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15-letter words containing n, o, s, a, c

  • quasicontinuous — uninterrupted in time; without cessation: continuous coughing during the concert.
  • reception class — A reception class is a class that children go into when they first start school at the age of four or five.
  • reconsideration — to consider again, especially with a view to change of decision or action: to reconsider a refusal.
  • reconsolidation — an act or instance of consolidating; the state of being consolidated; unification: consolidation of companies.
  • reconstitutable — to constitute again; reconstruct; recompose.
  • recoverableness — the ability to be recovered or chance of being able to recover
  • recreationalist — recreationist.
  • rediscount rate — the rate charged by the Federal Reserve Bank to member banks for rediscounting commercial paper.
  • renal corpuscle — Malpighian body (sense 2)
  • reorchestration — a renewed or second orchestration of a piece of music, the act of reorchestrating
  • residual income — the remaining income (of a business or person) after necessary debts, expenses, etc, have been paid
  • resocialization — the process of learning new attitudes and norms required for a new social role.
  • respecification — the act of specifying.
  • resurrectionary — pertaining to or of the nature of resurrection.
  • right ascension — the arc of the celestial equator measured eastward from the vernal equinox to the foot of the great circle passing through the celestial poles and a given point on the celestial sphere, expressed in degrees or hours.
  • rocky mountains — mountain range in USA and Canada
  • royal enclosure — at the Royal Ascot horse-race meeting, an area of Ascot racecourse which is reserved for the Royal Family, members, and their guests
  • saigon cinnamon — the aromatic inner bark of any of several East Indian trees belonging to the genus Cinnamonum, of the laurel family, especially the bark of C. zeylanicum (Ceylon cinnamon) used as a spice, or that of C. loureirii (Saigon cinnamon) used in medicine as a cordial and carminative.
  • san jacinto day — a legal holiday observed in Texas on April 21.
  • sandwich course — A sandwich course is an educational course in which you have periods of study between periods of being at work.
  • sanitary cordon — cordon sanitaire.
  • sarcenchymatous — relating to the connective tissue of some sponges
  • sarcoptic mange — mange caused by burrowing mites of the genus Sarcoptes.
  • sarraceniaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Sarraceniaceae, an American family of pitcher plants
  • sauce espagnole — brown sauce.
  • sauvignon blanc — a white grape grown primarily in France and California.
  • save one's neck — to escape from a difficult or dangerous situation
  • savings account — a bank account on which interest is paid, traditionally one for which a bankbook is used to record deposits, withdrawals, and interest payments.
  • say one's piece — If you say your piece, you say everything you want to say about a particular matter without being interrupted, although people may be wanting to express opposing views.
  • scala cordonata — a ramp having the form of broad, slightly inclined steps.
  • scatter cushion — Scatter cushions are small cushions for use on sofas and chairs.
  • scavenge stroke — (in a reciprocating engine) the stroke of a piston in a four-stroke cycle that pushes the burnt gases out as exhaust
  • schillerization — the process of altering crystals to produce schiller
  • schola cantorum — an ecclesiastical choir or choir school.
  • school teaching — School teaching is the work done by teachers in a school.
  • schopenhauerian — Arthur [ahr-too r] /ˈɑr tʊər/ (Show IPA), 1788–1860, German philosopher.
  • schopenhauerism — the philosophy of Schopenhauer, who taught that only the cessation of desire can solve the problems arising from the universal impulse of the will to live.
  • scotch highland — any of a breed of small, hardy, usually dun-colored, shaggy-haired beef cattle with long, widespread horns, able to withstand the cold and sparse pasturage of its native western Scottish uplands.
  • scratching post — a block or post of wood, usually covered with carpeting, on which a cat can use its claws.
  • scribaciousness — the quality or state of being scribacious
  • scrounge around — to borrow (a small amount or item) with no intention of repaying or returning it: to scrounge a cigarette.
  • sebaceous gland — any of the cutaneous glands that secrete oily matter for lubricating hair and skin.
  • second language — a language learned by a person after his or her native language, especially as a resident of an area where it is in general use.
  • second mortgage — a mortgage the lien of which is next in priority to a first mortgage.
  • secondary cause — a cause which is not the primary or ultimate cause
  • secondary color — a color, as orange, green, or violet, produced by mixing two primary colors.
  • secondary group — a group of people with whom one's contacts are detached and impersonal.
  • secondary metal — metal derived wholly or in part from scrap.
  • secondary xylem — xylem derived from the cambium during secondary growth.
  • self-abhorrence — a feeling of extreme repugnance or aversion; utter loathing; abomination.
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