10-letter words containing s, i, t, a
- riot squad — a group of police officers having special training and equipment for quelling riots and other public disturbances.
- ritschlian — of or relating to the theology of Albrecht Ritschl (1822–89), who developed a liberal Christian theology and maintained that religious faith is based on value judgments.
- ritualised — to practice ritualism.
- royalistic — relating to a royalist
- rumfustian — a type of spiced nightcap made with beer
- rupestrian — made or found on cave walls or rocks
- rusticator — to go to the country.
- sabbatical — of or pertaining or appropriate to the Sabbath.
- sac-a-lait — the white crappie. See under crappie.
- sacahuista — a North American flowering grass
- safari hat — brimmed hat worn on wildlife tours
- safety pin — pin with covered point
- safety-pin — to secure or affix with a safety pin: to safety-pin a child's mittens to his coat sleeve.
- sagination — the act of fattening livestock
- sailboater — a person who sails a boat
- sailor hat — a hat with a flat round crown and fairly broad brim that is rolled upwards
- saint gall — a canton in NE Switzerland. 777 sq. mi. (2010 sq. km).
- saint joan — a play (1923) by G. B. Shaw.
- saint john — Andrew, 1862–1928, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1908–09, 1910–13, 1914–15.
- saint jude — the author of this, stated to be the brother of James (Jude 1) and almost certainly identical with Thaddaeus (Matthew 10:2–4). Feast day: Oct 28 or June 19
- saint luke — a fellow worker of Paul and a physician (Colossians 4:14). Feast day: Oct 18
- saint mary — Christian holy figure
- saint paul — Saint, died a.d. c67, a missionary and apostle to the gentiles: author of several of the Epistles. Compare Saul (def 2).
- saint pius — Saint (Giuseppe Sarto) 1835–1914, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1903–14.
- saint-jean — French name of St. Johns.
- saint-just — Louis Antoine Léon de [lwee ahn-twan ley-awn duh] /lwi ɑ̃ˈtwan leɪˈɔ̃ də/ (Show IPA), 1767–94, French revolutionist.
- saint-ouen — a suburb of Paris in N France.
- sainte foy — a SW suburb of Quebec, on the St Lawrence River. Pop: 72 547 (2001)
- saintsbury — George Edward Bateman [beyt-muh n] /ˈbeɪt mən/ (Show IPA), 1845–1933, English literary critic and historian.
- salability — subject to or suitable for sale; readily sold: The books were sent back by the store in salable condition.
- salicylate — a salt or ester of salicylic acid.
- salientian — belonging or pertaining to the superorder Salientia, comprising the frogs and toads (order Anura) and extinct species.
- salivating — to produce saliva.
- salivation — the act or process of salivating.
- salt mines — Dense quarters housing large numbers of programmers working long hours on grungy projects, with some hope of seeing the end of the tunnel in N years. Noted for their absence of sunshine. Compare playpen, sandbox.
- salt river — a river flowing W from E Arizona to the Gila River near Phoenix: Roosevelt Dam. 200 miles (322 km) long.
- salt stick — a crusty bread roll sprinkled with salt crystals, made in the shape of a cylinder.
- saltigrade — moving by leaping.
- salting-in — Salting-in is the effect when adding a salt to a solvent containing an organic solute increases the solubility of that solute.
- salutation — the act of saluting.
- salzgitter — a city in Lower Saxony, in central Germany, SE of Hanover.
- samarskite — a velvet-black mineral, a complex columbate-tantalate of uranium, cerium, etc., occurring in masses: a minor source of uranium, thorium, and rare-earth oxides.
- sammartini — Giovanni Battista [jaw-vahn-nee baht-tee-stah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈti stɑ/ (Show IPA), 1698–1775, Italian composer and organist.
- sampaguita — (in the Philippines) an Arabian jasmine.
- san benito — a city in S Texas.
- san martin — José de [haw-se th e] /hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1778–1850, South American general and statesman, born in Argentina: leader in winning independence for Argentina, Peru, and Chile; protector of Peru 1821–22.
- sanatorium — a hospital for the treatment of chronic diseases, as tuberculosis or various nervous or mental disorders.
- sanctified — made holy; consecrated: sanctified wine.
- sanctifier — to make holy; set apart as sacred; consecrate.
- sanctimony — pretended, affected, or hypocritical religious devotion, righteousness, etc.