10-Letter Words Ending With S
Here's the list of all the 15143 10-Letter Words Ending With S in the English Language.
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| conditions | 1. the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process 2. the set of circumstances that affect someone's welfare More Definitions → |
| statistics | 1. a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters More Definitions → |
| operations | 1. financial transactions at a brokerage; having to do with the execution of trades and keeping customer records More Definitions → |
| provisions | 1. a stock or supply of foods More Definitions → |
| continuous | 1. continuing in time or space without interruption 2. of a function or curve; extending without break or irregularity More Definitions → |
| programmes | 1. arrange a program of or for 2. write a computer program More Definitions → |
| regardless | 1. (usually followed by `of') without due thought or consideration 2. in spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks More Definitions → |
| sunglasses | 1. (plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun More Definitions → |
| indigenous | 1. originating where it is found More Definitions → |
| humanities | 1. studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills) More Definitions → |
| wilderness | 1. (politics) a state of disfavor 2. a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition More Definitions → |
| hypothesis | 1. a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations 2. a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena More Definitions → |
| tremendous | 1. extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree 2. extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers More Definitions → |
| infectious | 1. easily spread 2. of or relating to infection More Definitions → |
| afterwards | 1. happening at a time subsequent to a reference time More Definitions → |
| housewives | 1. a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income More Definitions → |
| mysterious | 1. of an obscure nature 2. having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding More Definitions → |
| binoculars | 1. (plural) an optical instrument designed for simultaneous use by both eyes More Definitions → |
| autonomous | 1. (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces 2. existing as an independent entity More Definitions → |
| brightness | 1. the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white 2. intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty More Definitions → |
| pediatrics | 1. the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children More Definitions → |
| ridiculous | 1. inspiring scornful pity 2. so unreasonable as to invite derision More Definitions → |
| gymnastics | 1. a sport that involves exercises intended to display strength and balance and agility More Definitions → |
| prospectus | 1. a formal written offer to sell securities (filed with the SEC) that sets forth a plan for a (proposed) business enterprise 2. a catalog listing the courses offered by a college or university More Definitions → |
| suspicious | 1. openly distrustful and unwilling to confide 2. not as expected More Definitions → |
| crossroads | 1. a community of people smaller than a village 2. a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made More Definitions → |
| grassroots | 1. fundamental 2. of or involving the common people as constituting a fundamental political and economic group More Definitions → |
| contiguous | 1. very close or connected in space or time 2. connecting without a break; within a common boundary More Definitions → |
| fiberglass | 1. a covering material made of glass fibers in resins More Definitions → |
| phosphorus | 1. a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms More Definitions → |
| usefulness | 1. the quality of being of practical use More Definitions → |
| outrageous | 1. grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror 2. greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation More Definitions → |
| appendices | 1. supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book 2. a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch More Definitions → |
| metropolis | 1. a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts 2. people living in a large densely populated municipality More Definitions → |
| aesthetics | 1. (art) the branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and taste (emphasizing the evaluative criteria that are applied to art) More Definitions → |
| hypotheses | 1. a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations 2. a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena More Definitions → |
| timeliness | 1. being at the right time 2. timely convenience More Definitions → |
| obstetrics | 1. the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother More Definitions → |
| downstairs | 1. on or of lower floors of a building 2. on a floor below More Definitions → |
| ubiquitous | 1. being present everywhere at once More Definitions → |
| geophysics | 1. geology that uses physical principles to study properties of the earth More Definitions → |
| eyeglasses | 1. (plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision More Definitions → |
| endogenous | 1. of or resembling an endogen 2. derived or originating internally More Definitions → |
| ergonomics | 1. the branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments More Definitions → |
| rendezvous | 1. a meeting planned at a certain time and place 2. a place where people meet More Definitions → |
| prosperous | 1. in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich 2. very lively and profitable More Definitions → |
| uniqueness | 1. the quality of being one of a kind More Definitions → |
| sleeveless | 1. having no sleeves 2. unproductive of success More Definitions → |
| disastrous | 1. (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin More Definitions → |
| biometrics | 1. a branch of biology that studies biological phenomena and observations by means of statistical analysis More Definitions → |
| courageous | 1. possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching More Definitions → |
| relentless | 1. not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty 2. never-ceasing More Definitions → |
| eyewitness | 1. be present at an event and see it with one's own eyes 2. a spectator who can describe what happened More Definitions → |
| loneliness | 1. the state of being alone in solitary isolation 2. sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned More Definitions → |
| synonymous | 1. (of words) meaning the same or nearly the same More Definitions → |
| meningitis | 1. infectious disease characterized by inflammation of the meninges (the tissues that surround the brain or spinal cord) usually caused by a bacterial infection; symptoms include headache and stiff neck and fever and nausea More Definitions → |
| robustness | 1. the property of being strong and healthy in constitution 2. the characteristic of being strong enough to withstand intellectual challenge More Definitions → |
| mosquitoes | 1. two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals More Definitions → |
| dermatitis | 1. inflammation of the skin; skin becomes itchy and may develop blisters More Definitions → |
| eucalyptus | 1. wood of any of various eucalyptus trees valued as timber 2. a tree of the genus Eucalyptus More Definitions → |
| contagious | 1. easily diffused or spread as from one person to another 2. (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection More Definitions → |
| miraculous | 1. being or having the character of a miracle 2. peculiarly fortunate or appropriate; as if by divine intervention More Definitions → |
| hydraulics | 1. study of the mechanics of fluids More Definitions → |
| tenderness | 1. a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling 2. a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched) More Definitions → |
| victorious | 1. having won 2. experiencing triumph More Definitions → |
| fictitious | 1. formed or conceived by the imagination 2. adopted in order to deceive More Definitions → |
| thrombosis | 1. the formation or presence of a thrombus (a clot of coagulated blood attached at the site of its formation) in a blood vessel More Definitions → |
| proteomics | 1. the branch of genetics that studies the full set of proteins encoded by a genome More Definitions → |
| belongings | 1. something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone More Definitions → |
| nutritious | 1. of or providing nourishment More Definitions → |
| homologous | 1. having the same evolutionary origin but not necessarily the same function 2. corresponding or similar in position or structure or function or characteristics; especially derived from an organism of the same species More Definitions → |
| harmonious | 1. musically pleasing 2. exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents of an entity or between different entities More Definitions → |
| biophysics | 1. physics as applied to biological problems More Definitions → |
| marvellous | 1. extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers 2. being or having the character of a miracle More Definitions → |
| bitterness | 1. a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will 2. a rough and bitter manner More Definitions → |
| bronchitis | 1. inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchial tubes More Definitions → |
| 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 More Definitions → |
| hydrolysis | 1. a chemical reaction in which water reacts with a compound to produce other compounds; involves the splitting of a bond and the addition of the hydrogen cation and the hydroxide anion from the water More Definitions → |
| drowsiness | 1. a very sleepy state More Definitions → |
| metastasis | 1. the spreading of a disease (especially cancer) to another part of the body More Definitions → |
| effortless | 1. requiring or apparently requiring no effort 2. not showing effort or strain More Definitions → |
| geriatrics | 1. the branch of medical science that deals with diseases and problems specific to old people More Definitions → |
| rebellious | 1. resisting control or authority 2. discontented as toward authority More Definitions → |
| cretaceous | 1. abounding in chalk More Definitions → |
| spectacles | 1. (plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision More Definitions → |
| prosthesis | 1. corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body More Definitions → |
| impervious | 1. not admitting of passage or capable of being affected More Definitions → |
| meticulous | 1. marked by precise accordance with details 2. marked by extreme care in treatment of details More Definitions → |
| metastases | 1. the spreading of a disease (especially cancer) to another part of the body More Definitions → |
| breathless | 1. not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty 2. tending to cause suspension of regular breathing More Definitions → |
| extraneous | 1. not pertinent to the matter under consideration 2. not essential More Definitions → |
| amphibious | 1. relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia 2. operating or living on land and in water More Definitions → |
| precarious | 1. affording no ease or reassurance 2. fraught with danger More Definitions → |
| subspecies | 1. (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species More Definitions → |
| stupendous | 1. so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe More Definitions → |
| horrendous | 1. causing fear or dread or terror More Definitions → |
| gratuitous | 1. without cause 2. costing nothing More Definitions → |
| wickedness | 1. morally objectionable behavior 2. absence of moral or spiritual values More Definitions → |
| kinematics | 1. the branch of mechanics concerned with motion without reference to force or mass More Definitions → |
| smoothness | 1. a texture without roughness; smooth to the touch 2. powerful and effective language More Definitions → |
| speechless | 1. temporarily incapable of speaking More Definitions → |
| scandalous | 1. giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation More Definitions → |
| bituminous | 1. resembling or containing bitumen More Definitions → |
| herbaceous | 1. characteristic of a nonwoody herb or plant part More Definitions → |
| calcareous | 1. composed of or containing or resembling calcium carbonate or calcite or chalk More Definitions → |
| adenovirus | 1. any of a group of viruses including those that in humans cause upper respiratory infections or infectious pinkeye More Definitions → |
| oftentimes | 1. many times at short intervals More Definitions → |
| autologous | 1. derived from organisms of the selfsame individual More Definitions → |
| motionless | 1. not in physical motion More Definitions → |
| voluptuous | 1. having strong sexual appeal 2. (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves More Definitions → |
| superclass | 1. (biology) a taxonomic class below a phylum and above a class More Definitions → |
| homogenous | 1. all of the same or similar kind or nature More Definitions → |
| fibreglass | 1. a covering material made of glass fibers in resins More Definitions → |
| capricious | 1. changeable 2. determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason More Definitions → |
| hysteresis | 1. the lagging of an effect behind its cause; especially the phenomenon in which the magnetic induction of a ferromagnetic material lags behind the changing magnetic field More Definitions → |
| eurythmics | 1. the interpretation in harmonious bodily movements of the rhythm of musical compositions; used to teach musical understanding More Definitions → |
| portcullis | 1. gate consisting of an iron or wooden grating that hangs in the entry to a castle or fortified town; can be lowered to prevent passage More Definitions → |
| waterworks | 1. a public utility that provides water 2. workplace where water is stored and purified and distributed for a community More Definitions → |
| tumultuous | 1. characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination More Definitions → |
| homozygous | 1. having identical alleles at corresponding chromosomal loci More Definitions → |
| werewolves | 1. a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf and back again More Definitions → |
| goldfields | 1. small slender woolly annual with very narrow opposite leaves and branches bearing solitary golden-yellow flower heads; southwestern Oregon to Baja California and Arizona; often cultivated More Definitions → |
| auspicious | 1. auguring favorable circumstances and good luck More Definitions → |
| monotonous | 1. tediously repetitious or lacking in variety 2. sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch More Definitions → |
| rhinoceros | 1. massive powerful herbivorous odd-toed ungulate of southeast Asia and Africa having very thick skin and one or two horns on the snout More Definitions → |
| pernicious | 1. exceedingly harmful 2. working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way More Definitions → |
| underpants | 1. an undergarment that covers the body from the waist no further than to the thighs; usually worn next to the skin More Definitions → |
| voluminous | 1. large in volume or bulk 2. marked by repeated turns and bends More Definitions → |
| prodigious | 1. so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe 2. of momentous or ominous significance More Definitions → |
| 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 More Definitions → |
| biogenesis | 1. production of a chemical compound by a living organism 2. the production of living organisms from other living organisms More Definitions → |
| politeness | 1. a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage 2. the act of showing regard for others More Definitions → |
| coniferous | 1. of or relating to or part of trees or shrubs bearing cones and evergreen leaves More Definitions → |
| supergrass | 1. a police informer who implicates many people More Definitions → |
| antithesis | 1. exact opposite 2. the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance More Definitions → |
| bottomless | 1. having no bottom 2. extremely deep More Definitions → |
| prostheses | 1. corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body More Definitions → |
| worthiness | 1. the quality or state of having merit or value More Definitions → |
| precocious | 1. characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude) 2. appearing or developing early More Definitions → |
| pneumatics | 1. the branch of mechanics that deals with the mechanical properties of gases More Definitions → |
| lemongrass | 1. an aromatic oil that smells like lemon and is widely used in Asian cooking and in perfumes and medicines 2. a tropical grass native to India and Sri Lanka More Definitions → |
| crisscross | 1. cross in a pattern, often random 2. mark with or consist of a pattern of crossed lines More Definitions → |
| astragalus | 1. the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint More Definitions → |
| pragmatics | 1. the study of language use More Definitions → |
| urinalysis | 1. (medicine) the chemical analysis of urine (for medical diagnosis) More Definitions → |
| posthumous | 1. occurring or coming into existence after a person's death More Definitions → |
| unfairness | 1. partiality that is not fair or equitable 2. injustice by virtue of not conforming with rules or standards More Definitions → |
| decompress | 1. restore to its uncompressed form 2. decrease the pressure of More Definitions → |
| horseshoes | 1. a game in which iron rings (or open iron rings) are thrown at a stake in the ground in the hope of encircling it More Definitions → |
| boisterous | 1. noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline 2. full of rough and exuberant animal spirits More Definitions → |
| sleepiness | 1. a very sleepy state More Definitions → |
| ballistics | 1. the trajectory of an object in free flight 2. the science of flight dynamics More Definitions → |
| seamstress | 1. someone who makes or mends dresses More Definitions → |
| chemotaxis | 1. movement by a cell or organism in reaction to a chemical stimulus More Definitions → |
| sweatpants | 1. loose-fitting trousers with elastic cuffs; worn by athletes More Definitions → |
| uneasiness | 1. feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable 2. physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression) More Definitions → |
| anadromous | 1. migrating from the sea to fresh water to spawn More Definitions → |
| villainous | 1. extremely wicked More Definitions → |
| remoteness | 1. the property of being remote 2. a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner More Definitions → |
| thunderous | 1. loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss 2. extremely ominous More Definitions → |
| gregarious | 1. (of animals) tending to form a group with others of the same species 2. (of plants) growing in groups that are close together More Definitions → |
| wheatgrass | 1. a grass of the genus Agropyron More Definitions → |
| poliovirus | 1. the virus causing poliomyelitis More Definitions → |
| stickiness | 1. the property of sticking to a surface More Definitions → |
| acrobatics | 1. the gymnastic moves of an acrobat 2. the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft More Definitions → |
| vasculitis | 1. inflammation of a blood vessel More Definitions → |
| tendonitis | 1. inflammation of a tendon More Definitions → |
| monogamous | 1. (used of relationships and of individuals) having one mate More Definitions → |
| stewardess | 1. a woman steward on an airplane More Definitions → |
| asbestosis | 1. lung disease caused by inhaling asbestos particles More Definitions → |
| cloudiness | 1. the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds 2. gloomy semidarkness caused by cloud cover More Definitions → |
| cleverness | 1. the power of creative imagination 2. intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty More Definitions → |
| retrovirus | 1. any of a group of viruses that contain two single-strand linear RNA molecules per virion and reverse transcriptase (RNA to DNA); the virus transcribes its RNA into a cDNA provirus that is then incorporated into the host cell More Definitions → |
| plexiglass | 1. a light transparent weather resistant thermoplastic More Definitions → |
| gingivitis | 1. inflammation of the gums More Definitions → |
| weightless | 1. having little or no weight or apparent gravitational pull; light More Definitions → |
| fortuitous | 1. having no cause or apparent cause 2. occurring by happy chance More Definitions → |
| slanderous | 1. (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign More Definitions → |
| underclass | 1. the social class lowest in the social hierarchy 2. belonging to the lowest and least privileged social stratum More Definitions → |
| watercress | 1. any of several water-loving cresses 2. cresses that grow in clear ponds and streams More Definitions → |
| loveliness | 1. the quality of being good looking and attractive More Definitions → |
| fallacious | 1. containing or based on a fallacy 2. involving deception More Definitions → |
| scrupulous | 1. characterized by extreme care and great effort 2. having scruples; arising from a sense of right and wrong; principled More Definitions → |
| glycolysis | 1. a metabolic process that breaks down carbohydrates and sugars through a series of reactions to either pyruvic acid or lactic acid and releases energy for the body in the form of ATP More Definitions → |
| strabismus | 1. abnormal alignment of one or both eyes More Definitions → |
| hemostasis | 1. surgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat) More Definitions → |
| colourless | 1. lacking in variety and interest 2. weak in color; not colorful More Definitions → |
| necropolis | 1. a tract of land used for burials More Definitions → |
| goldilocks | 1. early-flowering perennial of southern and southeastern Europe with flower heads resembling those of goldenrod More Definitions → |
| handedness | 1. the property of using one hand more than the other More Definitions → |
| fingerless | 1. not having or having lost fingers More Definitions → |
| incestuous | 1. resembling incest as by excessive intimacy 2. relating to or involving incest More Definitions → |
| quadriceps | 1. a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg More Definitions → |
| northwards | 1. in a northern direction More Definitions → |
| stomatitis | 1. inflammation of the mucous membrane of the mouth More Definitions → |
| crosshairs | 1. a center of interest More Definitions → |
| lascivious | 1. driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires More Definitions → |
| tendinitis | 1. inflammation of a tendon More Definitions → |
| aerobatics | 1. the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft More Definitions → |
| fatherless | 1. having no living father 2. not having a known or legally responsible father More Definitions → |
| membranous | 1. relating to or made of or similar to a membrane 2. characterized by formation of a membrane (or something resembling a membrane) More Definitions → |
| groundless | 1. without a basis in reason or fact More Definitions → |
| cellulitis | 1. an inflammation of body tissue (especially that below the skin) characterized by fever and swelling and redness and pain More Definitions → |
| glamourous | 1. having an air of allure, romance and excitement More Definitions → |
| glassworks | 1. a workplace where glass is made More Definitions → |
| dialectics | 1. a rationale for dialectical materialism based on change through the conflict of opposing forces More Definitions → |
| cryogenics | 1. the branch of physics that studies the phenomena that occur at very low temperatures More Definitions → |
| crossbones | 1. two crossed bones (or a representation of two crossed bones) used as a symbol danger or death More Definitions → |
| promptness | 1. the characteristic of doing things without delay 2. the quality or habit of adhering to an appointed time More Definitions → |
| parvovirus | 1. any of a group of viruses containing DNA in an icosahedral protein shell and causing disease in dogs and cattle; not known to be associated with any human disease More Definitions → |
| oesophagus | 1. the passage between the pharynx and the stomach More Definitions → |
| catechesis | 1. oral religious instruction (as before baptism or confirmation) More Definitions → |
| lawfulness | 1. the quality of conforming to law More Definitions → |
| sacredness | 1. the quality of being sacred More Definitions → |
| fastidious | 1. giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness 2. having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures More Definitions → |
| directness | 1. trueness of course toward a goal 2. the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech More Definitions → |
| vociferous | 1. conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry More Definitions → |
| strictness | 1. conscientious attention to rules and details 2. uncompromising resolution More Definitions → |
| laryngitis | 1. inflammation of the mucous membrane of the larynx; characterized by hoarseness or loss of voice and coughing More Definitions → |
| ruggedness | 1. the property of being big and strong 2. the quality of being topologically uneven More Definitions → |
| motherless | 1. having no living or known mother More Definitions → |
| adulterous | 1. characterized by adultery 2. not faithful to a spouse or lover More Definitions → |
| hoarseness | 1. a throaty harshness More Definitions → |
| apotheosis | 1. model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal 2. the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god) More Definitions → |
| curvaceous | 1. (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves More Definitions → |
| transgress | 1. act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises 2. spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline More Definitions → |