11-letter words containing c, a, s, k, e
- prick-tease — a woman who is sexually provocative but refuses to engage in sexual activity
- quacksalver — a quack doctor.
- rickettsial — any member of the genus Rickettsia, comprising rod-shaped to coccoid microorganisms that resemble bacteria but can be as small as a large virus and reproduce only inside a living cell, parasitic in fleas, ticks, lice, and mites and transmitted by bite to vertebrate hosts, including humans, causing such severe diseases as typhus and Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
- rock steady — the style of vocalized Jamaican popular music that succeeded ska and preceded reggae in the 1960s, influenced by American soul music and having a more upbeat tempo with emphasis on electric bass and guitar rather than on horns.
- saarbrucken — a state in W Germany, in the Saar River valley. 991 sq. mi. (2569 sq. km). Capital: Saarbrücken.
- saddle back — any of various animals having markings on the back that resemble a saddle, as a male harp seal.
- safecracker — a person who breaks open safes to rob them.
- safety lock — a lock designed to prevent picking.
- sales check — sales slip.
- sales clerk — shop assistant
- saltchucker — a saltwater angler
- sauk centre — a town in central Minnesota: model for town in Sinclair Lewis's novel Main Street.
- scale maker — a person who makes scales for weighing
- schecklaton — a gilded leather used for embroidering jacks
- schmierkase — cottage cheese.
- seasickness — nausea and dizziness, sometimes accompanied by vomiting, resulting from the rocking or swaying motion of a vessel in which one is traveling at sea.
- seneca lake — a lake in W New York: one of the Finger Lakes. 35 miles (56 km) long.
- septic tank — a tank in which solid organic sewage is decomposed and purified by anaerobic bacteria.
- shacklebone — the wrist
- sharksucker — any of several remoras, as Echeneis naucrates, usually found attached to sharks.
- shcherbakov — a former name (1946–57) of Andropov.
- sheep track — a pathway made by and used by sheep, often in rocky or mountainous terrain, and sometimes followed by hikers
- shellacking — lac that has been purified and formed into thin sheets, used for making varnish.
- sherlockian — pertaining to or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, known for his skill in solving mysteries through deductive reasoning.
- shirtjacket — a jacket styled like a shirt
- shockheaded — having a shock or thick mass of hair on the head.
- sidetracked — any railroad track, other than a siding, auxiliary to the main track.
- simnel cake — any of several kinds of rich fruitcake covered with almond paste.
- 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.
- skeptically — inclined to skepticism; having an attitude of doubt: a skeptical young woman who will question whatever you say.
- skin cancer — melanoma: malignant tumour
- skin-search — strip-search.
- skip tracer — an investigator whose job is to locate missing persons, especially debtors.
- slack water — a period when a body of water is between tides.
- slack-baked — improperly baked.
- slack-jawed — having the mouth open, especially as an indication of astonishment, bewilderment, etc.
- slacken off — If something slackens off, it becomes slower, less active, or less intense.
- slate black — a slightly purplish black.
- smart aleck — an obnoxiously conceited person.
- smokechaser — a person who fights forest fires, especially one with lightweight equipment.
- snack table — a small portable folding table used for an individual serving.
- snake dance — a ceremonial dance, performed by the priests of the American Hopi Indians, in which live snakes are held in the mouth
- snake fence — a fence, zigzag in plan, made of rails resting across one another at an angle.
- snake juice — any strong alcoholic drink, esp when home-made
- snake-dance — to perform a snake dance.
- snapperback — the center on the offensive team.
- sockdolager — something unusually large, heavy, etc.
- spacewalker — a person who manoeuvres in space while outside but attached to a spacecraft
- spatterdock — any of various water lilies of the genus Nuphar, having globular yellow flowers and growing in lakes or sluggish streams, especially N. advena, of the eastern U.S.
- speechmaker — a person who delivers speeches.