10-letter words containing s, p, e, r
- asperation — The act of asperating; a making or becoming rough.
- aspergilla — Plural form of aspergillum.
- asperities — Plural form of asperity.
- aspersions — disparaging or malicious remarks; slanderous accusations
- aspersoria — Plural form of aspersorium.
- aspherical — (of a reflecting surface or lens) deviating slightly from a perfectly spherical shape and relatively free from aberrations.
- aspirinate — (organic compound) Any salt or ester of aspirin.
- at present — A situation that exists at present exists now, although it may change.
- atmosphere — A planet's atmosphere is the layer of air or other gases around it.
- attoparsec — (unit, humour) About 31 mm (one inch). "atto-" is the standard SI prefix for multiplication by 10^-18. A parsec (parallax-second) is 3.26 light-years; an attoparsec is thus 3.26 * 10^-18 light years. Thus, one attoparsec per microfortnight is about one inch per second. This unit is reported to be in use (though probably not very seriously) among hackers in the UK.
- auriscopes — Plural form of auriscope.
- auxospores — Plural form of auxospore.
- azeotropes — Plural form of azeotrope.
- azygospore — a thick-walled spore produced by parthenogenesis in certain algae and fungi
- baptistery — a place, esp. a part of a church, used for baptizing
- barbershop — Barbershop is a style of singing where a small group of people, usually men, sing in close harmony and without any musical instruments accompanying them.
- bargepoles — Plural form of bargepole.
- barkeepers — Plural form of barkeeper.
- barnstaple — a town in SW England, in Devon, on the estuary of the River Taw: tourism, agriculture. Pop: 30 765 (2001)
- barpersons — Plural form of barperson.
- barysphere — centrosphere (def 2).
- base price — a price quoted as a base without including additional charges.
- baseperson — (baseball, softball) A fielder (of either gender) positioned near a base.
- bear's-paw — a clam of the genus Hippopus, having a ridged, white shell with purplish-red spots.
- bedpresser — an overweight, idle person, who exerts a great deal of pressure on their bed
- bedspreads — Plural form of bedspread.
- bedsprings — Plural form of bedspring.
- beechdrops — a North American flowering plant, Epifagus virginiana, which is parasitic on beech trees
- beekeepers — Plural form of beekeeper.
- bel esprit — a witty or clever person
- bel-esprit — a person of great wit or intellect.
- bellperson — a bellhop.
- besprinkle — to sprinkle all over with liquid, powder, etc
- billposter — a person who is employed to stick advertising posters to walls, fences, etc
- bioprocess — a method or operation of preparing a biological material, especially a product of genetic engineering, for commercial use.
- biospheric — relating to the biosphere
- blasphemer — to speak impiously or irreverently of (God or sacred things).
- blastopore — the opening of the archenteron in the gastrula that develops into the anus of some animals
- blepharism — spasm of the eyelids, causing rapid involuntary blinking
- body press — a hold in which a wrestler places full body weight on a supine opponent in trying to pin the opponent's shoulders to the mat.
- bodyshaper — an undergarment which flattens the stomach, bottom etc
- box supper — a social gathering, as at a church, at which box lunches donated by women are auctioned off to raise funds
- bread shop — a baker's shop
- break step — to cease to march in step
- breastplow — a cultivator moved forward by a person pressing the chest against a crossbar.
- brokership — an agent who buys or sells for a principal on a commission basis without having title to the property.
- buckpasser — a person who avoids responsibility by shifting it to another, especially unjustly or improperly.
- burst page — banner
- butlership — the skills of a butler
- by-passers — a road enabling motorists to avoid a city or other heavy traffic points or to drive around an obstruction.