10-letter words containing s, a, l, i, e
- rice blast — a disease of rice caused by the fungus Pyricularia oryae, characterized by elliptical leaf spots with reddish-brown margins, brownish lesions and neck rot of the fruiting panicles, and stunting of the plant.
- rijsttafel — an Indonesian meal consisting of rice served with a large array of small dishes of meat, poultry, seafood, vegetables, and condiments.
- ring false — to give the impression of being false
- ritualised — to practice ritualism.
- rosaniline — a red dye, C 2 0 H 2 0 N 3 Cl, derived from aniline and orthotoluidine, a constituent of fuchsin.
- rosemaling — decorative work of Norwegian folk origin consisting of painted or carved floral designs, as on furniture or woodwork.
- sacralized — to make sacred; imbue with sacred character, especially through ritualized devotion: a society that sacralized science.
- saddlebill — a large stork, Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis, of West Africa, having a white and black body and a long, red and black bill.
- sail maker — someone whose occupation is to make and repair sails for boats
- sailboater — a person who sails a boat
- sailorless — (of a ship) crewless
- sailorlike — resembling a sailor
- sailplaner — a person who flies sailplanes
- saint luke — a fellow worker of Paul and a physician (Colossians 4:14). Feast day: Oct 18
- sale price — discounted cost
- sales slip — a receipt or other slip of paper issued by a store or other vendor showing where a purchase was made and also the amount, date, department, etc.
- salicylate — a salt or ester of salicylic acid.
- salientian — belonging or pertaining to the superorder Salientia, comprising the frogs and toads (order Anura) and extinct species.
- saliferous — containing or producing salt: saliferous strata.
- salifiable — to form into a salt, as by chemical combination.
- sallie mae — a U.S. government–chartered private company whose chief function is to make available to qualified students low-cost loans backed by government agencies through lending institutions. Abbreviation: SLMA.
- salt mines — Dense quarters housing large numbers of programmers working long hours on grungy projects, with some hope of seeing the end of the tunnel in N years. Noted for their absence of sunshine. Compare playpen, sandbox.
- salt river — a river flowing W from E Arizona to the Gila River near Phoenix: Roosevelt Dam. 200 miles (322 km) long.
- saltigrade — moving by leaping.
- salzgitter — a city in Lower Saxony, in central Germany, SE of Hanover.
- san felipe — a city in NE Venezuela, on the Orinoco River.
- san miguel — a city in E El Salvador.
- sanderling — a common, small sandpiper, Calidris alba, inhabiting sandy beaches.
- sanguinely — cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident: a sanguine disposition; sanguine expectations.
- sanmicheli — Michele [mee-ke-le] /miˈkɛ lɛ/ (Show IPA), 1484–1559, Italian architect and military engineer.
- sao miguel — the largest island of the Azores. 150,000. 288 sq. mi. (746 sq. km).
- sapiential — containing, exhibiting, or affording wisdom; characterized by wisdom.
- sarcophile — a flesh-eating animal, especially the Tasmanian devil.
- satellitic — relating to a satellite or smaller planet that revolves around a larger planet
- saucerlike — resembling a saucer
- savile row — a street in Mayfair, London, famous for expensive and fashionable clothes shops
- saxicoline — living or growing among rocks.
- sayreville — a city in central New Jersey.
- scaloppine — scallops, especially of veal, flattened by pounding and usually dredged in flour or breadcrumbs and sautéed quickly: scaloppine alla Marsala.
- scandalise — to shock or horrify by something considered immoral or improper.
- scandalize — to shock or horrify by something considered immoral or improper.
- scenically — of or relating to natural scenery.
- schalstein — a slate-like rock formed by shearing basaltic or andesitic tuff or lava
- schliemann — Heinrich [hahyn-rikh] /ˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1822–90, German archaeologist: excavated ancient cities of Troy and Mycenae.
- schlimazel — an inept, bungling person who suffers from unremitting bad luck.
- sclerotial — a vegetative, resting food-storage body in certain higher fungi, composed of a compact mass of hardened mycelia.
- screw nail — drive screw.
- sea dahlia — a garden plant, Coreopsis maritima, of the southwestern coast of North America, having long-stalked, solitary, yellow flower heads nearly 3 inches (7.6 cm) wide.
- sea squill — sea onion (def 1).
- sea trials — a series of trial runs to test the performance of a new ship.