10-letter words containing s, m, e, t
- somaticize — to convert (anxiety) into physical symptoms.
- somatotype — (of humans) physical type; physique.
- sombrerite — a lime and alumina phosphoric compound
- somersault — an acrobatic movement, either forward or backward, in which the body rolls end over end, making a complete revolution.
- somethings — Informal. a person or thing of some value or consequence: He is really something! This writer has something to say and she says it well.
- sordamente — (of a piece of music) to be played softly or gently
- space-time — Also called space-time continuum. the four-dimensional continuum, having three spatial coordinates and one temporal coordinate, in which all physical quantities may be located.
- spare time — leisure hours
- speleothem — a natural structure within a cave
- spermaceti — a pearly white, waxy, translucent solid, obtained from the oil in the head of the sperm whale: used chiefly in cosmetics and candles, and as an emollient.
- spermaduct — a spermatic passage found in male animals
- spermatial — relating to the male reproductive cells of certain red algae and fungi
- spermatium — Botany. the nonmotile male gamete of a red alga.
- spermatoid — resembling sperm.
- spirometer — an instrument for determining the capacity of the lungs.
- spirometry — an instrument for determining the capacity of the lungs.
- split-time — a daylight-saving time based on a half-hour advance.
- spot meter — an exposure meter that measures light reflected from only a small area of a subject or scene.
- springtime — the season of spring.
- spumescent — foamy; foamlike; frothy.
- st.-jerome — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada, NW of Montreal.
- st.-mihiel — a town in NE France, on the Meuse River, NW of Nancy: captured by American forces 1918.
- stablemate — a horse sharing a stable with another.
- 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.
- stag movie — a pornographic film intended primarily for male audiences.
- stage name — entertainer's pseudonym
- 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.
- stalemated — in a situation in which two opposing forces find that further action is impossible or futile; in deadlock
- stampeders — a sudden, frenzied rush or headlong flight of a herd of frightened animals, especially cattle or horses.
- stand mute — to refuse to plead guilty or not guilty
- starmonger — an astrologer or fortune-teller
- statampere — the electrostatic unit of current, equivalent to 3.3356 × 10 −10 ampere and equal to the current produced by an electromotive force of one statvolt acting through a resistance of one statohm.
- steam bath — a bath of steam, usually in a specially equipped room or enclosure, for cleansing or refreshing oneself.
- steam beer — a naturally carbonated, malt-flavored beer brewed especially in the western U.S.
- steam coal — coal with relatively high sulfur content, suited for generating steam but not for coking.
- steam heat — heat obtained by the circulation of steam in pipes, radiators, etc.
- steam iron — an electric iron with a water chamber, which emits steam onto the fabric or garment being ironed.
- steam room — a steam-filled and heated room to induce sweating, as in a Turkish bath.
- steam trap — a device in a steam pipe that collects and discharges condensed water
- steam-punk — a subgenre of science fiction and fantasy featuring advanced machines and other technology based on steam power of the 19th century and taking place in a recognizable historical period or a fantasy world.
- steamed up — obscured by vapour
- steamtight — impervious to steam.
- steel drum — Music. a bowl-shaped percussion instrument common in the West Indies, made from a steel barrel divided into sections producing different notes when struck.
- steel mill — a steelworks.
- steelmaker — a manufacturer of steel.
- steiermark — German name of Styria.
- stelliform — star-shaped.
- stem duchy — (in medieval Germany) any of the independent duchies corresponding in part to areas of tribal settlement and preserving some elements of tribal social structure.
- stemmatous — of or relating to a stemma
- stemwinder — a stemwinding watch.