10-letter words containing s, o, r, t, a
- rat poison — substance toxic to rodents
- ratio test — the theorem that a given infinite series converges if the absolute value of the ratio of the term succeeding the n th term to the n th term approaches a limit less than 1 as n increases without bound.
- rawsthorne — Alan. 1905–71, English composer, whose works include three symphonies, several concertos, and a set of Symphonic Studies (1939)
- reaccustom — to familiarize by custom or use; habituate: to accustom oneself to cold weather.
- reafforest — to replant (an area that was formerly forested)
- recusation — the act of recusing a judge
- reforecast — to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.
- removalist — a person or company that transports household effects to a new home
- resonantly — resounding or echoing, as sounds: the resonant thundering of cannons being fired.
- resonating — to resound.
- resonation — to resound.
- respirator — a masklike device, usually of gauze, worn over the mouth, or nose and mouth, to prevent the inhalation of noxious substances or the like.
- restharrow — a low, pink-flowered European shrub, Ononis spinosa, of the legume family, having tough roots that hinder the plow or harrow.
- restorable — to bring back into existence, use, or the like; reestablish: to restore order.
- rhapsodist — a person who rhapsodizes.
- rheostatic — an adjustable resistor so constructed that its resistance may be changed without opening the circuit in which it is connected, thereby controlling the current in the circuit.
- rhodoplast — a plastid found in red algae, containing red pigment as well as chlorophyll
- riot squad — a group of police officers having special training and equipment for quelling riots and other public disturbances.
- road atlas — a book of maps showing roads, designed for drivers
- roast beef — cow's meat cooked in oven
- room rates — the rates charged daily for hotel rooms
- root cause — origin
- rose topaz — a rose-pink form of topaz produced by heating yellow-brown topaz
- rose-water — having the aroma or fragrance of rose water.
- rostellate — having a rostellum.
- rouseabout — an unskilled labourer in a shearing shed
- roustabout — a wharf laborer or deck hand, as on the Mississippi River.
- royal mast — a mast situated immediately above, and generally formed as a single spar with, a topgallant mast.
- royalistic — relating to a royalist
- rusticator — to go to the country.
- sacerdotal — of priests; priestly.
- sacramento — a state in the W United States, on the Pacific coast. 158,693 sq. mi. (411,015 sq. km). Capital: Sacramento. Abbreviation: CA (for use with zip code), Cal., Calif.
- sacrosanct — extremely sacred or inviolable: a sacrosanct chamber in the temple.
- sailboater — a person who sails a boat
- sailor hat — a hat with a flat round crown and fairly broad brim that is rolled upwards
- sally port — a gateway permitting the passage of a large number of troops at a time.
- salt horse — salted beef; salt junk.
- saltarello — a lively Italian dance for one person or a couple.
- salutatory — pertaining to or of the nature of a salutation.
- samothrace — a Greek island in the NE Aegean.
- sanatorium — a hospital for the treatment of chronic diseases, as tuberculosis or various nervous or mental disorders.
- sandlotter — a youngster who plays baseball in a sandlot.
- sanitorium — a facility for housing patients with long-term illnesses
- santa rosa — a city in W California, N of San Francisco.
- saprophyte — any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria.
- saprotroph — any organism, esp a fungus or bacterium, that lives and feeds on dead organic matter
- sarmentose — having runners.
- saturation — the act or process of saturating.
- saw doctor — a sawmill specialist who sharpens and services saw blades
- schwarzlot — a type of black decoration on German glassware and ceramics that was popular in the 17th and 18th centuries