11-letter words containing c, l, a, s
- schoolwards — in the direction of school
- schwarzwald — a wooded mountain region in SW Germany. Highest peak, Feldberg, 4905 feet (1495 meters).
- scintillant — scintillating; sparkling.
- scintillate — to emit sparks.
- scissortail — Also called scissortailed flycatcher [siz-er-teyld] /ˈsɪz ərˌteɪld/ (Show IPA). a flycatcher, Muscivora forficatus, of the southern U.S., Mexico, and Central America, having a long, deeply forked tail.
- sclerocauly — the feature of having a hard, dry stem
- scleroderma — a disease in which connective tissue anywhere in the body becomes hardened and rigid.
- scolopendra — a member of a genus of centipedes belonging to the Scolopendridae family
- scopolamine — a colorless, syrupy, water-soluble alkaloid, C 1 7 H 2 1 NO 4 , obtained from certain plants of the nightshade family, used chiefly as a sedative and mydriatic and to alleviate the symptoms of motion sickness.
- scopophilia — the obtaining of sexual pleasure by looking at nude bodies, erotic photographs, etc.
- scrap metal — discarded metal
- scrap value — what sth is worth for recycling or reuse
- scratch awl — an awllike device for scribing wood.
- 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.
- scrawlingly — in a scrawling manner
- screamingly — If you say that something is, for example, screamingly funny or screamingly boring, you mean that it is extremely funny or extremely boring.
- screw plate — a metal plate having threaded holes, used for cutting screw threads by hand.
- scriptorial — of or relating to a scriptorium
- scrobicular — of or relating to the smooth areas on a sea urchin surrounding its nodules
- scutellated — shaped like a platter; covered with scutella
- sea lettuce — any seaweed of the genus Ulva, having large leaflike blades.
- sea scallop — Also called giant scallop. a large scallop, Pecten magellanicus, of deep waters off the Atlantic coast of North America.
- 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
- secondarily — next after the first in order, place, time, etc.
- secretarial — noting, of, or pertaining to a secretary or a secretary's skills and work: a secretarial school.
- secretional — of or relating to secretion
- secularized — to make secular; separate from religious or spiritual connection or influences; make worldly or unspiritual; imbue with secularism.
- selectorate — a body of people responsible for making a selection, esp members of a political party who select candidates for an election
- selectorial — of or relating to selections or selectors
- self-access — In a school or college, a self-access centre is a place where students can choose and use books, tapes, or other materials.
- self-acting — acting by itself; automatic.
- self-caused — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
- semiplastic — imperfectly plastic; in a state between rigidity and plasticity.
- seneca lake — a lake in W New York: one of the Finger Lakes. 35 miles (56 km) long.
- serological — the science dealing with the immunological properties and actions of serum.
- serviceable — capable of or being of service; useful.
- 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
- 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.
- side glance — a look sideways at someone or something
- side-glance — a glance directed to the side; an oblique or sideways look: a side-glance of displeasure at her interrupter.
- 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)
- 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.
- sir michael — Sir Michael (Kemp) 1905–98, British composer.
- skeptically — inclined to skepticism; having an attitude of doubt: a skeptical young woman who will question whatever you say.