10-letter words containing m, e, t, r, i
- stadimeter — an instrument for determining the distance between an observer and an object of known height by measurement of the angle subtended by the object.
- steam iron — an electric iron with a water chamber, which emits steam onto the fabric or garment being ironed.
- steiermark — German name of Styria.
- stelliform — star-shaped.
- stemwinder — a stemwinding watch.
- stimpmeter — a machine used in golf to measure the speed of a putting green
- streamline — a teardrop line of contour offering the least possible resistance to a current of air, water, etc.
- streamling — a small stream
- streamside — the land on the sides of a stream.
- strip mine — A strip mine is a mine in which the coal, metal, or mineral is near the surface, and so underground passages are not needed.
- 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.
- subprimate — a primitive variety of primate
- summertide — summer time
- summertime — the summer season.
- suppertime — the time at which supper is served, usually between the hours of 5 and 7 p.m.
- symmetrian — an advocate of symmetry
- symmetrize — to reduce to symmetry; make symmetrical.
- syncretism — the attempted reconciliation or union of different or opposing principles, practices, or parties, as in philosophy or religion.
- tambourine — a small drum consisting of a circular frame with a skin stretched over it and several pairs of metal jingles attached to the frame, played by striking with the knuckles, shaking, and the like.
- taxidermic — the art of preparing and preserving the skins of animals and of stuffing and mounting them in lifelike form.
- tensimeter — manometer.
- tepidarium — a warm room in Roman baths
- term limit — Often, term limits. a statutory limit on the number of terms an official may serve: the Twenty-second Amendment, which imposed term limits on U.S. presidents.
- terminable — capable of being terminated.
- terminally — situated at or forming the end or extremity of something: a terminal feature of a vista.
- terminator — a person or thing that terminates.
- terramycin — a broad-spectrum antibiotic, oxytetracycline, used in treating various infections
- terza rima — an Italian form of iambic verse consisting of eleven-syllable lines arranged in tercets, the middle line of each tercet rhyming with the first and last lines of the following tercet.
- tetrameric — of or related to a tetramer
- tetrasemic — equal to four short syllables
- tetratomic — having four atoms per molecule, especially of a specified kind.
- the minors — the minor leagues, esp. in baseball
- the moirai — the Greek goddesses of fate
- 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)
- thermalize — to undergo or cause to undergo a process in which neutrons lose energy in a moderator and become thermal neutrons
- thermionic — an ion emitted by incandescent material.
- thermistor — a resistor whose action depends upon changes of its resistance material with changes in temperature.
- thermopile — a device consisting of a number of thermocouples joined in series, used for generating thermoelectric current or for detecting and measuring radiant energy, as from a star.
- thermotics — the scientific study of heat
- thimblerig — a sleight-of-hand swindling game in which the operator palms a pellet or pea while appearing to cover it with one of three thimblelike cups, and then, moving the cups about, offers to bet that no one can tell under which cup the pellet or pea lies.
- thimerosal — a cream-colored, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 9 H 9 HgNaO 2 S, used chiefly as an antiseptic.
- third mate — the officer of a merchant vessel next in command beneath the second mate.
- tiger balm — a mentholated ointment widely used as a panacea
- tiger moth — any of numerous moths of the family Arctiidae, many of which have conspicuously striped or spotted wings.
- tiger team — a group of highly skilled workers assigned to tasks of special importance and urgency
- timberhead — the top end of a timber, rising above the deck and serving for belaying ropes.
- timberjack — a person whose occupation is logging; logger.
- timberlake — Justin. born 1981, US pop singer; a member of the boy band NSYNC, he later found success with the bestselling solo album Justified (2002)
- timberland — land covered with timber-producing forests.
- timberline — the altitude above sea level at which timber ceases to grow.