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10-letter words containing s, t, a, n, o

  • poinsettia — a plant, Euphorbia (Poinsettia) pulcherrima, of the spurge family, native to Mexico and Central America, having variously lobed leaves and brilliant scarlet, pink, or white petallike bracts.
  • polyanthus — a hybrid primrose, Primula polyantha.
  • polysemant — a word with multiple meanings
  • port sudan — a seaport in the NE Sudan, on the Red Sea.
  • positional — condition with reference to place; location; situation.
  • postlaunch — relating to or occurring in the period after a launch
  • postmating — of or designating the period after mating
  • postseason — one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
  • postulance — the period or state of being a postulant, especially in a religious order.
  • postulancy — the period or state of being a postulant, especially in a religious order.
  • prestation — a payment in money or in services.
  • proteanism — readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
  • proteinase — any of a group of enzymes that are capable of hydrolyzing proteins.
  • protestant — any Western Christian who is not an adherent of a Catholic, Anglican, or Eastern Church.
  • protistans — any of various one-celled organisms, classified in the kingdom Protista, that are either free-living or aggregated into simple colonies and that have diverse reproductive and nutritional modes, including the protozoans, eukaryotic algae, and slime molds: some classification schemes also include the fungi and the more primitive bacteria and blue-green algae or may distribute the organisms between the kingdoms Plantae and Animalia according to dominant characteristics.
  • quantasome — any of numerous particles in a chloroplast, part of the thylakoid and functioning in photosynthesis.
  • quotations — Plural form of quotation.
  • quotidians — Plural form of quotidian.
  • raconteurs — Plural form of raconteur.
  • raconteuse — a woman who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly.
  • rainforest — a tropical forest, usually of tall, densely growing, broad-leaved evergreen trees in an area of high annual rainfall.
  • rat poison — substance toxic to rodents
  • rawsthorne — Alan. 1905–71, English composer, whose works include three symphonies, several concertos, and a set of Symphonic Studies (1939)
  • recusation — the act of recusing a judge
  • resonantly — resounding or echoing, as sounds: the resonant thundering of cannons being fired.
  • resonating — to resound.
  • resonation — to resound.
  • 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.
  • sagination — the act of fattening livestock
  • saint joan — a play (1923) by G. B. Shaw.
  • saint john — Andrew, 1862–1928, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1908–09, 1910–13, 1914–15.
  • saint-ouen — a suburb of Paris in N France.
  • sainte foy — a SW suburb of Quebec, on the St Lawrence River. Pop: 72 547 (2001)
  • salivation — the act or process of salivating.
  • salt spoon — a small spoon with which to take salt at the table.
  • salton sea — a shallow saline lake in S California, in the Imperial Valley, formed by the diversion of water from the Colorado River into a salt-covered depression (Salton Sink) 236 feet (72 meters) below sea level.
  • salutation — the act of saluting.
  • san benito — a city in S Texas.
  • sanatorium — a hospital for the treatment of chronic diseases, as tuberculosis or various nervous or mental disorders.
  • sanctimony — pretended, affected, or hypocritical religious devotion, righteousness, etc.
  • sanctioned — authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
  • sandalfoot — (of women's hosiery) having no darker or thicker reinforced areas at the toe or heel, so as to be suitable for wear with sandal-type shoes.
  • sandlotter — a youngster who plays baseball in a sandlot.
  • sanitation — the development and application of sanitary measures for the sake of cleanliness, protecting health, etc.
  • sanitorium — a facility for housing patients with long-term illnesses
  • sans doute — without doubt; certainly.
  • santa rosa — a city in W California, N of San Francisco.
  • sarmentose — having runners.
  • satanology — the aspect of knowledge that relates to Satan or evil
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