10-letter words containing c, o, n, s, u
- obscurants — Plural form of obscurant.
- obsequence — willingness or eagerness to comply, please, serve, etc.; obsequiousness.
- occlusions — Plural form of occlusion.
- octogynous — having eight pistils
- oculonasal — Pertaining to the eyes and nose.
- omniscious — (obsolete) omniscient; all-knowing.
- opensource — Alternative spelling of open-source.
- osculating — Present participle of osculate.
- osculation — the act of kissing.
- outscoring — Present participle of outscore.
- pennaceous — having the texture of a penna; not downy.
- percussion — the striking of one body against another with some sharpness; impact; blow.
- pernicious — causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful: pernicious teachings; a pernicious lie.
- pincushion — a small cushion into which pins are stuck until needed.
- pleustonic — a buoyant mat of weeds, algae, and associated organisms that floats on or near the surface of a lake, river, or other body of fresh water.
- postlaunch — relating to or occurring in the period after a launch
- postulance — the period or state of being a postulant, especially in a religious order.
- postulancy — the period or state of being a postulant, especially in a religious order.
- preclusion — to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of; make impossible: The insufficiency of the evidence precludes a conviction.
- preconsume — to consume in advance
- pronucleus — either of the gametic nuclei that unite in fertilization to form the nucleus of the zygote.
- proscenium — Also called proscenium arch. the arch that separates a stage from the auditorium. Abbreviation: pros.
- pugnacious — inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.
- raconteurs — Plural form of raconteur.
- raconteuse — a woman who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly.
- reconquest — the act or state of conquering or the state of being conquered; vanquishment.
- recusation — the act of recusing a judge
- rediscount — to discount again.
- resourcing — the provision of resources
- run across — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
- sans souci — without worry; carefree.
- scandalous — disgraceful; shameful or shocking; improper: scandalous behavior in public.
- schongauer — Martin [mahr-tn;; German mahr-teen] /ˈmɑr tn;; German ˈmɑr tin/ (Show IPA), c1430–91, German engraver and painter.
- school run — The school run is the journey that parents make each day when they take their children to school and bring them home from school.
- scornfully — full of scorn; derisive; contemptuous: He smiled in a scornful way.
- screen out — eliminate
- scroungers — to borrow (a small amount or item) with no intention of repaying or returning it: to scrounge a cigarette.
- scrubwoman — a woman hired to clean a place; charwoman.
- scruncheon — (in Newfoundland) a small crisp piece of fried pork fat
- scrutinous — strict, thorough
- 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)
- second-run — designating or of:
- snow crust — a relatively hard, upper layer or film of ice or compacted snow on a snow surface.
- soundscape — the component sounds of an environment.
- soundtrack — the narrow band on one or both sides of a motion-picture film on which sound is recorded.
- spinaceous — pertaining to or of the nature of spinach; belonging to the amaranth family of plants.
- stock unit — the tax basis for evaluating farmers' stock. Cattle, sheep, and deer are each given differing stock-unit values, the basic measure being the ewe equivalent
- subcompany — subsidiary company.
- subcontrol — to exercise restraint or direction over; dominate; command: The car is difficult to control at high speeds. That zone is controlled by enemy troops.
- subduction — an act or instance of subducting; subtraction or withdrawal.