11-letter words containing l, i, s, c
- siliconized — (of a material) having silicone added.
- silk cotton — the silky covering of the seeds of certain tropical trees of the bombax family, used for stuffing cushions, pillows, etc.
- silk-screen — Silk-screen printing is a method of printing patterns onto cloth by forcing paint or dyes through silk or similar material.
- silver disc — (in Britain) an album certified to have sold 60 000 copies or a single certified to have sold 200 000 copies
- silverchair — Australian rock group (formed 1994): comprising Daniel Johns (born 1979; vocals, guitar), Ben Gillies (born 1979, drums) and Chris Joannou (born 1979, bass guitar); their albums include Frogstomp (1995) and Young Modern (2007)
- silvicolous — living or growing in woodlands.
- simnel cake — any of several kinds of rich fruitcake covered with almond paste.
- simpliciter — simply
- singlestick — a short, heavy stick.
- singletrack — (of a railroad or section of a railroad's route) having but one set of tracks, so that trains going in opposite directions must be scheduled to meet only at points where there are sidings.
- sipunculoid — a member of the group Sipunculoidea
- sir michael — Sir Michael (Kemp) 1905–98, British composer.
- six o'clock — 6 P.M., 1800 hours
- skeptically — inclined to skepticism; having an attitude of doubt: a skeptical young woman who will question whatever you say.
- skillcentre — an institution providing vocational training or retraining for employed or unemployed people
- skin colour — the colour of a person's skin, ie Black, White, etc
- slacklining — the activity of walking across a narrow line of synthetic webbing hung slackly above the ground
- slacktivism — actions taken to bring about political or social change but requiring only minimal commitment, effort, or risk: students engaging in slacktivism by signing an online petition.
- slickenside — a rock surface that has become more or less polished and striated by slippage along a fault plane.
- slimnastics — exercises to help someone lose or control weight.
- sling chair — any of several varieties of chairs having a seat and back formed from a single sheet of canvas, leather, or the like, hanging loosely in a frame.
- slip stitch — a sewing stitch for securing hems, etc, in which only two or three threads of the material are caught up by the needle each time, so that the stitches are nearly invisible from the right side
- slip-stitch — a loose stitch taken between two layers of fabric, as on a facing or hem, so as to be invisible on the right side or outside surface, used in stoating.
- slit pocket — a pocket on the underside of a garment, reached through a vertical opening
- slit trench — a narrow trench for one or more persons for protection against enemy fire and fragmentation bombs.
- slot racing — the activity of racing slot cars.
- slow-acting — working or acting slowly, not immediately
- slow-twitch — of or relating to muscle fiber that contracts relatively slowly and is resistant to fatigue (distinguished from fast-twitch).
- smiley face — a digital icon, a sequence of keyboard symbols, or a handwritten or printed equivalent, that serves to represent a facial expression, as :‐) for a smiling face or ;‐) for a winking face. Compare emoticon.
- snail-paced — slow of pace or motion, like a snail; sluggish.
- snatchingly — in a snatching manner
- snitch line — a direct telephone or other communications link set up to allow people to report neighbours, colleagues, etc suspected of wrongdoing
- sociability — the act or an instance of being sociable.
- social club — A social club is a club where members go in order to meet each other and enjoy leisure activities.
- social evil — prostitution.
- social fund — (in Britain) a social security fund from which loans or payments may be made to people in cases of extreme need
- social life — leisure time spent with other people
- social unit — a person or a group of persons, as a family, functioning as a unit in society.
- social wasp — any of several wasps, as the hornets or yellowjackets, that live together in a community.
- social work — organized work directed toward the betterment of social conditions in the community, as by seeking to improve the condition of the poor, to promote the welfare of children, etc.
- socialistic — of or relating to socialists or socialism.
- socializing — to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.
- sociologese — the recondite writing characteristic of sociology and sociologists
- sociologism — an explanation, expression, concept, etc., characteristic of sociology, especially when lacking reference to other disciplines concerned with human development.
- sociologist — the science or study of the origin, development, organization, and functioning of human society; the science of the fundamental laws of social relations, institutions, etc.
- sociosexual — of or relating to relationships between persons that involve sexuality.
- sock lining — a thin piece of material, as leather, that is laid on top of the insole of a shoe, boot, or other footwear.
- sockdoliger — a conclusive argument; a hard blow
- sodomitical — anal or oral copulation with a member of the opposite sex.
- soft pencil — a type of pencil that contains a thicker, oilier and darker form of graphite