10-letter words containing p, r, e, s, y
- separately — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
- separatory — serving to separate.
- serigraphy — a print made by the silkscreen process.
- sharp-eyed — having keen sight or perception.
- sheepberry — a North American shrub or small tree, Viburnum lentago, of the honeysuckle family, having flat-topped clusters of small white flowers and edible, berrylike black drupes.
- sit pretty — to rest with the body supported by the buttocks or thighs; be seated.
- skyscraper — a relatively tall building of many stories, especially one for office or commercial use.
- skytrooper — a paratrooper.
- sophrosyne — moderation; discretion; prudence.
- spare tyre — A spare tyre is a wheel with a tyre on it that you keep in your car in case you get a flat tyre and need to replace one of your wheels.
- spectrally — of or relating to a specter; ghostly; phantom.
- sperrylite — a mineral, platinum arsenide, PtAs 2 , occurring in minute tin-white crystals, usually cubes: a minor ore of platinum.
- sphericity — a spherical state or form.
- spherocyte — an abnormal blood cell
- spiceberry — a myrtaceous tree, Eugenia rhombea, of the Caribbean and Florida, with orange or black edible fruits
- spider fly — an artificial fly having a hackle body, little or no tail, no wings, and unusually long legs, dressed to resemble a spider.
- spin-dryer — to remove moisture from (laundry) by centrifugal force, as in an automatic washing machine.
- spinsterly — relating to or resembling a spinster
- spirometry — an instrument for determining the capacity of the lungs.
- sporocytes — a diploid cell in certain spore-bearing plants, as liverworts, that produces four haploid spores through meiosis; a spore mother cell.
- sporophyte — the form of a plant in the alternation of generations that produces asexual spores.
- spreaghery — the activity or crime of raiding cattle
- spy camera — a hidden, disguised or miniature camera used in espionage
- spycatcher — a person who works in counterintelligence to detect enemy espionage activities
- stay-press — (of fabric or clothing) treated so as to retain a freshly ironed look after washing.
- stenotyper — a machine with a keyboard for recording speeches or dictation in phonetic shorthand
- stereotype — a process, now often replaced by more advanced methods, for making metal printing plates by taking a mold of composed type or the like in papier-mâché or other material and then taking from this mold a cast in type metal.
- stereotypy — the stereotype process.
- strathspey — a slow Scottish dance in quadruple meter.
- strike pay — strike benefit.
- superalloy — an alloy, often with a nickel, nickel-iron, or cobalt base, capable of withstanding very high temperatures, used in jet engines, rockets, etc.
- supercycle — any complete round or series of occurrences that repeats or is repeated.
- superheavy — Chemistry, Physics. pertaining to any of a series of elements having an atomic number greater than 103.
- superiorly — higher in station, rank, degree, importance, etc.: a superior officer.
- supernanny — an expert who advises parents on how to deal with badly-behaved children
- suppletory — supplying a deficiency.
- suretyship — the relationship between the surety, the principal debtor, and the creditor.
- suspensory — a supporting bandage, muscle, ligament, etc.
- typescript — a typewritten copy of a literary composition, document, or the like, especially as prepared for a printer.
- typesetter — a person who sets or composes type; compositor.
- unpriestly — not befitting a priest
- upholstery — the materials used to cushion and cover furniture.
- wackyparse — (Internet, slang) In Kibology, the practice of misreading text to humorous effect (perhaps deliberately), especially in line with traditional absurdist humor.
- xerophytes — Plural form of xerophyte.
- zephyrinus — Saint, pope a.d. 198?–217.
- zygospores — Plural form of zygospore.
- zythepsary — (rare) A brewery.