0%

10-letter words containing r, o, t, h, e, s

  • prostheses — a device, either external or implanted, that substitutes for or supplements a missing or defective part of the body.
  • prosthesis — a device, either external or implanted, that substitutes for or supplements a missing or defective part of the body.
  • prosthetic — of or relating to an artificial body part or prosthesis: He was fitted for a prosthetic arm.
  • rawsthorne — Alan. 1905–71, English composer, whose works include three symphonies, several concertos, and a set of Symphonic Studies (1939)
  • restharrow — a low, pink-flowered European shrub, Ononis spinosa, of the legume family, having tough roots that hinder the plow or harrow.
  • rheostatic — an adjustable resistor so constructed that its resistance may be changed without opening the circuit in which it is connected, thereby controlling the current in the circuit.
  • rhinestone — an artificial gem of paste, often cut to resemble a diamond.
  • rifle shot — sound of shotgun fire
  • ruthenious — containing bivalent ruthenium.
  • salt horse — salted beef; salt junk.
  • samothrace — a Greek island in the NE Aegean.
  • saprophyte — any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria.
  • scoresheet — a sheet of paper on which scores are recorded
  • screenshot — Also called screen capture. a copy or image of what is seen on a computer screen at a given time: Save the screenshot as a graphics file.
  • scunthorpe — a town in E England, in North Lincolnshire unitary authority, Lincolnshire: developed rapidly after the discovery of local iron ore in the late 19th century; iron and steel industries have declined. Pop: 72 660 (2001)
  • search out — hunt for, seek
  • self-worth — the sense of one's own value or worth as a person; self-esteem; self-respect.
  • sell short — having little length; not long.
  • send forth — to be a source of; cause to appear; give out or forth; produce, emit, utter, etc.
  • set theory — the branch of mathematics that deals with relations between sets.
  • shoestring — a shoelace.
  • shopfitter — a worker who makes and installs fittings for commercial premises
  • shoplifter — a person who steals goods from the shelves or displays of a retail store while posing as a customer.
  • shorefront — land along a shore.
  • short code — (language)   (SHORTCODE) A pseudocode interpreter for mathematics problems, designed by John Mauchly in 1949 to execute on Eckert and Mauchly's BINAC and later on UNIVAC I and II. Short Code was possibly the first attempt at a high level language.
  • short fuse — a quick temper: A person with a short fuse has to be handled diplomatically.
  • 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).
  • short head — a distance shorter than the length of a horse's head
  • short line — a bus or rail route covering only a limited distance.
  • short rate — a charge, proportionately higher than the annual rate, made for insurance issued or continued in force by the insured for less than one year.
  • short ream — 480 sheets of paper
  • short sale — an act or instance of selling short.
  • short time — a period or schedule during which the number of working hours is reduced: The recession has put most of the manufacturing plants on short time.
  • short wave — Electricity. a radio wave, shorter than that used in AM broadcasting, corresponding to frequencies of over 1600 kilohertz: used for long-distance reception or transmission.
  • short-arse — a small man
  • short-life — not designed to last
  • short-term — covering or applying to a relatively short period of time.
  • short-wave — Electricity. a radio wave, shorter than that used in AM broadcasting, corresponding to frequencies of over 1600 kilohertz: used for long-distance reception or transmission.
  • shortbread — a butter cookie commonly made in thick, pie-shaped wheels or rolled and cut in fancy shapes.
  • shortening — butter, lard, or other fat, used to make pastry, bread, etc., short.
  • shortsheet — to fold a sheet so that it is impossible for a person to stretch their legs when they get into bed (done as a practical joke)
  • shot tower — a tower from the top of which finely divided streams of molten lead are dropped down a central well, breaking up into spherical drops during their fall to be quenched and hardened in a tank of water at the bottom.
  • shotgunner — a person who is skilled with a shotgun
  • showboater — a boat, especially a paddle-wheel steamer, used as a traveling theater.
  • shower tea — kitchen tea.
  • shreveport — a city in NW Louisiana, on the Red River.
  • shrovetide — the three days before Ash Wednesday, once a time of confession and absolution.
  • sisterhood — the state of being a sister.
  • sloth bear — a coarse-haired, long-snouted bear, Ursus ursinus, of India and Indochina: now rare.
  • smart home — a dwelling equipped with systems and appliances that can be operated remotely using a computer or mobile phone
Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?