10-letter words containing t, u, m, e
- semi-bantu — a group of languages of W Africa, mainly SE Nigeria and Cameroon, that were not traditionally classed as Bantu but that show certain essential Bantu characteristics. They are now classed with Bantu in the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo family
- semilucent — partially translucent
- seminudity — partial nudity; the state of being partly nude
- septennium — a period or cycle of seven years
- sequestrum — a fragment of bone that has become necrotic as a result of disease or injury and has separated from the normal bone structure.
- sestertium — a money of account of ancient Rome, equal to 1000 sesterces.
- similitude — likeness; resemblance: a similitude of habits.
- simulative — to create a simulation, likeness, or model of (a situation, system, or the like): to simulate crisis conditions.
- slump test — a test to determine the relative water content of concrete, depending on the loss in height (slump) of a sample obtained from a cone-shaped mould
- smarten up — improve appearance
- smoked out — the visible vapor and gases given off by a burning or smoldering substance, especially the gray, brown, or blackish mixture of gases and suspended carbon particles resulting from the combustion of wood, peat, coal, or other organic matter.
- smudge pot — a container for burning oil or other fuels to produce smudge, as for protecting fruit trees from frost.
- snakemouth — rose pogonia.
- somersault — an acrobatic movement, either forward or backward, in which the body rolls end over end, making a complete revolution.
- spermaduct — a spermatic passage found in male animals
- spermatium — Botany. the nonmotile male gamete of a red alga.
- spumescent — foamy; foamlike; frothy.
- stand mute — to refuse to plead guilty or not guilty
- steam-punk — a subgenre of science fiction and fantasy featuring advanced machines and other technology based on steam power of the 19th century and taking place in a recognizable historical period or a fantasy world.
- steamed up — obscured by vapour
- steel drum — Music. a bowl-shaped percussion instrument common in the West Indies, made from a steel barrel divided into sections producing different notes when struck.
- stem duchy — (in medieval Germany) any of the independent duchies corresponding in part to areas of tribal settlement and preserving some elements of tribal social structure.
- stemmatous — of or relating to a stemma
- stimulable — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- stimulated — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- stomodaeum — stomodeum.
- stumblebum — a clumsy, second-rate prizefighter.
- subduement — the act or process of subduing
- subelement — a component or constituent of a whole or one of the parts into which a whole may be resolved by analysis: Bricks and mortar are elements of every masonry wall.
- submediant — the sixth tone of a diatonic scale, being midway between the subdominant and the upper tonic.
- submontane — under or beneath a mountain or mountains.
- subprimate — a primitive variety of primate
- subsegment — a part or division of a segment.
- summertide — summer time
- summertime — the summer season.
- summertree — summer2 (def 1).
- sun helmet — a rigid hat worn in tropical climates, mainly in the past
- supersmart — exceptionally smart
- superstorm — a very severe and widespread storm characterized by record-setting meteorological events and large-scale destruction: The superstorm brought a 15-foot storm surge to the harbor.
- suppertime — the time at which supper is served, usually between the hours of 5 and 7 p.m.
- supplement — something added to complete a thing, supply a deficiency, or reinforce or extend a whole.
- supplyment — the act of supplying; replenishment
- surf smelt — a smelt, Hypomesus pretiosus, inhabiting shallow waters from southern California to Alaska, and spawning in the surf.
- surmounted — to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill.
- tablemount — guyot
- tambourine — a small drum consisting of a circular frame with a skin stretched over it and several pairs of metal jingles attached to the frame, played by striking with the knuckles, shaking, and the like.
- tannenbaum — a Christmas tree.
- tant mieux — so much the better
- technetium — Chemistry. an element of the manganese family, not found in nature, but obtained in the fission of uranium or by the bombardment of molybdenum. Symbol: Tc; atomic weight: 99; atomic number: 43; specific gravity: 11.5.
- tegumental — a covering or vestment; integument.