10-letter words containing s, p, e, n, t
- punishment — the act of punishing.
- puntarenas — a seaport in W Costa Rica.
- putrescent — becoming putrid; undergoing putrefaction.
- putrescine — a colourless crystalline amine produced by decaying animal matter; 1,4-diaminobutane. Formula: H2N(CH2)4NH2
- pycnostyle — having an intercolumniation of 1½ diameters.
- queen post — either of a pair of timbers or posts extending vertically upward from the tie beam of a roof truss or the like, one on each side of the center.
- quintuples — Plural form of quintuple.
- rain-swept — A rain-swept place is a place where it is raining heavily.
- re-present — to present again or anew.
- reinspirit — to give a new spirit to; inspirit anew
- reposition — the act of depositing or storing.
- reshipment — the act of reshipping
- resorption — the destruction, disappearance, or dissolution of a tissue or part by biochemical activity, as the loss of bone or of tooth dentin.
- respectant — aspectant.
- respecting — regarding; concerning.
- respondent — a person who responds or makes reply.
- resumption — the act of resuming; a reassumption, as of something previously granted.
- resupinate — bent backward.
- rinderpest — an acute, usually fatal infectious disease of cattle, sheep, etc., caused by a paramyxovirus of the genus Morbillivirus and characterized by high fever, diarrhea, and lesions of the skin and mucous membranes.
- ripsnorter — something or someone exceedingly strong or violent: a ripsnorter of a gale.
- rupestrian — made or found on cave walls or rocks
- rupestrine — living or growing on or among rocks.
- 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.
- sapiential — containing, exhibiting, or affording wisdom; characterized by wisdom.
- sapperment — a German oath
- scots pine — a coniferous tree, Pinus sylvestris, of Europe and W and N Asia, having blue-green needle-like leaves and brown cones with a small prickle on each scale: a valuable timber tree
- 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)
- seal point — a Siamese cat having a fawn-colored body and dark-brown points.
- seal-point — a Siamese cat having a fawn-colored body and dark-brown points.
- seed plant — a seed-bearing plant; spermatophyte.
- separation — an act or instance of separating or the state of being separated.
- septennate — a seven-year period of office; (more generally) a period of seven years
- septennial — occurring every seven years.
- septennium — a period or cycle of seven years
- septillion — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 24 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 42 zeros.
- septuagint — the oldest Greek version of the Old Testament, traditionally said to have been translated by 70 or 72 Jewish scholars at the request of Ptolemy II: most scholars believe that only the Pentateuch was completed in the early part of the 3rd century b.c. and that the remaining books were translated in the next two centuries.
- serpentine — of, characteristic of, or resembling a serpent, as in form or movement.
- serpentize — to cause to be like a serpent
- setting-up — the establishment or creation of something
- seven-spot — a playing card the face of which bears seven pips.
- sextonship — the office of a sexton
- shape note — a musical note in which the degree of the scale is indicated by the shape of the note's head.
- shipentine — a four-masted bark.
- shrimp net — a net for catching shrimps
- signposted — A place or route that is signposted has signposts beside the road to show the way.
- silent cop — a small hemispherical traffic marker at an intersection
- sixtypenny — noting a nail 6 inches (15 cm) long. Abbreviation: 60d.
- smarten up — improve appearance
- smartphone — a device that combines a cell phone with a handheld computer, typically offering Internet access, data storage, email capability, etc.