10-letter words containing r, o, t, g, a
- rapportage — the factual reporting or recounting of events in writing
- regal moth — a large moth, Citheronia regalis, having yellow spots on gray to olive forewings and on orange-red hind wings.
- regelation — a phenomenon in which the freezing point of water is lowered by the application of pressure; the melting and refreezing of ice, at constant temperature, caused by varying the pressure.
- regulation — a law, rule, or other order prescribed by authority, especially to regulate conduct.
- regulatory — to control or direct by a rule, principle, method, etc.: to regulate household expenses.
- relegation — to send or consign to an inferior position, place, or condition: He has been relegated to a post at the fringes of the diplomatic service.
- remigation — the act of rowing
- remortgage — a conveyance of an interest in property as security for the repayment of money borrowed.
- renegation — the act of denying: He shook his head in negation of the charge.
- resonating — to resound.
- retrograde — moving backward; having a backward motion or direction; retiring or retreating.
- rightabout — the position assumed by turning about to the right so as to face in the opposite direction.
- road agent — (formerly) a highwayman, especially along stagecoach routes in the western U.S.
- roborating — strengthening or invigorating
- root graft — Horticulture. the process of grafting a shoot or stem of one plant onto a section of root of another.
- rotary rig — A rotary rig is the equipment used for drilling in most wells, which includes an engine and a hoisting, rotating and mud circulating system.
- segregator — an instrument for collecting the urine excreted by one kidney only.
- short game — the aspect of golf considered in relation to the ability of a player to hit medium or short shots, as chip shots, pitch shots, and putts, with accuracy. Compare long game (def 1).
- shortgrass — any of several range grasses of short stature, as buffalo grass, prevalent in semiarid regions of the Great Plains.
- sports bag — a bag used by an individual to carry his or her clothing and equipment for taking part in sport
- stage door — a door at the back or side of a theater, used by performers and theater personnel.
- starmonger — an astrologer or fortune-teller
- stenograph — any of various keyboard instruments, somewhat resembling a typewriter, used for writing in shorthand, as by means of phonetic or arbitrary symbols.
- stereogram — a diagram or picture representing objects in a way to give the impression of solidity.
- strasbourg — a department in NE France. 1848 sq. mi. (4785 sq. km). Capital: Strasbourg.
- stroganoff — a dish of meat sautéed with onion and cooked in a sauce of sour cream, seasonings, and, usually, mushrooms: beef stroganoff.
- strong-arm — using, involving, or threatening the use of physical force or violence to gain an objective: strong-arm methods.
- strongbark — any of the several tropical American shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Bourreria, of the borage family, especially B. ovata, of southern Florida and the West Indies, having elliptic leaves and fragrant, white flowers.
- stylograph — a fountain pen in which the writing point is a fine, hollow tube instead of a nib.
- subjugator — to bring under complete control or subjection; conquer; master.
- sugar-coat — to cover with sugar: to sugarcoat a pill.
- surrogatum — a substitute
- tachograph — a recording tachometer.
- tarkington — (Newton) Booth, 1869–1946, U.S. novelist and playwright.
- teratogeny — the production or induction of malformations or monstrosities, especially of a developing embryo or fetus.
- teratology — the science or study of monstrosities or abnormal formations in organisms.
- tetragonal — pertaining to or having the form of a tetragon.
- the dragon — the constellation Draco
- thereamong — amid or amongst
- thermogram — a graphic or visual record produced by thermography.
- throughway — a limited-access toll highway providing a means of direct transportation between distant areas for high-speed automobile traffic.
- togolander — a former German protectorate in W Africa, on the Gulf of Guinea: E part is now the Republic of Togo; W part, a British mandate 1922–46 and trusteeship 1946–57, is now part of Ghana.
- tomography — a machine for making an x-ray of a selected plane of the body.
- topography — the detailed mapping or charting of the features of a relatively small area, district, or locality.
- tragicomic — a dramatic or other literary composition combining elements of both tragedy and comedy.
- travelogue — a lecture, slide show, or motion picture describing travels.
- trigonally — from a trigonal point of view
- tug of war — an athletic contest between two teams at opposite ends of a rope, each team trying to drag the other over a line.
- tug-of-war — an athletic contest between two teams at opposite ends of a rope, each team trying to drag the other over a line.
- two-bagger — two-base hit.