11-letter words containing e, p, s, o
- safe period — an interval of the menstrual cycle when fertilization is considered to be least likely, usually a number of days prior and subsequent to the onset of menstruation.
- salespeople — a person who sells goods, services, etc.
- salesperson — a person who sells goods, services, etc.
- sample book — a number of pieces of fabric, wallpaper, etc fastened together at one edge, for people to examine when trying to choose which example to buy
- sample room — a room, as in a hotel suite, in which merchandise is displayed for sale to the trade.
- sand hopper — beach flea.
- sand-groper — a native of the arid region of Western Australia.
- sapiosexual — a person who finds intelligence to be a sexually attractive quality in others.
- saponaceous — resembling soap; soapy.
- sapotaceous — belonging to the Sapotaceae, the sapodilla family of plants.
- sapphic ode — Horatian ode.
- saprolegnia — a variety of fungus
- sapropelite — a foul-smelling mud
- scapigerous — having a scape or leafless stalk
- scenography — the art of representing objects in accordance with the rules of perspective.
- sceuophylax — a keeper of sacred vessels
- schizophyte — any of the Schizophyta, a group of organisms comprising the schizomycetes and the schizophyceous algae, characterized by a simple structure and reproduction by simple fission or spores.
- 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
- 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.
- scorekeeper — an official of a sports contest who keeps record of the score.
- scorpaenoid — resembling or related to the family Scorpaenidae.
- scotch pine — a pine, Pinus sylvestris, of Eurasia, having a reddish trunk and twisted, bluish-green needles.
- scotch tape — clear adhesive tape
- scotch-tape — to fasten or mend with Scotch tape.
- scripholder — a person who owns a scrip or scrips
- scripophile — a person who practices scripophily.
- scuppernong — a silvery amber-green variety of muscadine grape.
- 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).
- seed potato — a potato tuber used for planting
- seismograph — any of various instruments for measuring and recording the vibrations of earthquakes.
- seismoscope — an instrument for recording the occurrence or time of an earthquake.
- self-parody — a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing: his hilarious parody of Hamlet's soliloquy.
- self-poised — acting with poise.
- self-profit — Often, profits. pecuniary gain resulting from the employment of capital in any transaction. Compare gross profit, net profit. the ratio of such pecuniary gain to the amount of capital invested. returns, proceeds, or revenue, as from property or investments.
- semelparous — (of a plant) producing flowers and fruit only once before dying
- semipopular — relatively popular; quite popular
- senatorship — the office or position of a senator
- senior prom — a formal dance or gathering of high school students held at the end of the senior year
- septentrion — Obsolete. the north.
- septiferous — in possession of a septum or partition
- sepulchrous — of the nature of a sepulchre
- serial port — A serial port on a computer is a place where you can connect the computer to a device such as a modem or a mouse.
- serotherapy — therapy by means of injections of a serum obtained especially from an immune animal.
- serpiginous — (formerly) a creeping or spreading skin disease, as ringworm.
- set up shop — a retail store, especially a small one.
- set-top box — television signal converter
- sharp-nosed — having a thin, pointed nose.
- shine up to — to give forth or glow with light; shed or cast light.