10-letter words containing s, t, o, u
- rudderpost — the vertical member of a stern frame on which the rudder is hung; a sternpost.
- rune-stone — a stone bearing one or more runic inscriptions.
- rust joint — (in plumbing and metalwork) a watertight joint made between two pieces by rusting them together.
- rusticator — to go to the country.
- rusty iron — (jargon, hardware) Synonym tired iron. It has been claimed that this is the inevitable fate of water MIPS.
- ruthenious — containing bivalent ruthenium.
- saint-ouen — a suburb of Paris in N France.
- salbutamol — the international generic name for albuterol.
- salutation — the act of saluting.
- salutatory — pertaining to or of the nature of a salutation.
- sanatorium — a hospital for the treatment of chronic diseases, as tuberculosis or various nervous or mental disorders.
- sanitorium — a facility for housing patients with long-term illnesses
- sans doute — without doubt; certainly.
- saturation — the act or process of saturating.
- sauce boat — a low, boat-shaped container for serving sauce or gravy, typically having a handle at one end and a long, wide lip at the other end.
- sclerotium — a vegetative, resting food-storage body in certain higher fungi, composed of a compact mass of hardened mycelia.
- scordatura — the tuning of a stringed instrument in other than the usual way to facilitate the playing of certain compositions.
- scout camp — organized outdoor activity for boys
- scoutcraft — practice of or skill at scouting.
- screen out — eliminate
- scrutinous — strict, thorough
- scunthorpe — a town in E England, in North Lincolnshire unitary authority, Lincolnshire: developed rapidly after the discovery of local iron ore in the late 19th century; iron and steel industries have declined. Pop: 72 660 (2001)
- search out — hunt for, seek
- securocrat — a military or police officer who has the power to influence government policy
- self-doubt — lack of confidence in the reliability of one's own motives, personality, thought, etc.
- serotinous — late in occurring, developing, or flowering.
- setiferous — having setae or bristles.
- setigerous — having setae or bristles.
- shikibuton — futon.
- shock tube — an apparatus in which a gas is heated to very high temperatures by means of a shock wave, usually for spectroscopic investigation of the natures and reactions of the resulting radicals and excited molecules
- short fuse — a quick temper: A person with a short fuse has to be handled diplomatically.
- short-haul — of, relating to, or engaged in transportation over short distances: a short-haul trucking firm.
- shortcrust — light crumbly pastry
- shotgunner — a person who is skilled with a shotgun
- shout down — silence by speaking more loudly than
- shoutingly — by way of shouting
- sighthound — gazehound.
- silhouette — a two-dimensional representation of the outline of an object, as a cutout or configurational drawing, uniformly filled in with black, especially a black-paper, miniature cutout of the outlines of a person's face in profile.
- simulation — imitation or enactment, as of something anticipated or in testing.
- simulatory — to create a simulation, likeness, or model of (a situation, system, or the like): to simulate crisis conditions.
- single out — only one in number; one only; unique; sole: a single example.
- sinistrous — ill-omened; unlucky; disastrous.
- sioux city — a port in W Iowa, on the Missouri River.
- sit around — be idle, lounge about
- sixty-four — a cardinal number, 60 plus 4.
- sketch out — describe briefly
- slouch hat — a soft hat often made of felt and having a supple, usually broad brim.
- slung shot — a weight, as a stone or a piece of metal, fastened to a short strap, chain, or the like, and used as a weapon.
- smallmouth — a river fish of the bass family
- smartmouth — a witty or sarcastic person