9-letter words containing o, c, t, s
- rock star — a rock-'n'-roll star or celebrity.
- rock-salt — common salt occurring in extensive, irregular beds in rocklike masses.
- rockshaft — an oscillating shaft.
- rootstock — Horticulture. a root and its associated growth buds, used as a stock in plant propagation.
- rotoscope — a projection device that allows images from live-action films to be traced to create an animated sequence
- roughcast — Also called spatter dash. an exterior wall finish composed of mortar and fine pebbles mixed together and dashed against the wall. Compare pebble dash.
- rutaceous — of or like rue.
- sack coat — a short coat or jacket with a straight back and no seam at the waist.
- sackcloth — sacking.
- sailcloth — any of various fabrics, as of cotton, nylon, or Dacron, for boat sails or tents.
- sanctions — authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- santonica — the dried flower heads of any of several species of wormwood, belonging to the genus Artemisia, used as a vermifuge.
- sarcoptic — related to or caused by itch-mites that cause mange in animals
- satyricon — a satirical novel, interspersed with verse, written in the 1st century a.d. by Petronius, extant in fragments.
- sauceboat — a low, boat-shaped container for serving sauce or gravy, typically having a handle at one end and a long, wide lip at the other end.
- scalation — an arrangement of scales, as on a fish.
- scapegoat — a person or group made to bear the blame for others or to suffer in their place.
- scapolite — any of a group of minerals of variable composition, essentially silicates of aluminum, calcium, and sodium, occurring as massive aggregates or tetragonal crystals.
- scarpetto — a type of shoe traditionally worn by Alpine climbers
- scatology — the study of or preoccupation with excrement or obscenity.
- scazontic — relating to or consisting of scazons
- schistose — of, resembling, or in the form of schist.
- scholiast — an ancient commentator on the classics.
- sciophyte — any plant that grows best in the shade
- sclerotal — a bony area or plate found in the sclerotic (the eyeball covering) of some animals
- sclerotic — Also, scleral. Anatomy. of or relating to the sclera.
- sclerotin — an insoluble protein that serves to stiffen the chitin of the cuticle of arthropods.
- scolecite — a monoclinic white zeolite mineral, a hydrous calcium aluminum silicate, CaAl 2 Si 3 O 1 0 ⋅, 3H 2 O, occurring in masses and in needle-shaped crystals.
- scoliotic — an abnormal lateral curvature of the spine.
- scoop out — remove, take out
- scope out — extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.: an investigation of wide scope.
- scopulate — broom-shaped; brushlike.
- scorbutic — pertaining to, of the nature of, or affected with scurvy.
- score out — to delete or cancel by marking through with a line or lines; cross out
- scorodite — a green or brownish mineral containing iron and aluminium
- scot-free — completely free from harm, restraint, punishment, or obligation: The driver of the car escaped from the accident scot-free. The judge let the defendant off scot-free.
- scotching — scutch (defs 2, 4).
- scotchman — Sometimes Offensive. Scotsman.
- scotomata — loss of vision in a part of the visual field; blind spot.
- scotophil — living and flourishing in darkness.
- scots law — the body of law in force in Scotland
- scout car — a fast, lightly-armored military vehicle equipped with guns and used chiefly for reconnaissance.
- scout out — If you scout something out, you succeed in finding it after you have been through an area searching for it.
- scouthery — scorching
- scouthood — (sometimes initial capital letter) the state of being a scout, especially a Boy Scout or a Girl Scout.
- screw top — (of a container) having a top that screws on.
- screw-top — (of a container) having a top that screws on.
- scriptory — of or relating to writing
- scrutator — a person who investigates.
- scrutoire — writing desk (def 1).