10-letter words containing a, d, s, o
- secondhand — not directly known or experienced; obtained from others or from books: Most of our knowledge is secondhand.
- seed coral — coral fragments used for jewelry.
- semi-nomad — a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply.
- senna pods — the dried fruits of any of these plants, used as a cathartic and laxative
- shadow box — a shallow, rectangular frame fronted with a glass panel, used to show and at the same time protect items on display, as paintings, coins, or jewelry.
- shadow pin — a vertical pin set in an azimuth instrument or at the center of a compass card, indicating by the direction of its shadow the azimuth of the sun.
- shadow-box — a shallow, rectangular frame fronted with a glass panel, used to show and at the same time protect items on display, as paintings, coins, or jewelry.
- shadowcast — to enhance (a microscope image) by exposing it to a stream of a vapour of a heavy metal in order to create a shadow
- shadowland — a land or region of shadows, phantoms, unrealities, or uncertainties: the shadowland of imagination.
- shadowless — a dark figure or image cast on the ground or some surface by a body intercepting light.
- shadowlike — a dark figure or image cast on the ground or some surface by a body intercepting light.
- shake down — an act or instance of shaking, rocking, swaying, etc.
- shake-down — an act or instance of shaking, rocking, swaying, etc.
- shenandoah — a river flowing NE from N Virginia to the Potomac at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. About 200 miles (322 km) long.
- short head — a distance shorter than the length of a horse's head
- short-hand — a method of rapid handwriting using simple strokes, abbreviations, or symbols that designate letters, words, or phrases (distinguished from longhand).
- short-laid — hard-laid.
- shortboard — a type of surfboard that is shorter than standard
- shortbread — a butter cookie commonly made in thick, pie-shaped wheels or rolled and cut in fancy shapes.
- shovelhead — bonnethead.
- showerhead — a brief fall of rain or, sometimes, of hail or snow.
- sideboards — a piece of furniture, as in a dining room, often with shelves, drawers, etc., for holding articles of table service.
- sideration — sudden paralysis of a part of the body
- siderostat — a telescopic device for reflecting the light of a star in a constant direction, the chief component of which is a plane mirror turned by a clock mechanism to correct for the rotation of the earth.
- sinusoidal — Mathematics. of or relating to a sinusoid.
- sit around — be idle, lounge about
- skateboard — a device for riding upon, usually while standing, consisting of a short, oblong piece of wood, plastic, or aluminum mounted on large roller-skate wheels, used on smooth surfaces and requiring better balance of the rider than the ordinary roller skate does.
- slanderous — defamation; calumny: rumors full of slander.
- smack down — to humble or reprimand (someone who is overstepping bounds)
- smallsword — a light, tapering sword for thrusting, formerly used in fencing or dueling.
- smallworld — (legal) A trademark of Smallworldwide Plc..
- smash down — If you smash down a door, building, or other large heavy object, you hit it hard and break it until it falls on the ground.
- smear word — a slanderous, vilifying epithet.
- smokeboard — a board situated above a fireplace to prevent the emission of smoke into a room
- snapdragon — any plant belonging to the genus Antirrhinum, of the figwort family, especially A. majus, cultivated for its spikes of showy flowers, each having a corolla supposed to resemble the mouth of a dragon.
- snow board — a board serving as a snow guard.
- snowblades — a type of skis, about half the length of normal downhill skis and used without poles
- snowcapped — topped with snow: the snowcapped Alps.
- socialised — to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.
- socialized — to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.
- sociodrama — a method of group psychotherapy in which each patient assumes and dramatizes a variety of roles, usually focusing on problems and conflicts arising in group situations.
- soda bread — an Irish quick bread leavened with baking soda, usually made with buttermilk.
- soda niter — a white or transparent mineral, sodium nitrate, NaNO 3 , used chiefly as a fertilizer and in the manufacture of sulfuric and nitric acids and potassium nitrate.
- soda water — an effervescent beverage consisting of water charged with carbon dioxide.
- sodcasting — the practice of playing music through the speakers of a mobile phone in a public space
- sodertalje — a city in SE Sweden: suburb of Stockholm.
- soft-pedal — to use the soft pedal.
- softheaded — stupid or foolish
- sognafjord — a fjord in the Norwegian Sea in SW Norway: the longest in Norway. 126 miles (203 km) long and up to 4291 feet (1308 meters) deep.
- soi-disant — calling oneself thus; self-styled.