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13-letter words containing c, a, s, t, o

  • single combat — combat between two persons.
  • single-action — (of a firearm) requiring the cocking of the hammer before firing each shot: a single-action revolver.
  • sinistrocular — favoring the left eye, rather than the right, by habit or for effective vision (opposed to dextrocular).
  • skin reaction — an irritation or inflammation of the skin due to an allergy or infection, brought about by natural means or by a skin test.
  • slash fiction — a type or piece of fan fiction involving usually same-sex romantic relationships between fictional characters or famous people, whether or not the romances actually exist: Sherlock Holmes/Dr. Watson slash fiction. Also called slash.
  • social action — individual or group behavior that involves interaction with other individuals or groups, especially organized action toward social reform.
  • social credit — the doctrine that under capitalism there is an inadequate distribution of purchasing power, for which the remedy lies in governmental control of retail prices and the distribution of national dividends to consumers.
  • social market — an economic system in which industry and commerce are run by private enterprise within limits set by the government to ensure equality of opportunity and social and environmental responsibility
  • social misfit — a person who does not conform to others' views of what is normal or acceptable in society
  • socialization — a continuing process whereby an individual acquires a personal identity and learns the norms, values, behavior, and social skills appropriate to his or her social position.
  • sociocultural — of, relating to, or signifying the combination or interaction of social and cultural elements.
  • sociodramatic — a method of group psychotherapy in which each patient assumes and dramatizes a variety of roles, usually focusing on problems and conflicts arising in group situations.
  • sodomitically — in a sodomitical manner
  • solar chariot — (in ancient Egypt) a chariot placed in the tomb of a king to transport him to the sun.
  • solicitations — instances of asking someone for money, help, support, or an opinion
  • somatopsychic — of or relating to the effects of the body on the mind.
  • sophistically — of the nature of sophistry; fallacious.
  • sophisticated — sophisticated.
  • south african — of southern Africa.
  • south america — a continent in the S part of the Western Hemisphere. About 6,900,000 sq. mi. (17,871,000 sq. km).
  • southern cane — a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
  • space fiction — a book, film, TV series, etc, set in outer space
  • space station — an orbiting manned structure that can be used for a variety of purposes, as to assemble or service satellites, refuel spacecraft, etc.
  • space tourism — travel into space for recreational purposes
  • spastic colon — a chronic condition of recurring abdominal pain with constipation or diarrhoea or both
  • specification — the act of specifying.
  • spectatorship — the state of being a spectator
  • spectrography — a spectroscope for photographing or producing a representation of a spectrum.
  • spermatogenic — relating to the development of spermatozoa
  • spermatotoxic — spermotoxic.
  • sports jacket — a jacket, often of textured wool or colorful pattern, with a collar, lapels, long sleeves, and buttons in the front, cut somewhat fuller than the jacket of a business suit, worn with slacks for informal occasions.
  • sportscasting — the reporting of a sports event by radio or television broadcast.
  • spotted crake — a Eurasian rail, Porzana porzana, of swamps and marshes, having a buff speckled plumage and dark brown wings
  • staccatissimo — in a very staccato manner
  • staccato mark — (in music notation) a dot, wedge, or vertical stroke over or under a note to indicate that it should be played staccato.
  • staff college — a training centre for executive military personnel
  • staff officer — a commissioned officer who is a member of a staff.
  • staff section — section (def 10b).
  • stagecoachman — the driver or operator of a stagecoach
  • stalactitious — containing stalactites
  • standard coin — a coin having value in bullion at least equal to its face value.
  • standard cost — a predetermined cost of material, labor, etc., based on specifications prepared from time-and-motion studies, accounting records, and the like.
  • standing chop — (in an axemen's competition) a chop with the log standing upright
  • standing crop — the totality of living things in an ecosystem at a given time.
  • stannic oxide — a white, amorphous, water-insoluble powder, SnO 2 , used chiefly in the manufacture of ceramic glazes and glass, and of polishing powders for metal, glass, and marble.
  • state capitol — the building which houses the government of a state
  • state college — a city in central Pennsylvania.
  • state control — government ownership
  • static memory — the contents of computer memory that remain fixed until written to or until the power is turned off.
  • step aerobics — a set of aerobic exercises designed to improve the cardiovascular system, which consists of stepping on and off a special box of adjustable height
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