10-letter words containing s, e, c, r
- archemorus — Opheltes.
- archerfish — any freshwater percoid fish of the family Toxotidae of S and SE Asia and Australia, esp Toxotes jaculatrix, that catch insects by spitting water at them
- archespore — the cell or group of cells in a sporangium that gives rise to spores
- archetypes — the original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based; a model or first form; prototype.
- archfiends — Plural form of archfiend.
- archimedes — ?287–212 bc, Greek mathematician and physicist of Syracuse, noted for his work in geometry, hydrostatics, and mechanics
- architects — Plural form of architect.
- archpriest — (formerly) a chief assistant to a bishop, performing many of his sacerdotal functions during his absence
- arciniegas — Germán [her-mahn] /hɛrˈmɑn/ (Show IPA), 1900–1999, Colombian author, editor, and diplomat.
- arenaceous — (of sedimentary rocks and deposits) composed of sand or sandstone
- armistices — a temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement of the warring parties; truce: World War I ended with the armistice of 1918.
- arms cache — a hidden store of weapons
- arsenicals — Plural form of arsenical.
- arsmetrick — relating to the cheeks of a person's bottom that are identical
- artichokes — Plural form of artichoke.
- artificers — Plural form of artificer.
- ascaridole — a liquid, C 10 H 16 O 2 , constituting the active principle of chenopodium oil, used chiefly as a catalyst in polymerization reactions.
- ascerbated — Simple past tense and past participle of ascerbate.
- ascertains — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
- ascigerous — of or relating to asci.
- ascorbates — Plural form of ascorbate.
- ascospores — Plural form of ascospore.
- ascribable — to credit or assign, as to a cause or source; attribute; impute: The alphabet is usually ascribed to the Phoenicians.
- ascriptive — having the ability to be attributable to
- aspherical — (of a reflecting surface or lens) deviating slightly from a perfectly spherical shape and relatively free from aberrations.
- ass-kicker — to kick ass. See kick (def 33).
- assertoric — (of a statement) stating a fact, as opposed to expressing an evaluative judgment
- assurances — Plural form of assurance.
- astrictive — Binding; astringent.
- astrocytes — Plural form of astrocyte.
- asymmetric — Asymmetric means the same as asymmetrical.
- atascadero — a town in SW California.
- atrocities — acts of extreme cruelty, esp against prisoners or civilians in wartime
- attoparsec — (unit, humour) About 31 mm (one inch). "atto-" is the standard SI prefix for multiplication by 10^-18. A parsec (parallax-second) is 3.26 light-years; an attoparsec is thus 3.26 * 10^-18 light years. Thus, one attoparsec per microfortnight is about one inch per second. This unit is reported to be in use (though probably not very seriously) among hackers in the UK.
- auriscopes — Plural form of auriscope.
- autarchies — Plural form of autarchy.
- aviatrices — Plural form of aviatrix.
- awe-struck — filled with awe
- ayers rock — a conspicuous red monadnock in central Australia, in the SW Northern Territory: tourist attraction. 1143 feet (348 meters) high.
- ayurvedics — a therapeutic system based on the Ayurveda
- bachelor's — a person who has been awarded a bachelor's degree.
- back score — a line at each end of the rink parallel to and equidistant from the foot score and the sweeping score.
- backbiters — Plural form of backbiter.
- backlasher — something or someone who produces a backlash
- backseater — A navigator who accompanies the pilot of an aircraft.
- backslider — A recidivist; one who backslides, especially in a religious sense; an apostate.
- backstreet — a street in a town remote from the main roads
- backstroke — Backstroke is a swimming stroke that you do lying on your back.
- backwasher — (textiles) A machine used for washing wool after carding to remove the impurities.
- backwaters — Plural form of backwater.