10-letter words containing m, e, t, a, p, r
- separatism — a person who separates, withdraws, or secedes, as from an established church.
- shipmaster — a person who commands a ship; master; captain.
- slipstream — Aeronautics. the airstream pushed back by a revolving aircraft propeller. Compare backwash (def 2), wash (def 31).
- 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.
- spare time — leisure hours
- spermaceti — a pearly white, waxy, translucent solid, obtained from the oil in the head of the sperm whale: used chiefly in cosmetics and candles, and as an emollient.
- spermaduct — a spermatic passage found in male animals
- spermatial — relating to the male reproductive cells of certain red algae and fungi
- spermatium — Botany. the nonmotile male gamete of a red alga.
- spermatoid — resembling sperm.
- stampeders — a sudden, frenzied rush or headlong flight of a herd of frightened animals, especially cattle or horses.
- statampere — the electrostatic unit of current, equivalent to 3.3356 × 10 −10 ampere and equal to the current produced by an electromotive force of one statvolt acting through a resistance of one statohm.
- steam trap — a device in a steam pipe that collects and discharges condensed water
- 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.
- street map — A street map is a map of a town or city, showing the positions and names of all the streets.
- streetlamp — light mounted on a post in street
- subprimate — a primitive variety of primate
- supersmart — exceptionally smart
- team sport — a sport in which teams play against each other
- telpherman — someone who operates or works on a telpher
- temperable — a particular state of mind or feelings.
- temperance — moderation or self-restraint in action, statement, etc.; self-control.
- temple bar — a former London gateway before the Temple buildings: the heads of executed traitors and criminals were exhibited on it
- temporally — of or relating to time.
- temporalty — secular things
- tepidarium — a warm room in Roman baths
- term paper — a long essay, report, or the like, written by a student as an assignment over the course of a term or semester.
- the pamirs — a mountainous area of central Asia, mainly in Tajikistan and partly in Kyrgyzstan, extending into China and Afghanistan: consists of a complex of high ranges, from which the Tian Shan projects to the north, the Kunlun and Karakoram to the east, and the Hindu Kush to the west; Ismoil Somoni (formerly Communism Peak) is situated in the Tajik Pamirs. Highest peak: Kongur Shan, 7719 m (25 326 ft)
- theme park — an amusement park in which landscaping, buildings, and attractions are based on one or more specific themes, as jungle wildlife, fairy tales, or the Old West.
- top-hamper — the light upper sails and their gear and spars, sometimes used to refer to all spars and gear above the deck.
- torpedoman — a petty officer or warrant officer responsible for the maintenance, use, and repair of underwater weapons and equipment.
- trampoline — a sheet, usually of canvas, attached by resilient cords or springs to a horizontal frame several feet above the floor, used by acrobats and gymnasts as a springboard in tumbling.
- treponemal — any of several anaerobic spirochetes of the genus Treponema, certain species of which are parasitic in and pathogenic for humans and warm-blooded animals.
- triphammer — Machinery. a heavy hammer raised and then let fall by means of some tripping device, as a cam.
- tropaeolum — any garden plant of the genus Tropaeolum esp the nasturtium
- tryptamine — a crystalline substance, C 10 H 12 N 2 , that is formed from tryptophan and is involved in various metabolic processes.
- unimparted — not communicated (to another person)
- untampered — to meddle, especially for the purpose of altering, damaging, or misusing (usually followed by with): Someone has been tampering with the lock.
- untrampled — to tread or step heavily and noisily; stamp.
- verkrampte — (during apartheid) an Afrikaner Nationalist who opposed any changes toward liberal trends in government policy, esp relating to racial questions
- voltampere — an electric measurement unit, equal to the product of one volt and one ampere, equivalent to one watt for direct current systems and a unit of apparent power for alternating current systems. Abbreviation: VA.
- water jump — any small body of water that a horse must jump over, as in a steeplechase.