10-letter words that end in ra
- ras shamra — a locality in W Syria, near the Mediterranean Sea: site of ancient Ugarit; many archaeologically important objects dating to the Bronze Age.
- rock opera — an album that tells a story through the songs it contains
- sagamihara — a city on E central Honshu, in Japan, SW of Tokyo.
- saurashtra — a former state in W India, comprising most of Kathiawar peninsula: now part of Gujarat state. 21,062 sq. mi. (54,550 sq. km).
- schefflera — any of various tropical trees or shrubs belonging to the genus Schefflera, of the ginseng family, having glossy, palmately compound leaves and often cultivated as a houseplant.
- scordatura — the tuning of a stringed instrument in other than the usual way to facilitate the playing of certain compositions.
- scorzonera — a plant of the modern genus Scorzonera, esp S. Hispanica or black salsify, cultivated in Europe for its root which is used as a vegetable
- soap opera — a radio or television series depicting the interconnected lives of many characters often in a sentimental, melodramatic way.
- sports bra — a woman's undergarment designed for extra support and protection during sports and recreational activities.
- spy camera — a hidden, disguised or miniature camera used in espionage
- svetambara — one of the two principal Jain sects, whose members wear white and believe that women can attain salvation.
- tarahumara — a member of an American Indian people of the Sierra Madre region of the state of Chihuahua, Mexico.
- telecamera — a television camera.
- tepe gawra — an archaeological site in N Iraq, near Mosul: excavations have revealed that numerous settlements have occupied this site since c5000 b.c.
- tetrahedra — Geometry. a solid contained by four plane faces; a triangular pyramid.
- uplift bra — a brassiere for lifting and supporting the breasts
- vide infra — (used to direct a reader to a specified place in a text) see below
- vide supra — (used to direct a reader to a specified place in a text) see above
- vir chakra — an award made to distinguished soldiers by the Government of India
- viscachera — the burrow system of viscachas, which can extend up to 600 square metres, and has 4 to 30 entrances, some of which are big enough for a person to stand waist-deep