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10-letter words containing s, t, e, l

  • sea tangle — any of various seaweeds, especially of the genus Laminaria.
  • sea trials — a series of trial runs to test the performance of a new ship.
  • sea turtle — any of several large turtles of the families Cheloniidae and Dermochelyidae, widely distributed in tropical and subtropical seas, having the limbs modified into paddlelike flippers: all sea turtles are either threatened or endangered through most of their range because of ocean pollution.
  • sea walnut — a comb jelly, as of the genus Mnemiopsis, shaped like a walnut.
  • 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.
  • sebastopol — Sevastopol.
  • secularist — secular spirit or tendency, especially a system of political or social philosophy that rejects all forms of religious faith and worship.
  • secularity — secular views or beliefs; secularism.
  • sedimental — of, relating to, or of the nature of sediment.
  • seed plant — a seed-bearing plant; spermatophyte.
  • seethingly — to surge or foam as if boiling.
  • selectable — to choose in preference to another or others; pick out.
  • selectance — a measure of the drop in response of a radio receiving set or the like to a given frequency differing from the resonant frequency of the device, expressed as the ratio of the amplitude of the response at the resonant frequency to the amplitude of the response at the given frequency.
  • selenodont — having molar teeth with crowns formed of crescent-shaped cusps.
  • self-doubt — lack of confidence in the reliability of one's own motives, personality, thought, etc.
  • self-stick — having a surface coated or treated to stick to another surface without the use of glue or moisture; self-adhesive.
  • self-study — the study of something by oneself, as through books, records, etc., without direct supervision or attendance in a class: She learned to read German by self-study.
  • self-timer — a mechanism in a camera that operates a delay between the operation of the shutter release and the opening of the shutter, enabling the photographer to be included in the photograph
  • self-trust — reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.
  • self-unity — the state of being one; oneness.
  • self-worth — the sense of one's own value or worth as a person; self-esteem; self-respect.
  • sell short — having little length; not long.
  • seltzogene — a device from the late Victorian times for making carbonated water
  • semantical — of, relating to, or arising from the different meanings of words or other symbols: semantic change; semantic confusion.
  • semblative — resembling
  • semestrial — (in many educational institutions) a division constituting half of the regular academic year, lasting typically from 15 to 18 weeks.
  • semilethal — a semilethal gene
  • semilucent — partially translucent
  • semiotical — of or relating to signs.
  • semipostal — a postage stamp sold by a government at a premium above its face value, the excess being used for a nonpostal purpose, as a charity.
  • senatorial — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a senator or senate: senatorial oratory.
  • sensualist — a person given to the indulgence of the senses or appetites.
  • sensuality — sensual nature: the sensuality of Keats's poetry.
  • sentential — pertaining to or of the nature of a sentence.
  • separately — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
  • septennial — occurring every seven years.
  • septicidal — (of a capsule) dehiscing lengthwise along a septum.
  • 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.
  • sepultural — the act of placing in a sepulcher or tomb; burial.
  • sequential — characterized by regular sequence of parts.
  • sequestral — a fragment of bone that has become necrotic as a result of disease or injury and has separated from the normal bone structure.
  • serial ata — Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
  • serologist — the science dealing with the immunological properties and actions of serum.
  • sertraline — a drug, C 17 H 17 NCl 2 ·HCl, of the SSRI class, used in the treatment of depression.
  • set chisel — a chisel having a broad edge at the end of a tapered shaft; used to cut the heads off bolts, rivets, etc.
  • settle for — to appoint, fix, or resolve definitely and conclusively; agree upon (as time, price, or conditions).
  • settlement — the act or state of settling or the state of being settled.
  • setup file — a file needed to set up or install a computer program
  • sevastopol — a fortified seaport in the S Crimea, in S Ukraine: famous for its heroic resistance during sieges of 349 days in 1854–55, and 245 days in 1941–42.
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