10-letter words containing s, t, a, r, m, p
- postmarked — an official mark stamped on letters and other mail, serving as a cancellation of the postage stamp and indicating the place, date, and sometimes time of sending or receipt.
- postmaster — the official in charge of a post office.
- postmortal — subject to death; having a transitory life: all mortal creatures.
- postpartum — of or noting the period of time following childbirth; after delivery.
- pragmatics — pragmatic sanction.
- pragmatism — character or conduct that emphasizes practicality.
- pragmatist — a person who is oriented toward the success or failure of a particular line of action, thought, etc.; a practical person.
- prestamped — stamped in advance
- prismatoid — a polyhedron having its vertices lying on two parallel planes.
- prostatism — symptoms of prostate disorder, especially obstructed urination, arising from benign enlargement or chronic disease of the prostate gland.
- proteanism — readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- protoplasm — Biology. (no longer in technical use) the colloidal and liquid substance of which cells are formed, excluding horny, chitinous, and other structural material; the cytoplasm and nucleus.
- psalterium — the omasum.
- puritanism — the principles and practices of the Puritans.
- pyramidist — an expert in the structure and history of the Egyptian pyramids
- rampasture — a large attic room.
- re-baptism — a new or second baptism
- rump steak — Rump or rump steak is meat cut from the rear end of a cow.
- sapperment — a German oath
- separatism — a person who separates, withdraws, or secedes, as from an established church.
- shipmaster — a person who commands a ship; master; captain.
- slipstream — Aeronautics. the airstream pushed back by a revolving aircraft propeller. Compare backwash (def 2), wash (def 31).
- 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.
- spare time — leisure hours
- spartanism — Also, Spartanic [spahr-tan-ik] /spɑrˈtæn ɪk/ (Show IPA). of or relating to Sparta or its people.
- spermaceti — a pearly white, waxy, translucent solid, obtained from the oil in the head of the sperm whale: used chiefly in cosmetics and candles, and as an emollient.
- spermaduct — a spermatic passage found in male animals
- spermatial — relating to the male reproductive cells of certain red algae and fungi
- spermatium — Botany. the nonmotile male gamete of a red alga.
- spermatoid — resembling sperm.
- stampeders — a sudden, frenzied rush or headlong flight of a herd of frightened animals, especially cattle or horses.
- statampere — the electrostatic unit of current, equivalent to 3.3356 × 10 −10 ampere and equal to the current produced by an electromotive force of one statvolt acting through a resistance of one statohm.
- steam trap — a device in a steam pipe that collects and discharges condensed water
- stop-frame — Also called stop frame. the process of filming puppets and other objects one frame at a time while incrementally moving or modifying them, giving the illusion of lifelike motion when the captured film frames are viewed in rapid sequence (often used attributively): stop-motion animation; a stop-motion film.
- street map — A street map is a map of a town or city, showing the positions and names of all the streets.
- streetlamp — light mounted on a post in street
- strip farm — a tract of land where strip cropping is done.
- strip mall — a retail complex consisting of stores or restaurants in adjacent spaces in one long building, typically having a narrow parking area directly in front of the stores.
- stump farm — a farm that was started on previously forested land covered with the stumps of felled trees.
- subprimate — a primitive variety of primate
- supersmart — exceptionally smart
- team sport — a sport in which teams play against each other
- the pamirs — a mountainous area of central Asia, mainly in Tajikistan and partly in Kyrgyzstan, extending into China and Afghanistan: consists of a complex of high ranges, from which the Tian Shan projects to the north, the Kunlun and Karakoram to the east, and the Hindu Kush to the west; Ismoil Somoni (formerly Communism Peak) is situated in the Tajik Pamirs. Highest peak: Kongur Shan, 7719 m (25 326 ft)
- tripartism — a division into three representative groups
- whip-smart — extremely clever