7-letter words containing e, s, c
- saccate — having a sac or the form of a sac.
- saccule — Anatomy. the smaller of two sacs in the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear. Compare utricle (def 3).
- sachsen — German name of Saxony.
- sackage — the act of sacking a place
- saclike — a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- sanchez — Sonia (Wilsonia Driver) born 1934, U.S. poet, activist, and teacher.
- sanicle — any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- saracen — History/Historical. a member of any of the nomadic tribes on the Syrian borders of the Roman Empire.
- sarcode — protoplasm, especially the semifluid content of a protozoan.
- satchel — Leroy Robert ("Satchel") 1906–82, U.S. baseball player.
- saucers — a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
- saucier — a chef or cook who specializes in making sauces.
- sazerac — a mixed drink of whisky, Pernod, syrup, bitters, and lemon
- scabbed — covered with or affected by scabs.
- scabble — to shape or dress (stone) roughly.
- scabies — a contagious skin disease occurring especially in sheep and cattle and also in humans, caused by the itch mite, Sarcoptes scabiei, which burrows under the skin. Compare itch (def 10), mange.
- scalade — escalade.
- scalage — an assessed percentage deduction, as in weight or price, granted in dealings with goods that are likely to shrink, leak, or otherwise vary in the amount or weight originally stated.
- scalare — any of three deep-bodied, cichlid fishes, Pterophyllum scalare, P. altum, and P. eimekei, inhabiting northern South American rivers, often kept in aquariums.
- scalene — Geometry. (of a cone or the like) having the axis inclined to the base. (of a triangle) having three unequal sides.
- scaleup — an increase in size, quantity, or activity according to a fixed scale or proportion: a scaleup of an engineering design; a scaleup program of energy conservation.
- scalped — the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
- scalpel — a small, light, usually straight knife used in surgical and anatomical operations and dissections.
- scalper — the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
- scamble — a long bench used in a farm kitchen
- scammer — a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- scamper — to run or go hastily or quickly.
- scanned — to glance at or over or read hastily: to scan a page.
- scanner — a person or thing that scans.
- scanted — barely sufficient in amount or quantity; not abundant; almost inadequate: to do scant justice.
- scanter — barely sufficient in amount or quantity; not abundant; almost inadequate: to do scant justice.
- scantle — a small or scant amount
- scapose — having scapes; consisting of a scape.
- scapple — to shape (stone, timber, etc) into a plane in a rough or unfinished manner
- scarcer — insufficient to satisfy the need or demand; not abundant: Meat and butter were scarce during the war.
- scaredy — someone who is easily frightened
- scarfed — a long, broad strip of wool, silk, lace, or other material worn about the neck, shoulders, or head, for ornament or protection against cold, drafts, etc.; muffler.
- scarfer — a football fan who is not a hooligan
- scarier — causing fright or alarm.
- scarlet — a bright-red color inclining toward orange.
- scarper — to flee or depart suddenly, especially without having paid one's bills.
- scarred — a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- scarves — a plural of scarf1 .
- scatter — to throw loosely about; distribute at irregular intervals: to scatter seeds.
- scauper — a graver with a flattened or hollowed blade, used in engraving.
- scavage — a toll charged of merchant strangers by mayors or towns on goods offered or sold in their districts
- scenary — relating to theatre sets or scenery
- scenery — the general appearance of a place; the aggregate of features that give character to a landscape.
- scented — a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable: the scent of roses.
- scepsis — a philosophical attitude of doubt or scepticism