11-letter words containing c, r, e, p, s
- spatterdock — any of various water lilies of the genus Nuphar, having globular yellow flowers and growing in lakes or sluggish streams, especially N. advena, of the eastern U.S.
- specializer — a person who specializes in something
- spectacular — of or like a spectacle; marked by or given to an impressive, large-scale display.
- spectrality — of or relating to a specter; ghostly; phantom.
- spectrogram — a representation or photograph of a spectrum.
- spectrology — the study of ghosts, phantoms, or apparitions.
- specularity — the state of resembling a mirror
- speculatory — a place suitable for observation
- speech form — linguistic form.
- speechcraft — the art of rhetoric
- speechifier — to make a speech or speeches; harangue.
- speechmaker — a person who delivers speeches.
- 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
- spermatheca — a small sac or cavity in female or hermaphroditic invertebrates used to store sperm for fertilizing eggs, as in the queen bee.
- spermatoxic — (of a substance) toxic to spermatozoa.
- spermicidal — that kills sperm
- spermotoxic — (of a substance) toxic to spermatozoa.
- spice route — an ancient trade route followed by merchants, importers and exporters trading in exotic spices such as cloves and cinnamon
- spider crab — any of various crabs of the family Majidae, having long, slender legs and a comparatively small, triangular body.
- spirit cave — an archaeological site in Thailand that has produced evidence of very early plant domestication in Southeast Asia, dated c7000 b.c.
- spirochaete — any of various spiral-shaped motile bacteria of the family Spirochaetaceae, certain species, as Treponema, Leptospira, and Borrelia, being pathogenic to humans and other animals, and other species being free-living, saprophytic, or parasitic.
- spitsticker — a wood-engraving tool with a fine prow-shaped point for cutting curved lines
- sprite crab — ghost crab.
- spruce beer — a fermented beverage made with spruce leaves and twigs, or an extract from them.
- spruce pine — a tall coniferous tree, Pinus glabra, of the southeastern U.S., having smooth, gray bark and needles in bundles of two.
- stauroscope — an optical instrument for studying the crystal structure of minerals under polarized light
- stench trap — a trap in a sewer that by means of a water seal prevents the upward passage of foul-smelling gases
- step rocket — a multistage rocket that discards burned-out stages.
- stereoptics — the branch of stereoscopy that is concerned with optics
- stereoscope — an optical instrument through which two pictures of the same object, taken from slightly different points of view, are viewed, one by each eye, producing the effect of a single picture of the object, with the appearance of depth or relief.
- stereoscopy — the study of the stereoscope and its techniques.
- stereotypic — a process, now often replaced by more advanced methods, for making metal printing plates by taking a mold of composed type or the like in papier-mâché or other material and then taking from this mold a cast in type metal.
- stock power — a power of attorney permitting a person other than the owner of stock in a corporation to transfer the title of ownership to a third party.
- stockkeeper — a person responsible for inventorying and monitoring stock levels
- streetscape — a pictorial view of a street.
- stringpiece — a long, usually horizontal piece of timber, beam, etc., for strengthening, connecting, or supporting a framework.
- stroboscope — a device for studying the motion of a body, especially a body in rapid revolution or vibration, by making the motion appear to slow down or stop, as by periodically illuminating the body or viewing it through widely spaced openings in a revolving disk.
- stumpsucker — windsucker; cribber.
- sub-project — something that is contemplated, devised, or planned; plan; scheme.
- suckerpunch — to strike (someone) with an unexpected blow.
- summer camp — a camp, especially one for children during the summer, providing facilities for sleeping and eating, and usually for handicrafts, sports, etc.
- super-slick — very well-executed or presented
- superactive — engaged in action; characterized by energetic work, participation, etc.; busy: an active life.
- superagency — a very large agency, especially a large government agency that oversees smaller ones.
- superceding — supersede.
- supercenter — a very large shopping centre or complex
- supercharge — to charge with an abundant or excessive amount, as of energy, emotion, or tension.
- supercherie — deception, trickery or an instance thereof
- superchurch — a church housed in an extremely large structure and containing elaborate facilities.