11-letter words containing a, r, i, s, t
- saint clair — Arthur, 1736–1818, American Revolutionary War general, born in Scotland: 1st governor of the Northwest Territory, 1787–1802.
- saint croix — Also called Santa Cruz. a U.S. island in the N Lesser Antilles: the largest of the Virgin Islands. 82 sq. mi. (212 sq. km).
- salinometer — an instrument for measuring the amount of salt in a solution.
- saltatorial — pertaining to saltation.
- saltirewise — in the direction or manner of a saltire.
- sanctioneer — a person who advocates the imposition of sanctions
- sanctuarize — to give sanctuary to
- sand martin — the bank swallow.
- santa maria — (italics) the flagship used by Columbus when he made his first voyage of discovery to America in 1492.
- saprobiotic — saprobic
- sapropelite — a foul-smelling mud
- saprophytic — any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria.
- sarcastical — of, relating to, or characterized by sarcasm: a sarcastic reply.
- sarcocystis — a member of the species of parasite Sarcocystis
- sartorially — of or relating to tailors or their trade: sartorial workmanship.
- satinflower — a Californian plant, Clarkia amoena, of the evening primrose family, having cup-shaped pink or purplish flowers blotched with red.
- satirically — of, pertaining to, containing, or characterized by satire: satirical novels.
- satirizable — able to be satirized or ridiculed
- saturnalian — (sometimes used with a plural verb) the festival of Saturn, celebrated in December in ancient Rome as a time of unrestrained merrymaking.
- saturninity — sluggish in temperament; gloomy; taciturn.
- saussuritic — relating to, resembling, or having saussurite
- scar tissue — connective tissue that has contracted and become dense and fibrous.
- scarabaeist — a person who studies the beetle family Scarabaeidae
- scarf joint — a joint in which two timbers or other structural members are fitted together with long end laps of various forms and held in place with bolts, straps, keys, fishplates, etc., to resist tension or compression.
- scarlatinal — scarlet fever.
- scatter pin — a woman's small ornamental pin, usually worn with other similar pins on a dress, suit jacket, etc.
- scatterling — a person with no fixed home; a wanderer; a vagabond
- scissortail — Also called scissortailed flycatcher [siz-er-teyld] /ˈsɪz ərˌteɪld/ (Show IPA). a flycatcher, Muscivora forficatus, of the southern U.S., Mexico, and Central America, having a long, deeply forked tail.
- scratch hit — a batted ball, usually poorly hit, barely enabling the batter to reach base safely: a scratch hit off the end of the bat.
- scratch wig — a short wig, especially one that covers only part of the head.
- scriptorial — of or relating to a scriptorium
- scsi target — (hardware) A SCSI device that executes a command from a SCSI initiator to perform some task. Typically the target is a SCSI peripheral device but the host adapter can also be a target.
- searchlight — a device, usually consisting of a light and reflector, for throwing a beam of light in any direction.
- secretarial — noting, of, or pertaining to a secretary or a secretary's skills and work: a secretarial school.
- secretariat — the officials or office entrusted with administrative duties, maintaining records, and overseeing or performing secretarial duties, especially for an international organization: the secretariat of the United Nations.
- secretional — of or relating to secretion
- sedimentary — of, relating to, or of the nature of sediment.
- seditionary — of or relating to sedition; seditious.
- segregation — the act or practice of segregating; a setting apart or separation of people or things from others or from the main body or group: gender segregation in some fundamentalist religions.
- segregative — to separate or set apart from others or from the main body or group; isolate: to segregate exceptional children; to segregate hardened criminals.
- selectorial — of or relating to selections or selectors
- semi-mature — complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms: a mature rose bush.
- semiamateur — retaining amateur status but receiving prize money or support, as from a sponsor, to cover training expenses.
- seminatural — partly natural and partly cultivated
- semiprivate — having some degree of privacy but not fully private, as a hospital room with fewer beds than a ward.
- semitrailer — Also called semi. a detachable trailer for hauling freight, with wheels at the rear end, the forward end being supported by the rear of a truck tractor when attached. Compare full trailer.
- sempiternal — everlasting; eternal.
- senatorship — the office or position of a senator
- septemviral — of or relating to septemvirs or a septemvirate.
- septenarius — a verse consisting of seven feet, usually printed in two lines: used especially in Latin poems.