10-letter words containing a, e, r, o, s, c
- polycrates — died 522? b.c, Greek tyrant of Samos.
- porraceous — resembling a leek, esp in colour
- precarious — dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood.
- predacious — predatory; rapacious.
- processual — a systematic series of actions directed to some end: to devise a process for homogenizing milk.
- pseudocarp — accessory fruit.
- quebrachos — Plural form of quebracho.
- race-horse — a horse bred or kept for racing, especially in flat races or steeplechases.
- racecourse — racetrack.
- racehorses — Plural form of racehorse.
- rackabones — 'a rack of bones', a metaphor for a person or animal that is very thin or emaciated
- raconteurs — Plural form of raconteur.
- raconteuse — a woman who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly.
- radarscope — the viewing screen of radar equipment.
- radiculose — having small roots or rhizoids
- radioscope — an instrument, such as a fluoroscope, capable of detecting radiant energy
- reaccustom — to familiarize by custom or use; habituate: to accustom oneself to cold weather.
- reclosable — capable of being closed again easily or tightly after opening: a reclosable box of crackers.
- recusation — the act of recusing a judge
- reforecast — to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.
- rheostatic — an adjustable resistor so constructed that its resistance may be changed without opening the circuit in which it is connected, thereby controlling the current in the circuit.
- rock snake — any large Australasian python of the genus Liasis
- roof space — the attic space inside a roof
- root cause — origin
- rubiaceous — belonging to the Rubiaceae, the madder family of plants.
- saccharose — sucrose.
- sacerdotal — of priests; priestly.
- 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.
- sacred cow — an individual, organization, institution, etc., considered to be exempt from criticism or questioning.
- samothrace — a Greek island in the NE Aegean.
- 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.
- sarcolemma — the membranous sheath of a muscle fiber.
- sarcopenia — reduction in muscle tissue as a result of ageing
- sarcophile — a flesh-eating animal, especially the Tasmanian devil.
- scaleboard — a very thin board, as for the back of a picture.
- 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.
- sclerotial — a vegetative, resting food-storage body in certain higher fungi, composed of a compact mass of hardened mycelia.
- score card — sport: card for recording results
- score draw — A score draw is the result of a football match in which both teams score at least one goal, and they score the same number of goals.
- scoreboard — a large, usually rectangular board in a ballpark, sports arena, or the like, that shows the score of a contest and often other relevant facts and figures, as the count of balls and strikes on a baseball batter.
- 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
- scrapegood — a stingy person; a miser
- scrollable — able to be scrolled
- scrollhead — billethead.
- 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.
- sea rocket — any of several plants of the related genus Cakile, esp C. maritima, which grow along the seashores of Europe and North America and have mauve, pink, or white flowers
- search dog — a dog trained to assist rescue workers in finding people buried under rubble by detection by smell