11-letter words containing a, s, o, r, t
- 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
- senatorship — the office or position of a senator
- serbo-croat — Serbo-Croat is one of the languages spoken in the former Yugoslavia.
- serial port — A serial port on a computer is a place where you can connect the computer to a device such as a modem or a mouse.
- serotherapy — therapy by means of injections of a serum obtained especially from an immune animal.
- serrulation — serrulate condition or form.
- servanthood — the condition of being a servant
- servitorial — of or pertaining to a servitor
- set forward — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- shameworthy — deserving shame; denoting something a person ought to be ashamed of
- shoot craps — to play this game
- shootaround — an informal match or practice session
- short hairs — pubic hair.
- short-dated — (of a gilt-edged security) having less than five years to run before redemption
- short-range — having a limited extent, as in distance or time: a short-range shot; a short-range plan.
- shortchange — to give less than the correct change to.
- shorthaired — (of an animal) having hair that is short and lies close to the body.
- signatories — having signed, or joined in signing, a document: the signatory powers to a treaty.
- sir anthony — Sir Anthony, Van Dyck, Sir Anthony.
- slant board — a tiltable board that allows a person to lie with the feet higher than the head while doing exercises.
- slant front — a flap of a desk, sloping upward and inward to close the desk, and opening forward and downward to a horizontal position as a writing surface: a form of fall front.
- slot aerial — a transmitting aerial in which the radiating elements are open slots in a surrounding metal sheet
- slot racing — the activity of racing slot cars.
- smart money — money invested or wagered by experienced investors or bettors.
- smart phone — a device that combines a cell phone with a handheld computer, typically offering Internet access, data storage, email capability, etc.
- smoke-eater — a firefighter.
- snapshooter — an amateur photographer, especially one who takes snapshots with a simple camera.
- soft sawder — flattery; compliments
- soft target — sth easy to hit
- soft x-rays — a type of x-ray that has its wavelength between 20 and 200 angstroms
- soft-soaper — a person who flatters or cajoles, especially for reasons of self-interest or personal advantage: a soft-soaper specializing in rich, elderly women.
- softhearted — very sympathetic or responsive; generous in spirit: a soft-hearted judge.
- software ag — (company) A German software engineering company that started with the ADABAS database. Natural is their 4GL development environment, EntireX is their DCOM for Unix and IBM. BOLERO, is an object-oriented development environment and application server specially made for Electronic Business applications. Mailing-list: <[email protected]>.
- solar month — month (def 4).
- solar still — an apparatus that uses solar radiation to distill salt or brackish water to produce drinkable water.
- solar-month — Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
- solar-storm — a temporary disturbance of the earth's magnetic field, induced by radiation and streams of charged particles from the sun.
- solarimeter — an instrument for measuring solar radiation.
- soldier ant — a type of ant that has a disproportionately large head
- sole trader — feme-sole trader.
- sonata form — a musical form comprising an exposition, in which the main theme or themes are stated, a development section, a recapitulation of the material in the exposition, and, usually, a coda.
- sorbability — the ability of something to absorb
- sore throat — a painful or sensitive condition of the throat exaggerated by swallowing or talking, usually caused by bacteria or viruses; laryngitis; pharyngitis; tonsillitis.
- sorrel salt — potassium binoxalate.
- sothic year — the fixed year of the ancient Egyptians, determined by the heliacal rising of Sirius, and equivalent to 365 days.
- south korea — a country in E Asia: formed 1948 after the division of the former country of Korea at 38° N. 36,600 sq. mi. (94,795 sq. km). Capital: Seoul. Compare Korea.
- southeaster — a wind or storm from the southeast.
- southlander — a person from the south
- southwardly — toward the south