11-letter words containing a, l, c, e, s
- secondarily — next after the first in order, place, time, etc.
- secretarial — noting, of, or pertaining to a secretary or a secretary's skills and work: a secretarial school.
- secretional — of or relating to secretion
- secularized — to make secular; separate from religious or spiritual connection or influences; make worldly or unspiritual; imbue with secularism.
- selectorate — a body of people responsible for making a selection, esp members of a political party who select candidates for an election
- selectorial — of or relating to selections or selectors
- self-access — In a school or college, a self-access centre is a place where students can choose and use books, tapes, or other materials.
- self-acting — acting by itself; automatic.
- self-caused — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
- semiplastic — imperfectly plastic; in a state between rigidity and plasticity.
- seneca lake — a lake in W New York: one of the Finger Lakes. 35 miles (56 km) long.
- serological — the science dealing with the immunological properties and actions of serum.
- serviceable — capable of or being of service; useful.
- shacklebone — the wrist
- shade cloth — a covering made of cloth or plastic, especially one used to control the amount of sunlight to which plants are exposed.
- shelf space — amount of room on shelves
- shellacking — lac that has been purified and formed into thin sheets, used for making varnish.
- sherlockian — pertaining to or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, known for his skill in solving mysteries through deductive reasoning.
- side glance — a look sideways at someone or something
- side-glance — a glance directed to the side; an oblique or sideways look: a side-glance of displeasure at her interrupter.
- silverchair — Australian rock group (formed 1994): comprising Daniel Johns (born 1979; vocals, guitar), Ben Gillies (born 1979, drums) and Chris Joannou (born 1979, bass guitar); their albums include Frogstomp (1995) and Young Modern (2007)
- simnel cake — any of several kinds of rich fruitcake covered with almond paste.
- singletrack — (of a railroad or section of a railroad's route) having but one set of tracks, so that trains going in opposite directions must be scheduled to meet only at points where there are sidings.
- sir michael — Sir Michael (Kemp) 1905–98, British composer.
- skeptically — inclined to skepticism; having an attitude of doubt: a skeptical young woman who will question whatever you say.
- slack water — a period when a body of water is between tides.
- slack-baked — improperly baked.
- slack-jawed — having the mouth open, especially as an indication of astonishment, bewilderment, etc.
- slacken off — If something slackens off, it becomes slower, less active, or less intense.
- slag cement — a cement composed of about 80 percent granulated slag and about 20 percent hydrated lime.
- slate black — a slightly purplish black.
- slave coast — the coast of W equatorial Africa, between the Benin and Volta rivers: a center of slavery traffic 16th–19th centuries.
- small-scale — of limited extent; of small scope: a small-scale enterprise.
- smart aleck — an obnoxiously conceited person.
- smiley face — a digital icon, a sequence of keyboard symbols, or a handwritten or printed equivalent, that serves to represent a facial expression, as :‐) for a smiling face or ;‐) for a winking face. Compare emoticon.
- snack table — a small portable folding table used for an individual serving.
- snail-paced — slow of pace or motion, like a snail; sluggish.
- social evil — prostitution.
- social life — leisure time spent with other people
- sociosexual — of or relating to relationships between persons that involve sexuality.
- sockdolager — something unusually large, heavy, etc.
- solanaceous — belonging to the Solanaceae, the nightshade family of plants.
- solar cells — a photovoltaic cell that converts sunlight directly into electricity.
- solar cycle — the variation of sunspots, prominences, flares, and other solar activity through an 11-year cycle.
- sonderclass — a special class of small racing yachts, restricted as to size, sail area, cost, etc.
- spaceflight — the flying of manned or unmanned spacecraft into or in outer space.
- spacewalker — a person who manoeuvres in space while outside but attached to a spacecraft
- special act — a legislative act that applies only to specific persons or to a specific area.
- specialised — to pursue some special line of study, work, etc.; have a specialty: The doctor specializes in gastroenterology.
- specialises — to pursue some special line of study, work, etc.; have a specialty: The doctor specializes in gastroenterology.