11-letter words containing r, u, s, o
- stauroscope — an optical instrument for studying the crystal structure of minerals under polarized light
- stegosaurus — any of a suborder (Stegosauria) of large ornithischian dinosaurs of the Upper Jurassic having a small head and heavy bony plates with sharp spikes down the backbone
- stentorious — stentorian.
- sternutator — a chemical agent causing nose irritation, coughing, etc.
- stipuliform — shaped like a stipule.
- stock guard — a barrier for keeping cattle and other animals off the tracks or right of way.
- stock-route — a public trail having right of way across private properties and over which cattle and sheep may be herded to grazing grounds or to market.
- stone fruit — a fruit with a stone or hard endocarp, as a peach or plum; drupe.
- stonecutter — a person who cuts or carves stone.
- stoneground — (of wheat or other grain) ground between millstones, especially those made of burstone, so as to retain the whole of the grain and preserve nutritional content.
- stop chorus — a solo during which the rhythm section plays only the first beat of each phrase of music
- storm cloud — raincloud before storm
- storm house — a storm cellar.
- storm surge — an abnormal rise in the level of the sea along a coast caused by the onshore winds of a severe cyclone.
- stourbridge — an industrial town in W central England, in Dudley unitary authority, West Midlands. Pop: 55 480 (2001)
- stramineous — of or resembling straw.
- stratopause — the boundary or transition layer between the stratosphere and mesosphere.
- strenuosity — characterized by vigorous exertion, as action, efforts, life, etc.: a strenuous afternoon of hunting.
- strenuously — characterized by vigorous exertion, as action, efforts, life, etc.: a strenuous afternoon of hunting.
- stretch out — lie down, sprawl
- strikebound — closed by a strike: a strikebound factory.
- strong suit — Bridge. a long suit that contains high cards.
- struggle on — If you struggle on, you continue doing something rather than stopping, even though it is difficult.
- strumectomy — excision of part or all of a goiter.
- study group — an informal gathering of people who convene regularly to exchange ideas and information on a specific subject.
- styliferous — having a style (part of the female organ of a plant)
- sub-chronic — constant; habitual; inveterate: a chronic liar.
- sub-product — a thing produced by labor: products of farm and factory; the product of his thought.
- sub-project — something that is contemplated, devised, or planned; plan; scheme.
- subacromial — the outward end of the spine of the scapula or shoulder blade.
- subarboreal — living or thriving under trees
- subarration — an ancient way of marrying by giving a ring or gift
- subcategory — a subordinate category or a division of a category.
- subchloride — a chloride containing a relatively small proportion of chlorine, as mercurous chloride.
- subchondral — of or relating to cartilage or a cartilage.
- subcolumnar — almost or imperfectly columnar.
- subcontract — a contract by which one agrees to render services or to provide materials necessary for the performance of another contract.
- subcontrary — one of two propositions that can both be true but cannot both be false.
- subcortical — situated beneath the cortex.
- subdeaconry — the position or office of a subdeacon
- subdirector — an assistant or secondary director
- subfraction — Mathematics. a number usually expressed in the form a/b. a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed.
- subglobular — globe-shaped; spherical.
- subharmonic — an oscillation that has a frequency which is an integral submultiple of the frequency of a related oscillation.
- sublittoral — of or relating to the biogeographic region of the ocean bottom between the littoral and bathyal zones, from the low water line to the edge of the continental shelf, or to a depth of approximately 660 feet (200 meters).
- subordinacy — a subordinate person or thing.
- subordinary — any of several heraldic bearings of secondary importance to the ordinary, such as the lozenge, the orle, and the fret
- subordinate — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
- subornation — to bribe or induce (someone) unlawfully or secretly to perform some misdeed or to commit a crime.
- subprioress — a nun junior to a prioress