10-letter words containing s, h, e, r, m
- mesomorphy — pertaining to or having a muscular or sturdy body build characterized by the relative prominence of structures developed from the embryonic mesoderm (contrasted with ectomorphic, endomorphic).
- mesorrhine — having a moderately broad and high-bridged nose.
- mesosphere — (in the classification of the earth's atmosphere by chemical properties) the region between the ionosphere and the exosphere, extending from about 250–650 miles (400–1050 km) above the surface of the earth.
- mesothorax — the middle segment of the three divisions of the thorax of an insect, bearing the second pair of legs and the first pair of wings.
- metaphrase — a literal translation.
- metaphrast — a person who translates or changes a literary work from one form to another, as prose into verse.
- mischanter — mishanter.
- mischarged — Simple past tense and past participle of mischarge.
- mischarges — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mischarge.
- mishearing — Present participle of mishear.
- ml threads — SML/NJ with mutual exclusion primitives similar to those in Modula-2+ and Mesa. Written by Greg Morrisett <[email protected]>. Implementations for Motorola 68020, SPARC and MIPS and VAX- and MIPS-based multiprocessors.
- monarchies — a state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch. Compare absolute monarchy, limited monarchy.
- moonshiner — a person who distills or sells liquor, especially corn liquor, illegally.
- more-welsh — of or relating to Wales, its people, or their language.
- morphemics — the study of the classification, description, and functions of morphemes; morphology.
- morphogens — Plural form of morphogen.
- motherless — a female parent.
- mothership — a vessel or craft that services others operating far from a home port or center.
- murtherous — (archaic) Intending, or likely to commit murder; bloodthirsty or homicidal.
- mushroomed — Simple past tense and past participle of mushroom.
- mushroomer — a person who picks mushrooms
- mythmakers — Plural form of mythmaker.
- nethermost — lowest; farthest down: the nethermost depths of the ocean.
- nightmares — Plural form of nightmare.
- nomarchies — Plural form of nomarchy.
- pas marche — a marching step.
- perishment — to die or be destroyed through violence, privation, etc.: to perish in an earthquake.
- pheromones — any chemical substance released by an animal that serves to influence the physiology or behavior of other members of the same species.
- phragmites — any of several tall grasses of the genus Phragmites, having plumed heads, growing in marshy areas, especially the common reed P. australis (or P. communis).
- prometheus — a Titan, the father of Deucalion and brother of Atlas and Epimetheus, who taught humankind various arts and was sometimes said to have shaped humans out of clay and endowed them with the spark of life. For having stolen fire from Olympus and given it to humankind in defiance of Zeus, he was chained to a rock where an eagle daily tore at his liver, until he was finally released by Hercules.
- ramshackle — dilapidated, run down
- ravishment — rapture or ecstasy.
- reichsmark — the monetary unit of Germany from November, 1924, until 1948. Compare Deutsche mark, mark2 (def 1), ostmark.
- reshipment — the act of reshipping
- revanchism — an advocate or supporter of a political policy of revanche, especially in order to seek vengeance for a previous military defeat.
- rheumatics — pertaining to or of the nature of rheumatism.
- rheumatism — any disorder of the extremities or back, characterized by pain and stiffness.
- rhomboides — a rhomboid
- rhythmless — movement or procedure with uniform or patterned recurrence of a beat, accent, or the like.
- saehrimnir — a boar that is roasted and served up every night in Valhalla and grows whole by morning.
- samothrace — a Greek island in the NE Aegean.
- schumacher — Ernst Friedrich (ɛrnst ˈfriːdrɪç). 1911–77, British economist, born in Germany. He is best known for his book Small is Beautiful (1973)
- schumpeter — Joseph Alois [uh-lois] /əˈlɔɪs/ (Show IPA), 1883–1950, U.S. economist, born in Austria.
- semaphoric — an apparatus for conveying information by means of visual signals, as a light whose position may be changed.
- semichorus — half of a chorus; part of a chorus to be sung by a portion but not all of the singers
- semisphere — shaped like half a sphere; hemispheric.
- sheep farm — place where sheep are raised
- shelf mark — a symbol indicating the location of a work on a shelf.
- shimmering — a quivering or vibrating motion or image as produced by reflecting faint light or heat waves.
- shipmaster — a person who commands a ship; master; captain.