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10-letter words containing a, c, s, e, o

  • sophoclean — 495?–406? b.c, Greek dramatist.
  • soundscape — the component sounds of an environment.
  • sour cream — cream soured by the lactic acid produced by a ferment.
  • sour-faced — bad-tempered and unfriendly
  • space shoe — a custom shoe molded to the contours of the wearer's foot
  • space shot — the launch of a spacecraft and its subsequent flight in space
  • spaceborne — moving in orbit around the earth: a spaceborne surveillance system.
  • spaced out — dazed or stupefied because of the influence of narcotic drugs.
  • spaced-out — dazed or stupefied because of the influence of narcotic drugs.
  • spacewoman — a woman astronaut.
  • spadiceous — Botany. of the nature of a spadix. bearing a spadix.
  • spec ratio — (benchmark)   Results for each individual benchmark of the SPEC benchmark suites, for example CINT92 and CFP92, expressed as the ratio of the wall clock time to execute one single copy of the benchmark, compared to a fixed "SPEC reference time", which was chosen early-on as the execution time on a VAX 11/780. See also SPEC rate.
  • 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.
  • speculator — a person who is engaged in commercial or financial speculation.
  • spinaceous — pertaining to or of the nature of spinach; belonging to the amaranth family of plants.
  • spongecake — sweet cake of eggs and flour
  • spore case — the case or sac in which spores are produced.
  • stagecoach — a horse-drawn coach that formerly traveled regularly over a fixed route with passengers, parcels, etc.
  • statoscope — an aneroid barometer for registering minute variations of atmospheric pressure.
  • steam coal — coal with relatively high sulfur content, suited for generating steam but not for coking.
  • steatocele — a fatty tumour located in the scrotum
  • stenopaeic — pertaining to or containing a narrow slit or minute opening: a stenopeic device to aid vision after eye surgery.
  • stercorary — a weatherproof place where dung is stored
  • stercorate — dung or faecal matter
  • stereocard — a card showing two stereoscopic pictures
  • 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.
  • store card — a token bearing the name of a business, often exchangeable for a particular item.
  • stove coal — anthracite coal in sizes ranging from 1 5/8 to 2 7/16 (about 4 to 6 cm), intermediate between egg coal and chestnut coal.
  • subcordate — almost heart-shaped
  • suboceanic — occurring or existing below the floor of the ocean: suboceanic oil.
  • succorance — the act of seeking out affectionate care and social support.
  • supercargo — a merchant-ship officer who is in charge of the cargo and the commercial concerns of the voyage.
  • supermacho — extremely macho
  • sweat sock — one of a pair of socks made of thick, absorbent cotton, wool, or other material and worn during exercise, sports, leisure activity, etc.
  • 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.
  • take stock — a supply of goods kept on hand for sale to customers by a merchant, distributor, manufacturer, etc.; inventory.
  • task force — Navy, Military. a temporary grouping of units under one commander, formed for the purpose of carrying out a specific operation or mission.
  • teichopsia — a temporary visual impairment associated with migraine
  • tesla coil — an air-core transformer used to produce high voltages of high-frequency alternating currents.
  • testaceous — of, relating to, or derived from shells.
  • tiliaceous — belonging to the Tiliaceae, the linden family of plants.
  • tophaceous — a calcareous concretion formed in the soft tissue about a joint, in the pinna of the ear, etc., especially in gout; a gouty deposit.
  • tossicated — drunk or intoxicated; confused
  • touch base — make contact
  • track shoe — a light, heelless, usually leather shoe having either steel spikes for use outdoors on a cinder or dirt track, or a rubber sole for use indoors on a board floor.
  • transcoder — a technology, such as a software package, used to transfer data from one format to another
  • tricostate — having three ribs, costae, or raised lines.
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