10-letter words containing s, t, r, i, p
- spot price — the price of spot goods or of commodities on the spot market.
- sprightful — sprightly.
- springhalt — stringhalt.
- springtail — any of numerous minute, wingless primitive insects of the order Collembola, most possessing a special abdominal appendage for jumping that allows for the nearly perpetual springing pattern characteristic of the group.
- springtime — the season of spring.
- springwort — a plant with magical powers, mentioned in fables and folklore but not identified
- spritelike — an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- spuriosity — something spurious
- sputtering — the act or sound of sputtering.
- st. pierre — two small groups of islands off the S coast of Newfoundland: an overseas territory of France; important base for fishing. 3 sq. mi. (240 sq. km). Capital: St. Pierre.
- stainproof — resistant to stains
- stair-step — to move or progress in steps of increasing height or level
- stairsteps — a flight of steps
- star point — a common junction connected to the ends of windings of a polyphase electrical device or system of devices
- star prize — The star prize in a competition is the most valuable prize.
- stepsister — one's stepfather's or stepmother's daughter by a previous marriage.
- stereopair — a pair of photographs of the same area taken from slightly different positions so as to give a stereoscopic effect when properly mounted and viewed.
- stereopsis — stereoscopic vision; the ability to perceive depth.
- stimpmeter — a machine used in golf to measure the speed of a putting green
- stop price — the price at which a stop order is activated.
- strap-laid — noting a type of flat cordage made by stitching strands together side by side.
- strapontin — a seat which is folded down to sit on
- strepitoso — (to be performed) boisterously
- strepitous — boisterous; noisy.
- strike pay — strike benefit.
- strip away — remove entirely
- strip bond — a bond that has been stripped into its principal certificate and interest coupons, each part to be sold separately.
- strip city — a continuous area of urban development lying between or embracing two or more large cities and having a population of at least one million; megalopolis.
- strip club — strip joint.
- strip down — remove paint or wallpaper from
- strip farm — a tract of land where strip cropping is done.
- strip mall — a retail complex consisting of stores or restaurants in adjacent spaces in one long building, typically having a narrow parking area directly in front of the stores.
- strip mill — a mill in which steel slabs are rolled into strips
- strip mine — A strip mine is a mine in which the coal, metal, or mineral is near the surface, and so underground passages are not needed.
- strip show — a form of entertainment in which one or more people take off their clothes in a titillating and erotic manner, often to music
- strip-wash — a thorough, all-over wash with a flannel, sponge, etc, and water but without getting into a bath or shower
- stripeless — without stripes
- stripiness — the state or quality of being stripy
- striplight — a row of lamps, provided with a reflector for floodlighting the stage, used as border lights, footlights, backing lights, etc.
- strippable — Mining. of or relating to ore or coal that can be produced by strip mining.
- striptease — a burlesque act in which a dancer removes garments one at a time to the accompaniment of music.
- strophiole — a small growth on some plants' seeds
- stupration — an act of ravishing or a violation
- subprimate — a primitive variety of primate
- subreption — Canon Law. a concealment of the pertinent facts in a petition, as for dispensation or favor, that in certain cases nullifies the grant. Compare obreption (def 1).
- subtropics — the region lying between the tropics and temperate lands
- superation — the action or process of superating, overcoming or surpassing
- superbitch — an exceptionally spiteful woman, a very bitchy person
- superelite — (often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- supergiant — Astronomy. supergiant star.