10-letter words containing r, e, m, i, t, a
- shirtmaker — a person who makes shirts.
- sidestream — (of cigarette smoke) inhaled by passive smokers
- slipstream — Aeronautics. the airstream pushed back by a revolving aircraft propeller. Compare backwash (def 2), wash (def 31).
- smaragdite — a green, foliated member of the amphibole group.
- smartdrive — (storage, product) A Microsoft MS DOS disk cache program to speed up disk access. For most users, a 1MB cache is sufficient. Devoting more memory to the cache offers diminishing returns, since the additional cache hits become fewer (and the extra memory could be better used to reduce swapping). Typing SMARTDRV /S at a DOS prompt shows the cache size, a hit-and-miss report, and information about which drives are being cached. The hit-and-miss statistics are crucial for gauging the effectiveness of SmartDrive settings. A score in the high 80s shows that SmartDrive is well configured. Run SMARTDRV /S several times during a Windows session and note the-hit-and-miss figures each time. If your percentage usually falls below 80 percent, you should consider increasing the cache size. You can edit the SMARTDRV line in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file to increase both the InitCacheSize and the WinCacheSize parameters. SmartDrive Monitor is an undocumented Windows program that comes with DOS 6.0 for logging and controling the cache.
- smattering — slight or superficial knowledge; smattering.
- spare time — leisure hours
- spermaceti — a pearly white, waxy, translucent solid, obtained from the oil in the head of the sperm whale: used chiefly in cosmetics and candles, and as an emollient.
- spermatial — relating to the male reproductive cells of certain red algae and fungi
- spermatium — Botany. the nonmotile male gamete of a red alga.
- spermatoid — resembling sperm.
- stadimeter — an instrument for determining the distance between an observer and an object of known height by measurement of the angle subtended by the object.
- steam iron — an electric iron with a water chamber, which emits steam onto the fabric or garment being ironed.
- steiermark — German name of Styria.
- streamline — a teardrop line of contour offering the least possible resistance to a current of air, water, etc.
- streamling — a small stream
- streamside — the land on the sides of a stream.
- stromateid — any of numerous small marine fishes of the family Stromateidae, having a laterally compressed body and an expanded muscular esophagus, often lined with teeth.
- subprimate — a primitive variety of primate
- symmetrian — an advocate of symmetry
- tambourine — a small drum consisting of a circular frame with a skin stretched over it and several pairs of metal jingles attached to the frame, played by striking with the knuckles, shaking, and the like.
- taxidermic — the art of preparing and preserving the skins of animals and of stuffing and mounting them in lifelike form.
- tepidarium — a warm room in Roman baths
- terminable — capable of being terminated.
- terminally — situated at or forming the end or extremity of something: a terminal feature of a vista.
- terminator — a person or thing that terminates.
- terramycin — a broad-spectrum antibiotic, oxytetracycline, used in treating various infections
- terza rima — an Italian form of iambic verse consisting of eleven-syllable lines arranged in tercets, the middle line of each tercet rhyming with the first and last lines of the following tercet.
- tetrameric — of or related to a tetramer
- tetrasemic — equal to four short syllables
- tetratomic — having four atoms per molecule, especially of a specified kind.
- the moirai — the Greek goddesses of fate
- the pamirs — a mountainous area of central Asia, mainly in Tajikistan and partly in Kyrgyzstan, extending into China and Afghanistan: consists of a complex of high ranges, from which the Tian Shan projects to the north, the Kunlun and Karakoram to the east, and the Hindu Kush to the west; Ismoil Somoni (formerly Communism Peak) is situated in the Tajik Pamirs. Highest peak: Kongur Shan, 7719 m (25 326 ft)
- thermalize — to undergo or cause to undergo a process in which neutrons lose energy in a moderator and become thermal neutrons
- thimerosal — a cream-colored, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 9 H 9 HgNaO 2 S, used chiefly as an antiseptic.
- third mate — the officer of a merchant vessel next in command beneath the second mate.
- tiger balm — a mentholated ointment widely used as a panacea
- tiger team — a group of highly skilled workers assigned to tasks of special importance and urgency
- timberhead — the top end of a timber, rising above the deck and serving for belaying ropes.
- timberjack — a person whose occupation is logging; logger.
- timberlake — Justin. born 1981, US pop singer; a member of the boy band NSYNC, he later found success with the bestselling solo album Justified (2002)
- timberland — land covered with timber-producing forests.
- timberyard — an establishment where timber and sometimes other building materials are stored or sold
- time chart — a chart indicating the standard times of certain parts of the world corresponding to a given time at a specific place.
- time draft — a draft payable within a specified number of days after it is presented.
- time frame — a period of time during which something has taken or will take place: We're talking about a time frame of five minutes for the president's visit.
- time trial — a race in which competitors are timed individually on a set distance over a course or track, especially to qualify for a successive event.
- time-share — to use or occupy by time-sharing.
- tomeraider — (application, file format) A cross-platform reference and e-book reader program and file format. TomeRaider files are highly compressed and cross-referenced. The reader displays the text and can follow the hypertext links embedded in the text.
- tourmaline — any of a group of silicate minerals of complex composition, containing boron, aluminum, etc., usually black but having various colored, transparent varieties used as gems.