10-letter words containing o, n, e, u
- scunthorpe — a town in E England, in North Lincolnshire unitary authority, Lincolnshire: developed rapidly after the discovery of local iron ore in the late 19th century; iron and steel industries have declined. Pop: 72 660 (2001)
- second-run — designating or of:
- send round — to cause, permit, or enable to go: to send a messenger; They sent their son to college.
- sensuously — perceived by or affecting the senses: the sensuous qualities of music.
- serotinous — late in occurring, developing, or flowering.
- shellbound — encased in, or confined to, a shell
- shotgunner — a person who is skilled with a shotgun
- simon pure — real; genuine: a simon-pure accent.
- simon-pure — real; genuine: a simon-pure accent.
- single out — only one in number; one only; unique; sole: a single example.
- sinus node — sinoatrial node.
- slanderous — defamation; calumny: rumors full of slander.
- snakemouth — rose pogonia.
- snow gauge — an instrument for measuring the depth of snow.
- snow under — Meteorology. a precipitation in the form of ice crystals, mainly of intricately branched, hexagonal form and often agglomerated into snowflakes, formed directly from the freezing of the water vapor in the air. Compare ice crystals, snow grains, snow pellets.
- snub-nosed — having a snub nose: a snub-nosed child.
- sojourners — a temporary stay: during his sojourn in Paris.
- somnambule — a person who sleepwalks
- soniferous — conveying or producing sound.
- sound bite — a brief, striking remark or statement excerpted from an audiotape or videotape for insertion in a broadcast news story.
- sound file — an audio file that can be played by a computer or other electronic device
- sound head — a mechanism through which film passes in a projector for conversion of the soundtrack into audio-frequency signals that can be amplified and reproduced.
- sound hole — an opening in the soundboard of a musical stringed instrument, as a violin or lute, for increasing the soundboard's capacity for vibration.
- sound line — a line fastened to a harpoon and carried down into the water by a whale when sounding
- sound wave — a longitudinal wave in an elastic medium, especially a wave producing an audible sensation.
- soundalike — a person or thing that sounds like another, especially a better known or more famous prototype: a whole spate of Elvis Presley soundalikes.
- soundscape — the component sounds of an environment.
- soundstage — a soundproof room or building in which cinematic films are shot
- sourdeline — a type of bagpipe
- sousaphone — a form of bass tuba, similar to the helicon, used in brass bands.
- souterrain — a subterranean passage or structure; grotto.
- south bend — a city in N Indiana.
- south node — the descending node of the moon.
- southerner — a native or inhabitant of the south.
- southernly — southerly.
- spellbound — bound by or as if by a spell; enchanted, entranced, or fascinated: a spellbound audience.
- spinaceous — pertaining to or of the nature of spinach; belonging to the amaranth family of plants.
- spunbonded — being or designating a material or fiber produced by spun-bonding.
- square one — a starting point; initial stage or step: If this plan fails, we'll have to go back to square one.
- stupendous — causing amazement; astounding; marvelous: stupendous news.
- suaveolent — fragrant or sweet-smelling
- sub-reason — a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.: the reason for declaring war.
- subeconomy — an economy within another economy
- subjection — the act of subjecting.
- subjoinder — something subjoined, as an additional comment.
- submersion — to submerge.
- submontane — under or beneath a mountain or mountains.
- suboceanic — occurring or existing below the floor of the ocean: suboceanic oil.
- subpoenaed — the usual writ for the summoning of witnesses or the submission of evidence, as records or documents, before a court or other deliberative body.
- subpontine — of or relating to the Pontine Marshes.