10-letter words containing n, o, s, a, c
- schnozzola — a nose, especially one of unusually large size.
- schongauer — Martin [mahr-tn;; German mahr-teen] /ˈmɑr tn;; German ˈmɑr tin/ (Show IPA), c1430–91, German engraver and painter.
- schooligan — a person of school age who engages in acts of public disorder
- scillonian — of or relating to the Scilly Isles or their inhabitants
- scorpaenid — belonging or pertaining to the Scorpaenidae, a family of marine fishes with spiny fins, including the rockfishes, scorpionfishes, and lionfishes.
- scorzonera — a plant of the modern genus Scorzonera, esp S. Hispanica or black salsify, cultivated in Europe for its root which is used as a vegetable
- scotodinia — a dizziness accompanied by a headache and disturbed vision
- scotswoman — a woman who is a native or inhabitant of Scotland; Scot.
- scrap iron — old iron to be remelted or reworked.
- scrubwoman — a woman hired to clean a place; charwoman.
- scyphozoan — any coelenterate of the class Scyphozoa, comprising the true marine jellyfishes.
- sea anchor — any of various devices, as a drogue, that have great resistance to being pulled through the water and are dropped forward of a vessel at the end of a cable to hold the bow into the wind or sea during a storm.
- second man — a person who assists the driver in crewing a locomotive
- secondhand — not directly known or experienced; obtained from others or from books: Most of our knowledge is secondhand.
- see action — to participate in military combat
- shackleton — Sir Ernest Henry, 1874–1922, English explorer of the Antarctic.
- showcasing — a glass case for the display and protection of articles in shops, museums, etc.
- shylockian — a relentless and revengeful moneylender in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.
- simoniacal — a person who practices simony.
- smack down — to humble or reprimand (someone who is overstepping bounds)
- snobocracy — a social class of snobs
- snowcapped — topped with snow: the snowcapped Alps.
- socialness — relating to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club.
- sodcasting — the practice of playing music through the speakers of a mobile phone in a public space
- solacement — a comfort or consolation
- solicitant — a solicitor
- sonication — a treatment using ultrasound
- sophoclean — 495?–406? b.c, Greek dramatist.
- soundscape — the component sounds of an environment.
- soundtrack — the narrow band on one or both sides of a motion-picture film on which sound is recorded.
- spaceborne — moving in orbit around the earth: a spaceborne surveillance system.
- spacewoman — a woman astronaut.
- speciation — the formation of new species as a result of geographic, physiological, anatomical, or behavioral factors that prevent previously interbreeding populations from breeding with each other.
- spinaceous — pertaining to or of the nature of spinach; belonging to the amaranth family of plants.
- splanchno- — the viscera
- spodomancy — divination by studying ashes
- spondaical — composed of spondees
- spongecake — sweet cake of eggs and flour
- spoon back — a back of a chair or the like, having a splat curved outward at the bottom.
- stanchions — an upright bar, beam, post, or support, as in a window, stall, ship, etc.
- staycation — a vacation spent at home or near home, doing enjoyable activities or visiting local attractions.
- stenopaeic — pertaining to or containing a narrow slit or minute opening: a stenopeic device to aid vision after eye surgery.
- sterno can — a small can of Sterno
- sticharion — a white tunic of silk or linen, corresponding to the alb, worn by deacons, priests, and bishops.
- stone crab — an edible crab, Menippe mercenaria, of rocky shores from the southern U.S. to Mexico and certain areas of the Caribbean, prized for the meat of its claws.
- stone face — living stones.
- stracchino — a soft cheese from North Italy
- subcompany — subsidiary company.
- suboceanic — occurring or existing below the floor of the ocean: suboceanic oil.
- succorance — the act of seeking out affectionate care and social support.