10-letter words containing c, o, s, t, e
- re-consent — to permit, approve, or agree; comply or yield (often followed by to or an infinitive): He consented to the proposal. We asked her permission, and she consented.
- reaccustom — to familiarize by custom or use; habituate: to accustom oneself to cold weather.
- 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.
- reforecast — to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.
- restrictor — to confine or keep within limits, as of space, action, choice, intensity, or quantity.
- retrospect — contemplation of the past; a survey of past time, events, etc.
- rheostatic — an adjustable resistor so constructed that its resistance may be changed without opening the circuit in which it is connected, thereby controlling the current in the circuit.
- root cause — origin
- roscoelite — a brown variety of muscovite in which some aluminum is replaced by vanadium.
- sacerdotal — of priests; priestly.
- sacramento — a state in the W United States, on the Pacific coast. 158,693 sq. mi. (411,015 sq. km). Capital: Sacramento. Abbreviation: CA (for use with zip code), Cal., Calif.
- samothrace — a Greek island in the NE Aegean.
- sanctioned — authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- sauce boat — a low, boat-shaped container for serving sauce or gravy, typically having a handle at one end and a long, wide lip at the other end.
- school tie — old school tie.
- schoolmate — a companion or associate at school.
- schooltide — schooldays
- schooltime — the period during which schools are open
- sclerotial — a vegetative, resting food-storage body in certain higher fungi, composed of a compact mass of hardened mycelia.
- sclerotium — a vegetative, resting food-storage body in certain higher fungi, composed of a compact mass of hardened mycelia.
- sclerotize — to harden and darken (an insect's cuticle)
- sclerotome — Embryology. the part of a mesodermal somite contributing to the development of the vertebrae and ribs.
- sclerotomy — incision into the sclera, as to extract foreign bodies.
- scoot over — come quickly
- scoresheet — a sheet of paper on which scores are recorded
- scotch egg — British Cookery. a hard-boiled egg encased in sausage meat, breaded, and deep-fried.
- scotometer — a device used for measuring a scotoma's size, shape and intensity
- scots pine — a coniferous tree, Pinus sylvestris, of Europe and W and N Asia, having blue-green needle-like leaves and brown cones with a small prickle on each scale: a valuable timber tree
- scottsdale — a city in central Arizona, near Phoenix.
- 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.
- 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 rocket — any of several plants of the related genus Cakile, esp C. maritima, which grow along the seashores of Europe and North America and have mauve, pink, or white flowers
- search out — hunt for, seek
- seat cover — a cover for a seat
- secondment — the transfer of a military officer or corporate executive to another post for temporary duty.
- sectioning — a part that is cut off or separated.
- sectionize — to form or divide into sections
- securocrat — a military or police officer who has the power to influence government policy
- see action — to participate in military combat
- semeiotics — semiotics.
- semiotical — of or relating to signs.
- septectomy — excision of part or all of a septum, especially the nasal septum.
- settecento — the 18th cent. as a period in Italian art and literature
- sex factor — a sex-determining chromosome or gene.
- sex object — a person viewed as being of little interest or merit beyond the potential for providing sexual gratification.
- shackleton — Sir Ernest Henry, 1874–1922, English explorer of the Antarctic.
- shellycoat — a mythical creature dressed in shells who haunts rivers and streams