11-letter words containing r, u, s, o
- scribacious — having the tendency to write a lot or too much
- scriptorium — a room, as in a monastery, library, or other institution, where manuscripts are stored, read, or copied.
- scrobicular — of or relating to the smooth areas on a sea urchin surrounding its nodules
- scrub round — to waive; avoid or ignore
- scrumptious — very pleasing, especially to the senses; delectable; splendid: a scrumptious casserole; a scrumptious satin gown.
- scuppernong — a silvery amber-green variety of muscadine grape.
- see through — Also, see-thru [see-throo] /ˈsiˌθru/ (Show IPA). transparent: a see-through blouse.
- see-through — Also, see-thru [see-throo] /ˈsiˌθru/ (Show IPA). transparent: a see-through blouse.
- semelparous — (of a plant) producing flowers and fruit only once before dying
- semipopular — relatively popular; quite popular
- semiserious — having some seriousness; partly serious.
- send around — to put into circulation
- sensurround — a sound reproduction system used esp in cinemas, in which low-frequency output causes bodily sensations in the audience, resulting in a feeling of involvement in the film
- septiferous — in possession of a septum or partition
- sepulchrous — of the nature of a sepulchre
- seriousness — of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.
- serpiginous — (formerly) a creeping or spreading skin disease, as ringworm.
- serrulation — serrulate condition or form.
- sex tourism — a vacation to a destination that has no restrictions on sexual services or activities, as prostitution.
- shootaround — an informal match or practice session
- shop around — compare prices
- shot putter — a sportsperson who competes in the shot put
- shot-putter — a participant in shot put.
- show around — guide round a new place
- show jumper — A show jumper is a person who takes part in the sport of show jumping.
- shower unit — fitted shower
- shroud-laid — noting a fiber rope of four strands laid right-handed with or without a heart.
- shroud-line — a cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial.
- shuddersome — tending to shudder
- shunt motor — A shunt motor is a direct current motor whose two windings are in parallel, with the same voltage across each.
- sit through — endure the whole of
- ski touring — cross-country skiing.
- skin colour — the colour of a person's skin, ie Black, White, etc
- skunk works — (usually lowercase). Also, skunk works, skunkworks [skuhngk-wurks] /ˈskʌŋkˌwɜrks/ (Show IPA). Slang. an often secret experimental laboratory or facility for producing innovative products, as in the computer or aerospace field.
- sleep rough — to spend the night in the open; be without a home or without shelter
- slop around — to spill or splash (liquid).
- slough over — to gloss over; minimize
- slumbersome — tired; sleepy
- small hours — pre-dawn
- smokejumper — a firefighter who parachutes to forest fires inaccessible to ground crews.
- smouldering — burning slowly without flame, usually emitting smoke
- snap course — an academic course that can be passed with a minimum of effort.
- snowsurfing — the use of a board without bindings to travel over snow
- so much for — So much for is used to indicate that you have finished talking about a subject.
- sodium-free — (of food) containing less than 5 mg of sodium per serving
- soft ground — an etching ground usually mixed with tallow. Compare hard ground.
- soho square — a formerly fashionable residential district of London, England.
- sojournment — the state of sojourning
- solar house — a house designed to absorb and store solar heat.
- sole-source — designating a company contracted, without competition, to be the sole supplier of a product or service, as a firm having an exclusive contract for certain military technology.