10-letter words containing s, e, r, i, n
- arenavirus — any of various RNA-containing viruses of the family Arenaviridae, usually transmitted to humans by contact with excreta of infected rodents.
- arsenicals — Plural form of arsenical.
- arsenolite — a mineral, arsenic trioxide, As 2 O 3 , occurring usually as a white incrustation on arsenical ores.
- arylamines — any of a group of amines in which one or more of the hydrogen atoms of ammonia are replaced by aromatic groups.
- arytenoids — Plural form of arytenoid.
- ascertains — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
- asgeirsson — Asgeir [ahs-gair] /ˈɑs gɛər/ (Show IPA), 1894–1972, Icelandic statesman: president 1952–68.
- asian pear — a tropical pear tree, esp any of several varieties of Japanese pear Pyrus serotina
- asparagine — a nonessential amino acid, a component of proteins
- asperating — to make rough, harsh, or uneven: a voice asperated by violent emotion.
- asperation — The act of asperating; a making or becoming rough.
- aspersions — disparaging or malicious remarks; slanderous accusations
- aspirinate — (organic compound) Any salt or ester of aspirin.
- assertions — Plural form of assertion.
- asteridian — a member of the starfish family Asteridae
- astringent — An astringent is a liquid that you put on your skin to make it less oily or to make cuts stop bleeding.
- aubergines — Plural form of aubergine.
- austringer — a person who keeps goshawks
- averagings — average values
- aversation — (obsolete) A turning from with dislike; aversion.
- ballerinas — Plural form of ballerina.
- bandoliers — Plural form of bandolier.
- banffshire — (until 1975) a county of NE Scotland: formerly (1975–96) part of Grampian region, now part of Aberdeenshire
- banistered — Simple past tense and past participle of banister.
- bannisters — a baluster.
- bargainers — Plural form of bargainer.
- baseliners — Plural form of baseliner.
- batterings — Plural form of battering.
- be friends — to be friendly (with)
- bedsprings — Plural form of bedspring.
- benefiters — something that is advantageous or good; an advantage: He explained the benefits of public ownership of the postal system.
- bergsonism — the philosophy of Henri Bergson, which emphasizes duration as the basic element of experience and asserts the existence of a life-giving force that permeates the entire natural order
- bering sea — a part of the N Pacific Ocean, between NE Siberia and Alaska. Area: about 2 275 000 sq km (878 000 sq miles)
- berlusconi — Silvio (ˈsilvjo). born 1936, Italian politician and media tycoon: prime minister of Italy (1994–95, 2001–06, 2008–11); convicted of tax fraud and expelled from the Italian Senate in 2013
- besprinkle — to sprinkle all over with liquid, powder, etc
- big screen — When people talk about the big screen, they are referring to films that are made for cinema rather than for television.
- birthstone — a precious or semiprecious stone associated with a month or sign of the zodiac and thought to bring luck if worn by a person born in that month or under that sign
- bitterness — having a harsh, disagreeably acrid taste, like that of aspirin, quinine, wormwood, or aloes.
- blandisher — someone who blandishes
- blistering — Blistering heat is very great heat.
- blue rinse — a rinse for tinting grey hair a silvery-blue colour
- blue-rinse — of, for, or composed mostly of elderly women: the blue-rinse matinee audience.
- blurriness — blurred; indistinct.
- bolstering — a long, often cylindrical, cushion or pillow for a bed, sofa, etc.
- boringness — the quality of being boring
- boundaries — something that indicates bounds or limits; a limiting or bounding line.
- bounderish — having the qualities of a bounder
- brain stem — the portion of the brain that is continuous with the spinal cord and comprises the medulla oblongata, pons, midbrain, and parts of the hypothalamus, functioning in the control of reflexes and such essential internal mechanisms as respiration and heartbeat.
- brandished — to shake or wave, as a weapon; flourish: Brandishing his sword, he rode into battle.
- brassiness — made of or covered with brass.