10-letter words containing s, t, y, r, a
- polycrates — died 522? b.c, Greek tyrant of Samos.
- polystylar — relating to a polystyle
- psychiatry — the practice or science of diagnosing and treating mental disorders.
- pyatigorsk — a city in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, in Caucasia.
- pyramidist — an expert in the structure and history of the Egyptian pyramids
- pyrolysate — a product of pyrolysis
- pythagoras — c582–c500 b.c, Greek philosopher, mathematician, and religious reformer.
- quaestuary — a quaestor
- registrary — (at Cambridge University) a registrar
- relay fast — (esp in India) a form of protest in which a number of persons go without food by turns
- resonantly — resounding or echoing, as sounds: the resonant thundering of cannons being fired.
- revestiary — the part of a church or temple where the clergy's gowns and other articles are kept; vestry
- royal mast — a mast situated immediately above, and generally formed as a single spar with, a topgallant mast.
- royalistic — relating to a royalist
- safety car — life car.
- saint mary — Christian holy figure
- saintsbury — George Edward Bateman [beyt-muh n] /ˈbeɪt mən/ (Show IPA), 1845–1933, English literary critic and historian.
- sally port — a gateway permitting the passage of a large number of troops at a time.
- salutatory — pertaining to or of the nature of a salutation.
- sanitarily — of or relating to health or the conditions affecting health, especially with reference to cleanliness, precautions against disease, etc.
- saprophyte — any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria.
- satyagraha — the policy of nonviolent resistance adopted by Mahatma Gandhi from about 1919 to oppose British rule in India
- satyagrahi — an exponent of nonviolent resistance, esp as a form of political protest
- satyr play — a burlesque or ribald drama having a chorus of satyrs, usually written by a poet to follow the poet's trilogy of tragedies presented at the Dionysian festival in ancient Greece.
- satyresque — possessing the qualities of a satyr
- satyriasis — Don Juanism.
- secularity — secular views or beliefs; secularism.
- segmentary — one of the parts into which something naturally separates or is divided; a division, portion, or section: a segment of an orange.
- separately — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
- separatory — serving to separate.
- short-stay — available or valid for a limited time
- shrievalty — the office, term, or jurisdiction of a sheriff.
- sibilatory — characterized by hissing or whistling
- silentiary — someone who keeps silence in court
- similarity — the state of being similar; likeness; resemblance.
- simulatory — to create a simulation, likeness, or model of (a situation, system, or the like): to simulate crisis conditions.
- sixth year — (in Scotland) the most senior class in a secondary school to which pupils, usually above the legal leaving age, may proceed to take sixth-year studies, retake or take additional Highers, etc
- slate-grey — of a dark grey colour
- slatternly — slovenly and untidy.
- slaughtery — a slaughterhouse
- solar myth — a myth explaining or allegorizing the origin or movement of the sun
- solidarity — union or fellowship arising from common responsibilities and interests, as between members of a group or between classes, peoples, etc.: to promote solidarity among union members.
- solitarily — alone; without companions; unattended: a solitary passer-by.
- soothsayer — a person who professes to foretell events.
- spare tyre — A spare tyre is a wheel with a tyre on it that you keep in your car in case you get a flat tyre and need to replace one of your wheels.
- spectrally — of or relating to a specter; ghostly; phantom.
- sports day — In British schools, sports day is a day or an afternoon when pupils compete in athletics contests such as races and the high jump. Parents are often invited to come and watch the events.
- spray tank — a closed tank into which air is pumped to force out a liquid, especially for a spray.
- spycatcher — a person who works in counterintelligence to detect enemy espionage activities
- stack-yard — a yard where stacks of hay, straw, etc, are kept