11-letter words containing c, s, p, a
- scopolamine — a colorless, syrupy, water-soluble alkaloid, C 1 7 H 2 1 NO 4 , obtained from certain plants of the nightshade family, used chiefly as a sedative and mydriatic and to alleviate the symptoms of motion sickness.
- scopophilia — the obtaining of sexual pleasure by looking at nude bodies, erotic photographs, etc.
- scopophobia — the fear of being observed
- scorpaenoid — resembling or related to the family Scorpaenidae.
- scotch snap — a rhythmic pattern consisting of a short note followed by a long one
- scotch tape — clear adhesive tape
- scotch-tape — to fasten or mend with Scotch tape.
- scrap metal — discarded metal
- scrap paper — rough paper for scribbling on
- scrap value — what sth is worth for recycling or reuse
- scrapepenny — a person who is stingy; a miser
- scrappiness — made up of scraps or of odds and ends; fragmentary; disconnected.
- scratch pad — a pad of paper used for jotting down ideas, informal notes, preliminary writing, etc.
- screen pass — a pass thrown to a receiver who is directly in back of a wall of blockers and who is behind or not far beyond the line of scrimmage.
- screw plate — a metal plate having threaded holes, used for cutting screw threads by hand.
- scriptorial — of or relating to a scriptorium
- scyphistoma — a stage in the life cycle of a jellyfish or other scyphozoan when it is fixed in place and reproduces asexually to produce free-swimming medusas.
- sea captain — the master of a seagoing vessel.
- sea scallop — Also called giant scallop. a large scallop, Pecten magellanicus, of deep waters off the Atlantic coast of North America.
- sea-poacher — poacher1 (def 2).
- seismic gap — the part of an active fault that has experienced little or no seismic activity for a long period, indicating the buildup of stresses that are useful in predicting earthquakes.
- semiplastic — imperfectly plastic; in a state between rigidity and plasticity.
- septic tank — a tank in which solid organic sewage is decomposed and purified by anaerobic bacteria.
- septicaemia — the invasion and persistence of pathogenic bacteria in the blood-stream.
- serigraphic — of or pertaining to serigraphy
- service cap — a saucer-shaped uniform cap with a visor, standard in the U.S. Army and Air Force.
- shag carpet — shag pile carpet
- share price — cost of financial stocks
- sheep track — a pathway made by and used by sheep, often in rocky or mountainous terrain, and sometimes followed by hikers
- shelf space — amount of room on shelves
- shoot craps — to play this game
- sir patrick — Norman Bel [bel] /bɛl/ (Show IPA), 1893–1958, U.S. industrial and stage designer and architect.
- skeptically — inclined to skepticism; having an attitude of doubt: a skeptical young woman who will question whatever you say.
- skip tracer — an investigator whose job is to locate missing persons, especially debtors.
- sky compass — a device for taking a bearing by means of polarized sunlight when the sun is invisible.
- skyscraping — of or like a skyscraper; very high: a skyscraping chimney.
- snail-paced — slow of pace or motion, like a snail; sluggish.
- snap course — an academic course that can be passed with a minimum of effort.
- snapperback — the center on the offensive team.
- snow-capped — A snow-capped mountain is covered with snow at the top.
- social wasp — any of several wasps, as the hornets or yellowjackets, that live together in a community.
- sociography — the branch of sociology that uses statistical data to describe social phenomena.
- sociopathic — a person with a psychopathic personality whose behavior is antisocial, often criminal, and who lacks a sense of moral responsibility or social conscience.
- sophistical — of the nature of sophistry; fallacious.
- space cadet — a person who appears to be in his or her own world or out of touch with reality.
- 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.
- space stage — a stage set, often limited to an arrangement of ramps and platforms, in which actors and set pieces are spotlighted against the bare background of a dark or black cyclorama.
- spacefaring — space travel