10-letter words containing n, o, s, a, c
- oscitantly — in an oscitant manner
- oscitation — The act of yawning or gaping. Also figuratively.
- osculating — Present participle of osculate.
- osculation — the act of kissing.
- osteomancy — A kind of divination by means of bones.
- pancosmism — the philosophical doctrine that the material universe is all that exists
- pantoscope — a panoramic camera
- parsonical — a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- pennaceous — having the texture of a penna; not downy.
- plant cost — the cost to a business of mechanical equipment
- pleonastic — the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy.
- poachiness — the state of being poachy
- pocahontas — (Rebecca Rolfe) 1595?–1617, American Indian woman who is said to have prevented the execution of Captain John Smith.
- podcasting — a digital audio or video file or recording, usually part of a themed series, that can be downloaded from a website to a media player or computer: Download or subscribe to daily, one-hour podcasts of our radio show.
- pollen sac — one of the cavities in an anther in which pollen is produced.
- postlaunch — relating to or occurring in the period after a launch
- postulance — the period or state of being a postulant, especially in a religious order.
- postulancy — the period or state of being a postulant, especially in a religious order.
- pugnacious — inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.
- rackabones — 'a rack of bones', a metaphor for a person or animal that is very thin or emaciated
- raconteurs — Plural form of raconteur.
- raconteuse — a woman who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly.
- rascallion — a villain, a rascal
- recusation — the act of recusing a judge
- richardson — Henry Handel (Henrietta Richardson Robertson) 1870–1946, Australian novelist.
- rock snake — any large Australasian python of the genus Liasis
- run across — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
- sacramento — a state in the W United States, on the Pacific coast. 158,693 sq. mi. (411,015 sq. km). Capital: Sacramento. Abbreviation: CA (for use with zip code), Cal., Calif.
- sacrosanct — extremely sacred or inviolable: a sacrosanct chamber in the temple.
- salicional — a soft-toned organ stop with a reedy quality
- salicornia — any chenopodiaceous plant of the genus Salicornia, of seashores and salt marshes: includes glasswort
- saloon car — Also, saloon carriage. a railway sleeping, dining, or parlor car similar to a U.S. Pullman.
- san carlos — a city in W California, S of San Francisco.
- san marcos — a city in S central Texas.
- sanctimony — pretended, affected, or hypocritical religious devotion, righteousness, etc.
- sanctioned — authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- sand colic — a form of colic caused by the ingestion of sand or eating sand-contaminated feeds and subsequent collection of sand in the gastrointestinal tract
- sans souci — without worry; carefree.
- saprogenic — producing putrefaction or decay, as certain bacteria.
- sarcodines — belonging or pertaining to the protist phylum Sarcodina, comprising protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopodia.
- sarcopenia — reduction in muscle tissue as a result of ageing
- saxicoline — living or growing among rocks.
- scale down — a succession or progression of steps or degrees; graduated series: the scale of taxation; the social scale.
- scalloping — any of the bivalve mollusks of the genus Argopecten (Pecten) and related genera that swim by rapidly clapping the fluted shell valves together.
- scallopini — scallops, especially of veal, flattened by pounding and usually dredged in flour or breadcrumbs and sautéed quickly: scaloppine alla Marsala.
- scaloppine — scallops, especially of veal, flattened by pounding and usually dredged in flour or breadcrumbs and sautéed quickly: scaloppine alla Marsala.
- scandalous — disgraceful; shameful or shocking; improper: scandalous behavior in public.
- scandaroon — a large variety of fancy pigeon having a long thin body and an elongated neck and head
- scansorial — capable of or adapted for climbing, as the feet of certain birds, lizards, etc.
- scherzando — (a musical direction) playful; sportive.