10-letter words containing o, s, t, e, a
- autotomise — Alt form autotomize.
- aversation — (obsolete) A turning from with dislike; aversion.
- azeotropes — Plural form of azeotrope.
- backstroke — Backstroke is a swimming stroke that you do lying on your back.
- bargestone — any of several stones forming the sloping edge of a gable.
- barometers — Plural form of barometer.
- baronetess — the wife of a baronet
- basketwork — work that is interlaced or woven like a basket; wickerwork
- bath stone — a kind of limestone used as a building material, esp at Bath in England
- bathhouses — Plural form of bathhouse.
- battlesome — argumentative; quarrelsome.
- beta stock — any of the second rank of active securities on the Stock Exchange, of which there are about 500. Continuous display of prices by market makers is required but not immediate publication of transactions
- betrothals — the act or state of being betrothed; engagement.
- bipetalous — having two petals
- birostrate — having two beaks or beak-like projections
- blackstone — Sir William. 1723–80, English jurist noted particularly for his Commentaries on the Laws of England (1765–69), which had a profound influence on jurisprudence in the US
- blamestorm — (of colleagues in a business, government, etc) to meet in order to apportion blame for an error or failure
- blastocoel — the cavity within a blastula
- blastoderm — the layer of cells that surrounds the blastocoel of a blastula
- blastomere — any of the cells formed by cleavage of a fertilized egg
- blastopore — the opening of the archenteron in the gastrula that develops into the anus of some animals
- blogstream — the publication on the internet of content from weblogs rather than from mainstream media sources
- boat shoes — shoes for wearing on board boats, often laced moccasins
- box staple — a socket for holding the end of a lock bolt when the door is closed.
- breastbone — Your breastbone is the long, flat bone which goes from your throat to the bottom of your ribs and to which your ribs are attached.
- breastplow — a cultivator moved forward by a person pressing the chest against a crossbar.
- breastwork — a temporary defensive work, usually breast-high
- broadsheet — A broadsheet is a newspaper that is printed on large sheets of paper. Broadsheets are generally considered to be more serious than other newspapers. Compare tabloid.
- cabriolets — Plural form of cabriolet.
- cacomistle — a catlike omnivorous mammal, Bassariscus astutus, of S North America, related to but smaller than the raccoons: family Procyonidae, order Carnivora (carnivores). It has yellowish-grey fur and a long bushy tail banded in black and white
- cactaceous — belonging to the Cactaceae, the cactus family of plants.
- caecostomy — (surgery) An operation involving bringing the caecum through the abdominal wall, most often by a tube, and opening it for drainage or decompression, usually to treat an obstruction of the colon.
- caen stone — a cream-colored limestone quarried near Caen, France, for use in building.
- caespitose — growing in dense tufts
- cameltoe's — the outline of a vulva as sometimes seen when a woman is wearing tight pants.
- camp stove — a portable stove used for cooking or heating, especially outdoors.
- cancelbots — Plural form of cancelbot.
- cantor set — the set obtained from the closed interval from 0 to 1 by removing the middle third from the interval, then the middle third from each of the two remaining sets, and continuing the process indefinitely.
- cape coast — a seaport in S Ghana, on the Gulf of Guinea, 75 miles (121 km) SW of Accra.
- car stereo — a stereo built into the dashboard of an automobile
- carbonates — a salt or ester of carbonic acid.
- carpostome — the opening in the cystocarp of certain red algae through which the spores are discharged.
- cart horse — A cart horse is a large, powerful horse that is used to pull carts or farm machinery.
- carthorses — Plural form of carthorse.
- cartoneros — Plural form of cartonero.
- cartouches — Plural form of cartouche.
- case notes — the notes taken by a doctor, lawyer, or social worker about a case they are working on
- case tools — Software tools to help in the application of CASE methods to a software project.
- cassolette — a small casserole
- cast loose — to untie or unfasten; become or set free