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11-letter words containing d, e, c, n

  • scorpaenoid — resembling or related to the family Scorpaenidae.
  • scoundrelly — having the character of a scoundrel; unscrupulous; villainous.
  • screen door — A screen door is a door made of fine netting which is on the outside of the main door of a house. It is used to keep insects out when the main door is open.
  • screen dump — the act or process of printing or saving the graphical or textual data displayed on a computer screen.
  • screen grid — a grid placed between the anode and the control electrode in a vacuum tube, usually maintained at a fixed positive potential.
  • scrutinised — to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
  • scrutinized — to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
  • second base — the second in order of the bases from home plate.
  • second best — the next to the best in performance, achievement, craftsmanship, etc.
  • second city — Chicago, Ill.
  • second hand — the hand that indicates the seconds on a clock or watch.
  • second home — an additional residence, as at the shore or in the country, where one goes on weekends, vacations, and the like.
  • second lien — a lien subordinate to a previous or preferred lien.
  • second line — a jaunty, syncopated rhythm in 2/4 time, often used in the rhythm and blues and jazz of New Orleans
  • second mate — the officer of a merchant vessel next in command beneath the first mate.
  • second name — law: family name
  • second self — one who associates so closely with a given person as to assume that person's mode of behavior, personality, beliefs, etc.
  • second unit — an additional crew on a film production, usually used at a second location for filming crowd scenes, exteriors, and other shots that do not require the principal actors.
  • second wind — the return of ease in breathing after exhaustion caused by continued physical exertion, as in running.
  • second-best — the next to the best in performance, achievement, craftsmanship, etc.
  • second-feet — a unit of measurement of liquid flow, especially of rivers, equal to one cubic foot per second.
  • second-foot — a unit of measurement of liquid flow, especially of rivers, equal to one cubic foot per second.
  • second-half — happening in the second half of a game
  • second-hand — the hand that indicates the seconds on a clock or watch.
  • second-rate — of lesser or minor quality, importance, or the like: a second-rate poet.
  • second-tier — not in the first rank
  • secondarily — next after the first in order, place, time, etc.
  • sedan chair — an enclosed vehicle for one person, borne on poles by two bearers and common during the 17th and 18th centuries.
  • seminomadic — belonging or relating to an ethnic group or people who migrate seasonally and cultivate crops during periods of settlement
  • senectitude — the last stage of life; old age.
  • side glance — a look sideways at someone or something
  • side-glance — a glance directed to the side; an oblique or sideways look: a side-glance of displeasure at her interrupter.
  • siliconized — (of a material) having silicone added.
  • slickenside — a rock surface that has become more or less polished and striated by slippage along a fault plane.
  • snail-paced — slow of pace or motion, like a snail; sluggish.
  • snake dance — a ceremonial dance, performed by the priests of the American Hopi Indians, in which live snakes are held in the mouth
  • snake-dance — to perform a snake dance.
  • snow-capped — A snow-capped mountain is covered with snow at the top.
  • sonderclass — a special class of small racing yachts, restricted as to size, sail area, cost, etc.
  • sound check — an on-the-spot rehearsal by a band before a gig to enable the sound engineer to set up the mixer
  • speedcoding — (language)   A pseudocode interpreter for mathematics on IBM 701 and IBM 650 written by John Backus in 1953.
  • stenocardia — angina pectoris, a contraction of the heart or its vessels due to a lack of oxygen, causing severe chest pain
  • stepdancing — a dance emphasizing footwork or certain steps instead of other bodily gestures or movement
  • stickhandle — (in hockey and lacrosse) to control and skillfully maneuver the ball or puck with the stick.
  • stiffnecked — having a stiff neck; having torticollis.
  • stone-faced — having a rigid, expressionless face.
  • stony-faced — having a rigid, expressionless face.
  • subadjacent — lying near, close, or contiguous; adjoining; neighboring: a motel adjacent to the highway.
  • subdeaconry — the position or office of a subdeacon
  • subdecision — a decision secondary to a main decision
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