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10-letter words containing s, o, r, t, c

  • prosecutor — Law. prosecuting attorney. a person, as a complainant or chief witness, instigating prosecution in a criminal proceeding.
  • prospected — Usually, prospects. an apparent probability of advancement, success, profit, etc. the outlook for the future: good business prospects.
  • prospector — Usually, prospects. an apparent probability of advancement, success, profit, etc. the outlook for the future: good business prospects.
  • prospectus — a document describing the major features of a proposed literary work, project, business venture, etc., in enough detail so that prospective investors, participants, or buyers may evaluate it: Don't buy the new stock offering until you read the prospectus carefully.
  • prosthetic — of or relating to an artificial body part or prosthesis: He was fitted for a prosthetic arm.
  • proteomics — the study of the functions, structures, and interactions of proteins; the study of the proteome.
  • protoctist — (in modern biological classifications) any unicellular or simple multicellular organism belonging to the kingdom Protoctista, which includes protozoans, algae, and slime moulds
  • put across — to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
  • raconteurs — Plural form of raconteur.
  • raconteuse — a woman who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly.
  • re-consent — to permit, approve, or agree; comply or yield (often followed by to or an infinitive): He consented to the proposal. We asked her permission, and she consented.
  • reaccustom — to familiarize by custom or use; habituate: to accustom oneself to cold weather.
  • reconquest — the act or state of conquering or the state of being conquered; vanquishment.
  • recusation — the act of recusing a judge
  • rediscount — to discount again.
  • reforecast — to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.
  • restrictor — to confine or keep within limits, as of space, action, choice, intensity, or quantity.
  • retrospect — contemplation of the past; a survey of past time, events, etc.
  • 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.
  • roboticist — a specialist in robots or robotics.
  • root cause — origin
  • root crops — crops, such as turnips or beets, cultivated for the food value of their roots
  • roscoelite — a brown variety of muscovite in which some aluminum is replaced by vanadium.
  • rothschild — Lionel Nathan, Baron de ("Lord Natty") 1809–79, English banker: first Jewish member of Parliament (son of Nathan Meyer Rothschild).
  • 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.
  • samothrace — a Greek island in the NE Aegean.
  • 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
  • sclerotial — a vegetative, resting food-storage body in certain higher fungi, composed of a compact mass of hardened mycelia.
  • sclerotium — a vegetative, resting food-storage body in certain higher fungi, composed of a compact mass of hardened mycelia.
  • sclerotize — to harden and darken (an insect's cuticle)
  • sclerotome — Embryology. the part of a mesodermal somite contributing to the development of the vertebrae and ribs.
  • sclerotomy — incision into the sclera, as to extract foreign bodies.
  • scoot over — come quickly
  • scordatura — the tuning of a stringed instrument in other than the usual way to facilitate the playing of certain compositions.
  • scoresheet — a sheet of paper on which scores are recorded
  • scotometer — a device used for measuring a scotoma's size, shape and intensity
  • scottsboro — a town in NE Alabama.
  • scoutcraft — practice of or skill at scouting.
  • screen out — eliminate
  • screenshot — Also called screen capture. a copy or image of what is seen on a computer screen at a given time: Save the screenshot as a graphics file.
  • scriptoria — a room, as in a monastery, library, or other institution, where manuscripts are stored, read, or copied.
  • scrutinous — strict, thorough
  • scunthorpe — a town in E England, in North Lincolnshire unitary authority, Lincolnshire: developed rapidly after the discovery of local iron ore in the late 19th century; iron and steel industries have declined. Pop: 72 660 (2001)
  • sea rocket — any of several plants of the related genus Cakile, esp C. maritima, which grow along the seashores of Europe and North America and have mauve, pink, or white flowers
  • search out — hunt for, seek
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