10-letter words containing s, e, c, r
- re-consent — to permit, approve, or agree; comply or yield (often followed by to or an infinitive): He consented to the proposal. We asked her permission, and she consented.
- re-discuss — to consider or examine by argument, comment, etc.; talk over or write about, especially to explore solutions; debate: to discuss the proposed law on taxes.
- reaccustom — to familiarize by custom or use; habituate: to accustom oneself to cold weather.
- recentness — of late occurrence, appearance, or origin; lately happening, done, made, etc.: recent events; a recent trip.
- rechristen — to christen or baptize (someone) again
- recidivism — repeated or habitual relapse, as into crime.
- recidivist — repeated or habitual relapse, as into crime.
- recidivous — repeated or habitual relapse, as into crime.
- recklessly — utterly unconcerned about the consequences of some action; without caution; careless (usually followed by of): to be reckless of danger.
- reclassify — to classify anew.
- reclosable — capable of being closed again easily or tightly after opening: a reclosable box of crackers.
- recognised — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
- recognizes — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
- recoilless — having little or no recoil: a recoilless rifle.
- recompense — to repay; remunerate; reward, as for service, aid, etc.
- recompress — to compress (something) again
- reconciles — to cause (a person) to accept or be resigned to something not desired: He was reconciled to his fate.
- recondense — to make more dense or compact; reduce the volume or extent of; concentrate.
- reconquest — the act or state of conquering or the state of being conquered; vanquishment.
- reconsider — to consider again, especially with a view to change of decision or action: to reconsider a refusal.
- recrudesce — to break out afresh, as a sore, a disease, or anything else that has been quiescent.
- recureless — incapable of cure or recovery
- recusation — the act of recusing a judge
- red fescue — a grass, Festuca rubra, of the meadows of the North Temperate Zone, having green, reddish, or bluish-green flower clusters.
- red spruce — a spruce, Picea rubens, of eastern North America, having reddish-brown bark and cones and yielding a light, soft wood used for pulp, in the construction of boxes, etc.
- redecision — the act or process of deciding; determination, as of a question or doubt, by making a judgment: They must make a decision between these two contestants.
- redescribe — to tell or depict in written or spoken words; give an account of: He described the accident very carefully.
- rediscount — to discount again.
- rediscover — to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown): to discover America; to discover electricity. Synonyms: detect, espy, descry, discern, ascertain, unearth, ferret out, notice.
- redispatch — to send off or away with speed, as a messenger, telegram, body of troops, etc.
- redistrict — to divide anew into districts, as for administrative or electoral purposes.
- reforecast — to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.
- reichsbank — the former German national bank.
- reichsmark — the monetary unit of Germany from November, 1924, until 1948. Compare Deutsche mark, mark2 (def 1), ostmark.
- reichstein — Tadeus [tah-dey-oo s] /tɑˈdeɪ ʊs/ (Show IPA), 1897–1996, Swiss chemist, born in Poland: Nobel Prize in medicine 1950.
- reichswehr — the 100,000-man army Germany was permitted to maintain under the Versailles Treaty after World War I: the limit was secretly exceeded.
- reincrease — to increase again
- reinscribe — to address or dedicate (a book, photograph, etc.) informally to a person, especially by writing a brief personal note in or on it.
- reinstruct — to furnish with knowledge, especially by a systematic method; teach; train; educate.
- reminisced — to recall past experiences, events, etc.; indulge in reminiscence.
- reminiscer — someone who remembers or tells of past events or experiences
- reminisces — to recall past experiences, events, etc.; indulge in reminiscence.
- renascence — Renaissance.
- repurchase — to buy again; regain by purchase.
- requiescat — a wish or prayer for the repose of the dead.
- reschedule — to schedule for another or later time: to reschedule a baseball game because of rain.
- rescinding — to abrogate; annul; revoke; repeal.
- rescission — the act of rescinding.
- rescissory — serving to rescind.
- rescrutiny — a searching examination or investigation; minute inquiry.