11-letter words containing c, l, a, s, e, t
- self-acting — acting by itself; automatic.
- semiplastic — imperfectly plastic; in a state between rigidity and plasticity.
- shade cloth — a covering made of cloth or plastic, especially one used to control the amount of sunlight to which plants are exposed.
- 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.
- slack water — a period when a body of water is between tides.
- slag cement — a cement composed of about 80 percent granulated slag and about 20 percent hydrated lime.
- slate black — a slightly purplish black.
- slave coast — the coast of W equatorial Africa, between the Benin and Volta rivers: a center of slavery traffic 16th–19th centuries.
- smart aleck — an obnoxiously conceited person.
- snack table — a small portable folding table used for an individual serving.
- spaceflight — the flying of manned or unmanned spacecraft into or in outer space.
- special act — a legislative act that applies only to specific persons or to a specific area.
- specialties — a special or distinctive quality, mark, state, or condition.
- spectacular — of or like a spectacle; marked by or given to an impressive, large-scale display.
- spectrality — of or relating to a specter; ghostly; phantom.
- specularity — the state of resembling a mirror
- speculating — to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
- speculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
- speculatist — a person who speculates
- speculative — pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by speculation, contemplation, conjecture, or abstract reasoning: a speculative approach.
- speculatory — a place suitable for observation
- st. charles — a city in E Missouri, on the Missouri River.
- stalactited — having or containing stalactites
- stalactites — a deposit, usually of calcium carbonate, shaped like an icicle, hanging from the roof of a cave or the like, and formed by the dripping of percolating calcareous water.
- stanley cup — a trophy emblematic since 1926 of the championship of the National Hockey League, composed of Canadian and U.S. professional teams.
- static line — a line attached to a parachute pack and to a cable in an aircraft for the purpose of automatically opening the parachute after it is dropped.
- staunchless — not able to be stanched
- steel-faced — having the front or outer surfaces covered with or characterized by steel.
- steeplejack — a person who climbs steeples, towers, or the like, to build or repair them.
- stereocilia — any of the long, flexible microvilli that superficially resemble cilia and occur as a brush border or series of tufts on the surface of various epithelial tissues.
- stickhandle — (in hockey and lacrosse) to control and skillfully maneuver the ball or puck with the stick.
- stickleader — a person assigned to check the appearance or condition of each person in a stick
- stickleback — any of the small, pugnacious, spiny-backed fishes of the family Gasterosteidae, inhabiting northern fresh waters and sea inlets, the male of which builds and guards the nest.
- stomachless — lacking or not having a stomach
- stone canal — (in certain echinoderms) a tube lined with calcareous deposits, connecting the madreporite with a circular canal around the mouth.
- strait-lace — to bind, confine, or restrain with or as if with laces.
- strategical — pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of strategy: strategic movements.
- strathclyde — a region in SW Scotland. 5300 sq. mi. (13,727 sq. km).
- sub-article — a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
- subjectable — that which forms a basic matter of thought, discussion, investigation, etc.: a subject of conversation.
- subliteracy — below average literacy
- submetallic — somewhat or imperfectly metallic.
- subvertical — being in a position or direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb.
- suspectable — that could be suspected
- switchblade — a pocketknife, the blade of which is held by a spring and can be released suddenly, as by pressing a button.
- syllabicate — to syllabify.
- symmetrical — characterized by or exhibiting symmetry; well-proportioned, as a body or whole; regular in form or arrangement of corresponding parts.
- synthetical — of, pertaining to, proceeding by, or involving synthesis (opposed to analytic).
- tabernacles — any place or house of worship, especially one designed for a large congregation.