10-letter words containing r, e, p, s, d
- respondent — a person who responds or makes reply.
- rhapsodize — to talk with extravagant enthusiasm.
- rinderpest — an acute, usually fatal infectious disease of cattle, sheep, etc., caused by a paramyxovirus of the genus Morbillivirus and characterized by high fever, diarrhea, and lesions of the skin and mucous membranes.
- rood spire — a spire over the crossing of a church.
- rope's end — a short piece of rope, esp as formerly used for flogging sailors
- rose aphid — a dark green aphid, Macrosiphum rosae, that feeds on roses and related plants.
- rudderpost — the vertical member of a stern frame on which the rudder is hung; a sternpost.
- sand perch — squirrelfish.
- sand viper — hognose snake.
- sandgroper — a nickname for a Western Australian
- sandpapery — of or suggesting the grating sound of sandpaper rubbing against wood or the rough texture of sandpaper.
- scorpaenid — belonging or pertaining to the Scorpaenidae, a family of marine fishes with spiny fins, including the rockfishes, scorpionfishes, and lionfishes.
- scrapegood — a stingy person; a miser
- screwed up — a metal fastener having a tapered shank with a helical thread, and topped with a slotted head, driven into wood or the like by rotating, especially by means of a screwdriver.
- sculptured — having a surface or shape molded, marked, carved, indented, etc., by or as if by sculpture: sculptured leather belts.
- sea spider — any member of the arthropod class Pycnogonida, marine invertebrates with eight long walking legs attached to a small body consisting of a cephalothorax and vestigial abdomen.
- seed pearl — a pearl weighing less than ¼ grain.
- self-pride — pride in one's abilities, status, possessions, etc.; self-esteem.
- sharp-eyed — having keen sight or perception.
- shepherded — a person who herds, tends, and guards sheep.
- ship-bread — hardtack.
- spear side — the male side, or line of descent, of a family (opposed to distaff side or spindle side).
- speed gear — an adjustable gear for driving a machine at various speeds.
- speed ramp — a raised band across a road, designed to make motorists reduce their speed, esp in built-up areas
- speed trap — a section of a road where hidden police, radar, etc., carefully check the speed of motorists and strictly enforce traffic regulations: sometimes characterized by hard-to-see signals, hidden traffic signs, etc.
- speedfreak — an addict or habitual user of amphetamines, methamphetamines, or similar stimulating drugs.
- spermaduct — a spermatic passage found in male animals
- spermatoid — resembling sperm.
- spermicide — a sperm-killing agent, especially a commercial birth-control preparation, usually a cream or jelly.
- spermidine — a biogenic polyamine, H 2 N(CH 2) 4 NH(CH 2) 3 NH 2 , formed from putrescine, occurring widely in nature and first identified in semen.
- spheroidal — pertaining to a spheroid or spheroids.
- spider fly — an artificial fly having a hackle body, little or no tail, no wings, and unusually long legs, dressed to resemble a spider.
- spider web — the web that is spun by a spider, made of interlaced threads of viscous fluid that harden on exposure to air.
- spiderlike — any of numerous predaceous arachnids of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs that serve as nests and as traps for prey.
- spiderling — the young of a spider.
- spiderwork — a thing which has the appearance of a spider's web
- spiderwort — any plant of the genus Tradescantia, having blue, purple, or rose-colored flowers.
- spin-dryer — to remove moisture from (laundry) by centrifugal force, as in an automatic washing machine.
- spinigrade — a type of spiny echinoderm
- splendored — brilliant or gorgeous appearance, coloring, etc.; magnificence: the splendor of the palace.
- splintered — a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body.
- spread out — extend, splay
- spreadable — capable of being spread; easily spread: a soft, spreadable cheese.
- springdale — a city in NW Arkansas.
- springhead — a spring or fountainhead from which a stream flows.
- stampeders — a sudden, frenzied rush or headlong flight of a herd of frightened animals, especially cattle or horses.
- stepdancer — a person who engages in stepdancing
- stepladder — a ladder having flat steps or treads in place of rungs.
- stop order — an order from a customer to a broker to sell a security if the market price drops below a designated level.
- 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.