10-letter words containing s, e, a, u, r
- schongauer — Martin [mahr-tn;; German mahr-teen] /ˈmɑr tn;; German ˈmɑr tin/ (Show IPA), c1430–91, German engraver and painter.
- schumacher — Ernst Friedrich (ɛrnst ˈfriːdrɪç). 1911–77, British economist, born in Germany. He is best known for his book Small is Beautiful (1973)
- scrubbable — to rub hard with a brush, cloth, etc., or against a rough surface in washing.
- sea return — radar signals that are reflected by a body of water and hamper target identification.
- sea squirt — any tunicate, especially a sessile ascidian, so called from its habit of contracting its body and ejecting streams of water when disturbed.
- sea turtle — any of several large turtles of the families Cheloniidae and Dermochelyidae, widely distributed in tropical and subtropical seas, having the limbs modified into paddlelike flippers: all sea turtles are either threatened or endangered through most of their range because of ocean pollution.
- sea urchin — any echinoderm of the class Echinoidea, having a somewhat globular or discoid form, and a shell composed of many calcareous plates covered with projecting spines.
- seaborgium — a superheavy, synthetic, radioactive element with a very short half-life. Symbol: Sg; atomic number: 106.
- seaquarium — an area of salt water where sea animals are kept so people can look at them
- search out — hunt for, seek
- secularism — secular spirit or tendency, especially a system of political or social philosophy that rejects all forms of religious faith and worship.
- secularist — secular spirit or tendency, especially a system of political or social philosophy that rejects all forms of religious faith and worship.
- secularity — secular views or beliefs; secularism.
- secularize — to make secular; separate from religious or spiritual connection or influences; make worldly or unspiritual; imbue with secularism.
- securocrat — a military or police officer who has the power to influence government policy
- self-guard — to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.
- semiquaver — a sixteenth note.
- sepulchral — of, relating to, or serving as a tomb.
- sepultural — the act of placing in a sepulcher or tomb; burial.
- sequestral — a fragment of bone that has become necrotic as a result of disease or injury and has separated from the normal bone structure.
- set square — a thin flat piece of plastic, metal, etc, in the shape of a right-angled triangle, used in technical drawing
- sexlocular — having six loculi or cells for seeds
- sharpen up — hone, refine
- shear stud — a stud that transfers shear stress between metal and concrete in composite structural members in which the stud is welded to the metal component
- slanderous — defamation; calumny: rumors full of slander.
- slaughtery — a slaughterhouse
- smarten up — improve appearance
- snapper up — a person who snaps up bargains, etc
- snare drum — a small double-headed drum, carried at the side or placed on a stationary stand, having snares across the lower head to produce a rattling or reverberating effect.
- somersault — an acrobatic movement, either forward or backward, in which the body rolls end over end, making a complete revolution.
- sou marque — a billon coin of France, issued in the 18th century for circulation in the colonies.
- soubresaut — a jump performed with the legs held together and the body erect but slightly curved to the side.
- sour cream — cream soured by the lactic acid produced by a ferment.
- sour-faced — bad-tempered and unfriendly
- souterrain — a subterranean passage or structure; grotto.
- speculator — a person who is engaged in commercial or financial speculation.
- spermaduct — a spermatic passage found in male animals
- spermarium — the sperm gland
- spermatium — Botany. the nonmotile male gamete of a red alga.
- spread out — extend, splay
- squabasher — a person who squabashes someone or something
- squanderer — to spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully (often followed by away).
- square leg — the position of a fielder on the left of the batsman and almost on the opposite side of the wicket.
- square off — a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
- square one — a starting point; initial stage or step: If this plan fails, we'll have to go back to square one.
- square peg — a person or thing that is a misfit, such as an employee in a job for which he or she is unsuited
- square rod — a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one rod on each side.
- square set — a set having 12 timbers joined to form eight 90° solid angles.
- square tin — a medium-sized loaf having a crusty top, baked in a tin with a square base
- square-cut — cut so as to be rectangular, straight, or level