11-letter words containing e, s, k, a
- slack-baked — improperly baked.
- slack-jawed — having the mouth open, especially as an indication of astonishment, bewilderment, etc.
- slacken off — If something slackens off, it becomes slower, less active, or less intense.
- slaked lime — another name for calcium hydroxide, esp when made by adding water to calcium oxide
- slate black — a slightly purplish black.
- sleepwalker — the act or state of walking, eating, or performing other motor acts while asleep, of which one is unaware upon awakening; somnambulism.
- smart aleck — an obnoxiously conceited person.
- smoke alarm — A smoke alarm or a smoke detector is a device fixed to the ceiling of a room which makes a loud noise if there is smoke in the air, to warn people.
- smoke-eater — a firefighter.
- smokechaser — a person who fights forest fires, especially one with lightweight equipment.
- smoked meat — animal flesh cooked by smoking
- smokey bear — an officer or officers of a state highway patrol.
- snack table — a small portable folding table used for an individual serving.
- snake dance — a ceremonial dance, performed by the priests of the American Hopi Indians, in which live snakes are held in the mouth
- snake fence — a fence, zigzag in plan, made of rails resting across one another at an angle.
- snake juice — any strong alcoholic drink, esp when home-made
- snake plant — a widely grown houseplant, Sansevieria trifasciata, having stiffly erect, mottled, lance-shaped leaves.
- snake river — a river flowing from NW Wyoming through S Idaho into the Columbia River in SE Washington: Shoshone Falls. 1038 miles (1670 km) long.
- snake-dance — to perform a snake dance.
- snakeblenny — any of several pricklebacks of the genus Lumpenus.
- snakishness — the state or quality of being like a snake
- snapperback — the center on the offensive team.
- sneak thief — a burglar who sneaks into houses through open doors, windows, etc.
- sneak up on — If someone sneaks up on you, they try and approach you without being seen or heard, perhaps to surprise you or do you harm.
- sneaky pete — a homemade or inferior liquor or wine.
- so to speak — to utter words or articulate sounds with the ordinary voice; talk: He was too ill to speak.
- sockdolager — something unusually large, heavy, etc.
- sound-alike — a person or thing that resembles another in sound
- south korea — a country in E Asia: formed 1948 after the division of the former country of Korea at 38° N. 36,600 sq. mi. (94,795 sq. km). Capital: Seoul. Compare Korea.
- spacewalker — a person who manoeuvres in space while outside but attached to a spacecraft
- sparklessly — in a sparkless manner
- spatterdock — any of various water lilies of the genus Nuphar, having globular yellow flowers and growing in lakes or sluggish streams, especially N. advena, of the eastern U.S.
- spatterwork — a method of decorating whereby ink or another fluid is spattered over a medium
- speakeasies — a saloon or nightclub selling alcoholic beverages illegally, especially during Prohibition.
- speakership — a person who speaks.
- speechmaker — a person who delivers speeches.
- speed brake — a flap on an aircraft wing used to decrease speed in flight in preparation for landing.
- speed freak — an addict or habitual user of amphetamines, methamphetamines, or similar stimulating drugs.
- speed skate — racing skate.
- spike heath — a Eurasian evergreen shrub, Bruckenthalia spiculifolia, of the heath family, having narrow leaves and bell-shaped, pink flowers, growing in gritty soil.
- spinachlike — resembling or characteristic of spinach
- spirit lake — a lake in SW Washington, at the N foot of Mount St. Helens: site of devastation during 1980 eruptions of Mount St. Helens.
- spokeswoman — a woman who speaks for another person or for a group.
- sponge cake — a light, sweet cake made with a comparatively large proportion of eggs but no shortening.
- spot market — a market in which commodities, as grain, gold, or crude oil, are dealt in for cash and immediate delivery (distinguished from futures market).
- square knot — a common knot in which the ends come out alongside of the standing parts.
- squeakingly — in a squeaking manner
- stagestruck — obsessed with the desire to become an actor or actress.
- stake horse — a horse that is regularly entered in stake races.
- stake truck — a truck or trailer with a stake body, as for hauling farm animals or feed bags.