10-letter words containing m, o, r, a, e
- rocker arm — a rocking or oscillating arm or lever rotating with a moving shaft or pivoted on a stationary shaft.
- rocker cam — a cam with a rocking or reciprocating motion.
- rogue male — a conventionally masculine man who is a cold-hearted loner
- roman mile — a unit of length used by the ancient Romans, equivalent to about 1620 yards (1480 meters).
- roman nose — a nose having a prominent upper part or bridge.
- roman pace — an ancient Roman unit of measurement, equal to 5 Roman feet or about 58 U.S. inches (147 cm).
- roman ride — a method of horseback riding in which a person stands astride a pair of horses.
- 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.
- romany rye — a man who is not a Gypsy but associates with the Gypsies, speaks their language, etc.
- room rates — the rates charged daily for hotel rooms
- rope maker — a craftsman who makes ropes
- ropemaking — the act, skill, or process of fabricating rope.
- rosemaling — decorative work of Norwegian folk origin consisting of painted or carved floral designs, as on furniture or woodwork.
- rosemaries — a female given name.
- routemarch — march in which a unit retains its column formation but individuals are allowed to break step.
- 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
- 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.
- sarcolemma — the membranous sheath of a muscle fiber.
- sarmentose — having runners.
- seaborgium — a superheavy, synthetic, radioactive element with a very short half-life. Symbol: Sg; atomic number: 106.
- 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.
- semiformal — partly formal; containing some formal elements: a semiformal occasion; semiformal attire.
- serrasalmo — a member of the Serrasalmo genus of piranha fish, native to South America
- 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
- 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
- somersault — an acrobatic movement, either forward or backward, in which the body rolls end over end, making a complete revolution.
- sordamente — (of a piece of music) to be played softly or gently
- sou marque — a billon coin of France, issued in the 18th century for circulation in the colonies.
- sour cream — cream soured by the lactic acid produced by a ferment.
- spare room — guest bedroom
- spermatoid — resembling sperm.
- sphenogram — a cuneiform character.
- starmonger — an astrologer or fortune-teller
- steam iron — an electric iron with a water chamber, which emits steam onto the fabric or garment being ironed.
- steam room — a steam-filled and heated room to induce sweating, as in a Turkish bath.
- stereogram — a diagram or picture representing objects in a way to give the impression of solidity.
- 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.
- streamflow — the water that flows in a specific stream site, especially its volume and rate of flow.
- streamwood — a city in NE Illinois.
- 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.
- supermacho — extremely macho