10-letter words containing m, r, s, a
- salt marsh — a marshy tract that is wet with salt water or flooded by the sea.
- salverform — (of the corolla of the phlox and certain other flowers) consisting of a narrow tube with flat spreading terminal petals
- samariform — having the form of a samara.
- samarskite — a velvet-black mineral, a complex columbate-tantalate of uranium, cerium, etc., occurring in masses: a minor source of uranium, thorium, and rare-earth oxides.
- sammartini — Giovanni Battista [jaw-vahn-nee baht-tee-stah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈti stɑ/ (Show IPA), 1698–1775, Italian composer and organist.
- samothrace — a Greek island in the NE Aegean.
- san german — a city in SW Puerto Rico.
- san marcos — a city in S central Texas.
- san marino — a small republic in E Italy: the oldest independent country in Europe. 38 sq. mi. (98 sq. km). Capital: San Marino.
- san martin — José de [haw-se th e] /hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1778–1850, South American general and statesman, born in Argentina: leader in winning independence for Argentina, Peru, and Chile; protector of Peru 1821–22.
- sanatorium — a hospital for the treatment of chronic diseases, as tuberculosis or various nervous or mental disorders.
- sanitarium — an institution for the preservation or recovery of health, especially for convalescence; health resort.
- sanitorium — a facility for housing patients with long-term illnesses
- sapperment — a German oath
- saramaccan — an English-based creole spoken in the interior of Suriname.
- sarcolemma — the membranous sheath of a muscle fiber.
- sarcoplasm — the cytoplasm of a striated muscle fiber.
- sarcosomal — relating to a sarcosome
- sarmentose — having runners.
- scampering — to run or go hastily or quickly.
- scaramouch — a stock character in commedia dell'arte and farce who is a cowardly braggart, easily beaten and frightened.
- scarcement — a footing or ledge formed by a setoff in a wall.
- scent-mark — to deposit a scent mark; mark.
- schaumburg — a city in NE Illinois.
- schoolmarm — a female schoolteacher, especially of the old-time country school type, popularly held to be strict and priggish.
- schumacher — Ernst Friedrich (ɛrnst ˈfriːdrɪç). 1911–77, British economist, born in Germany. He is best known for his book Small is Beautiful (1973)
- scintigram — a paper printout or photographic record indicating the intensity and distribution of radioactivity in tissues after administration of a radioactive tracer.
- scrambling — motocross, off-road biking
- scrimshank — to avoid one's obligations or share of work; shirk.
- scrubwoman — a woman hired to clean a place; charwoman.
- scrum half — a player who puts in the ball at scrums and tries to get it away to his three-quarter backs
- scuff mark — Scuff marks are marks made on a smooth surface when something is rubbed against it.
- scum-board — a board or strip of material partly immersed in flowing water to hold back scum.
- seaborgium — a superheavy, synthetic, radioactive element with a very short half-life. Symbol: Sg; atomic number: 106.
- seamstress — a woman whose occupation is sewing.
- seaquarium — an area of salt water where sea animals are kept so people can look at them
- secularism — secular spirit or tendency, especially a system of political or social philosophy that rejects all forms of religious faith and worship.
- segmentary — one of the parts into which something naturally separates or is divided; a division, portion, or section: a segment of an orange.
- 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.
- semestrial — (in many educational institutions) a division constituting half of the regular academic year, lasting typically from 15 to 18 weeks.
- semiformal — partly formal; containing some formal elements: a semiformal occasion; semiformal attire.
- seminarian — a student in a theological seminary.
- semiquaver — a sixteenth note.
- semisacred — partly or somewhat sacred; sacred to a limited degree; having some characteristics of the sacred
- semiyearly — semiannual (def 1).
- separatism — a person who separates, withdraws, or secedes, as from an established church.
- serrasalmo — a member of the Serrasalmo genus of piranha fish, native to South America
- serviceman — a member of the armed forces of a country.
- sheep farm — place where sheep are raised