11-letter words containing o, r, e, n, s
- snowy egret — a white egret, Egretta thula, of the warmer parts of the Western Hemisphere: formerly hunted in great numbers for its plumes, the species is now protected and has recovered.
- snowy river — a river in SE Australia, rising in SE New South Wales: waters diverted through a system of dams and tunnels across the watershed into the Murray and Murrumbidgee Rivers for hydroelectric power and to provide water for irrigation. Length: 426 km (265 miles)
- soft centre — a chocolate that has a soft filling
- soil binder — a plant that prevents or inhibits erosion by providing a ground cover and forming a dense network of roots that hold the soil.
- sojournment — the state of sojourning
- solar panel — a bank of solar cells.
- soldier ant — a type of ant that has a disproportionately large head
- soluble rna — a small RNA molecule, consisting of a strand of nucleotides folded into a clover-leaf shape, that picks up an unattached amino acid within the cell cytoplasm and conveys it to the ribosome for protein synthesis. Abbreviation: tRNA.
- somniferous — bringing or inducing sleep, as drugs or influences.
- sonderclass — a special class of small racing yachts, restricted as to size, sail area, cost, etc.
- sonographer — a diagnostic technician who operates a sonograph
- sound mixer — sb who records film sound
- soup tureen — a large bowl with a lid, from which soup is served at the table
- sour orange — a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
- southernism — a pronunciation, expression, or behavioral trait characteristic of the U.S. South.
- southernize — to make or become southern
- southlander — a person from the south
- sovereignly — a monarch; a king, queen, or other supreme ruler.
- sovereignty — the quality or state of being sovereign, or of having supreme power or authority.
- spent force — If you refer to someone who used to be powerful as a spent force, you mean that they no longer have any power or influence.
- sperm count — the number of spermatozoa in an amount of semen, used as an indication of a man's fertility
- sperm donor — a man who supplies sperm to be used in an artificial fertilization process
- spermatoxin — a substance toxic to spermatozoa.
- spermotoxin — a substance toxic to spermatozoa.
- spin bowler — a bowler who specializes in bowling balls with a spinning motion
- spiniferous — (esp of plants) bearing spines or thorns
- spinsterdom — the state of being a spinster
- splendorous — brilliant or gorgeous appearance, coloring, etc.; magnificence: the splendor of the palace.
- spoken word — The spoken word is used to refer to language expressed in speech, for example in contrast to written texts or music.
- sponge iron — finely divided, porous iron, reduced from an oxide at a temperature below the melting point.
- sponge tree — huisache.
- spoon bread — Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a baked dish made with cornmeal, milk, eggs, and shortening, served as an accompaniment to meat.
- spore print — the pattern produced by placing the cap of a mushroom on a piece of paper and allowing the spores to fall
- sporogenous — of or relating to spores or spore production.
- springhouse — a small storehouse built over a spring or part of a brook, for keeping such foods as meat and dairy products cool and fresh.
- square knot — a common knot in which the ends come out alongside of the standing parts.
- squarsonage — the residence of a squarson
- st.-leonard — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada: suburb of Montreal.
- stationer's — a shop which sells stationery
- steam organ — calliope (def 1).
- stearoptene — the oxygenated solid part of an essential oil (opposed to eleoptene).
- steganogram — a coded message
- stenocardia — angina pectoris, a contraction of the heart or its vessels due to a lack of oxygen, causing severe chest pain
- stenochrome — a printed design made using stenochromy
- stenochromy — the art of printing designs made of more than one colour using a single impression
- stenography — the art of writing in shorthand.
- stenohygric — able to withstand only a narrow range of humidity
- stentorious — stentorian.
- stereoblind — lacking the ability to see in three dimensions through both eyes
- stereophony — the state or condition of being stereophonic.