10-letter words starting with s
- sans doute — without doubt; certainly.
- sans serif — a style of monotonal type without serifs.
- sans souci — without worry; carefree.
- sans-serif — a style of monotonal type without serifs.
- sanskritic — an Indo-European, Indic language, in use since c1200 b.c. as the religious and classical literary language of India. Abbreviation: Skt.
- santa anna — Antonio López de [ahn-taw-nyaw law-pes th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ ˈlɔ pɛs ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1795?–1876, Mexican general and revolutionist: dictator 1844–45; president 1833–35, 1853–55.
- santa cruz — a city on the coast of California.
- santa fean — a city in and the capital of New Mexico, in the N part: founded c1605.
- santa rosa — a city in W California, N of San Francisco.
- sao carlos — a city in São Paulo state, SE Brazil.
- sao miguel — the largest island of the Azores. 150,000. 288 sq. mi. (746 sq. km).
- sapiential — containing, exhibiting, or affording wisdom; characterized by wisdom.
- saponifier — to convert (a fat) into soap by treating with an alkali.
- sappanwood — a dyewood yielding a red color, produced by a small, East Indian tree, Caesalpinia sappan, of the legume family.
- sapperment — a German oath
- sapphirine — consisting of sapphire; like sapphire, especially in color.
- saprogenic — producing putrefaction or decay, as certain bacteria.
- saprophyte — any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria.
- saprotroph — any organism, esp a fungus or bacterium, that lives and feeds on dead organic matter
- saramaccan — an English-based creole spoken in the interior of Suriname.
- saran wrap — Saran wrap is a thin, clear, stretchy plastic which you use to cover food to keep it fresh.
- sarcocolla — a Persian medicinal gum
- sarcodines — belonging or pertaining to the protist phylum Sarcodina, comprising protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopodia.
- sarcolemma — the membranous sheath of a muscle fiber.
- sarcopenia — reduction in muscle tissue as a result of ageing
- sarcophagi — a stone coffin, especially one bearing sculpture, inscriptions, etc., often displayed as a monument.
- sarcophile — a flesh-eating animal, especially the Tasmanian devil.
- sarcoplasm — the cytoplasm of a striated muscle fiber.
- sarcosomal — relating to a sarcosome
- sarera bay — a large bay on the NW coast of New Guinea, in Irian Jaya, in Indonesia.
- sarmentose — having runners.
- sarracenia — any American pitcher plant of the genus Sarracenia, having single nodding flowers and leaves modified as pitchers that trap and digest insects: family Sarraceniaceae
- sas system — (tool) (SAS) Integrated software to access, manage, analyze, and present data. The SAS System can be used to perform data entry, retrieval and management; report writing and graphics design; statistical and mathematical analysis; business forecasting and decision support; operations research; project management and applications development.
- sash chain — a chain for connecting a vertically sliding window sash with a counterweight.
- sassy bark — sasswood.
- satanology — the aspect of knowledge that relates to Satan or evil
- satchelful — the amount a satchel will hold
- satellitic — relating to a satellite or smaller planet that revolves around a larger planet
- satin spar — a fibrous variety of gypsum having a silky luster, used as a gem.
- satirising — to attack or ridicule with satire.
- satirizing — to attack or ridicule with satire.
- satisfiers — to fulfill the desires, expectations, needs, or demands of (a person, the mind, etc.); give full contentment to: The hearty meal satisfied him.
- satisfying — to fulfill the desires, expectations, needs, or demands of (a person, the mind, etc.); give full contentment to: The hearty meal satisfied him.
- saturation — the act or process of saturating.
- saturnalia — (sometimes used with a plural verb) the festival of Saturn, celebrated in December in ancient Rome as a time of unrestrained merrymaking.
- satya yuga — the first and best of the four Yugas.
- satyagraha — the policy of nonviolent resistance adopted by Mahatma Gandhi from about 1919 to oppose British rule in India
- satyagrahi — an exponent of nonviolent resistance, esp as a form of political protest
- satyr play — a burlesque or ribald drama having a chorus of satyrs, usually written by a poet to follow the poet's trilogy of tragedies presented at the Dionysian festival in ancient Greece.
- satyresque — possessing the qualities of a satyr