10-letter words containing s, e, n, o, r, a
- periastron — the point at which the stars of a binary system are closest (opposed to apastron).
- person-day — a unit of measurement, especially in accountancy, based on an ideal amount of work done by one person in one working day.
- personable — of pleasing personal appearance; handsome or comely; attractive.
- personably — of pleasing personal appearance; handsome or comely; attractive.
- personalia — the accoutrements, concerns, or intimations that are personal to one
- personally — through direct contact; in person; directly: I will thank him personally.
- personalty — personal estate or property.
- persuasion — the act of persuading or seeking to persuade.
- planospore — a zoospore.
- poriferans — an animal phylum comprising the sponges.
- presswoman — a female reporter
- prestation — a payment in money or in services.
- proseminar — a course conducted in the manner of a seminar for graduate students but often open to advanced undergraduates.
- proserpina — Persephone.
- proteanism — readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- proteinase — any of a group of enzymes that are capable of hydrolyzing proteins.
- protestant — any Western Christian who is not an adherent of a Catholic, Anglican, or Eastern Church.
- pyranoside — a glycoside containing a pyran ring structure.
- rackabones — 'a rack of bones', a metaphor for a person or animal that is very thin or emaciated
- raconteurs — Plural form of raconteur.
- raconteuse — a woman who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly.
- radiosonde — an instrument that is carried aloft by a balloon to send back information on atmospheric temperature, pressure, and humidity by means of a small radio transmitter.
- rainforest — a tropical forest, usually of tall, densely growing, broad-leaved evergreen trees in an area of high annual rainfall.
- raisonneur — a character in a play, novel, or the like who voices the central theme, philosophy, or point of view of the work.
- 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.
- ravenously — extremely hungry; famished; voracious: feeling ravenous after a hard day's work.
- rawinsonde — a method of upper-atmosphere meteorological observation conducted by means of a radiosonde tracked by radar.
- rawsthorne — Alan. 1905–71, English composer, whose works include three symphonies, several concertos, and a set of Symphonic Studies (1939)
- reasonable — agreeable to reason or sound judgment; logical: a reasonable choice for chairman.
- reasonably — agreeable to reason or sound judgment; logical: a reasonable choice for chairman.
- reasonless — not having any reason or sense: an utterly reasonless display of anger.
- recusation — the act of recusing a judge
- red salmon — sockeye salmon.
- reinvasion — the act or an instance of entering (a country, territory, etc) by military force again; a second or subsequent invasion
- resonantly — resounding or echoing, as sounds: the resonant thundering of cannons being fired.
- resonating — to resound.
- resonation — to resound.
- revisional — the act or work of revising.
- road sense — the ability to be a safe driver or pedestrian
- roberdsman — a robber
- rock snake — any large Australasian python of the genus Liasis
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.