10-Letter Words Containing ESS

Here's the list of all the 1397 10-Letter Words Containing ESS in the English Language.

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assessment
1. the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
2. an amount determined as payable
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processing
1. preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure
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successful
1. having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
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expression
1. the feelings expressed on a person's face
2. expression without words
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accessible
1. capable of being read with comprehension
2. easily obtained
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depression
1. a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
2. a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment
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regardless
1. (usually followed by `of') without due thought or consideration
2. in spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks
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profession
1. the body of people in a learned occupation
2. an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences)
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possession
1. the act of having and controlling property
2. anything owned or possessed
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compressed
1. pressed tightly together
2. reduced in volume by pressure
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impressive
1. producing a strong effect
2. making a strong or vivid impression
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impression
1. a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
2. an outward appearance
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aggressive
1. tending to spread quickly
2. characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
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wilderness
1. (politics) a state of disfavor
2. a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition
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regression
1. an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
2. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state
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brightness
1. the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
2. intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty
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compressor
1. a mechanical device that compresses gasses
2. an electronic device that reduces the dynamic range of an audio signal.
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succession
1. a following of one thing after another in time
2. a group of people or things arranged or following in order
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successive
1. in regular succession without gaps
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aggression
1. a disposition to behave aggressively
2. a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack
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concession
1. a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business
2. the act of conceding or yielding
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usefulness
1. the quality of being of practical use
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confession
1. an admission of misdeeds or faults
2. a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party
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suppressed
1. manifesting or subjected to suppression
2. held in check with difficulty
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oppression
1. the act of subjugating by cruelty
2. the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority:
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timeliness
1. being at the right time
2. timely convenience
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expressive
1. characterized by expression
2. performing gestures or possessing qualities or features that suggest a certain state of being or emotion
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distressed
1. generalized feeling of distress
2. facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty
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repression
1. a state of forcible subjugation
2. (psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious
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depressing
1. causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
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uniqueness
1. the quality of being one of a kind
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sleeveless
1. having no sleeves
2. unproductive of success
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relentless
1. not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
2. never-ceasing
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procession
1. (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
2. the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation
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eyewitness
1. be present at an event and see it with one's own eyes
2. a spectator who can describe what happened
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loneliness
1. the state of being alone in solitary isolation
2. sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned
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expressway
1. a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
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robustness
1. the property of being strong and healthy in constitution
2. the characteristic of being strong enough to withstand intellectual challenge
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suppressor
1. someone who suppresses
2. a gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant gene)
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depressive
1. someone suffering psychological depression
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tenderness
1. a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
2. a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
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bitterness
1. a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
2. a rough and bitter manner
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oppressive
1. weighing heavily on the senses or spirit
2. marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior
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randomness
1. (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work
2. the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan
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drowsiness
1. a very sleepy state
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effortless
1. requiring or apparently requiring no effort
2. not showing effort or strain
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breathless
1. not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
2. tending to cause suspension of regular breathing
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hopelessly
1. in a hopeless manner
2. in a dispirited manner without hope
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repressive
1. restrictive of action
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wickedness
1. morally objectionable behavior
2. absence of moral or spiritual values
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smoothness
1. a texture without roughness; smooth to the touch
2. powerful and effective language
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speechless
1. temporarily incapable of speaking
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motionless
1. not in physical motion
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flawlessly
1. smoothly and without difficulty; precisely and deftly
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recklessly
1. in a reckless manner
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needlessly
1. without need
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carelessly
1. without care or concern
2. without caution or prudence
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tirelessly
1. with indefatigable energy
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gentleness
1. the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual
2. acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered
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politeness
1. a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage
2. the act of showing regard for others
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regressive
1. (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate decreases as the amount of income increases
2. opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state
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assessable
1. capable of being assessed especially for the purpose of taxation
2. capable of being considered carefully
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possessive
1. serving to express or indicate possession
2. the case expressing ownership
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depressant
1. capable of depressing physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent
2. a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person
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bottomless
1. having no bottom
2. extremely deep
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worthiness
1. the quality or state of having merit or value
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unfairness
1. partiality that is not fair or equitable
2. injustice by virtue of not conforming with rules or standards
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helplessly
1. in a helpless manner
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decompress
1. restore to its uncompressed form
2. decrease the pressure of
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sleepiness
1. a very sleepy state
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seamstress
1. someone who makes or mends dresses
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uneasiness
1. feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
2. physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression)
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ruthlessly
1. in a ruthless manner
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remoteness
1. the property of being remote
2. a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner
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stickiness
1. the property of sticking to a surface
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professing
1. an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion
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stewardess
1. a woman steward on an airplane
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cloudiness
1. the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds
2. gloomy semidarkness caused by cloud cover
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cleverness
1. the power of creative imagination
2. intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty
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precession
1. the motion of a spinning body (as a top) in which it wobbles so that the axis of rotation sweeps out a cone
2. the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)
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weightless
1. having little or no weight or apparent gravitational pull; light
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watercress
1. any of several water-loving cresses
2. cresses that grow in clear ponds and streams
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loveliness
1. the quality of being good looking and attractive
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colourless
1. lacking in variety and interest
2. weak in color; not colorful
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digression
1. a message that departs from the main subject
2. a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
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dressmaker
1. someone who makes or mends dresses
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handedness
1. the property of using one hand more than the other
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fingerless
1. not having or having lost fingers
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painlessly
1. without pain
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fearlessly
1. without fear
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fatherless
1. having no living father
2. not having a known or legally responsible father
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chessboard
1. a checkerboard used to play chess
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groundless
1. without a basis in reason or fact
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promptness
1. the characteristic of doing things without delay
2. the quality or habit of adhering to an appointed time
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lawfulness
1. the quality of conforming to law
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sacredness
1. the quality of being sacred
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directness
1. trueness of course toward a goal
2. the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
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strictness
1. conscientious attention to rules and details
2. uncompromising resolution
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ruggedness
1. the property of being big and strong
2. the quality of being topologically uneven
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motherless
1. having no living or known mother
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hoarseness
1. a throaty harshness
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transgress
1. act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
2. spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline
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10-Letter Words Containing ESS