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11-letter words containing e, s, c, o, n

  • schecklaton — a gilded leather used for embroidering jacks
  • schizogenic — reproducing or formed by fission.
  • schollander — Donald ("Don") born 1946, U.S. swimmer.
  • schrodinger — Erwin [er-vin] /ˈɛr vɪn/ (Show IPA), 1887–1961, German physicist: Nobel prize 1933.
  • scientology — the philosophy of the Church of Scientology, a nondenominational movement founded in the US in the 1950s, which emphasizes self-knowledge as a means of realizing full spiritual potential
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 shot — Also called screen capture. a copy or image of what is seen on a computer screen at a given time: Save the screenshot as a graphics file.
  • screenshort — a screenshot that is shared on a social media website.
  • screw joint — a type of joint that is fastened by means of screws
  • scrimshoner — a person who makes scrimshaw
  • scuppernong — a silvery amber-green variety of muscadine grape.
  • 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.
  • secretional — of or relating to secretion
  • section off — If an area is sectioned off, it is separated by a wall, fence, or other barrier from the surrounding area.
  • seminomadic — belonging or relating to an ethnic group or people who migrate seasonally and cultivate crops during periods of settlement
  • semiotician — the study of signs and symbols as elements of communicative behavior; the analysis of systems of communication, as language, gestures, or clothing.
  • seroconvert — (of an individual) to produce antibodies specific to, and in response to the presence in the blood of, a particular antigen, such as a virus or vaccine
  • shacklebone — the wrist
  • sherlockian — pertaining to or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, known for his skill in solving mysteries through deductive reasoning.
  • shortchange — to give less than the correct change to.
  • silicon fen — an area of Cambridgeshire, esp around the city of Cambridge, in which industries associated with information technology are concentrated
  • siliconized — (of a material) having silicone added.
  • simethicone — an active ingredient in many antacid preparations that causes small mucus-entrapped air bubbles in the intestines to coalesce into larger bubbles that are more easily passed.
  • slacken off — If something slackens off, it becomes slower, less active, or less intense.
  • smokescreen — If something that you do or say is a smokescreen, it is intended to hide the truth about your activities or intentions.
  • snap course — an academic course that can be passed with a minimum of effort.
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