10-letter words containing t, d, i, s, r
- soricident — having shrewlike teeth
- spermatoid — resembling sperm.
- spiderwort — any plant of the genus Tradescantia, having blue, purple, or rose-colored flowers.
- splintered — a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body.
- spoondrift — spindrift.
- stadia rod — rod (def 19).
- stadia-rod — a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- stadimeter — an instrument for determining the distance between an observer and an object of known height by measurement of the angle subtended by the object.
- staffrider — a person who illegally rides on the outside of a suburban train
- stalingrad — former name of Volgograd.
- stand firm — be resolute
- standfirst — an introductory paragraph in an article, printed in larger or bolder type or in capitals, that summarizes the article
- star drill — a chisellike drill for masonry or plasterwork, having a pointed head faceted in alternately projecting and reentering angles.
- starfished — lying with arms and legs outstretched; spread-eagled
- state bird — a bird chosen as an official symbol of a U.S. state.
- statesider — a person who lives in one of the forty-eight contiguous states of the U.S.
- staudinger — Hermann [her-mahn] /ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1881–1965, German chemist: Nobel prize 1953.
- stemwinder — a stemwinding watch.
- sterilized — Something that is sterilized has been made free from bacteria or other microorganisms.
- stewarding — a person who manages another's property or financial affairs; one who administers anything as the agent of another or others.
- stir-fried — stir-fried.
- stockrider — a cowboy.
- stradivari — Antonio [an-toh-nee-oh;; Italian ahn-taw-nyaw] /ænˈtoʊ ni oʊ;; Italian ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1644?–1737, Italian violinmaker of Cremona (pupil of Nicolò Amati).
- strainedly — in a strained manner
- straitened — to put into difficulties, especially financial ones: His obligations had straitened him.
- strandline — a mark left by the high tide or a line of seaweed and other debris washed onto the beach by the tide
- strap-laid — noting a type of flat cordage made by stitching strands together side by side.
- stratified — to form or place in strata or layers.
- streamside — the land on the sides of a stream.
- strickland — William, 1787–1854, U.S. architect and engineer.
- stridulate — to produce a shrill, grating sound, as a cricket does, by rubbing together certain parts of the body; shrill.
- stridulous — Also, stridulant. making or having a harsh or grating sound.
- strindberg — Johan August [yoo-hahn ou-goo st] /ˈyu hɑn ˈaʊ gʊst/ (Show IPA), 1849–1912, Swedish novelist, dramatist, and essayist.
- stringendo — to be performed with increasing speed
- strip bond — a bond that has been stripped into its principal certificate and interest coupons, each part to be sold separately.
- strip down — remove paint or wallpaper from
- strobiloid — resembling a strobila
- stromateid — any of numerous small marine fishes of the family Stromateidae, having a laterally compressed body and an expanded muscular esophagus, often lined with teeth.
- sturbridge — a town in central Massachusetts: reconstruction of early American village.
- sturdiness — strongly built; stalwart; robust: sturdy young athletes.
- sub-editor — A sub-editor is a person whose job it is to check and correct articles in newspapers or magazines before they are printed.
- sudatorium — a hot-air bath for inducing sweating.
- suit-dress — a costume ensemble for women, consisting of a dress and matching coat or jacket.
- summertide — summer time
- surge tide — a powerful and often destructive tide that may occur when an abnormally high tide (e.g. at the autumn equinox) coincides with high wind and low atmospheric pressure
- switchyard — a railroad yard in which rolling stock is distributed or made up into trains.
- swordstick — a hollow walking stick containing a short sword or dagger
- syndicator — a person who establishes a syndicate
- tapestried — furnished or covered with tapestries.
- tardy slip — a slip of paper given to students who are late for school