11-letter words containing r, e, p, u, s
- septiferous — in possession of a septum or partition
- sepulchrous — of the nature of a sepulchre
- serpiginous — (formerly) a creeping or spreading skin disease, as ringworm.
- shipbuilder — a person whose occupation is the designing or constructing of ship.
- shot putter — a sportsperson who competes in the shot put
- shot-putter — a participant in shot put.
- show jumper — A show jumper is a person who takes part in the sport of show jumping.
- sleep rough — to spend the night in the open; be without a home or without shelter
- smokejumper — a firefighter who parachutes to forest fires inaccessible to ground crews.
- snap course — an academic course that can be passed with a minimum of effort.
- soup course — a part of a meal when soup is served
- soup tureen — a large bowl with a lid, from which soup is served at the table
- sour grapes — bitterness about sth unattainable
- space group — a set of symmetry elements that brings a periodic arrangement of points on a Bravais space lattice to its original position.
- spectacular — of or like a spectacle; marked by or given to an impressive, large-scale display.
- specularity — the state of resembling a mirror
- speculatory — a place suitable for observation
- sperm count — the number of spermatozoa in an amount of semen, used as an indication of a man's fertility
- sphaeridium — a round body found on sea urchins
- spice route — an ancient trade route followed by merchants, importers and exporters trading in exotic spices such as cloves and cinnamon
- spinel ruby — ruby spinel.
- spiniferous — (esp of plants) bearing spines or thorns
- spiriferous — having a spire or spiral parts.
- spirituelle — having a refined and lively mind or wit; spirituel
- spitzenburg — any of several red or yellow varieties of apple that ripen in the autumn.
- splendorous — brilliant or gorgeous appearance, coloring, etc.; magnificence: the splendor of the palace.
- spore fruit — a spore-bearing structure, as an ascoscarp; sporocarp.
- sporiferous — bearing spores.
- sporogenous — of or relating to spores or spore production.
- sporulative — involving or relating to sporulation
- spot survey — a survey taken immediately and at random
- sprezzatura — effortlessness or ease, esp. in art or literature; careless grace; nonchalance
- 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.
- spruce beer — a fermented beverage made with spruce leaves and twigs, or an extract from them.
- spruce pine — a tall coniferous tree, Pinus glabra, of the southeastern U.S., having smooth, gray bark and needles in bundles of two.
- stauroscope — an optical instrument for studying the crystal structure of minerals under polarized light
- stratopause — the boundary or transition layer between the stratosphere and mesosphere.
- stripe rust — a disease of wheat, barley, rye, and other grasses, characterized by elongated rows of yellow spores on the affected parts, caused by a rust fungus, Puccinia glumarum.
- stripe smut — a disease of grasses, characterized by stripes of black spores on the leaves, caused by any of several smut fungi of the genera Urocystis and Ustilago.
- stumpsucker — windsucker; cribber.
- sub-project — something that is contemplated, devised, or planned; plan; scheme.
- subparallel — not quite parallel
- subprioress — a nun junior to a prioress
- suckerpunch — to strike (someone) with an unexpected blow.
- sugar apple — sweetsop.
- sugar maple — any of several maples having a sweet sap, especially Acer saccharum (the state tree of New York, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin), having a short trunk and long, curving branches, yielding a hard wood used for making furniture and being the chief source of maple sugar.
- sulphureous — of the yellow colour of sulphur
- summer camp — a camp, especially one for children during the summer, providing facilities for sleeping and eating, and usually for handicrafts, sports, etc.
- sun prairie — a town in S Wisconsin.
- super-duper — extremely good, powerful, large, etc.; very super; marvelous or colossal.