9-letter words containing c, a, t, o, s
- scazontic — relating to or consisting of scazons
- scholiast — an ancient commentator on the classics.
- sclerotal — a bony area or plate found in the sclerotic (the eyeball covering) of some animals
- scopulate — broom-shaped; brushlike.
- scotchman — Sometimes Offensive. Scotsman.
- scotomata — loss of vision in a part of the visual field; blind spot.
- scots law — the body of law in force in Scotland
- scout car — a fast, lightly-armored military vehicle equipped with guns and used chiefly for reconnaissance.
- scrutator — a person who investigates.
- sea scout — (often initial capital letters) a member of a scouting program that provides training in boating and other water activities.
- sectional — pertaining or limited to a particular section; local or regional: sectional politics.
- sectorial — of or relating to a sector.
- seed coat — the outer integument of a seed.
- setaceous — bristlelike; bristle-shaped.
- shopcraft — any of various skilled trades involving maintenance or repair work, as metalworking or boilermaking, especially in the railroad industry.
- shortcake — a cake made with a relatively large amount of butter or other shortening.
- simpatico — congenial or like-minded; likable: I find our new neighbor simpatico in every respect.
- slavocrat — (in the US before the Civil War) a slaveholder, or an advocate of slavery
- sleepcoat — a lightweight, knee-length garment for sleep or lounging, styled like a pajama top and having a sash.
- socialist — an advocate or supporter of socialism.
- socialite — a socially prominent person.
- sociality — social nature or tendencies as shown in the assembling of individuals in communities.
- sociation — an association
- sociative — expressing accompaniment or association
- sociopath — a person with a psychopathic personality whose behavior is antisocial, often criminal, and who lacks a sense of moral responsibility or social conscience.
- soft clam — soft-shell clam.
- soft coal — bituminous coal.
- songcraft — the art of songwriting
- sonicator — a device for treatment with ultrasound
- space out — the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- spaceport — a site at which spacecraft are tested, launched, sheltered, maintained, etc.
- spaceshot — a launch of a space vehicle beyond the earth's atmosphere.
- spectator — a weekly periodical (1711–12, 1714) issued by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele.
- sport car — a small, high-powered automobile with long, low lines, usually seating two persons.
- sportance — pleasurable or playful activities
- spot card — spot (def 10b).
- spot cash — an amount of money paid immediately in cash
- stackroom — an area in a library where books are not on open shelves
- stanchion — an upright bar, beam, post, or support, as in a window, stall, ship, etc.
- statocyst — (in certain invertebrates) a sense organ consisting of a sac enclosing sensory hairs and particles of sand, lime, etc., that functions in maintaining equilibrium, serving to indicate position in space.
- stenopaic — (of an optic device) having a narrow opening devised to improve eyesight by limiting obscurations
- stercoral — stercoraceous
- stock car — a standard model of automobile changed in various ways for racing purposes.
- stocktake — to count and check the goods on hand in a shop or business
- stockyard — an enclosure with pens, sheds, etc., connected with a slaughterhouse, railroad, market, etc., for the temporary housing of cattle, sheep, swine, or horses.
- stoically — impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics: a stoical sufferer.
- stomachal — a medication that is good for the stomach
- stomacher — a richly ornamented garment covering the stomach and chest, worn by both sexes in the 15th and 16th centuries, and later worn under a bodice by women.
- stomachic — of or relating to the stomach; gastric.
- stonechat — any of several small Old World birds, especially of the genus Saxicola, as S. torquata.