10-letter words containing c, a, r, s, e
- sacerdotal — of priests; priestly.
- sack dress — a loose, unbelted dress that hangs straight from the shoulder to the hemline.
- sacralized — to make sacred; imbue with sacred character, especially through ritualized devotion: a society that sacralized science.
- sacramento — a state in the W United States, on the Pacific coast. 158,693 sq. mi. (411,015 sq. km). Capital: Sacramento. Abbreviation: CA (for use with zip code), Cal., Calif.
- sacred cow — an individual, organization, institution, etc., considered to be exempt from criticism or questioning.
- sacredness — devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated.
- sacrificed — the offering of animal, plant, or human life or of some material possession to a deity, as in propitiation or homage.
- sacrificer — the offering of animal, plant, or human life or of some material possession to a deity, as in propitiation or homage.
- safety car — life car.
- sale price — discounted cost
- salesclerk — a person who sells goods in a store.
- saltcellar — a shaker or dish for salt.
- samothrace — a Greek island in the NE Aegean.
- sanctifier — to make holy; set apart as sacred; consecrate.
- sand perch — squirrelfish.
- sandsucker — the flatfish Platessa limandoides
- saprogenic — producing putrefaction or decay, as certain bacteria.
- sarcodines — belonging or pertaining to the protist phylum Sarcodina, comprising protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopodia.
- sarcolemma — the membranous sheath of a muscle fiber.
- sarcopenia — reduction in muscle tissue as a result of ageing
- sarcophile — a flesh-eating animal, especially the Tasmanian devil.
- sarracenia — any American pitcher plant of the genus Sarracenia, having single nodding flowers and leaves modified as pitchers that trap and digest insects: family Sarraceniaceae
- saucerlike — resembling a saucer
- scaldberry — the bramble or blackberry, Rubus fruticosus
- scaleboard — a very thin board, as for the back of a picture.
- scampering — to run or go hastily or quickly.
- scanderbeg — (George Castriota) 1403?–68, Albanian chief and revolutionary leader.
- scapegrace — a complete rogue or rascal; a habitually unscrupulous person; scamp.
- scar-faced — with a face marked by a scar or scars.
- scarabaeid — belonging or pertaining to the Scarabaeidae, a family of lamellicorn beetles, including the scarabs, dung beetles, June bugs, and cockchafers.
- scarabaeus — scarab (defs 2, 3).
- scarcement — a footing or ledge formed by a setoff in a wall.
- scare away — frighten off sb, sth
- scattergun — A scattergun is a gun that fires a lot of small metal balls at the same time.
- scattering — distributed or occurring here and there at irregular intervals; scattered.
- scaturient — gushing; overflowing.
- scavengers — an animal or other organism that feeds on dead organic matter.
- scent-mark — to deposit a scent mark; mark.
- schaerbeek — a city in central Belgium, near Brussels.
- scharwenka — (Ludwig) Philipp [loot-vikh fee-lip] /ˈlut vɪx ˈfi lɪp/ (Show IPA), 1847–1917, German composer.
- schefflera — any of various tropical trees or shrubs belonging to the genus Schefflera, of the ginseng family, having glossy, palmately compound leaves and often cultivated as a houseplant.
- scherzando — (a musical direction) playful; sportive.
- schongauer — Martin [mahr-tn;; German mahr-teen] /ˈmɑr tn;; German ˈmɑr tin/ (Show IPA), c1430–91, German engraver and painter.
- schumacher — Ernst Friedrich (ɛrnst ˈfriːdrɪç). 1911–77, British economist, born in Germany. He is best known for his book Small is Beautiful (1973)
- sclerotial — a vegetative, resting food-storage body in certain higher fungi, composed of a compact mass of hardened mycelia.
- score card — sport: card for recording results
- score draw — A score draw is the result of a football match in which both teams score at least one goal, and they score the same number of goals.
- scoreboard — a large, usually rectangular board in a ballpark, sports arena, or the like, that shows the score of a contest and often other relevant facts and figures, as the count of balls and strikes on a baseball batter.
- scorpaenid — belonging or pertaining to the Scorpaenidae, a family of marine fishes with spiny fins, including the rockfishes, scorpionfishes, and lionfishes.
- scorzonera — a plant of the modern genus Scorzonera, esp S. Hispanica or black salsify, cultivated in Europe for its root which is used as a vegetable