10-letter words containing y, e, n, t, a
- pigmentary — of, pertaining to, having, or producing pigment.
- planimetry — the measurement of plane areas.
- play agent — a broker representing a playwright in dealings with theater managers, producers, etc.
- pleasantly — pleasing, agreeable, or enjoyable; giving pleasure: pleasant news.
- pleasantry — good-humored teasing; banter.
- polyactine — the spicule of a polyactinal sponge
- polysemant — a word with multiple meanings
- polyvalent — Chemistry. having more than one valence.
- ponytailed — having a ponytail
- potentiary — a person with power or authority
- prenatally — previous to birth or to giving birth: prenatal care for mothers.
- prepayment — paying for sth in advance
- quaternary — consisting of four.
- quaternity — a group or set of four.
- relevantly — bearing upon or connected with the matter in hand; pertinent: a relevant remark.
- reluctancy — unwillingness; disinclination: reluctance to speak in public.
- rent party — (especially during the Great Depression) a party with music and dancing, given to raise money for the host's rent by collecting a contribution from each guest.
- resonantly — resounding or echoing, as sounds: the resonant thundering of cannons being fired.
- retardancy — any substance capable of reducing the speed of a given reaction.
- safety man — safety (def 6c).
- safety net — a large net rigged between a person, as a trapeze performer, and the ground as protection in a fall.
- safety pin — pin with covered point
- safety-pin — to secure or affix with a safety pin: to safety-pin a child's mittens to his coat sleeve.
- sainte foy — a SW suburb of Quebec, on the St Lawrence River. Pop: 72 547 (2001)
- segmentary — one of the parts into which something naturally separates or is divided; a division, portion, or section: a segment of an orange.
- sensuality — sensual nature: the sensuality of Keats's poetry.
- silentiary — someone who keeps silence in court
- slant-eyed — having eyes with epicanthic folds.
- slatternly — slovenly and untidy.
- stand easy — a command to soldiers standing at ease that they may relax further
- staphyline — having a form resembling a bunch of grapes
- stationery — writing paper.
- stealingly — in a stealthy or elusive manner; by stealing
- strainedly — in a strained manner
- stuyvesant — Peter, 1592–1672, Dutch colonial administrator in the Americas: last governor of New Netherlands 1646–64.
- suzerainty — the position or authority of a suzerain.
- symmetrian — an advocate of symmetry
- syncopated — marked by syncopation: syncopated rhythm.
- syndicated — a group of individuals or organizations combined or making a joint effort to undertake some specific duty or carry out specific transactions or negotiations: The local furniture store is individually owned, but is part of a buying syndicate.
- synthetase — ligase.
- tachypneic — excessively rapid respiration.
- tachypnoea — excessively rapid respiration.
- talleyrand — (born Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord) Prince of Benevento 1754-1838; Fr. statesman & diplomat
- tenability — capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against attack or dispute: a tenable theory.
- teratogeny — the production or induction of malformations or monstrosities, especially of a developing embryo or fetus.
- terminally — situated at or forming the end or extremity of something: a terminal feature of a vista.
- terramycin — a broad-spectrum antibiotic, oxytetracycline, used in treating various infections
- tetrapylon — a structure having four gateways as features of an architectural composition.
- the litany — a form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations, each followed by an unvarying response
- tolerantly — inclined or disposed to tolerate; showing tolerance; forbearing: tolerant of errors.