10-letter words containing s, t, o, r, y
- stereology — a branch of science dealing with the determination of the three-dimensional structure of objects based on two-dimensional views of them.
- stereotaxy — brain surgery that makes use of measurement in three dimensions for positioning an electrode, needle, etc. precisely
- stereotomy — the technique of cutting solids, as stones, to specified forms and dimensions.
- stereotype — a process, now often replaced by more advanced methods, for making metal printing plates by taking a mold of composed type or the like in papier-mâché or other material and then taking from this mold a cast in type metal.
- stereotypy — the stereotype process.
- stillatory — a still or distillery where liquid is distilled
- store away — keep
- storiology — the study of the origins and development of folk narratives and legends
- stormfully — in a stormful manner
- story line — plot (def 2).
- storyboard — a panel or panels on which a sequence of sketches depict the significant changes of action and scene in a planned film, as for a movie, television show, or advertisement.
- storyville — a red-light district of New Orleans known as a wellspring of jazz before World War I.
- strabotomy — the operation of cutting one or more of the muscles of the eye to correct strabismus.
- stubbornly — unreasonably obstinate; obstinately unmoving: a stubborn child.
- study room — a room, esp in a boarding school, used for studying
- study tour — a trip or tour taken by a group of people in order to study something, such as a language
- stylograph — a fountain pen in which the writing point is a fine, hollow tube instead of a nib.
- stylometry — the study of the style of something such as a written text so as to determine the author
- subsultory — moving in starts or twitches; relating to subsultus
- suppletory — supplying a deficiency.
- syndicator — a person who establishes a syndicate
- synthronus — a combined throne for a bishop and his presbyters
- tall story — far-fetched account
- temerously — in a temerous manner
- tom sawyer — (The Adventures of Tom Sawyer)a novel (1876) by Mark Twain.
- tortuosity — the state of being tortuous; twisted form or course; crookedness.
- tortuously — full of twists, turns, or bends; twisting, winding, or crooked: a tortuous path.
- transitory — not lasting, enduring, permanent, or eternal.
- trichocyst — an organ of offense and defense embedded in the outer cytoplasm of certain protozoans, consisting of a small elongated sac containing a fine, hairlike filament capable of being ejected.
- trisomy 13 — a syndrome associated with the presence of an extra chromosome 13, characterized by mental retardation, cardiac problems, and multiple deformities.
- tristylous — having three styles.
- trolleybus — a passenger bus operating on tires and having an electric motor that draws power from overhead wires.
- trotskyism — the form of Communism advocated by Leon Trotsky, based on an immediate, worldwide revolution by the proletariat.
- trotskyist — A Trotskyist is someone who supports the revolutionary left-wing ideas of Leon Trotsky.
- trotskyite — a supporter of Trotsky or Trotskyism.
- tuberosity — a rough projection or protuberance of a bone, as for the attachment of a muscle.
- two-storey — (of a building) having two floors or levels
- tyrosinase — an oxidizing enzyme, occurring in plant and animal tissues, that catalyzes the aerobic oxidation of tyrosine into melanin and other pigments.
- understory — the shrubs and plants growing beneath the main canopy of a forest.
- untouristy — not typical of a tourist: They're the most untouristy couple you ever met.
- upholstery — the materials used to cushion and cover furniture.
- usurpatory — an act of usurping; wrongful or illegal encroachment, infringement, or seizure.
- varicosity — the state or condition of being varicose.
- virtuosity — the character, ability, or skill of a virtuoso.
- virtuously — conforming to moral and ethical principles; morally excellent; upright: Lead a virtuous life.
- viscometry — a device for measuring viscosity.
- work-study — an examination of ways of finding the most efficient method of doing a job, esp in terms of time and effort
- worrywarts — Plural form of worrywart.
- xenocrysts — Plural form of xenocryst.
- xerophytes — Plural form of xerophyte.