10-letter words containing s, t, e, r, i
- separative — tending to separate.
- separatrix — something that divides or separates, as the line between light and dark areas on a partially illuminated surface.
- serge suit — a suit made of serge, a twill-weave woollen or worsted fabric
- serial ata — Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
- serologist — the science dealing with the immunological properties and actions of serum.
- serotinous — late in occurring, developing, or flowering.
- serpentine — of, characteristic of, or resembling a serpent, as in form or movement.
- serpentize — to cause to be like a serpent
- sertraline — a drug, C 17 H 17 NCl 2 ·HCl, of the SSRI class, used in the treatment of depression.
- serve time — be in prison
- servitress — a female servitor
- sestertium — a money of account of ancient Rome, equal to 1000 sesterces.
- sestertius — sesterce.
- setiferous — having setae or bristles.
- setigerous — having setae or bristles.
- severities — harshness, sternness, or rigor: Their lives were marked by severity.
- sexpartite — divided into or consisting of six parts.
- 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.
- shipfitter — a person who forms plates, shapes, etc., of ship according to plans, patterns, or molds.
- shipmaster — a person who commands a ship; master; captain.
- shirtdress — shirtwaist (def 2).
- shirtmaker — a person who makes shirts.
- shitkicker — an unsophisticated farmer, cowboy, or other rural person; country person.
- shoestring — a shoelace.
- shopfitter — a worker who makes and installs fittings for commercial premises
- shoplifter — a person who steals goods from the shelves or displays of a retail store while posing as a customer.
- short line — a bus or rail route covering only a limited distance.
- short time — a period or schedule during which the number of working hours is reduced: The recession has put most of the manufacturing plants on short time.
- short-life — not designed to last
- shortening — butter, lard, or other fat, used to make pastry, bread, etc., short.
- shrievalty — the office, term, or jurisdiction of a sheriff.
- shrimp net — a net for catching shrimps
- shrovetide — the three days before Ash Wednesday, once a time of confession and absolution.
- shuttering — a solid or louvered movable cover for a window.
- sideration — sudden paralysis of a part of the body
- siderocyte — an erythrocyte that contains iron in forms other than hematin.
- siderolite — stony-iron meteorite.
- siderostat — a telescopic device for reflecting the light of a star in a constant direction, the chief component of which is a plane mirror turned by a clock mechanism to correct for the rotation of the earth.
- sidestream — (of cigarette smoke) inhaled by passive smokers
- sidestroke — a stroke in which the body is turned sideways in the water, the hands pull alternately, and the legs perform a scissors kick.
- siegecraft — the science or skill of conducting a siege
- sight-read — Someone who can sight-read can play or sing music from a printed sheet the first time they see it, without practising it beforehand.
- silentiary — someone who keeps silence in court
- silvertail — a person of affluence or influence.
- silvertone — made to resemble silver in color, sheen, etc.
- singletree — whiffletree.
- sinisterly — threatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble; ominous: a sinister remark.
- sisterhood — the state of being a sister.
- sisterless — without a sister