11-letter words containing a, n, s, e, r
- snail fever — schistosomiasis.
- snailflower — a tropical vine, Vigna caracalla, of the legume family, having fragrant, yellowish or purplish flowers, a segment of which is shaped like a snail's shell.
- snake river — a river flowing from NW Wyoming through S Idaho into the Columbia River in SE Washington: Shoshone Falls. 1038 miles (1670 km) long.
- snap course — an academic course that can be passed with a minimum of effort.
- snapperback — the center on the offensive team.
- snapshooter — an amateur photographer, especially one who takes snapshots with a simple camera.
- sneezeguard — a plastic or glass shield overhanging a salad bar, buffet, or the like to protect the food from contamination.
- snow banner — snow being blown off a mountaintop.
- solar panel — a bank of solar cells.
- soldier ant — a type of ant that has a disproportionately large head
- soluble rna — a small RNA molecule, consisting of a strand of nucleotides folded into a clover-leaf shape, that picks up an unattached amino acid within the cell cytoplasm and conveys it to the ribosome for protein synthesis. Abbreviation: tRNA.
- sonderclass — a special class of small racing yachts, restricted as to size, sail area, cost, etc.
- sonographer — a diagnostic technician who operates a sonograph
- sour orange — a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
- southlander — a person from the south
- spacefaring — space travel
- spermatoxin — a substance toxic to spermatozoa.
- spinsterial — relating to a spinster
- spinsterian — relating to a spinster
- spiny-rayed — spiny-finned.
- spoon bread — Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a baked dish made with cornmeal, milk, eggs, and shortening, served as an accompaniment to meat.
- spreadingly — in a spreading manner
- spring rate — The spring rate is a measurement of the amount of force needed to compress a spring a particular distance.
- springwater — water from a spring
- square inch — a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one inch on each side; 6.452 square centimeters. 2 , sq. in. Abbreviation: in.
- square knot — a common knot in which the ends come out alongside of the standing parts.
- squarsonage — the residence of a squarson
- st. andrews — a seaport in the Fife region, in E Scotland: resort; golf courses.
- st. bernard — St. Bernard (def 3).
- st. laurent — Louis Stephen [lwee ste-fen] /lwi stɛˈfɛn/ (Show IPA), 1882–1973, prime minister of Canada 1948–57.
- st. nazaire — a seaport in W France, on the Loire estuary.
- st.-germain — St.-Germain-en-Laye.
- st.-leonard — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada: suburb of Montreal.
- staff nurse — nurse who works on a ward
- stan laurel — Stan (Arthur Stanley Jefferson) 1890–1965, U.S. motion-picture actor and comedian, born in England.
- standardise — to bring to or make of an established standard size, weight, quality, strength, or the like: to standardize manufactured parts.
- standardize — to bring to or make of an established standard size, weight, quality, strength, or the like: to standardize manufactured parts.
- standpatter — a person who refuses to consider or accept change.
- starchiness — of, relating to, or of the nature of starch.
- stark naked — Someone who is stark naked is completely naked.
- stark-naked — absolutely naked.
- startlement — to disturb or agitate suddenly as by surprise or alarm.
- stationer's — a shop which sells stationery
- steam organ — calliope (def 1).
- steam train — a locomotive powered by steam
- stearoptene — the oxygenated solid part of an essential oil (opposed to eleoptene).
- steganogram — a coded message
- stem canker — a disease of plants characterized by cankers on the stems and twigs and caused by any of several fungi.
- stench trap — a trap in a sewer that by means of a water seal prevents the upward passage of foul-smelling gases
- stenocardia — angina pectoris, a contraction of the heart or its vessels due to a lack of oxygen, causing severe chest pain