11-letter words containing n, e, r, s, t
- slant rhyme — rhyme in which either the vowels or the consonants of stressed syllables are identical, as in eyes, light; years, yours.
- slit trench — a narrow trench for one or more persons for protection against enemy fire and fragmentation bombs.
- smart money — money invested or wagered by experienced investors or bettors.
- smart phone — a device that combines a cell phone with a handheld computer, typically offering Internet access, data storage, email capability, etc.
- smithereens — If something is smashed or blown to smithereens, it breaks into very small pieces.
- snapshooter — an amateur photographer, especially one who takes snapshots with a simple camera.
- snickometer — a device, which uses sound waves recorded by the stump microphone, employed by TV commentators to determine whether or not a batsman has made contact with the ball
- snow report — a regular weather report that concentrates on details of amounts of snow and conditions at ski resorts
- snowy egret — a white egret, Egretta thula, of the warmer parts of the Western Hemisphere: formerly hunted in great numbers for its plumes, the species is now protected and has recovered.
- soft centre — a chocolate that has a soft filling
- sojournment — the state of sojourning
- soldier ant — a type of ant that has a disproportionately large head
- soup tureen — a large bowl with a lid, from which soup is served at the table
- southernism — a pronunciation, expression, or behavioral trait characteristic of the U.S. South.
- southernize — to make or become southern
- southlander — a person from the south
- sovereignty — the quality or state of being sovereign, or of having supreme power or authority.
- spendthrift — a person who spends possessions or money extravagantly or wastefully; prodigal.
- spent force — If you refer to someone who used to be powerful as a spent force, you mean that they no longer have any power or influence.
- sperm count — the number of spermatozoa in an amount of semen, used as an indication of a man's fertility
- spermatoxin — a substance toxic to spermatozoa.
- spermotoxin — a substance toxic to spermatozoa.
- spinmeister — spin doctor.
- spinsterdom — the state of being a spinster
- spinsterial — relating to a spinster
- spinsterian — relating to a spinster
- spinsterish — Disparaging and Offensive. a woman still unmarried beyond the usual age of marrying.
- spirketting — deck planking near the bulwarks
- spitsbergen — a group of islands in the Arctic Ocean, N of and belonging to Norway. 24,293 sq. mi. (62,920 sq. km).
- spitzbergen — a group of islands in the Arctic Ocean, N of and belonging to Norway. 24,293 sq. mi. (62,920 sq. km).
- spitzenburg — any of several red or yellow varieties of apple that ripen in the autumn.
- splintering — a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body.
- sponge tree — huisache.
- spore print — the pattern produced by placing the cap of a mushroom on a piece of paper and allowing the spores to fall
- spring rate — The spring rate is a measurement of the amount of force needed to compress a spring a particular distance.
- spring tide — the large rise and fall of the tide at or soon after the new or the full moon.
- springsteen — Bruce. born 1949, US rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist. His albums include Born to Run (1975), Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978), Born in the USA (1984), The Ghost of Tom Joad (1995), The Rising (2002), Magic (2007), and Wrecking Ball (2012)
- springwater — water from a spring
- square knot — a common knot in which the ends come out alongside of the standing parts.
- st. andrews — a seaport in the Fife region, in E Scotland: resort; golf courses.
- st. bernard — St. Bernard (def 3).
- st. laurent — Louis Stephen [lwee ste-fen] /lwi stɛˈfɛn/ (Show IPA), 1882–1973, prime minister of Canada 1948–57.
- st. nazaire — a seaport in W France, on the Loire estuary.
- st.-germain — St.-Germain-en-Laye.
- st.-leonard — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada: suburb of Montreal.
- staff nurse — nurse who works on a ward
- stan laurel — Stan (Arthur Stanley Jefferson) 1890–1965, U.S. motion-picture actor and comedian, born in England.
- standardise — to bring to or make of an established standard size, weight, quality, strength, or the like: to standardize manufactured parts.
- standardize — to bring to or make of an established standard size, weight, quality, strength, or the like: to standardize manufactured parts.
- standpatter — a person who refuses to consider or accept change.