10-letter words containing a, l, s, c
- salvifical — saving
- san carlos — a city in W California, S of San Francisco.
- sand colic — a form of colic caused by the ingestion of sand or eating sand-contaminated feeds and subsequent collection of sand in the gastrointestinal tract
- sand lance — any slender marine fish of the family Ammodytidae that burrows into the sand.
- sandcastle — a small castlelike structure made of wet sand, as by children at a beach.
- sanmicheli — Michele [mee-ke-le] /miˈkɛ lɛ/ (Show IPA), 1484–1559, Italian architect and military engineer.
- sao carlos — a city in São Paulo state, SE Brazil.
- sarcocolla — a Persian medicinal gum
- sarcolemma — the membranous sheath of a muscle fiber.
- sarcophile — a flesh-eating animal, especially the Tasmanian devil.
- sarcoplasm — the cytoplasm of a striated muscle fiber.
- sarcosomal — relating to a sarcosome
- satchelful — the amount a satchel will hold
- satellitic — relating to a satellite or smaller planet that revolves around a larger planet
- saucerlike — resembling a saucer
- saxicoline — living or growing among rocks.
- saxicolous — living or growing among rocks.
- scaffolded — a temporary structure for holding workers and materials during the erection, repair, or decoration of a building.
- scaldberry — the bramble or blackberry, Rubus fruticosus
- scale back — a reduction in size, quantity, or activity according to a fixed scale or proportion: a scaledown of military expenditures.
- scale down — a succession or progression of steps or degrees; graduated series: the scale of taxation; the social scale.
- scale leaf — a scalelike leaf, as a bud scale or certain bracts.
- scale moss — any thalloid liverwort.
- scale-back — a reduction in size, quantity, or activity according to a fixed scale or proportion: a scaledown of military expenditures.
- scaleboard — a very thin board, as for the back of a picture.
- scalloping — any of the bivalve mollusks of the genus Argopecten (Pecten) and related genera that swim by rapidly clapping the fluted shell valves together.
- scallopini — scallops, especially of veal, flattened by pounding and usually dredged in flour or breadcrumbs and sautéed quickly: scaloppine alla Marsala.
- scaloppine — scallops, especially of veal, flattened by pounding and usually dredged in flour or breadcrumbs and sautéed quickly: scaloppine alla Marsala.
- scalp lock — a long lock or tuft of hair left on the shorn scalp by some North American Indian men.
- scampishly — in a scampish manner
- scandaling — a disgraceful or discreditable action, circumstance, etc.
- scandalise — to shock or horrify by something considered immoral or improper.
- scandalize — to shock or horrify by something considered immoral or improper.
- scandalous — disgraceful; shameful or shocking; improper: scandalous behavior in public.
- scansorial — capable of or adapted for climbing, as the feet of certain birds, lizards, etc.
- scantlings — a timber of relatively slight width and thickness, as a stud or rafter in a house frame.
- scapa flow — an area of water off the N coast of Scotland, in the Orkney Islands: British naval base; German warships scuttled 1919.
- scapewheel — escape wheel.
- scapulated — (of a raven) with white feathers across the scapular region
- scarlatina — scarlet fever.
- scatheless — to attack with severe criticism.
- scenically — of or relating to natural scenery.
- schalstein — a slate-like rock formed by shearing basaltic or andesitic tuff or lava
- schefflera — any of various tropical trees or shrubs belonging to the genus Schefflera, of the ginseng family, having glossy, palmately compound leaves and often cultivated as a houseplant.
- schizoidal — relating to a person with a schizoid personality disorder
- schliemann — Heinrich [hahyn-rikh] /ˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1822–90, German archaeologist: excavated ancient cities of Troy and Mycenae.
- schlimazel — an inept, bungling person who suffers from unremitting bad luck.
- schnozzola — a nose, especially one of unusually large size.
- scholastic — of or relating to schools, scholars, or education: scholastic attainments.
- school age — the age set by law for children to start school attendance.