11-letter words containing c, h, e, l
- reproachful — full of or expressing reproach or censure: a reproachful look.
- researchful — (of a book, academic paper etc) full of research, containing or built upon a great deal of research
- rhabdocoele — any member of the turbellarian flatworm order Neorhabdocoela, comprising both freshwater and marine species, having a simple saclike digestive system.
- rhynchocoel — a cavity found in certain invertebrate worms which contains the sucking organ
- roche limit — the minimum distance below which a moon orbiting a celestial body would be disrupted by tidal forces or below which a moon would not have formed.
- rush candle — a candle made from a dried, partly peeled rush that has been dipped in grease.
- saddlecloth — Horse Racing. a cloth placed over the saddle of a racehorse bearing the horse's number.
- sales check — sales slip.
- sales pitch — promotional talk
- saltchucker — a saltwater angler
- scape wheel — escape wheel.
- scarlet hat — a cardinal's hat
- sceuophylax — a keeper of sacred vessels
- schecklaton — a gilded leather used for embroidering jacks
- schematical — based on a scheme or structured arrangement
- schillerize — to give a schiller to (a crystal) by developing microscopic inclusions along certain planes.
- schlesinger — Arthur Meier [mahy-er] /ˈmaɪ ər/ (Show IPA), 1888–1965, U.S. historian.
- schollander — Donald ("Don") born 1946, U.S. swimmer.
- school fees — the money paid for a person to go to school
- school life — the period of your life that you spend at school
- school meal — lunch served at educational institution
- school time — the period of the day or year when children are at school
- school year — the months of the year during which school is open and attendance at school is required.
- schoolhouse — a building in which a school is conducted.
- schorlomite — a mineral that is black in colour and belongs to the garnet group
- schrecklich — frightful or horrible
- sclerophyll — Also, sclerophyllous [skleer-uh-fil-uh s] /ˌsklɪər əˈfɪl əs/ (Show IPA). of, relating to, or exhibiting sclerophylly.
- scratchless — to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.
- screech owl — any of numerous small American owls of the genus Otus, having hornlike tufts of feathers, as O. asio, of eastern North America.
- scripholder — a person who owns a scrip or scrips
- scripophile — a person who practices scripophily.
- scuffle hoe — a hoe with a flat blade, pushed back and forth through the surface soil, as to weed
- searchingly — examining carefully or thoroughly: a searching inspection.
- searchlight — a device, usually consisting of a light and reflector, for throwing a beam of light in any direction.
- second-half — happening in the second half of a game
- self-speech — the faculty or power of speaking; oral communication; ability to express one's thoughts and emotions by speech sounds and gesture: Losing her speech made her feel isolated from humanity.
- sepulchrous — of the nature of a sepulchre
- seychellois — a native or inhabitant of Seychelles.
- shacklebone — the wrist
- shade cloth — a covering made of cloth or plastic, especially one used to control the amount of sunlight to which plants are exposed.
- shelf space — amount of room on shelves
- shell shock — battle fatigue.
- 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.
- shuttlecock — Also called shuttle. the object that is struck back and forth in badminton and battledore, consisting of a feathered cork head and a plastic crown.
- silverchair — Australian rock group (formed 1994): comprising Daniel Johns (born 1979; vocals, guitar), Ben Gillies (born 1979, drums) and Chris Joannou (born 1979, bass guitar); their albums include Frogstomp (1995) and Young Modern (2007)
- sir michael — Sir Michael (Kemp) 1905–98, British composer.
- slit trench — a narrow trench for one or more persons for protection against enemy fire and fragmentation bombs.
- snitch line — a direct telephone or other communications link set up to allow people to report neighbours, colleagues, etc suspected of wrongdoing
- spaceflight — the flying of manned or unmanned spacecraft into or in outer space.