10-letter words containing m, e, t, l, s
- smart well — A smart well is a well which has equipment that can be controlled either automatically or by an operator at a remote location.
- smart-alec — smart aleck.
- smithfield — a town in N Rhode Island.
- solacement — a comfort or consolation
- somersault — an acrobatic movement, either forward or backward, in which the body rolls end over end, making a complete revolution.
- speleothem — a natural structure within a cave
- spermatial — relating to the male reproductive cells of certain red algae and fungi
- split-time — a daylight-saving time based on a half-hour advance.
- st.-mihiel — a town in NE France, on the Meuse River, NW of Nancy: captured by American forces 1918.
- stablemate — a horse sharing a stable with another.
- stalagmite — a deposit, usually of calcium carbonate, more or less resembling an inverted stalactite, formed on the floor of a cave or the like by the dripping of percolating calcareous water.
- stalemated — in a situation in which two opposing forces find that further action is impossible or futile; in deadlock
- steam coal — coal with relatively high sulfur content, suited for generating steam but not for coking.
- steel drum — Music. a bowl-shaped percussion instrument common in the West Indies, made from a steel barrel divided into sections producing different notes when struck.
- steel mill — a steelworks.
- steelmaker — a manufacturer of steel.
- stelliform — star-shaped.
- stepfamily — a family composed of a parent, a stepparent, and a child or children by a previous marriage.
- stimulable — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- stimulated — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- 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.
- streamflow — the water that flows in a specific stream site, especially its volume and rate of flow.
- streamless — a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- streamline — a teardrop line of contour offering the least possible resistance to a current of air, water, etc.
- streamling — a small stream
- streetlamp — light mounted on a post in street
- stumblebum — a clumsy, second-rate prizefighter.
- stylometry — the study of the style of something such as a written text so as to determine the author
- 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.
- sun helmet — a rigid hat worn in tropical climates, mainly in the past
- supplement — something added to complete a thing, supply a deficiency, or reinforce or extend a whole.
- supplyment — the act of supplying; replenishment
- surf smelt — a smelt, Hypomesus pretiosus, inhabiting shallow waters from southern California to Alaska, and spawning in the surf.
- tanglesome — tangled
- telemachus — the son of Odysseus and Penelope who helped Odysseus to kill the suitors of Penelope.
- telematics — the branch of science concerned with the use of technological devices to transmit information over long distances
- teleostome — any fish of the division Teleostomi, including all bony fish except for the chondrichthyans
- telesmatic — relating to a telesm
- 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
- temps leve — a small hop on one foot, with the other foot raised off the floor.
- textualism — strict adherence to a text, especially of the Scriptures.
- themselves — reflexive
- thimerosal — a cream-colored, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 9 H 9 HgNaO 2 S, used chiefly as an antiseptic.
- time flies — time passes quickly
- time slice — the period of time for which a process is allowed to run uninterrupted in a pre-emptive multitasking operating system
- time-lapse — done by means of time-lapse photography: a time-lapse study of the blooming of a flower.
- timelessly — without beginning or end; eternal; everlasting.
- timeliness — occurring at a suitable time; seasonable; opportune; well-timed: a timely warning.