10-letter words containing c, o, n, s, e, r
- sarcopenia — reduction in muscle tissue as a result of ageing
- scherzando — (a musical direction) playful; sportive.
- schoenberg — Arnold (ˈarnɔlt). 1874–1951, Austrian composer and musical theorist, in the US after 1933. The harmonic idiom of such early works as the string sextet Verklärte Nacht (1899) gave way to his development of atonality, as in the song cycle Pierrot Lunaire (1912), and later of the twelve-tone technique. He wrote many choral, orchestral, and chamber works and the unfinished opera Moses and Aaron
- schongauer — Martin [mahr-tn;; German mahr-teen] /ˈmɑr tn;; German ˈmɑr tin/ (Show IPA), c1430–91, German engraver and painter.
- scorpaenid — belonging or pertaining to the Scorpaenidae, a family of marine fishes with spiny fins, including the rockfishes, scorpionfishes, and lionfishes.
- scorzonera — a plant of the modern genus Scorzonera, esp S. Hispanica or black salsify, cultivated in Europe for its root which is used as a vegetable
- screen off — If part of a room or area is screened off, it is made into a separate area, using a screen.
- screen out — eliminate
- screenshot — Also called screen capture. a copy or image of what is seen on a computer screen at a given time: Save the screenshot as a graphics file.
- scroungers — to borrow (a small amount or item) with no intention of repaying or returning it: to scrounge a cigarette.
- scruncheon — (in Newfoundland) a small crisp piece of fried pork fat
- scunthorpe — a town in E England, in North Lincolnshire unitary authority, Lincolnshire: developed rapidly after the discovery of local iron ore in the late 19th century; iron and steel industries have declined. Pop: 72 660 (2001)
- sea anchor — any of various devices, as a drogue, that have great resistance to being pulled through the water and are dropped forward of a vessel at the end of a cable to hold the bow into the wind or sea during a storm.
- second row — the forwards in the second row of a scrum
- second-run — designating or of:
- seger cone — a pyrometric cone composed of clay and salt.
- snow cover — a layer of snow on the ground.
- snow-creep — a continuous, slow, downhill movement of snow.
- sock-liner — a thin piece of material, as leather, that is laid on top of the insole of a shoe, boot, or other footwear.
- soricident — having shrewlike teeth
- spaceborne — moving in orbit around the earth: a spaceborne surveillance system.
- sporogenic — relating to the production or formation of spores, or producing spores
- sterno can — a small can of Sterno
- stockinger — a person who knits on a stocking frame
- stockowner — stockholder (def 1).
- stone crab — an edible crab, Menippe mercenaria, of rocky shores from the southern U.S. to Mexico and certain areas of the Caribbean, prized for the meat of its claws.
- storm cone — a canvas cone hoisted as a warning of high winds
- succorance — the act of seeking out affectionate care and social support.
- supersonic — greater than the speed of sound waves through air.
- supertonic — the second tone of a diatonic scale, being the next above the tonic.
- surjection — onto function.
- sweet corn — any of several varieties of corn, especially Zea mays rugosa, the grain or kernels of which are sweet and suitable for eating.
- sword cane — a cane or walking stick having a hollow shaft that serves as a sheath for a sword or dagger.
- tchernosem — chernozem.
- toric lens — a lens used to correct astigmatism, having one of its surfaces shaped like part of a torus so that its focal lengths are different in different meridians
- torpescent — becoming torpid
- transcoder — a technology, such as a software package, used to transfer data from one format to another
- trichinose — to infest with parasitic worms (trichinae)
- triniscope — an early television with three tubes projecting the three primary colours
- trisection — to divide into three parts, especially into three equal parts.
- uncensored — an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- uncloister — to free from confinement of any kind
- uncorseted — Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- underscore — to mark with a line or lines underneath; underline, as for emphasis.
- understock — to provide an insufficient quantity, as of merchandise, supplies, or livestock.
- unescorted — a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy: An escort of sailors accompanied the queen.
- unforecast — to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.
- unobscured — (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
- unprecious — of high price or great value; very valuable or costly: precious metals.
- unscorched — to affect the color, taste, etc., of by burning slightly: The collar of the shirt was yellow where the iron had scorched it.