11-letter words containing c, o, r, s, n
- scorpaenoid — resembling or related to the family Scorpaenidae.
- scorpionfly — any of several harmless insects of the order Mecoptera, the male of certain species having a reproductive structure that resembles the sting of a scorpion.
- scoundrelly — having the character of a scoundrel; unscrupulous; villainous.
- screen door — A screen door is a door made of fine netting which is on the outside of the main door of a house. It is used to keep insects out when the main door is open.
- screen shot — 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.
- screenshort — a screenshot that is shared on a social media website.
- screw joint — a type of joint that is fastened by means of screws
- scrimshoner — a person who makes scrimshaw
- scrub round — to waive; avoid or ignore
- scuppernong — a silvery amber-green variety of muscadine grape.
- second-rate — of lesser or minor quality, importance, or the like: a second-rate poet.
- second-tier — not in the first rank
- secondarily — next after the first in order, place, time, etc.
- secretional — of or relating to secretion
- seroconvert — (of an individual) to produce antibodies specific to, and in response to the presence in the blood of, a particular antigen, such as a virus or vaccine
- sherlockian — pertaining to or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, known for his skill in solving mysteries through deductive reasoning.
- shock front — the forward boundary surface of a shock wave.
- shortchange — to give less than the correct change to.
- shortcoming — a failure, defect, or deficiency in conduct, condition, thought, ability, etc.: a social shortcoming; a shortcoming of his philosophy.
- skin colour — the colour of a person's skin, ie Black, White, etc
- slot racing — the activity of racing slot cars.
- smokescreen — If something that you do or say is a smokescreen, it is intended to hide the truth about your activities or intentions.
- smoking car — smoker (def 2a).
- snap course — an academic course that can be passed with a minimum of effort.
- snickometer — a device, which uses sound waves recorded by the stump microphone, employed by TV commentators to determine whether or not a batsman has made contact with the ball
- sniperscope — a snooperscope designed for attaching to a rifle or carbine.
- soft centre — a chocolate that has a soft filling
- solidarnosc — a Polish organization of independent trade unions founded in 1980: outlawed by the government of Poland in 1982.
- sonderclass — a special class of small racing yachts, restricted as to size, sail area, cost, etc.
- sound truck — a truck carrying a loudspeaker from which speeches, music, etc., are broadcast, as for advertising, campaigning, or the like.
- spent force — If you refer to someone who used to be powerful as a spent force, you mean that they no longer have any power or influence.
- sperm count — the number of spermatozoa in an amount of semen, used as an indication of a man's fertility
- spin doctor — Slang. a press agent skilled at spin control.
- spinal cord — the cord of nerve tissue extending through the spinal canal of the spinal column.
- spring lock — a lock that fastens automatically by a spring.
- start codon — a codon that starts the synthesis of a protein molecule.
- stenocardia — angina pectoris, a contraction of the heart or its vessels due to a lack of oxygen, causing severe chest pain
- stenochrome — a printed design made using stenochromy
- stenochromy — the art of printing designs made of more than one colour using a single impression
- stenohygric — able to withstand only a narrow range of humidity
- stonecutter — a person who cuts or carves stone.
- stony coral — a true coral consisting of numerous anthozoan polyps embedded in the calcareous material that they secrete.
- sub-chronic — constant; habitual; inveterate: a chronic liar.
- subchondral — of or relating to cartilage or a cartilage.
- subcolumnar — almost or imperfectly columnar.
- subcontract — a contract by which one agrees to render services or to provide materials necessary for the performance of another contract.
- subcontrary — one of two propositions that can both be true but cannot both be false.
- subdeaconry — the position or office of a subdeacon
- subfraction — Mathematics. a number usually expressed in the form a/b. a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed.
- subharmonic — an oscillation that has a frequency which is an integral submultiple of the frequency of a related oscillation.