10-letter words containing a, s, h, c, o
- schizocarp — a dry, dehiscent fruit that at maturity splits into two or more one-seeded carpels.
- schizogamy — reproduction characterized by division of the organism into sexual and asexual parts, as in certain polychaetes.
- schizoidal — relating to a person with a schizoid personality disorder
- schnozzola — a nose, especially one of unusually large size.
- scholastic — of or relating to schools, scholars, or education: scholastic attainments.
- schongauer — Martin [mahr-tn;; German mahr-teen] /ˈmɑr tn;; German ˈmɑr tin/ (Show IPA), c1430–91, German engraver and painter.
- school age — the age set by law for children to start school attendance.
- school day — any day on which school is conducted.
- schooldays — school-age period
- schooligan — a person of school age who engages in acts of public disorder
- schoolmaid — a schoolgirl
- schoolmarm — a female schoolteacher, especially of the old-time country school type, popularly held to be strict and priggish.
- schoolmate — a companion or associate at school.
- schoolward — towards or in the direction of school
- schoolyard — a playground or sports field near a school.
- schwarzlot — a type of black decoration on German glassware and ceramics that was popular in the 17th and 18th centuries
- scrollhead — billethead.
- scyphozoan — any coelenterate of the class Scyphozoa, comprising the true marine jellyfishes.
- 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.
- search dog — a dog trained to assist rescue workers in finding people buried under rubble by detection by smell
- search out — hunt for, seek
- secondhand — not directly known or experienced; obtained from others or from books: Most of our knowledge is secondhand.
- semaphoric — an apparatus for conveying information by means of visual signals, as a light whose position may be changed.
- shackleton — Sir Ernest Henry, 1874–1922, English explorer of the Antarctic.
- shadowcast — to enhance (a microscope image) by exposing it to a stream of a vapour of a heavy metal in order to create a shadow
- shellycoat — a mythical creature dressed in shells who haunts rivers and streams
- shock wave — a region of abrupt change of pressure and density moving as a wave front at or above the velocity of sound, caused by an intense explosion or supersonic flow over a body.
- shockstall — the loss of lift and increase of drag experienced by transonic aircraft when strong shock waves on the wings cause the airflow to separate from the wing surfaces
- shoe cream — cream for polishing shoes
- shopaholic — a frequent shopper, especially one who is unable to control his or her spending.
- shore crab — any of numerous crabs that live along the shoreline between the tidemarks, as Hemigrapsus nudus (purple shore crab) of the Pacific coast of North America.
- show-place — an estate, mansion, or the like, usually open to the public, renowned for its beauty, excellent design and workmanship, historical interest, etc.
- showcasing — a glass case for the display and protection of articles in shops, museums, etc.
- shower cap — a plastic cap worn in the shower to keep the hair dry
- shylockian — a relentless and revengeful moneylender in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.
- slouch hat — a soft hat often made of felt and having a supple, usually broad brim.
- slow coach — a slowpoke.
- slow march — a march in slow time
- slow match — a slow-burning match or fuse, often consisting of a rope or cord soaked in a solution of saltpeter.
- small chop — cocktail snacks
- so much as — in the way or manner indicated, described, or implied: Do it so.
- sociopathy — a person with a psychopathic personality whose behavior is antisocial, often criminal, and who lacks a sense of moral responsibility or social conscience.
- sophoclean — 495?–406? b.c, Greek dramatist.
- soul patch — a small patch of facial hair below the centre of the lower lip and above the chin
- space shoe — a custom shoe molded to the contours of the wearer's foot
- space shot — the launch of a spacecraft and its subsequent flight in space
- spatchcock — a fowl that has been dressed and split open for grilling.
- splanchno- — the viscera
- stagecoach — a horse-drawn coach that formerly traveled regularly over a fixed route with passengers, parcels, etc.
- stanchions — an upright bar, beam, post, or support, as in a window, stall, ship, etc.