worm with food and energy.
- two-master — a vessel rigged with two masts.
- umbrageous — creating or providing shade; shady: an umbrageous tree.
- unmortised — not mortised