10-letter words containing c, o, s, t, u
- 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)
- search out — hunt for, seek
- securocrat — a military or police officer who has the power to influence government policy
- shock tube — an apparatus in which a gas is heated to very high temperatures by means of a shock wave, usually for spectroscopic investigation of the natures and reactions of the resulting radicals and excited molecules
- shortcrust — light crumbly pastry
- sioux city — a port in W Iowa, on the Missouri River.
- sketch out — describe briefly
- slouch hat — a soft hat often made of felt and having a supple, usually broad brim.
- snow crust — a relatively hard, upper layer or film of ice or compacted snow on a snow surface.
- soft focus — an image, often created by a special lens, that is recognizable but somewhat blurred or diffused.
- soft touch — a person who is easily convinced, especially to give or lend money: a soft touch for charities.
- solicitous — anxious or concerned (usually followed by about, for, etc., or a clause): solicitous about a person's health.
- solicitude — the state of being solicitous; anxiety or concern.
- soul patch — a small patch of facial hair below the centre of the lower lip and above the chin
- soundtrack — the narrow band on one or both sides of a motion-picture film on which sound is recorded.
- spaced out — dazed or stupefied because of the influence of narcotic drugs.
- spaced-out — dazed or stupefied because of the influence of narcotic drugs.
- speculator — a person who is engaged in commercial or financial speculation.
- star cloud — a cloudlike patch of light on the celestial sphere, consisting of a multitude of stars.
- stock cube — bouillon cube used for gravy, etc.
- 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
- stockroute — a public trail having right of way across private properties and over which cattle and sheep may be herded to grazing grounds or to market.
- stomachful — the amount one's stomach can hold
- stomachous — resentful, sullen, obstinate
- stretchout — a deliberate extension of time for meeting a production quota.
- stuccowork — moldings, decorative work, or a finish made of stucco.
- sub-sector — Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- subatomics — the study of subatomic particles
- subcompact — an automobile that is smaller than a compact.
- 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.
- subcordate — almost heart-shaped
- subduction — an act or instance of subducting; subtraction or withdrawal.
- subject to — under the condition that
- subjection — the act of subjecting.
- suboctuple — in the proportion or ratio of one to eight
- subpotency — a condition of reduced potency, as of a medication.
- subproduct — a thing produced by labor: products of farm and factory; the product of his thought.
- subproject — something that is contemplated, devised, or planned; plan; scheme.
- subsection — a part or division of a section.
- subsociety — a subdivision of a society
- subtractor — in electronics, a circuit of which the output depends upon the difference between two inputs
- subtropics — the region lying between the tropics and temperate lands
- suck up to — to flatter for one's own profit; toady
- sugar-coat — to cover with sugar: to sugarcoat a pill.
- sunk costs — retrospective costs which have been incurred and cannot be recovered
- superscout — a highly skilled scout
- superstock — an exceptionally lucrative investment
- supertonic — the second tone of a diatonic scale, being the next above the tonic.
- supraoptic — above the optic chiasm
- surjection — onto function.