11-letter words containing a, c, e, s, o, r
- pechora sea — the SE part of the Barents Sea, northwest of Russia
- piperaceous — belonging to the Piperacae, the pepper family of plants.
- polariscope — an instrument for measuring or exhibiting the polarization of light or for examining substances in polarized light, often to determine stress and strain in glass and other substances.
- precautious — using or displaying precaution: a precautious reply; a precautious person.
- precisional — the state or quality of being precise.
- processable — capable of being processed.
- procrustean — pertaining to or suggestive of Procrustes.
- prosaicness — commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative: a prosaic mind.
- prosenchyma — the tissue characteristic of the woody and bast portions of plants, consisting typically of long, narrow cells with pointed ends.
- race-course — racetrack.
- racecourses — Plural form of racecourse.
- radarscopes — Plural form of radarscope.
- radicellose — having small roots or rhizoids
- radiocesium — cesium 137.
- ranch house — the house of the owner of a ranch, usually of one story and with a low-pitched roof.
- ratio scale — a scale of measurement of data which permits the comparison of differences of values; a scale having a fixed zero value. The distances travelled by a projectile, for instance, are measured on a ratio scale since it makes sense to talk of one projectile travelling twice as far as another
- re-accustom — to familiarize by custom or use; habituate: to accustom oneself to cold weather.
- re-forecast — to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.
- reaccession — (of a position of power) the process of acceding again
- reactionism — of, pertaining to, marked by, or favoring reaction, especially extreme conservatism or rightism in politics; opposing political or social change.
- reactionist — of, pertaining to, marked by, or favoring reaction, especially extreme conservatism or rightism in politics; opposing political or social change.
- read-across — a correlation or relationship between two separate things
- reaganomics — the economic policies put forth by the administration of President Ronald Reagan, especially as emphasizing supply-side theory.
- reascension — the process or act of reascending
- reassociate — to connect or bring into relation, as thought, feeling, memory, etc.: Many people associate dark clouds with depression and gloom.
- rebroadcast — to broadcast again from the same station.
- recessional — of or relating to a recession of the clergy and choir after the service.
- resocialize — to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.
- rhamnaceous — belonging to the Rhamnaceae, the buckthorn family of plants.
- rock steady — the style of vocalized Jamaican popular music that succeeded ska and preceded reggae in the 1960s, influenced by American soul music and having a more upbeat tempo with emphasis on electric bass and guitar rather than on horns.
- romanticise — to make romantic; invest with a romantic character: Many people romanticize the role of an editor.
- rose acacia — a small tree, Robinia hispida, of the legume family, native to the southeastern U.S., having drooping clusters of large, dark rose-colored flowers.
- rose chafer — a tan scarabaeid beetle, Macrodactylus subspinosis, that feeds on the flowers and foliage of roses, grapes, peach trees, etc.
- sacré coeur — a basilica in Montmartre, Paris, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
- sales force — team of salespeople
- sanctioneer — a person who advocates the imposition of sanctions
- sarcolemmal — of or relating to the sarcolemma
- 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
- scarabaeoid — resembling a scarab.
- scaramouche — a stock character in commedia dell'arte and farce who is a cowardly braggart, easily beaten and frightened.
- scare story — A scare story is something that is said or written to make people feel frightened and think that a situation is much more unpleasant or dangerous than it really is.
- scaremonger — a person who creates or spreads alarming news.
- scattergood — a spendthrift.
- scattershot — delivered over a wide area and at random; generalized and indiscriminate: a scattershot attack on the proposed program.
- scenography — the art of representing objects in accordance with the rules of perspective.
- schollander — Donald ("Don") born 1946, U.S. swimmer.
- school year — the months of the year during which school is open and attendance at school is required.
- sclerocauly — the feature of having a hard, dry stem