10-letter words containing s, t, e, n, o, r
- overstrain — to exert, tax, or use (resources) to an excessive extent
- overstrewn — scattered over
- overstring — Music. to arrange the strings of (a piano) so that the bass strings cross over the treble.
- overstrong — having, showing, or able to exert great bodily or muscular power; physically vigorous or robust: a strong boy.
- overstrung — overly tense or sensitive; strained; on edge: Their nerves were badly overstrung.
- palmerston — Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount, 1784–1865, British statesman: prime minister 1855–58, 1859–65.
- patronised — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
- patronless — having no patron(s), without patrons
- periastron — the point at which the stars of a binary system are closest (opposed to apastron).
- personalty — personal estate or property.
- phenocryst — any of the conspicuous crystals in a porphyritic rock.
- pinspotter — pinsetter.
- portentous — of the nature of a portent; momentous.
- portliness — rather heavy or fat; stout; corpulent.
- positioner — a person or thing that positions.
- post entry — a late entry, as a horse in a horse show or race.
- postmodern — noting or pertaining to architecture of the late 20th century, appearing in the 1960s, that consciously uses complex forms, fantasy, and allusions to historic styles, in contrast to the austere forms and emphasis on utility of standard modern architecture.
- postperson — a person who collects and delivers post as a profession
- premoisten — to moisten beforehand
- prestation — a payment in money or in services.
- pretension — the laying of a claim to something.
- promptness — done, performed, delivered, etc., at once or without delay: a prompt reply.
- propensity — a natural inclination or tendency: a propensity to drink too much.
- prosecting — to dissect (a cadaver or part) for anatomical demonstration.
- prosilient — prominent
- prosternum — the ventral sclerite of the prothorax of an insect.
- proteanism — readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- proteinase — any of a group of enzymes that are capable of hydrolyzing proteins.
- proteinous — Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- protension — duration
- protensity — the actuality of duration
- protensive — extended in dimension or extended in time.
- protestant — any Western Christian who is not an adherent of a Catholic, Anglican, or Eastern Church.
- quernstone — Either of a pair of stones used for grinding material by hand.
- questioner — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
- quinestrol — a synthetic estrogen, C 2 5 H 3 2 O 2 , used in oral contraceptives.
- 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.
- rawsthorne — Alan. 1905–71, English composer, whose works include three symphonies, several concertos, and a set of Symphonic Studies (1939)
- re-consent — to permit, approve, or agree; comply or yield (often followed by to or an infinitive): He consented to the proposal. We asked her permission, and she consented.
- reconquest — the act or state of conquering or the state of being conquered; vanquishment.
- recusation — the act of recusing a judge
- rediscount — to discount again.
- remoteness — far apart; far distant in space; situated at some distance away: the remote jungles of Brazil.
- reposition — the act of depositing or storing.
- requestion — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
- resolution — a formal expression of opinion or intention made, usually after voting, by a formal organization, a legislature, a club, or other group. Compare concurrent resolution, joint resolution.
- resonantly — resounding or echoing, as sounds: the resonant thundering of cannons being fired.
- resonating — to resound.