10-letter words containing c, a, p, s, o
- scalloping — any of the bivalve mollusks of the genus Argopecten (Pecten) and related genera that swim by rapidly clapping the fluted shell valves together.
- scallopini — scallops, especially of veal, flattened by pounding and usually dredged in flour or breadcrumbs and sautéed quickly: scaloppine alla Marsala.
- scaloppine — scallops, especially of veal, flattened by pounding and usually dredged in flour or breadcrumbs and sautéed quickly: scaloppine alla Marsala.
- scalp lock — a long lock or tuft of hair left on the shorn scalp by some North American Indian men.
- scapa flow — an area of water off the N coast of Scotland, in the Orkney Islands: British naval base; German warships scuttled 1919.
- scatophagy — the act of eating dung or excrement
- scatoscopy — examination of the feces for diagnostic purposes.
- schafskopf — sheepshead (def 4).
- schizocarp — a dry, dehiscent fruit that at maturity splits into two or more one-seeded carpels.
- scorpaenid — belonging or pertaining to the Scorpaenidae, a family of marine fishes with spiny fins, including the rockfishes, scorpionfishes, and lionfishes.
- scout camp — organized outdoor activity for boys
- scrap iron — old iron to be remelted or reworked.
- scrapegood — a stingy person; a miser
- scriptoria — a room, as in a monastery, library, or other institution, where manuscripts are stored, read, or copied.
- scyphozoan — any coelenterate of the class Scyphozoa, comprising the true marine jellyfishes.
- semaphoric — an apparatus for conveying information by means of visual signals, as a light whose position may be changed.
- shopaholic — a frequent shopper, especially one who is unable to control his or her spending.
- show-place — an estate, mansion, or the like, usually open to the public, renowned for its beauty, excellent design and workmanship, historical interest, etc.
- shower cap — a plastic cap worn in the shower to keep the hair dry
- slip a cog — (not in technical use) a gear tooth, formerly especially one of hardwood or metal, fitted into a slot in a gearwheel of less durable material.
- small chop — cocktail snacks
- snowcapped — topped with snow: the snowcapped Alps.
- sociopathy — a person with a psychopathic personality whose behavior is antisocial, often criminal, and who lacks a sense of moral responsibility or social conscience.
- someplaces — somewhere
- 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
- soundscape — the component sounds of an environment.
- 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
- spaceborne — moving in orbit around the earth: a spaceborne surveillance system.
- spaced out — dazed or stupefied because of the influence of narcotic drugs.
- spaced-out — dazed or stupefied because of the influence of narcotic drugs.
- spacewoman — a woman astronaut.
- spadiceous — Botany. of the nature of a spadix. bearing a spadix.
- spark coil — a coil of many turns of insulated wire on an iron core, used for producing sparks.
- spatchcock — a fowl that has been dressed and split open for grilling.
- spec ratio — (benchmark) Results for each individual benchmark of the SPEC benchmark suites, for example CINT92 and CFP92, expressed as the ratio of the wall clock time to execute one single copy of the benchmark, compared to a fixed "SPEC reference time", which was chosen early-on as the execution time on a VAX 11/780. See also SPEC rate.
- speciation — the formation of new species as a result of geographic, physiological, anatomical, or behavioral factors that prevent previously interbreeding populations from breeding with each other.
- speculator — a person who is engaged in commercial or financial speculation.
- spinaceous — pertaining to or of the nature of spinach; belonging to the amaranth family of plants.
- splanchno- — the viscera
- spodomancy — divination by studying ashes
- spondaical — composed of spondees
- spongecake — sweet cake of eggs and flour
- spoon back — a back of a chair or the like, having a splat curved outward at the bottom.
- sporadical — (of similar things or occurrences) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional: sporadic renewals of enthusiasm.
- spore case — the case or sac in which spores are produced.
- sporicidal — a substance or preparation for killing spores.
- sport coat — A sport coat is a man's jacket. It is worn on informal occasions with pants of a different material.
- sports cap — a hat designed for sports or to look sporty