11-letter words containing a, c, e, o, u, s
- onagraceous — belonging to the Onagraceae, the evening primrose family of plants.
- ostreaceous — oyster-like
- outbalances — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outbalance.
- outdistance — to leave behind, as in running; outstrip: The winning horse outdistanced the second-place winner by five lengths.
- outer space — space beyond the atmosphere of the earth.
- packet soup — soup supplied in dried form in a packet
- papyraceous — papery.
- piperaceous — belonging to the Piperacae, the pepper family of plants.
- pousse-cafe — an after-dinner drink of liqueurs of various colors and specific gravities, carefully poured into a glass so as to remain floating in separate layers.
- precautious — using or displaying precaution: a precautious reply; a precautious person.
- procrustean — pertaining to or suggestive of Procrustes.
- psychagogue — a necromancer
- punicaceous — of or relating to the family Punicaceae, containing the pomegranates
- race-course — racetrack.
- racecourses — Plural form of racecourse.
- radiocesium — cesium 137.
- ranch house — the house of the owner of a ranch, usually of one story and with a low-pitched roof.
- re-accustom — to familiarize by custom or use; habituate: to accustom oneself to cold weather.
- rhamnaceous — belonging to the Rhamnaceae, the buckthorn family of plants.
- sacré coeur — a basilica in Montmartre, Paris, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
- salicaceous — belonging to the Salicaceae, the willow family of plants.
- sansculotte — (originally) a revolutionary of the poorer class
- saponaceous — resembling soap; soapy.
- sapotaceous — belonging to the Sapotaceae, the sapodilla family of plants.
- saucer dome — a dome having the form of a segment of a sphere, with the center well below the springing line; a shallow dome, as in Roman or Byzantine architecture.
- scaberulous — tending to be scabrous or slightly rough to the touch
- scapigerous — having a scape or leafless stalk
- scaramouche — a stock character in commedia dell'arte and farce who is a cowardly braggart, easily beaten and frightened.
- sceuophylax — a keeper of sacred vessels
- schaffhouse — a town in N Switzerland, capital of Schaffhausen canton, on the Rhine. Pop: 33 628 (2000)
- sclerocauly — the feature of having a hard, dry stem
- scoutmaster — the leader or officer in charge of a band of scouts.
- snap course — an academic course that can be passed with a minimum of effort.
- sociosexual — of or relating to relationships between persons that involve sexuality.
- solanaceous — belonging to the Solanaceae, the nightshade family of plants.
- space group — a set of symmetry elements that brings a periodic arrangement of points on a Bravais space lattice to its original position.
- spathaceous — of the nature of or resembling a spathe.
- specialogue — a mail-order catalogue aimed at a specific group of customers
- speculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
- speculatory — a place suitable for observation
- stauroscope — an optical instrument for studying the crystal structure of minerals under polarized light
- stockhausen — Karlheinz [kahrl-hahynts] /ˈkɑrlˌhaɪnts/ (Show IPA), 1928–2007, German composer.
- subcategory — a subordinate category or a division of a category.
- subdeaconry — the position or office of a subdeacon
- subvocalize — to form (words) silently by moving the lips or other vocal organs without vocalization
- sugarcoated — to cover with sugar: to sugarcoat a pill.
- superoctave — an organ stop two octaves above the standard pitch
- tenaciously — holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of): a tenacious grip on my arm; tenacious of old habits.
- tetracoccus — a spherical bacterium occurring in square groups of four.
- tract house — a house forming part of a real-estate development, usually having a plan and appearance common to some or all of the houses in the development.