10-letter words containing s, t, a, g, n
- salting-in — Salting-in is the effect when adding a salt to a solvent containing an organic solute increases the solubility of that solute.
- sand tiger — any of several sharks of the family Odontaspididae, especially Odontaspis taurus, inhabiting shallow waters on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, having sharp, jagged teeth and sometimes dangerous to humans.
- sanguinity — cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident: a sanguine disposition; sanguine expectations.
- sanitizing — to free from dirt, germs, etc., as by cleaning or sterilizing.
- satanology — the aspect of knowledge that relates to Satan or evil
- satirising — to attack or ridicule with satire.
- satirizing — to attack or ridicule with satire.
- satisfying — to fulfill the desires, expectations, needs, or demands of (a person, the mind, etc.); give full contentment to: The hearty meal satisfied him.
- sauntering — to walk with a leisurely gait; stroll: sauntering through the woods.
- scantlings — a timber of relatively slight width and thickness, as a stud or rafter in a house frame.
- scattergun — A scattergun is a gun that fires a lot of small metal balls at the same time.
- scattering — distributed or occurring here and there at irregular intervals; scattered.
- scintigram — a paper printout or photographic record indicating the intensity and distribution of radioactivity in tissues after administration of a radioactive tracer.
- scratching — to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.
- sea tangle — any of various seaweeds, especially of the genus Laminaria.
- segmentary — one of the parts into which something naturally separates or is divided; a division, portion, or section: a segment of an orange.
- segmentate — one of the parts into which something naturally separates or is divided; a division, portion, or section: a segment of an orange.
- 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.
- sharenting — the habitual use of social media to share news, images, etc of one’s children
- shattering — to break (something) into pieces, as by a blow.
- shot angle — the angle from which a shot is taken
- shotmaking — the playing of good shots (by a sports player)
- signalment — a detailed description, especially of distinctive features, of a person for identification, usually for police purposes.
- signifiant — signifier (def 2).
- single tax — a tax, as on land, that constitutes the sole source of public revenue.
- skin graft — skin used for transplanting in skin grafting.
- slathering — to spread or apply thickly: to slather butter on toast.
- smattering — slight or superficial knowledge; smattering.
- snmp agent — (networking) A software process that responds to queries using the Simple Network Management Protocol to provide status and statistics about a network node.
- sodcasting — the practice of playing music through the speakers of a mobile phone in a public space
- sole agent — the only appointed agent or representative
- solivagant — a lone wanderer
- soundstage — a soundproof room or building in which cinematic films are shot
- spatangoid — a type of sea urchin
- spattering — to scatter or dash in small particles or drops: The dog spattered mud on everyone when he shook himself.
- spectating — to participate as a spectator, as at a horse race.
- spent gnat — an angler's name for the spinner of various mayflies, esp Ephemeris danica and E. vulgata, particularly when lying spent on the water surface after mating and egg-laying
- springhalt — stringhalt.
- springtail — any of numerous minute, wingless primitive insects of the order Collembola, most possessing a special abdominal appendage for jumping that allows for the nearly perpetual springing pattern characteristic of the group.
- st. gallen — a canton in NE Switzerland. 777 sq. mi. (2010 sq. km).
- stabbingly — in a stabbing way
- stag night — man's bachelor party prior to marriage
- stage name — entertainer's pseudonym
- staggering — tending to stagger or overwhelm: a staggering amount of money required in the initial investment.
- stagnation — the state or condition of stagnating, or having stopped, as by ceasing to run or flow: Meteorologists forecast ozone and air stagnation.
- stalingrad — former name of Volgograd.
- stallenger — a trader who was required to pay a fee in order to sell goods at a market stall, not being a member of the local merchants' guild or corporation
- standing o — standing ovation
- staple gun — a machine for fastening together sheets of paper or the like, with wire staples.
- stargazing — to gaze at or observe the stars.