10-letter words containing n, i, e, r, s, t
- schnitzler — Arthur [ahr-ther;; German ahr-too r] /ˈɑr θər;; German ˈɑr tʊər/ (Show IPA), 1862–1931, Austrian dramatist and novelist.
- scrutineer — an official examiner, especially of votes in an election.
- scrutinise — to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
- scrutinize — to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
- senatorial — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a senator or senate: senatorial oratory.
- senioritis — Informal: Facetious. a decline in motivation or academic performance that supposedly afflicts some seniors in high school, especially in their last term.
- separation — an act or instance of separating or the state of being separated.
- serotinous — late in occurring, developing, or flowering.
- serpentine — of, characteristic of, or resembling a serpent, as in form or movement.
- serpentize — to cause to be like a serpent
- sertraline — a drug, C 17 H 17 NCl 2 ·HCl, of the SSRI class, used in the treatment of depression.
- sharenting — the habitual use of social media to share news, images, etc of one’s children
- shattering — to break (something) into pieces, as by a blow.
- shoestring — a shoelace.
- short line — a bus or rail route covering only a limited distance.
- shortening — butter, lard, or other fat, used to make pastry, bread, etc., short.
- shrimp net — a net for catching shrimps
- shuttering — a solid or louvered movable cover for a window.
- sideration — sudden paralysis of a part of the body
- silentiary — someone who keeps silence in court
- silvertone — made to resemble silver in color, sheen, etc.
- singletree — whiffletree.
- sinisterly — threatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble; ominous: a sinister remark.
- skimmerton — shivaree (def 1).
- skittering — to go, run, or glide lightly or rapidly.
- skywritten — created by the process of skywriting
- slathering — to spread or apply thickly: to slather butter on toast.
- slithering — to slide down or along a surface, especially unsteadily, from side to side, or with some friction or noise: The box slithered down the chute.
- smattering — slight or superficial knowledge; smattering.
- smithereen — to break into small fragments
- smothering — to stifle or suffocate, as by smoke or other means of preventing free breathing.
- soda niter — a white or transparent mineral, sodium nitrate, NaNO 3 , used chiefly as a fertilizer and in the manufacture of sulfuric and nitric acids and potassium nitrate.
- songwriter — a person who writes the words or music, or both, for popular songs.
- soricident — having shrewlike teeth
- sorrentino — Gilbert, 1929–2006, U.S. poet and novelist.
- souterrain — a subterranean passage or structure; grotto.
- spattering — to scatter or dash in small particles or drops: The dog spattered mud on everyone when he shook himself.
- spearpoint — the point at the end of a spearhead.
- spinsterly — relating to or resembling a spinster
- spirantize — to change into or pronounce as a spirant.
- splintered — a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body.
- sportiness — flashy; showy.
- springtime — the season of spring.
- sputtering — the act or sound of sputtering.
- square tin — a medium-sized loaf having a crusty top, baked in a tin with a square base
- st-nazaire — seaport in NW France, at the mouth of the Loire: pop. 65,000
- staggering — tending to stagger or overwhelm: a staggering amount of money required in the initial investment.
- stannaries — a tin-mining region or district.
- star anise — Also called Chinese anise. a shrub or small tree, Illicium verum, of China, having white flowers that turn purple and bearing anise-scented, star-shaped clusters of carminative fruit.
- starveling — a person, animal, or plant that is starving.