10-letter words containing a, c, o, e, n, s
- raconteuse — a woman who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly.
- recusation — the act of recusing a judge
- rock snake — any large Australasian python of the genus Liasis
- sacramento — a state in the W United States, on the Pacific coast. 158,693 sq. mi. (411,015 sq. km). Capital: Sacramento. Abbreviation: CA (for use with zip code), Cal., Calif.
- sanctioned — authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- saprogenic — producing putrefaction or decay, as certain bacteria.
- sarcodines — belonging or pertaining to the protist phylum Sarcodina, comprising protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopodia.
- sarcopenia — reduction in muscle tissue as a result of ageing
- saxicoline — living or growing among rocks.
- scale down — a succession or progression of steps or degrees; graduated series: the scale of taxation; the social scale.
- scaloppine — scallops, especially of veal, flattened by pounding and usually dredged in flour or breadcrumbs and sautéed quickly: scaloppine alla Marsala.
- scherzando — (a musical direction) playful; sportive.
- schongauer — Martin [mahr-tn;; German mahr-teen] /ˈmɑr tn;; German ˈmɑr tin/ (Show IPA), c1430–91, German engraver and painter.
- scorpaenid — belonging or pertaining to the Scorpaenidae, a family of marine fishes with spiny fins, including the rockfishes, scorpionfishes, and lionfishes.
- scorzonera — a plant of the modern genus Scorzonera, esp S. Hispanica or black salsify, cultivated in Europe for its root which is used as a vegetable
- sea anchor — any of various devices, as a drogue, that have great resistance to being pulled through the water and are dropped forward of a vessel at the end of a cable to hold the bow into the wind or sea during a storm.
- second man — a person who assists the driver in crewing a locomotive
- secondhand — not directly known or experienced; obtained from others or from books: Most of our knowledge is secondhand.
- see action — to participate in military combat
- shackleton — Sir Ernest Henry, 1874–1922, English explorer of the Antarctic.
- snowcapped — topped with snow: the snowcapped Alps.
- socialness — relating to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club.
- solacement — a comfort or consolation
- sophoclean — 495?–406? b.c, Greek dramatist.
- soundscape — the component sounds of an environment.
- spaceborne — moving in orbit around the earth: a spaceborne surveillance system.
- spacewoman — a woman astronaut.
- speciation — the formation of new species as a result of geographic, physiological, anatomical, or behavioral factors that prevent previously interbreeding populations from breeding with each other.
- spinaceous — pertaining to or of the nature of spinach; belonging to the amaranth family of plants.
- spongecake — sweet cake of eggs and flour
- stenopaeic — pertaining to or containing a narrow slit or minute opening: a stenopeic device to aid vision after eye surgery.
- sterno can — a small can of Sterno
- stone crab — an edible crab, Menippe mercenaria, of rocky shores from the southern U.S. to Mexico and certain areas of the Caribbean, prized for the meat of its claws.
- stone face — living stones.
- suboceanic — occurring or existing below the floor of the ocean: suboceanic oil.
- succorance — the act of seeking out affectionate care and social support.
- sword cane — a cane or walking stick having a hollow shaft that serves as a sheath for a sword or dagger.
- syncopated — marked by syncopation: syncopated rhythm.
- transcoder — a technology, such as a software package, used to transfer data from one format to another
- two oceans — an annual road marathon run in Cape Town, South Africa
- unaccosted — (of animals) represented as side by side: two dolphins accosted.
- uncoalesce — to reverse the process of coalescing; separate
- unforecast — to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.
- unicostate — having only one costa, rib, or ridge.
- unisonance — the state or quality of agreeing or being identical in sound
- unsociable — not sociable; having, showing, or marked by a disinclination to friendly social relations; withdrawn.
- vesication — to raise vesicles or blisters on; blister.
- wainscoted — Alternative spelling of wainscotted.
- xenocrates — 396–314 b.c, Greek philosopher.