11-letter words containing r, e, s, u
- ruby silver — proustite.
- ruby spinel — a deep red, transparent variety of spinel, used as a gem.
- rudderstock — the vertical member at the forward edge of a rudder, hinged at the sternpost and attached to the helm or steering gear.
- rudesheimer — any of the Rheingau wines from the vineyards near Rüdesheim, a town on the Rhine River in W Germany.
- rugosa rose — a shrub, Rosa rugosa, having densely bristled stems, wrinkled leaves, and fragrant red or white flowers.
- rumble seat — Also called, British, dickey. a seat recessed into the back of a coupe or roadster, covered by a hinged lid that opens to form the back of the seat when in use.
- run to seed — the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
- rupes altai — a mountain range in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 315 miles (507 km) long.
- rus in urbe — the country in the town
- rush candle — a candle made from a dried, partly peeled rush that has been dipped in grease.
- rust bucket — an old, run-down freighter, especially one whose hull is covered with rust.
- saarbrucken — a state in W Germany, in the Saar River valley. 991 sq. mi. (2569 sq. km). Capital: Saarbrücken.
- sacré coeur — a basilica in Montmartre, Paris, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
- sage grouse — a large grouse, Centrocercus urophasianus, of the sagebrush regions of western North America, having plumage of gray, buff, and black.
- saltchucker — a saltwater angler
- sanctuarize — to give sanctuary to
- sand grouse — any of several birds of the family Pteroclididae inhabiting sandy areas of the Old World, resembling both pigeons and shorebirds and having precocial young.
- sandculture — the hydroponic cultivation of plants in sand.
- sarus crane — a large, gray crane, Grus antigone, of Asia, having a naked, red head.
- sauce bercy — Bercy.
- saucer dome — a dome having the form of a segment of a sphere, with the center well below the springing line; a shallow dome, as in Roman or Byzantine architecture.
- sauerbraten — a pot roast of beef, marinated before cooking in a mixture of vinegar, sugar, and seasonings.
- sauk centre — a town in central Minnesota: model for town in Sinclair Lewis's novel Main Street.
- scaberulous — tending to be scabrous or slightly rough to the touch
- scapigerous — having a scape or leafless stalk
- scar tissue — connective tissue that has contracted and become dense and fibrous.
- scaramouche — a stock character in commedia dell'arte and farce who is a cowardly braggart, easily beaten and frightened.
- scarlet cup — a small, fleshy, saucer-shaped fungus, Sarcoscypha coccinea, of the family Sarcoscyphaceae, marked by a scarlet inner surface and white exterior, seen on fallen branches in the spring.
- scatter rug — a small rug, placed on the floor in front of a chair, under a table, etc.
- scatter-gun — a shotgun
- schweinfurt — a city in N Bavaria, in S central Germany, on the Main River.
- sclerocauly — the feature of having a hard, dry stem
- scoundrelly — having the character of a scoundrel; unscrupulous; villainous.
- scoutmaster — the leader or officer in charge of a band of scouts.
- scrap value — what sth is worth for recycling or reuse
- screen dump — the act or process of printing or saving the graphical or textual data displayed on a computer screen.
- screw auger — an auger having a helical outer surface suggesting a screw thread.
- scrip issue — an issue of free shares distributed pro rata to existing stockholders instead of a dividend.
- scrub nurse — a nurse specially trained to assist surgeons in the operating room and serving as part of the surgically clean medical team handling instruments during an operation.
- scruffiness — the state of being unkempt or shabby
- scrupleless — a moral or ethical consideration or standard that acts as a restraining force or inhibits certain actions.
- scrutinised — to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
- scrutinized — to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
- scrutinizer — to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
- scuba diver — sb who dives underwater
- sculduddery — obscene behavior; lewdness.
- sculduggery — skulduggery.
- scuppernong — a silvery amber-green variety of muscadine grape.
- sea blubber — a large jellyfish, Cyanea capillata.
- secularized — to make secular; separate from religious or spiritual connection or influences; make worldly or unspiritual; imbue with secularism.