11-letter words containing n, e, r, s, t
- resynthesis — the combining of the constituent elements of separate material or abstract entities into a single or unified entity (opposed to analysis, ) the separating of any material or abstract entity into its constituent elements.
- retinispora — any member of the genus Retinispora, of conifers which grow in the east of Asia and in the east and west of North America
- retinoscope — an apparatus that determines the refractive power of the eye by observing the lights and shadows on the pupil when a mirror illumines the retina; skiascope.
- retinoscopy — an objective method of determining the refractive error of an eye.
- retiredness — the state or quality of being retired or in retirement
- retransform — to transform back, again or differently
- retranslate — to translate (something that has already been translated)
- revelations — the last book of the New Testament, containing visionary descriptions of heaven, of conflicts between good and evil, and of the end of the world
- revisionist — an advocate of revision, especially of some political or religious doctrine.
- revivescent — reviving
- reviviscent — the act or state of being revived; revival; reanimation.
- rhinestoned — adorned with rhinestones
- riefenstahl — Leni [ley-nee] /ˈleɪ ni/ (Show IPA), 1902–2003, German film director.
- ringstraked — ring-streaked.
- rocketsonde — a telemeter for gathering data on the atmosphere at very high altitudes, carried aloft by rocket and returned to earth by parachute.
- role strain — the stress or strain experienced by an individual when incompatible behavior, expectations, or obligations are associated with a single social role.
- romanticise — to make romantic; invest with a romantic character: Many people romanticize the role of an editor.
- rose-tinted — excessively optimistic
- rottenstone — a friable stone resulting from the decomposition of a siliceous limestone, used as a powder for polishing metals.
- round steak — a steak cut from directly above the hind leg of beef.
- routineness — a customary or regular course of procedure.
- run to seed — the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
- sacramental — of, relating to, or of the nature of a sacrament, especially the sacrament of the Eucharist.
- salinometer — an instrument for measuring the amount of salt in a solution.
- sanctioneer — a person who advocates the imposition of sanctions
- sanctuarize — to give sanctuary to
- sand desert — a desert in which the ground is covered in sand
- sand myrtle — an evergreen shrub, Leiophyllum buxifolium, of the heath family, native to the eastern U.S., having simple, leathery leaves and clusters of white or pink flowers.
- sandculture — the hydroponic cultivation of plants in sand.
- santo andre — a city in E Brazil, near São Paulo.
- satinflower — a Californian plant, Clarkia amoena, of the evening primrose family, having cup-shaped pink or purplish flowers blotched with red.
- sauerbraten — a pot roast of beef, marinated before cooking in a mixture of vinegar, sugar, and seasonings.
- sauk centre — a town in central Minnesota: model for town in Sinclair Lewis's novel Main Street.
- scatter pin — a woman's small ornamental pin, usually worn with other similar pins on a dress, suit jacket, etc.
- scatter-gun — a shotgun
- scatterling — a person with no fixed home; a wanderer; a vagabond
- scent spray — perfume that comes in an aerosol bottle
- schweinfurt — a city in N Bavaria, in S central Germany, on the Main River.
- screen shot — Also called screen capture. a copy or image of what is seen on a computer screen at a given time: Save the screenshot as a graphics file.
- screen test — film audition
- screen-test — to give a screen test to: The studio screen-tested 400 children before casting the part.
- screencraft — the skills and talent involved in writing or making a movie
- screenshort — a screenshot that is shared on a social media website.
- screenwrite — (language) A columnar format third generation programming language similar in layout to assembler and used for transaction processing, solely on the Honeywell Bull TPS6 database/transaction management system on their Level 6 DPS6 minicomputers running under the GCOS6 operating system. In the UK it was mainly used by local authorities and the Ministry of Defense. Being proprietary technology, its popularity waned with the introduction of open systems standards, relational databases and fourth generation languages but it is believed that some systems made it through Y2K.
- screw joint — a type of joint that is fastened by means of screws
- scrutinised — to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
- scrutinized — to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
- scrutinizer — to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
- sea serpent — an enormous, imaginary, snakelike or dragonlike marine animal.
- second-rate — of lesser or minor quality, importance, or the like: a second-rate poet.