11-letter words containing b, e, o, s
- soap boiler — a manufacturer of soap
- soap bubble — a bubble of soapsuds.
- soap-bubble — a bubble of soapsuds.
- soft-boiled — to boil (an egg) just long enough for the yolk and white to partially solidify, usually three or four minutes.
- soil binder — a plant that prevents or inhibits erosion by providing a ground cover and forming a dense network of roots that hold the soil.
- 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.
- source book — an original writing, as a document, record, or diary, that supplies an authoritative basis for future writing, study, evaluation, etc.
- southbridge — a town in S Massachusetts.
- soybean oil — a pale-yellow oil derived from soybeans by expression or solvent extraction: used as a food and in the manufacture of soap, candles, inks, paints, varnishes, etc.
- space probe — Aerospace. an unmanned spacecraft designed to explore the solar system and transmit data back to earth.
- spin bowler — a bowler who specializes in bowling balls with a spinning motion
- splint bone — one of the rudimentary, splintlike metacarpal or metatarsal bones of the horse or some allied animal, one on each side of the back of each cannon bone.
- sponge bath — a bath in which the bather is cleaned by a wet sponge or washcloth dipped in water, without getting into a tub of water.
- 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.
- spouted bed — A spouted bed is a bed in which the particles are quite big, and contact only happens in an upward movement of fluid in the middle of the bed.
- squeeze-box — a concertina or accordion.
- stable door — a door with an upper and lower leaf that may be opened separately
- stench bomb — a small bomb made to emit a foul smell on exploding.
- stenobathic — of or relating to marine or freshwater life that can tolerate only limited changes in depth (opposed to eurybathic).
- step reebok — a set of aerobic exercises designed to improve the cardiovascular system, which consists of stepping on and off a special box of adjustable height
- stepbrother — one's stepfather's son or stepmother's son by a previous marriage.
- stereobatic — relating to or resembling a stereobate
- stereoblind — lacking the ability to see in three dimensions through both eyes
- sternotribe — (of a flower) having contact with the sternum of an insect
- stilbestrol — a nonsteroidal synthetic estrogen, C 18 H 20 O 2 , used in medicine chiefly in the treatment of menopausal symptoms and in animal feeds for chemical caponization: formerly used during pregnancy for the prevention of miscarriage but discontinued owing to its association with an increased risk of vaginal and cervical cancers in women having had fetal exposure. Abbreviation: DES.
- stobie pole — a steel and concrete pole for supporting electricity wires
- stockbroker — a broker, especially one employed by a member firm of a stock exchange, who buys and sells stocks and other securities for customers.
- stockjobber — a stock salesperson, especially one who sells or promotes worthless securities.
- stone broke — having no money whatsoever.
- stone-blind — completely blind.
- stone-broke — having no money whatsoever.
- stony-broke — completely without money; penniless
- store brand — an item offered for sale under a store's own label.
- stourbridge — an industrial town in W central England, in Dudley unitary authority, West Midlands. Pop: 55 480 (2001)
- strikebound — closed by a strike: a strikebound factory.
- stroboscope — a device for studying the motion of a body, especially a body in rapid revolution or vibration, by making the motion appear to slow down or stop, as by periodically illuminating the body or viewing it through widely spaced openings in a revolving disk.
- sub-economy — thrifty management; frugality in the expenditure or consumption of money, materials, etc.
- sub-project — something that is contemplated, devised, or planned; plan; scheme.
- sub-society — an organized group of persons associated together for religious, benevolent, cultural, scientific, political, patriotic, or other purposes.
- subarboreal — living or thriving under trees
- subcategory — a subordinate category or a division of a category.
- subchloride — a chloride containing a relatively small proportion of chlorine, as mercurous chloride.
- subdeaconry — the position or office of a subdeacon
- subdecision — a decision secondary to a main decision
- subdirector — an assistant or secondary director
- subeconomic — pertaining to the production, distribution, and use of income, wealth, and commodities.
- subemployed — of or relating to workers affected by subemployment
- subitaneous — sudden
- submolecule — a part of a molecule
- subnotebook — a laptop computer smaller and lighter than a notebook, typically weighing less than 5 pounds (2.3 kg).