10-letter words containing s, z, a
- lespedezas — Plural form of lespedeza.
- lizardfish — any of several large-mouthed fishes of the family Synodontidae, having a lizardlike head.
- localizers — Plural form of localizer.
- magazinist — a person who writes for or edits a magazine.
- maki-zushi — cold boiled rice moistened with rice vinegar, usually shaped into bite-size pieces and topped with raw seafood (nigiri-zushi) or formed into a long seaweed-wrapped roll, often around strips of vegetable or raw fish, and sliced into bite-size pieces (maki-zushi)
- manzanitas — Plural form of manzanita.
- marbleizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of marbleize.
- mark spitz — Mark (Andrew) born 1950, U.S. swimmer: winner of seven gold medals in 1972 summer Olympic Games.
- mechanizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mechanize.
- mezzanines — Plural form of mezzanine.
- misanalyze — to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of (opposed to synthesize): to analyze an argument.
- mizzenmast — the third mast from forward in a vessel having three or more masts.
- musicalize — to write or produce a musical version of (a book, play, etc.): an attempt to musicalize one of Shakespeare's comedies.
- narcotizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of narcotize.
- neo-nazism — a modern extreme right-wing political movement and ideology based on a resurgence of support for Nazi ideological principles
- normalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of normalize.
- organizers — Plural form of organizer.
- ostracized — Simple past tense and past participle of ostracize.
- ostracizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ostracize.
- outdazzles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outdazzle.
- parasitize — to live on (a host) as a parasite.
- passamezzo — an Italian dance of the 16th and 17th centuries, similar to the pavane
- pasteurize — to expose (a food, as milk, cheese, yogurt, beer, or wine) to an elevated temperature for a period of time sufficient to destroy certain microorganisms, as those that can produce disease or cause spoilage or undesirable fermentation of food, without radically altering taste or quality.
- pestalozzi — Johann Heinrich [German yoh-hahn hahyn-rikh] /German ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1746–1827, Swiss educational reformer.
- phantasize — to conceive fanciful or extravagant notions, ideas, suppositions, or the like (often followed by about): to fantasize about the ideal job.
- pizza base — a disc of dough used as a base for a pizza
- plasmolyze — to subject to or undergo plasmolysis
- plasticize — to make or become plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizer
- psalmodize — to sing psalms
- quizmaster — a person who asks questions of contestants in a game, especially as part of a radio or television program.
- rhapsodize — to talk with extravagant enthusiasm.
- rose topaz — a rose-pink form of topaz produced by heating yellow-brown topaz
- russianize — to make Russian; impart Russian characteristics to.
- saccharize — to convert into sugar; saccharify.
- sacralized — to make sacred; imbue with sacred character, especially through ritualized devotion: a society that sacralized science.
- salmanazar — a wine bottle holding from 10 to 12 quarts (9.5 to 11.4 liters).
- salt glaze — a ceramic glaze on stoneware produced by the chemical reaction that occurs when salt is thrown into a kiln during firing.
- salzgitter — a city in Lower Saxony, in central Germany, SE of Hanover.
- sanforized — (of a fabric) preshrunk using a patented process
- sanitizing — to free from dirt, germs, etc., as by cleaning or sterilizing.
- santa cruz — a city on the coast of California.
- satirizing — to attack or ridicule with satire.
- scandalize — to shock or horrify by something considered immoral or improper.
- schematize — to reduce to or arrange according to a scheme.
- scherzando — (a musical direction) playful; sportive.
- schizocarp — a dry, dehiscent fruit that at maturity splits into two or more one-seeded carpels.
- schizogamy — reproduction characterized by division of the organism into sexual and asexual parts, as in certain polychaetes.
- schizoidal — relating to a person with a schizoid personality disorder
- schlimazel — an inept, bungling person who suffers from unremitting bad luck.
- schnozzola — a nose, especially one of unusually large size.