10-letter words containing m, r, s, a
- solar myth — a myth explaining or allegorizing the origin or movement of the sun
- solidarism — the social theory of the solidarity of interests
- somatoform — characterized by symptoms suggesting a physical disorder but for which there are no demonstrable organic findings or known physiological mechanisms.
- 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.
- space mark — a proofreader's symbol used to indicate the need to insert space, as between two typed or printed words that have been run together. Symbol: #.
- spare room — guest bedroom
- spare time — leisure hours
- sparganium — a marsh plant
- spartanism — Also, Spartanic [spahr-tan-ik] /spɑrˈtæn ɪk/ (Show IPA). of or relating to Sparta or its people.
- specmark89 — (benchmark) An old SPECmark benchmark result derived from a set of floating-point and integer benchmarks. It is the geometric mean of ten SPEC ratios of the outdated 1989 SPEC benchmark suite. The use of SPECmark89 is strongly discouraged, having been superseded by CINT92 and CFP92.
- speed ramp — a raised band across a road, designed to make motorists reduce their speed, esp in built-up areas
- sperm bank — a repository for storing sperm and keeping it viable under scientifically controlled conditions prior to its use in artificial insemination.
- 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
- spermarium — the sperm gland
- 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.
- sphenogram — a cuneiform character.
- spiral arm — any of the elongated and curved spiral sections that are connected to the center of a spiral galaxy.
- sporangium — the case or sac in which spores are produced.
- sporoplasm — the protoplasm within a spore that is injected into a host cell by various parasitic organisms.
- spy camera — a hidden, disguised or miniature camera used in espionage
- squad room — a room in a police station where police officers assemble, as for inspection, roll call, or duty assignments.
- squamiform — shaped like a scale.
- st. martin — Saint, died a.d. 655, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 649–655.
- 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.
- stampeders — a sudden, frenzied rush or headlong flight of a herd of frightened animals, especially cattle or horses.
- stand firm — be resolute
- starmonger — an astrologer or fortune-teller
- 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 beer — a naturally carbonated, malt-flavored beer brewed especially in the western U.S.
- 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.
- steam trap — a device in a steam pipe that collects and discharges condensed water
- steelmaker — a manufacturer of steel.
- steiermark — German name of Styria.
- stereogram — a diagram or picture representing objects in a way to give the impression of solidity.
- stigmarian — belonging to, resembling, or containing fossils of the genus Sigillaria
- stimulator — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- stock farm — a farm devoted to breeding livestock.
- 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.
- storm boat — assault boat.
- storm coat — an overcoat, usually of a water-repellent fabric, lined with material serving as insulation against very cold weather, often having a fur collar.
- strabismic — a disorder of vision due to a deviation from normal orientation of one or both eyes so that both cannot be directed at the same object at the same time; squint; crossed eyes.
- strabismus — a disorder of vision due to a deviation from normal orientation of one or both eyes so that both cannot be directed at the same object at the same time; squint; crossed eyes.
- strabotomy — the operation of cutting one or more of the muscles of the eye to correct strabismus.