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11-letter words containing c, r, o, s, p

  • retinoscopy — an objective method of determining the refractive error of an eye.
  • rhapsodical — extravagantly enthusiastic; ecstatic.
  • rocket ship — a rocket-propelled aircraft or spacecraft.
  • rope socket — either of a pair of matching fittings fastened to the ends of lengths of wire rope to join them together.
  • rope stitch — (in embroidery) a stitch formed from the entwining of stitches.
  • sap orchard — sugarbush (def 2).
  • saprobiotic — saprobic
  • saprophytic — any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria.
  • sarcophagal — related to or depicted on sarcophagi
  • sarcophagus — a stone coffin, especially one bearing sculpture, inscriptions, etc., often displayed as a monument.
  • scalpriform — chisel-shaped, as the incisors of certain rodents.
  • scapigerous — having a scape or leafless stalk
  • scenography — the art of representing objects in accordance with the rules of perspective.
  • scholarship — learning; knowledge acquired by study; the academic attainments of a scholar.
  • school trip — educational outing
  • schwarzkopfElisabeth, 1915–2006, German soprano, born in Poland.
  • sclerophyll — Also, sclerophyllous [skleer-uh-fil-uh s] /ˌsklɪər əˈfɪl əs/ (Show IPA). of, relating to, or exhibiting sclerophylly.
  • scolopendra — a member of a genus of centipedes belonging to the Scolopendridae family
  • scorekeeper — an official of a sports contest who keeps record of the score.
  • 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.
  • scripholder — a person who owns a scrip or scrips
  • scripophile — a person who practices scripophily.
  • scripophily — the collecting by hobbyists of old stock certificates and bonds that have no intrinsic value other than their aesthetic appeal or relative rarity.
  • scriptorial — of or relating to a scriptorium
  • scriptorium — a room, as in a monastery, library, or other institution, where manuscripts are stored, read, or copied.
  • scrumptious — very pleasing, especially to the senses; delectable; splendid: a scrumptious casserole; a scrumptious satin gown.
  • scuppernong — a silvery amber-green variety of muscadine grape.
  • sea-poacher — poacher1 (def 2).
  • sepulchrous — of the nature of a sepulchre
  • shoot craps — to play this game
  • sideroscope — an apparatus for detecting splinters of iron or steel in the eye.
  • snap course — an academic course that can be passed with a minimum of effort.
  • sniperscope — a snooperscope designed for attaching to a rifle or carbine.
  • sociography — the branch of sociology that uses statistical data to describe social phenomena.
  • soup course — a part of a meal when soup is served
  • space group — a set of symmetry elements that brings a periodic arrangement of points on a Bravais space lattice to its original position.
  • space opera — a television or radio drama or motion picture that is a science-fiction adventure story.
  • space probe — Aerospace. an unmanned spacecraft designed to explore the solar system and transmit data back to earth.
  • 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.
  • spectrogram — a representation or photograph of a spectrum.
  • spectrology — the study of ghosts, phantoms, or apparitions.
  • speculatory — a place suitable for observation
  • speech form — linguistic form.
  • 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
  • spermatoxic — (of a substance) toxic to spermatozoa.
  • 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
  • spin doctor — Slang. a press agent skilled at spin control.
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