10-letter words containing s, a, m, o
- possum haw — a shrub, Ilex decidua, of the southeastern U.S., having leaves that are hairy on the upper surface and glossy, red fruit.
- postatomic — existing since or subsequent to the explosion of the first atomic bomb or the invention of atomic weapons: the political tensions of the postatomic world.
- postimpact — occurring after an impact
- postmarked — an official mark stamped on letters and other mail, serving as a cancellation of the postage stamp and indicating the place, date, and sometimes time of sending or receipt.
- postmaster — the official in charge of a post office.
- postmating — of or designating the period after mating
- postmortal — subject to death; having a transitory life: all mortal creatures.
- postpartum — of or noting the period of time following childbirth; after delivery.
- postulatum — a postulate
- presswoman — a female reporter
- prismatoid — a polyhedron having its vertices lying on two parallel planes.
- prosaicism — prosaic character or style.
- proseminar — a course conducted in the manner of a seminar for graduate students but often open to advanced undergraduates.
- prostatism — symptoms of prostate disorder, especially obstructed urination, arising from benign enlargement or chronic disease of the prostate gland.
- proteanism — readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- protoplasm — Biology. (no longer in technical use) the colloidal and liquid substance of which cells are formed, excluding horny, chitinous, and other structural material; the cytoplasm and nucleus.
- psalmodize — to sing psalms
- psammosere — a sere originating on sand or sandy soil.
- pseudimago — (of insects) a form similar to the adult, but which is not a true adult
- pseudoalum — any of a class of alums in which the usual monovalent metal of a true alum is replaced by a bivalent metal
- psychogram — a message believed to be written by a spirit or authored by psychical means
- ptolemaeus — a walled plain in the third quadrant of the face of the moon: about 90 miles (144 km) in diameter.
- ptolemaist — an adherent or advocate of the Ptolemaic system of astronomy.
- quantasome — any of numerous particles in a chloroplast, part of the thylakoid and functioning in photosynthesis.
- radio mast — transmission tower
- ramboesque — looking or behaving like, or characteristic of, Rambo, a fictional film character noted for his mindless brutality
- rampageous — violent; unruly; boisterous.
- randomness — proceeding, made, or occurring without definite aim, reason, or pattern: the random selection of numbers.
- randomwise — in a random manner
- ransomable — capable of being ransomed
- ransomless — without ransom, not capable of being ransomed
- ransomware — malware planted illegally in a computer or mobile device that disables its operation or access to its data until the owner or operator pays to regain control or access.
- reaccustom — to familiarize by custom or use; habituate: to accustom oneself to cold weather.
- red salmon — sockeye salmon.
- removalist — a person or company that transports household effects to a new home
- roberdsman — a robber
- roma gypsy — a member of a people scattered throughout Europe and North America, who maintain a nomadic way of life in industrialized societies
- roman nose — a nose having a prominent upper part or bridge.
- romanesque — noting or pertaining to the style of architecture prevailing in western or southern Europe from the 9th through the 12th centuries, characterized by heavy masonry construction with narrow openings, features such as the round arch, the groin vault, and the barrel vault, and the introduction or development of the vaulting rib, the vaulting shaft, and central and western towers for churches.
- room rates — the rates charged daily for hotel rooms
- rosemaling — decorative work of Norwegian folk origin consisting of painted or carved floral designs, as on furniture or woodwork.
- rosemaries — a female given name.
- royal mast — a mast situated immediately above, and generally formed as a single spar with, a topgallant mast.
- sacramento — a state in the W United States, on the Pacific coast. 158,693 sq. mi. (411,015 sq. km). Capital: Sacramento. Abbreviation: CA (for use with zip code), Cal., Calif.
- saddleroom — a room for storing saddlery
- salbutamol — the international generic name for albuterol.
- saleswoman — a woman who sells goods, services, etc.
- salmonella — any of several rod-shaped, facultatively anaerobic bacteria of the genus Salmonella, as S. typhosa, that may enter the digestive tract of humans and other mammals in contaminated food and cause abdominal pains and violent diarrhea.
- salverform — (of the corolla of the phlox and certain other flowers) consisting of a narrow tube with flat spreading terminal petals
- samariform — having the form of a samara.