10-letter words containing p, e, r, t, u, s
- spermaduct — a spermatic passage found in male animals
- spermatium — Botany. the nonmotile male gamete of a red alga.
- spherulite — a rounded aggregate of radiating crystals found in obsidian and other glassy igneous rocks.
- spread out — extend, splay
- sputtering — the act or sound of sputtering.
- streperous — boisterous, loud, or harsh-sounding
- strepitous — boisterous; noisy.
- stud poker — a variety of poker in which each player is dealt one card face down in the first round and one card face up in each of the next four rounds, each of the last four rounds being followed by a betting interval. Compare seven-card stud.
- subchapter — a subdivision especially of a body of laws.
- subprefect — an administrator junior to a prefect or chief official
- subprimate — a primitive variety of primate
- subproject — something that is contemplated, devised, or planned; plan; scheme.
- subreption — Canon Law. a concealment of the pertinent facts in a petition, as for dispensation or favor, that in certain cases nullifies the grant. Compare obreption (def 1).
- sulphurate — to combine or treat with sulphur or a sulphur compound
- superacute — sharp or severe in effect; intense: acute sorrow; an acute pain.
- superagent — an expert or highly effective agent, esp of a sports player or actor
- superaltar — a consecrated portable stone slab for use on an unconsecrated altar
- superation — the action or process of superating, overcoming or surpassing
- superbitch — an exceptionally spiteful woman, a very bitchy person
- superelite — (often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- superexalt — to exalt further; to exalt or raise above others or above a previous position
- superfecta — a type of bet, especially on horse races, in which the bettor must select the first four finishers in exact order.
- supergiant — Astronomy. supergiant star.
- superjanet — An initiative started in 1989, under the Computer Board, with the aim of developing of a national broadband network to support UK higher education and research. The preparatory work culminated in 1992 with the award of a contract worth 18M pounds to British Telecom to provide networking services over a four year period that extends to March 1997. The BT contract will provide a national network with two components: a high speed, configurable bandwidth network serving up to 16 sites, initially using PDH to be replaced with SDH, and a high speed switched data service (SMDS) serving 50 or more sites. The primary role of the PDH/SDH component will be to support the development and deployment of an ATM network. These components will be complemented by several high performance Metropolitan Area Networks each serving several closely located sites. The aim is to provide, within the first year of the project, a pervasive network capable of supporting a large and diverse user community. The network has two parts, an IP data network and an ATM network, both operating at 34Mbit/s. Early in August 1993 the pilot IP network was transferred to full service and was configured to provide a trunk network for JIPS, the JANET IP Service. In November 1993 work was well advanced on the next phase which aims to extend SuperJANET to a large number of sites. The pilot four site ATM network will be extended to serve twelve sites and will expand the scope of the video network. The principal vehicle used for the expansion of the data network will be the SMDS service provided by BT. Most of the work associated with the development of this phase is expected to be completed by the end of March 1994.
- superlight — extremely light
- superpaint — (graphics) A pioneering graphics program and framebuffer computer system developed by Richard Shoup at Xerox PARC. Design started in 1972 and the system produced its first stable image in April 1973. SuperPaint was one of the first computers used for creative work, video editing and animation, all which would become major sections within the entertainment industry and major components of industrial design. SuperPaint had a graphical user interface and could capture images from video input or combine them with digital data. SuperPaint was the first program with features such as changing hue, saturation and value, a colour palette, custom polygons and lines, virtual paintbrushes and pencils, auto-filling of images and anti-aliasing.
- superscout — a highly skilled scout
- supersmart — exceptionally smart
- superstate — a state or a governing power presiding over states subordinated to it.
- superstock — an exceptionally lucrative investment
- superstore — a very large store, especially one stocking a wide variety of merchandise.
- superstorm — a very severe and widespread storm characterized by record-setting meteorological events and large-scale destruction: The superstorm brought a 15-foot storm surge to the harbor.
- supersweet — extremely sweet
- superthick — extremely thick
- supertight — extremely tight
- supertitle — (especially in opera production) a translation of a segment of the libretto or other text or sometimes a brief summary of the plot projected onto a screen above the stage during a performance.
- supertonic — the second tone of a diatonic scale, being the next above the tonic.
- supertruck — a fast powerful truck used in truck racing
- supertwist — the effect of twisting light rays to produce a high-resolution liquid crystal display
- suppertime — the time at which supper is served, usually between the hours of 5 and 7 p.m.
- supplanter — to take the place of (another), as through force, scheming, strategy, or the like.
- suppletory — supplying a deficiency.
- supportive — giving support.
- suretyship — the relationship between the surety, the principal debtor, and the creditor.
- toolpusher — a foreman who supervises drilling operations on an oil rig
- transputer — A transputer is a type of fast powerful microchip.
- trap house — a shelter from which the clay pigeons are released in trapshooting.
- tripterous — three-winged; having three wings or winglike expansions.
- tropopause — the boundary, or transitional layer, between the troposphere and the stratosphere.
- underpants — drawers or shorts worn under outer clothing, usually next to the skin.