10-letter words containing t, e, s, l, a
- splay-feet — a broad, flat foot, especially one turned outward.
- splenative — relating to the spleen or spleenful
- split cane — bamboo split into strips of triangular section, tapered, and glued to form a stiff but flexible hexagonal rod: used, esp formerly, for making fishing rods
- split page — (in a newspaper) a page replacing one of an earlier edition and containing chiefly the same material in altered form.
- split peas — peas that are dried and split and used in soups, pease pudding, or as a vegetable
- splittable — to divide or separate from end to end or into layers: to split a log in two.
- spoliative — blood-diminishing
- spot plate — a flat ceramic or plastic plate containing small wells on which spot tests are made.
- squaretail — any of several fishes of the genus Tetragonurus, inhabiting deep waters of tropical and temperate seas, having a squarish tail and an armor of tough, bony scales.
- st. albert — a town in central Alberta, in W Canada, near Edmonton.
- st. gallen — a canton in NE Switzerland. 777 sq. mi. (2010 sq. km).
- st. helena — Saint, c247–c330, mother of Constantine I.
- stabilised — to make or hold stable, firm, or steadfast.
- stabilizer — a person or thing that stabilizes.
- stable boy — A stable boy is a young man who works in a stable looking after the horses.
- stable fly — a blood-sucking muscid fly, Stomoxys calcitrans, that attacks man and domestic animals
- stable lad — A stable lad is the same as a stable boy.
- stableford — a scoring system in which points are awarded according to the number of strokes taken at each hole, whereby a hole completed in one stroke over par counts as one point, a hole completed in level par counts as two points, etc
- stablemate — a horse sharing a stable with another.
- stableness — not likely to fall or give way, as a structure, support, foundation, etc.; firm; steady.
- stablished — establish.
- stadholder — the chief magistrate of the former republic of the United Provinces of the Netherlands.
- stage left — Stage left is the left side of the stage for an actor who is standing facing the audience.
- stalactite — a deposit, usually of calcium carbonate, shaped like an icicle, hanging from the roof of a cave or the like, and formed by the dripping of percolating calcareous water.
- stalagmite — a deposit, usually of calcium carbonate, more or less resembling an inverted stalactite, formed on the floor of a cave or the like by the dripping of percolating calcareous water.
- stale bull — a dealer or speculator who holds unsold commodities after a rise in market prices but who cannot trade because there are no buyers at the new levels and because his financial commitments prevent him from making further purchases
- stalemated — in a situation in which two opposing forces find that further action is impossible or futile; in deadlock
- stalk-eyed — having the eyes located on pedicels, as some crustaceans and dipterans.
- stall-feed — to keep and feed (an animal) in a stall.
- stallenger — a trader who was required to pay a fee in order to sell goods at a market stall, not being a member of the local merchants' guild or corporation
- stanchless — not to be stanched.
- standalone — self-contained and able to operate without other hardware or software.
- staphyline — having a form resembling a bunch of grapes
- staple gun — a machine for fastening together sheets of paper or the like, with wire staples.
- star apple — the edible fruit of a West Indian tree, Chrysophyllum cainito, of the sapodilla family, which when cut across exhibits a star-shaped figure within.
- star shell — a shell that bursts in the air and produces a bright light to illuminate enemy positions.
- star-apple — the edible fruit of a West Indian tree, Chrysophyllum cainito, of the sapodilla family, which when cut across exhibits a star-shaped figure within.
- starchedly — in a starched manner
- starflower — any of several plants having starlike flowers, as the star-of-Bethlehem or a plant belonging to the genus Trientalis of the primrose family.
- starkville — a town in E Mississippi.
- start life — If something starts life or begins life as a particular thing, it is that thing when it first starts to exist.
- starveling — a person, animal, or plant that is starving.
- state line — A state line is a border between two states within a country.
- statutable — (of an offense) recognized by statute; legally punishable.
- staurolite — a mineral, basic iron aluminum silicate, Fe 2 Al 2 O 7 (SiO 4) 4 (OH), occurring in brown to black prismatic crystals, which are often twinned in the form of a cross.
- stay loose — free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end.
- stealingly — in a stealthy or elusive manner; by stealing
- stealthful — secret, clandestine, or surreptitious procedure.
- stealthier — done, characterized, or acting by stealth; furtive: stealthy footsteps.
- stealthily — done, characterized, or acting by stealth; furtive: stealthy footsteps.