10-letter words containing s, i, t, a
- spoliation — the act or an instance of plundering or despoiling.
- spoliative — blood-diminishing
- springhalt — stringhalt.
- springtail — any of numerous minute, wingless primitive insects of the order Collembola, most possessing a special abdominal appendage for jumping that allows for the nearly perpetual springing pattern characteristic of the group.
- squamation — the state of being squamate.
- squamosity — the state or condition of being covered with, formed of, resembling, or consisting of scales
- square tin — a medium-sized loaf having a crusty top, baked in a tin with a square base
- squaretail — any of several fishes of the genus Tetragonurus, inhabiting deep waters of tropical and temperate seas, having a squarish tail and an armor of tough, bony scales.
- squirt can — an oilcan with a flexible body that ejects oil when compressed.
- st-nazaire — seaport in NW France, at the mouth of the Loire: pop. 65,000
- st. martin — Saint, died a.d. 655, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 649–655.
- stabbingly — in a stabbing way
- stabilised — to make or hold stable, firm, or steadfast.
- stabilizer — a person or thing that stabilizes.
- stablished — establish.
- stadia rod — rod (def 19).
- stadia-rod — a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- stadimeter — an instrument for determining the distance between an observer and an object of known height by measurement of the angle subtended by the object.
- staffrider — a person who illegally rides on the outside of a suburban train
- stag movie — a pornographic film intended primarily for male audiences.
- stag night — man's bachelor party prior to marriage
- stage wait — an unintentional pause during a performance, usually caused by a performer's or stagehand's missing a cue.
- stage-dive — to jump off the stage at a concert onto the crowd below
- staggering — tending to stagger or overwhelm: a staggering amount of money required in the initial investment.
- stagnation — the state or condition of stagnating, or having stopped, as by ceasing to run or flow: Meteorologists forecast ozone and air stagnation.
- stainproof — resistant to stains
- stair-step — to move or progress in steps of increasing height or level
- stairsteps — a flight of steps
- stalactite — a deposit, usually of calcium carbonate, shaped like an icicle, hanging from the roof of a cave or the like, and formed by the dripping of percolating calcareous water.
- stalagmite — a deposit, usually of calcium carbonate, more or less resembling an inverted stalactite, formed on the floor of a cave or the like by the dripping of percolating calcareous water.
- stalinabad — a former name of Dushanbe.
- stalingrad — former name of Volgograd.
- stamp mill — a mill or machine in which ore is crushed to powder by means of heavy stamps or pestles.
- stanchions — an upright bar, beam, post, or support, as in a window, stall, ship, etc.
- stand bail — to act as surety (for someone)
- stand firm — be resolute
- standfirst — an introductory paragraph in an article, printed in larger or bolder type or in capitals, that summarizes the article
- standing o — standing ovation
- standpoint — the point or place at which a person stands to view something.
- standstill — a state of cessation of movement or action; halt; stop: The ball rolled to a standstill.
- stanislaus — (Stanislaus Leszczynski) 1677–1766, king of Poland 1704–09, 1733–35.
- stannaries — a tin-mining region or district.
- staphyline — having a form resembling a bunch of grapes
- star anise — Also called Chinese anise. a shrub or small tree, Illicium verum, of China, having white flowers that turn purple and bearing anise-scented, star-shaped clusters of carminative fruit.
- star drill — a chisellike drill for masonry or plasterwork, having a pointed head faceted in alternately projecting and reentering angles.
- star fruit — carambola (def 2).
- star point — a common junction connected to the ends of windings of a polyphase electrical device or system of devices
- star prize — The star prize in a competition is the most valuable prize.
- star-fruit — carambola (def 2).
- starfished — lying with arms and legs outstretched; spread-eagled