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11-letter words containing c, a, s, e, g

  • side-glance — a glance directed to the side; an oblique or sideways look: a side-glance of displeasure at her interrupter.
  • significate — something signified
  • singletrack — (of a railroad or section of a railroad's route) having but one set of tracks, so that trains going in opposite directions must be scheduled to meet only at points where there are sidings.
  • slag cement — a cement composed of about 80 percent granulated slag and about 20 percent hydrated lime.
  • sockdolager — something unusually large, heavy, etc.
  • somatogenic — developing from somatic cells.
  • space group — a set of symmetry elements that brings a periodic arrangement of points on a Bravais space lattice to its original position.
  • space stage — a stage set, often limited to an arrangement of ramps and platforms, in which actors and set pieces are spotlighted against the bare background of a dark or black cyclorama.
  • spacefaring — space travel
  • spaceflight — the flying of manned or unmanned spacecraft into or in outer space.
  • specialogue — a mail-order catalogue aimed at a specific group of customers
  • spectrogram — a representation or photograph of a spectrum.
  • speculating — to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
  • sponge cake — a light, sweet cake made with a comparatively large proportion of eggs but no shortening.
  • stage brace — a brace for supporting upright pieces of theatrical scenery.
  • stage screw — a large, tapered screw fitted with a handle, used to secure braces for scenery to the floor of a stage.
  • stagestruck — obsessed with the desire to become an actor or actress.
  • steatopygic — extreme accumulation of fat on and about the buttocks, especially of women.
  • step change — A step change is a sudden or major change in the way that something happens or the way that someone behaves.
  • stepdancing — a dance emphasizing footwork or certain steps instead of other bodily gestures or movement
  • strategical — pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of strategy: strategic movements.
  • subcategory — a subordinate category or a division of a category.
  • sugar-cured — (especially of ham or bacon) cured in a mixture of sugar, salt, and sodium nitrate or sodium nitrite.
  • sugarcoated — to cover with sugar: to sugarcoat a pill.
  • superagency — a very large agency, especially a large government agency that oversees smaller ones.
  • supercharge — to charge with an abundant or excessive amount, as of energy, emotion, or tension.
  • swage block — an iron block containing holes and grooves of various sizes, used for heading bolts and shaping objects not easily worked on an anvil.
  • swing space — a temporary working environment, used esp while renovations are being carried out
  • transecting — to cut across; dissect transversely.
  • transgenics — (used with a singular verb) the branch of biology concerned with the transfer of genes to other species.
  • typecasting — the practice of casting an actor repeatedly in the same kind of role, esp because of his or physical appearance or previous success in such roles
  • unceasingly — not ceasing or stopping; continuous: an unceasing flow of criticism.
  • unstrategic — pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of strategy: strategic movements.
  • wages clerk — a worker in an office who calculates staff wages
  • west-facing — orientated towards the west
  • xeriscaping — environmental design of residential and park land using various methods for minimizing the need for water use.
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