10-Letter Words Starting with S: page 2

All 898 ten-letter words that start with S: page 2 of 3

SO

• somnolence14n. A state of drowsiness or sleepiness.
• songstress11n. A female singer.
• songwriter14n. A musician who composes songs; especially writing the song's lyrics...
• sonication12n. The process of disrupting or homogenizing something, usually a chemical...
• sonography19n. Night writing.
• sonorously13adv. In a sonorous way.
• soothingly17adv. In a soothing manner.
• soothsayer16n. One who attempts to predict the future, using magic, intuition or...
• sophomoric19adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a sophomore.
• sordidness12n. The quality or state of being sordid.
• soundalike15n. A music recording with this trait. (Often distinguished from plagiarism...
• soundboard14n. A wide, flat board placed within, or forming part of the body of, a...
• soundcheck22n. An activity that takes place before a concert, etc., when the performer...
• soundclash16n. Any of several forms of popular music based on strongly contrasting...
• soundproof16adj. Not allowing sound through.
• soundscape15n. An acoustic environment, a virtual/emotional environment created using...
• soundtrack17n. A narrow strip running down a movie film that carries the recorded...
• sourcebook18n. A book consisting of a collection of writings on a particular subject.
• sousaphone15n. A valved brass instrument with the same length as a tuba, but shaped...
• souterrain10n. An underground chamber or passage sometimes used as a store, especially...
• southbound16adv. Toward the south.
• southerner13n. A native or inhabitant of the south of a region (or of the world as a...
• southwards17adv. In a southerly direction; towards the south.

SP

• spaceborne16adj. Operating or traveling in space.
• spacecraft19n. A vehicle that travels through space.
• spaceplane16n. A rocketplane designed to pass the edge of space, combining certain...
• spallation12n. Fragmentation due to stress or impact, or any pattern of surface damage...
• sparseness12n. The state or quality of being sparse.
• spasticity17n. The state, quality or property of being spastic.
• spatiality15n. The condition of being spatial.
• spattering13n. Something spattered.
• spearpoint14n. The point or tip of a spear.
• specialism16n. Speciality.
• specialist14adj. Specialised, involving detailed knowledge of a restricted topic.
• specialize23v. To narrow in scope.
• speciation14n. The process by which new distinct species evolve.
• speciesism16n. An ethical stance that assigns different worth or rights to beings on...
• speciesist14n. A proponent of speciesism.
• specifying21n. The act or process of stating or describing something clearly and...
• speciously17adv. In a specious manner; fallaciously and erroneously, but seeming...
• spectacled17adj. Wearing spectacles.
• spectacles16n. A pair of lenses set in a frame worn on the nose and ears in order to...
• spectrally17adv. In a spectral manner; like a ghost.
• speculator14n. One who speculates; an observer; a contemplator.
• speechless17adj. Not speaking; not knowing what to say; silent, especially due to...
• speediness13n. The property of being fast; swiftness.
• speedlight17n. A flashgun that is not fixed to a camera.
• speleology16n. The scientific study of caves.
• spellbound15adj. Under the influence of a magical spell; enchanted, bewitched, or...
• spellcheck23n. The act of spellchecking.
• spellcraft17n. Magical practices involving the casting of spells.
• spelunking17n. The practice or hobby of exploring underground caverns.
• spermaceti16n. A wax obtained from the head of sperm whales and used to make...
• spermicide17n. A substance used for killing sperm.
• spermidine15n. The triamine N-(3-aminopropyl)butane-1,4-diamine, originally obtained...
• sphalerite15n. A yellow, brown or black, sometimes red, green white or colorless...
• sphenoidal16adj. Synonym of sphenoid.
• sphericity20n. The quality of being spherical, being a sphere.
• spheroidal16adj. Like a spheroid; roughly spherical.
• spiderling14n. An immature spider.
• spintronic14adj. Of or pertaining to spintronics.
• spiracular14adj. Of, pertaining to, of having spiracles.
• spiralized22adj. Formed into spirals.
• spiralizer21n. A culinary device that turns food into a spiral shape, like pasta.
• spiralling13n. Movement in a spiral.
• spiritedly16adv. In a spirited manner; with spirit; enthusiastically.
• spiritless12adj. Lacking energy, drive, motivation or emotion. Enervated.
• spirituous12adj. Of, pertaining to, containing, or made using alcohol.
• spirochete17n. Any of several coiled bacteria of the order Spirochaetales, most of...
• spirograph18n. An instrument for measuring and recording the depth and rapidity of...
• spirometer14n. An instrument for measuring the air capacity of the lungs.
• spirometry17n. The measurement of the volume of air that a person can move into and...
• spitefully18adv. In a spiteful manner.
• splanchnic19adj. Of, in, near or pertaining to the viscera or intestines.
• splashback23n. Splashes of liquid, especially noxious liquid, rebounding from a...
• splashdown19n. The act of landing in water, as by a space capsule or rollercoaster.
• splendidly17adv. In a splendid manner.
• spoilsport14n. Someone who puts an end to others' fun, especially harmless fun.
• spoliation12n. The action of destroying or ruining; destruction, ruin.
• spongiform18adj. Like a sponge, porous, full of holes.
• sponginess13n. The property of being spongy.
• spookiness16n. The property of being spooky.
• spoonerism14n. A play on words on a phrase in which the initial (usually consonantal)...
• sporangium15n. A case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced by an...
• sporophyte20n. A plant (or the diploid phase in its life cycle) which produces spores...
• sportiness12n. The property of being sporty.
• sportingly16adv. In a sporting manner, demonstrating good sportsmanship.
• sportsbook18n. A place where a gambler can bet on various sports competitions; the...
• sportscast14n. The part of a news program reporting on sports and athletics.
• sportsgirl13n. A young sportswoman.
• sportsplex21n. A complex offering sporting facilities.
• sportswear15n. Casual clothing that is comfortable to wear when exercising or...
• spotlessly15adv. In a spotless manner.
• spreadable15adj. Capable of being spread.
• springform18n. A round baking tin with a rim that can be detached from the base...
• springhead17n. The source of a natural spring.
• springlike17adj. Typical of spring (the season).
• springtail13n. Any of various wingless hexapods, of the subclass Collembola, with...
• springtime15n. The season of spring, between winter and summer.
• springwood17n. The wood in a tree's growth ring formed earlier in the growing season...
• sprinkling17n. The action of the verb to sprinkle.
• spuriously15adv. In a spurious manner.
• sputtering13n. A noise that sputters.
• spycatcher22n. A person involved in counterespionage.

SQ

• squabbling24n. A petty argument or conflict.
• squarehead23n. An honest person; a non-criminal.
• squareness19n. The condition of being square.
• squeakquel32n. A sequel, especially one involving rodents.
• squeezable30adj. Able to be squeezed.
• squelching25n. The act of something that squelches.
• squirrelly22adj. Eccentric.
• squishable24adj. Able to be squished or compressed.

ST

• stabilizer21n. Any substance added to something in order to stabilize it, as for...
• stablecoin14n. A cryptocurrency with price stability by design, often pegged to a...
• stablehand16n. A person who works in a stable.
• stablemate14n. One (such as a racehorse) from the same stable.
• stagecraft16n. The skills of the theater.
• staggering13adj. Incredible, overwhelming, amazing.
• stagnation11n. The state of lacking flow or motion, usually causing a lack of...
• stalactite12n. A secondary mineral deposit of calcium carbonate or another mineral, in...
• stalagmite13n. A secondary mineral deposit of calcium carbonate or other mineral, in...
• stalkerish17adj. Of, pertaining to, or resembling a stalker.
• stammering15n. The act of one who stammers.
• stammtisch19n. A table in a bar etc. reserved for a group of regulars taking part in...
• standardly15adv. In a standard way.
• standpoint13n. A point of view; a perspective.
• standstill11n. A complete immobility; a halt.
• stanozolol19n. A synthetic anabolic steroid derived from testosterone, chemical...
• starflower16n. Borage (Borago officinalis), an annual herb, and its product...
• stargazing21n. The act of gazing at the stars; astronomy.
• starsailor10n. A member of the crew of a spaceship or other spacecraft; a space...
• starvation13n. A condition of severe suffering due to a lack of nutrition.
• starveling14n. One who is thin from lack of food.
• statecraft15n. Synonym of statesmanship (“the ability to guide a state well”).
• statically15adv. In a static manner.
• stationary13adj. Not moving.
• stationery13n. Writing materials, envelopes, office materials.
• stationing11n. The putting in a place to perform military duty.
• statistics12n. A discipline, principally within applied mathematics, concerned with...
• statuesque19adj. Resembling or characteristic of a statue.
• staunching16n. The act by which something is staunched or stopped.
• staycation15n. A vacation spent at or close to home.
• steadiness11n. The state of being steady.
• steakhouse17n. A restaurant that specializes in good cuts of meat, particularly steak.
• stealthily16adv. In a stealthy manner, furtively.
• stealthing14n. The practice of removing a condom during sex, without a partner's...
• steamboats14adj. Drunk; intoxicated.
• steelmaker16n. A person who works with steel.
• steelworks17n. A place where steel is manufactured and/or shaped.
• steepening13n. The process of becoming steeper.
• stenciling13n. A work produced using a stencil.
• stencilled13adj. Printed on a duplicator from a typed stencil.
• stentorian10adj. Loud, powerful, booming, suitable for giving speeches to large crowds.
• stepfamily20n. Any family having one or more stepchildren or stepparents.
• stepfather18n. The husband of one's biological mother after her initial marriage to or...
• stepmother17n. A person or thing likened to a stereotypical stepmother, having cold...
• stepparent14n. One's parent's spouse who is not one's biological parent.
• stepsister12n. The daughter of one's stepparent by a previous relationship.
• stereogram13n. A stereoscopic image.
• stereopsis12n. Stereoscopic vision.
• stereotype15n. A conventional, formulaic, and often oversimplified or exaggerated...
• stereotypy18n. Excessive repetition, especially of meaningless gestures.
• sterically15adv. In a steric manner.
• sterilized20adj. Rendered free from microorganisms and spores.
• sterilizer19n. A device used to sterilize, killing pathogens by means such as heat, UV...
• sternotomy15n. An incision into the sternum.
• stewardess14n. A female flight attendant (a member of the crew of an airplane who is...
• stickiness16n. The property of sticking or adhering; adhesion.
• stickybeak25n. An overly inquisitive person, a nosey parker.
• stiffening17n. An item, material or feature that makes something stiffer.
• stiflingly17adv. In a stifling manner; so as to suffocate.
• stigmatism15n. Image-formation property of an optical system which focuses a single...
• stigmatize22v. To characterize as disgraceful or ignominious; to mark with a stigma or...
• stillbirth15n. The birth of a dead fetus; the delivery of an infant which is dead at...
• stillhouse13n. A distillery; the part of one where the stills are, as contrasted with...
• stimulated13adj. In a condition or state of stimulation.
• stimulator12n. A person, device or substance that stimulates.
• stinginess11n. The property of being stingy: a lack of generosity; excessive parsimony.
• stipendium15n. Scholarship, stipend.
• stipulated13adj. Required as a condition of a contract or agreement.
• stirringly14adv. In a stirring manner.
• stochastic17adj. Random, randomly determined.
• stockinged18adj. Wearing stockings.
• stockinger17n. Someone who makes stockings.
• stomaching18adj. Nauseating; sickening.
• stomatitis12n. An inflammation of parts of the mucous membrane that lines the mouth.
• stonemason12n. One who works in stone.
• stoneworks17n. A place where quarried stone is processed.
• stoppingly18adv. In a way that causes something to stop.
• storefront13n. The side of a store (or other shop) which faces the street and usually...
• storehouse13n. A building for keeping goods of any kind, especially provisions.
• storeowner13n. A person who owns a store (or shop); a shopowner.
• stormfront15n. A weather front associated with a storm.
• storminess12n. The state or quality of being stormy.
• stormproof17adj. Capable of resisting a storm.
• stormwater15n. Water that is not absorbed into soil and rapidly flows downstream...
• storyboard16n. A series of drawings that lay out the sequence of scenes in a film or...
• stovepipes17n. Synonym of stovepipe trousers.
• strabismus14n. A defect of vision in which one eye cannot focus with the other on an...
• straggling13n. A movement or arrangement that straggles; disorder.
• straighten14v. To cause to become straight.
• straighter14n. Synonym of straight (“a cigarette, particularly one containing tobacco...
• straightly17adv. In a straight manner; so as to be straight or aligned; without curve or...
• straitened11adj. Squeezed or confined.
• stramonium14n. The jimsonweed or thornapple plant, Datura stramonium.
• strangling12n. The crime of killing by strangling.
• strategics13n. The field or activity of using strategy.
• strategist11n. A person who devises strategies.
• strategize20v. To formulate a strategy.
• strathspey18n. A Scottish dance with gliding steps, slower than a reel.
• stratified14adj. Arranged in a sequence of layers or strata.
• stratiform15adj. Occurring in layers.
• stratotype15n. A stratigraphic section used to establish a reference point on a...
• strawberry18n. The sweet, usually red, edible accessory fruit of certain plants of the...
• streambank18n. The bank of a stream.
• streamflow18n. The runoff of surface water through a channel.
• streamline12n. A line that is tangent to the velocity of flow of a fluid; equivalent...
• streamside13adj. Located near or bordering a stream.
• streamwise15adj. In the direction of a stream.
• streetball12n. A variation of basketball or association football (soccer), typically...
• streetlife13n. Life as lived by ordinary people in urban streets.
• streetside11adj. Alongside or near a street.
• streetwear13n. Urban fashion; clothing that can be worn on the street.
• streetwise13adj. Having the necessary knack, personality and instinct for survival in...
• strelitzia19n. Any of several flowering plants of the genus Strelitzia.
• strengthen14v. To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the...
• stressless10adj. Lacking stress.
• stretching16n. The act by which something is stretched.
• strictness12n. The state or quality of being strict.
• stridently14adv. In a strident manner.
• strikingly18adv. In a striking way.
• stringency16n. A rigorous imposition of standards.
• stringless11adj. Without string.
• striptease12n. The act of slowly taking off one's clothes to sexually arouse the...
• stroganoff17n. A dish of sautéed pieces of beef served in a sauce with sour cream.
• strongback19n. The fore-and-aft spar extending from stem to stern on a lifeboat and...
• stronghold15n. A place built to withstand attack; a fortress.
• strongroom13n. A strongly built room or vault where valuables may be safely stored.
• strongside12adj. Of or pertaining to the strongside linebacker position, which typically...
• structural12adj. Of, relating to, or having structure.
• structured13adj. Having structure; organized.
• struggling13n. The act of one who struggles.
• strychnine18n. A very toxic, colorless crystalline alkaloid, derived from nux vomica...
• stubbornly17adv. In a stubborn manner.
• studiously14adv. In a studious manner.
• stuffiness16n. The state or quality of being angry and obstinate.
• stultified14adj. Having been stultified or brought to a stop; stymied.
• stunningly14adv. So as to stun or amaze.
• stuntwoman15n. A woman who performs stunts.
• stupefying19adj. That causes stupefaction.
• stupendous13adj. Astonishingly great or large; huge; enormous.
• stupidness13n. The quality or state of being stupid.
• sturdiness11n. The state or quality of being sturdy.
• stuttering11n. A speech disorder in which the flow of speech is disrupted by...
• stylesheet16n. A document issued by a publisher informing authors how to style their...
• stylistics15n. The study of literary style, and how it changes within different...
• stylometry18n. A statistical method of analyzing a text to determine its author.
• stylophone18n. A small synthesizer operated using a stylus.

SU

• subalgebra15n. A closed subset of an algebra.
• subangular13adj. Slightly angular; having rather blunt angles.
• subaquatic23adj. Located or living under water; submarine.
• subaqueous21adj. Existing below the water surface.
• subcarrier14n. A separate signal carried on a main radio transmission, often carrying...
• subcentral14adj. Under the centre.
• subchannel17n. A distinct division of a channel or frequency band.
• subchapter19n. A subsection of a chapter.
• subcircuit16n. A distinct part of an electrical or other circuit.
• subclavian17adj. Relating to or denoting an artery or vein which serves the neck and arm...
• subcommand19n. A command that is subordinate to another.
• subcompact20n. Something that is smaller than the compact version, especially a very...
• subcomplex25n. Any structure that is a subdivision of a larger complex.
• subcooling15n. Cooling a liquid to a temperature that is less that its saturation...
• subculture14n. A portion of a culture distinguished by its customs or other features...
• subdivided18adj. Having divisions that are themselves divided into smaller divisions.
• subduction15n. The action of being pushed or drawn beneath another object.
• subgeneric15adj. Of or pertaining to a subgenus.
• subgenomic17adj. Of or pertaining to a subgenome or to subgenomics.
• subglacial15adj. Formed or occurring beneath a glacier or other body of ice.
• subglobose15adj. Somewhat globose.
• subglottic15adj. Of or pertaining to the subglottis.
• subheading17n. Any of the headings under which each of the main divisions of a subject...
• subjection21n. The act of bringing something under the control of something else.
• subjective24adj. Formed, as in opinions, based upon a person's feelings or intuition...
• sublattice14n. A nonempty subset of a lattice.
• subletting13n. Synonym of sublease.
• sublicense14n. A license granted by a licensee to a third party, under the authority...
• sublimated15adj. Of a substance, changed from a solid into a gas without passing through...
• subliminal14adj. Of a stimulus, below the limen or threshold of conscious perception...
• sublingual13adj. Administered through placement under the tongue.
• submachine19n. A machine forming part of a larger machine.
• submariner14n. A member of the crew of a submarine.
• submaximal23adj. Less than maximal.
• submersion14n. The act of submerging, or the state of being submerged; immersion.
• submission14n. The act of submitting or yielding; surrender.
• submissive17adj. Meekly obedient or passive; obsequious.
• submittals14n. Drawings, data, samples etc. to be submitted for inspection and...
• submitting15adj. Submissive.
• submodular15adj. Of, pertaining to, or composed of submodules.
• submontane14adj. Located at the base of a mountain, or in the foothills of a mountain...
• submucosal16adj. Situated below or underneath the mucosal tissue.
• subnetwork19n. A subsection of a network.
• subnuclear14adj. Smaller than or occurring in an atomic nucleus.
• suboptimal16adj. Worse than optimal; of less than the highest standard or quality.
• suborbital14adj. Not reaching orbit; having a trajectory that does not reach orbital...
• subproblem18n. A problem whose solution contributes to the solution of a larger...
• subprocess16n. A process that is part of a larger overall process.
• subprogram17n. A program contained within a larger program.
• subproject23n. A project within a larger project.
• subretinal12adj. Underneath the retina.
• subroutine12n. A section of code, called by the main body of a program, that...
• subscriber16n. A person who subscribes to a publication or a service.
• subsection14n. A defined part of a section.
• subsequent21adj. Following in time; coming or being after something else at any time...
• subsessile12adj. Not quite sessile.
• subsidence15n. The process of becoming less active or severe.
• subsidiary16adj. Auxiliary or supplemental.
• subsidised14adj. That receives subsidy.
• subsidized23adj. That receives a subsidy.
• subsistent12adj. Actually existing.
• subspecies16n. A rank in the classification of organisms, below species.
• substation12n. A site where electricity supplied by long-distance (high-voltage)...
• substernal12adj. Under the sternum.
• substitute12v. To use in place of something else, with the same function.
• substrates12n. The calorie dense nutrients including carbohydrates, proteins, and fats.
• substratum14n. A layer that lies underneath another.
• subsurface17n. Something that is below the layer that is on the surface.
• subterfuge16n. An indirect or deceptive device or stratagem; a blind. Refers...
• subtextual19adj. Pertaining to subtext.
• subtilisin12n. A protease produced by soil bacteria of the genus Bacillus.
• subtitling13n. The addition of subtitles to a work.
• subtleness12n. The property of being subtle, of avoiding brute force and instead being...
• subtropics16n. The region between the tropics and the temperate latitudes of the world.
• subvariety18n. A subset of a variety which is itself a variety.
• subvention15n. A subsidy; provision of financial or other support.
• subversion15n. The act of overthrowing a government or a ruler; dethronement.
• subversive18adj. Intending to subvert, overturn, undermine or debase.
• succeeding16adj. Following, next in order.
• successful17adj. Resulting in success; assuring or promoting success; accomplishing what...
• succession14n. An act of following in sequence.
• successive17adj. Coming one after the other in a series.
• succinctly19adv. In a succinct manner, concisely.
• succulence16n. The property of being succulent.
• sucralfate15n. A drug used in the treatment of gastric and duodenal ulcers. It is a...
• suddenness12n. The state of being sudden.
• sufentanil13n. An opioid analgesic that is administered intravenously in the form of...
• sufferable18adj. Able to suffer, endure, or tolerate.
• sufferance18n. Acquiescence or tacit compliance with some circumstance, behavior, or...
• sufficient18det. An adequate quantity of; enough.
• suffocated19adj. Having died as a result of suffocation.
• suffragist17n. A person who promotes suffrage.
• sugarberry16n. Hackberry.
• sugarcraft16n. The culinary art of making things from sugar.
• sugarhouse14n. A factory for the refining of raw sugar from Barbados.
• suggesting13n. Suggestion.
• suggestion12n. Something suggested (with subsequent adposition being for).
• suggestive15adj. Tending to suggest or imply.
• suicidally16adv. In a suicidal fashion.
• sulfhydryl23n. The univalent radical -SH that is the sulfur analogue of hydroxyl and...
• sulfonated14adj. Treated or reacted with a sulfonic acid.
• sullenness10n. The state or quality of being sullen.
• sultriness10n. The state or quality of being sultry.
• summarizer23n. One who, or that which, summarizes.
• summertime16n. The period or season of summer.
• sunbathing16n. The act of lying outdoors exposed to the sun, usually wearing little or...
• suncatcher17n. A small piece of reflective glass or nacre that is hung indoors at a...
• sundowning15n. A state of agitation, confusion, or delirium, especially in patients...
• sunglasses11n. Tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun or other bright...
• sunlounger11n. An extended deck chair used for sunbathing or relaxing, typically by...
• sunsetting11n. An instance of the sun setting; a sunset.
• superalloy15n. Any of several high-performance alloys that are resistant to high...
• superblock20n. A very large block of buildings; in modern urban planning often...
• supercargo15n. An officer on board a merchant ship who is in charge of the cargo and...
• supercheap19adj. Very cheap.
• superclass14n. A high-level class that passes attributes and methods down the...
• supercoach19n. A coach who has had great success in the past.
• supercross14n. A sport in which high-performance off-road motorcycles are raced on an...
• supercycle19n. A regular cycle of superoutbursts.
• superdense13adj. Denser than ordinary matter.
• superfecta17n. A method of betting in which the bettor, in order to win, must pick the...
• superfight19n. A bout between two championship title holders.
• superfluid16n. A substance, such as liquid helium, that exhibits superfluidity.
• superfreak19n. A person of very eccentric appearance or behaviour.
• superfruit15n. A superfood that is a fruit; any fruit supposed to confer remarkable...
• supergiant13n. A very large star having a mass between 10 and 70 solar masses.
• supergrass13n. An informer providing substantial quantities of information on criminal...
• supergroup15n. Any group composed of other groups.
• superheavy21adj. Much heavier than usual.
• superhuman17adj. Beyond what is possible for a human being.
• superionic14adj. Having a very high ionic and low electronic conductivity.
• superiorly15adv. Above; in a superior position.
• superjumbo23n. The largest passenger airliner, the Airbus A380.
• superlight16adj. Extremely lightweight.
• superliner12n. An ocean liner or cruise liner of over 10,000 gross tons.
• supermajor21adj. Very major; of great significance or importance.
• supermicro16n. A powerful microcomputer.
• supermodel15n. A highly paid, famous fashion model.
• supernanny15n. A remarkably capable and energetic nanny.
• superorder13n. A taxonomic category below subclass and above order.
• superoxide20n. A peroxide.
• superposed15adj. Superimposed.

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