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11-letter words containing e, c, t, a, s, i

  • specificate — a thing which is specified
  • spectrality — of or relating to a specter; ghostly; phantom.
  • specularity — the state of resembling a mirror
  • speculating — to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
  • speculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
  • speculatist — a person who speculates
  • speculative — pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by speculation, contemplation, conjecture, or abstract reasoning: a speculative approach.
  • spermatoxic — (of a substance) toxic to spermatozoa.
  • 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.
  • sprite crab — ghost crab.
  • stalactited — having or containing stalactites
  • stalactites — a deposit, usually of calcium carbonate, shaped like an icicle, hanging from the roof of a cave or the like, and formed by the dripping of percolating calcareous water.
  • starchiness — of, relating to, or of the nature of starch.
  • starchitect — a well-known and well-paid architect noted for his or her landmark buildings
  • static head — Static head is the pressure resulting from a column of liquid acting under gravity.
  • static line — a line attached to a parachute pack and to a cable in an aircraft for the purpose of automatically opening the parachute after it is dropped.
  • static tube — a tube for measuring the static pressure of a fluid in motion, so placed in the fluid as not to be affected by the pressure changes caused by the motion of the fluid.
  • steatopygic — extreme accumulation of fat on and about the buttocks, especially of women.
  • stenobathic — of or relating to marine or freshwater life that can tolerate only limited changes in depth (opposed to eurybathic).
  • 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
  • stereobatic — relating to or resembling a stereobate
  • stereocilia — any of the long, flexible microvilli that superficially resemble cilia and occur as a brush border or series of tufts on the surface of various epithelial tissues.
  • stereotaxic — of, relating to, or based on three-dimensional studies of the brain, especially as an adjunct to brain surgery.
  • stickhandle — (in hockey and lacrosse) to control and skillfully maneuver the ball or puck with the stick.
  • stickleader — a person assigned to check the appearance or condition of each person in a stick
  • stickleback — any of the small, pugnacious, spiny-backed fishes of the family Gasterosteidae, inhabiting northern fresh waters and sea inlets, the male of which builds and guards the nest.
  • sticky tape — adhesive strip
  • stone china — hard earthenware containing china stone.
  • straichtest — straightest
  • strait-lace — to bind, confine, or restrain with or as if with laces.
  • strategical — pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of strategy: strategic movements.
  • strike back — retaliate
  • sub-article — a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
  • subcurative — of a dosage which is not strong enough to have a curing effect
  • subindicate — to indirectly indicate or hint
  • subliteracy — below average literacy
  • submetallic — somewhat or imperfectly metallic.
  • subtractive — tending to subtract; having power to subtract.
  • subvertical — being in a position or direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb.
  • sucker bait — an enticement calculated to lure a person into a scheme in which he or she may be victimized.
  • superactive — engaged in action; characterized by energetic work, participation, etc.; busy: an active life.
  • supremacist — a person who believes in or advocates the supremacy of a particular group, especially a racial group: a white supremacist.
  • switch cane — a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
  • switchblade — a pocketknife, the blade of which is held by a spring and can be released suddenly, as by pressing a button.
  • syllabicate — to syllabify.
  • symmetrical — characterized by or exhibiting symmetry; well-proportioned, as a body or whole; regular in form or arrangement of corresponding parts.
  • sympathetic — characterized by, proceeding from, exhibiting, or feeling sympathy; sympathizing; compassionate: a sympathetic listener.
  • synanthetic — relating to synanthesis
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