11-letter words containing r, y, s, a
- spermaphyte — the placenta of a plant
- sphygmogram — a tracing or diagram produced by a sphygmograph.
- spin a yarn — If you say that someone spins a yarn, you mean that they tell a story that is not true, often an interesting or imaginative one.
- spiny-rayed — spiny-finned.
- spirit away — the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
- spiritually — of, relating to, or consisting of spirit; incorporeal.
- spiritualty — Often, spiritualties. ecclesiastical property or revenue.
- spirography — the study of breathing using a spirograph
- sporadicity — (of similar things or occurrences) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional: sporadic renewals of enthusiasm.
- spotted ray — any of various species of ray with irregular markings on the back
- spray paint — paint in aerosol form
- spray skirt — a piece of waterproof material that fits around the paddler and opening of a kayak to keep water out of the craft.
- spray-paint — to cover, mark, draw, or write with spray paint.
- spreadingly — in a spreading manner
- square away — a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
- square yard — a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one yard on each side; 0.8361 square meters. 2 , sq. yd. Abbreviation: yd.
- squirearchy — the collective body of squires or landed gentry of a country.
- star system — the practice of casting and promoting star performers for their ability to draw at the box office.
- starry-eyed — overly romantic or idealistic: He was a starry-eyed dreamer.
- startlingly — creating sudden alarm, surprise, or wonder; astonishing.
- stary oskol — a city in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, SW of Voronezh.
- stasimorphy — structural modification by arrested development
- statutorily — of, relating to, or of the nature of a statute.
- steerageway — sufficient speed to permit a vessel to be maneuvered.
- stenography — the art of writing in shorthand.
- stipendiary — receiving a stipend; performing services for regular pay.
- stony coral — a true coral consisting of numerous anthozoan polyps embedded in the calcareous material that they secrete.
- storability — capable of being stored for considerable time without loss of freshness or usability.
- stormstayed — isolated or unable to travel because of adverse weather conditions, esp a snowstorm
- straightway — straightaway.
- strathclyde — a region in SW Scotland. 5300 sq. mi. (13,727 sq. km).
- stratocracy — government by the military.
- streamingly — in a streaming manner
- stroke play — medal play.
- stylography — the art of writing, tracing, drawing, etc., with a style.
- subaerially — in a subaerial manner
- subaxillary — situated or placed beneath an axil.
- subcategory — a subordinate category or a division of a category.
- subcontrary — one of two propositions that can both be true but cannot both be false.
- subdeaconry — the position or office of a subdeacon
- subdermally — in, located, or placed in a subdermal manner
- subliteracy — below average literacy
- subliterary — not intended as literature
- 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
- subtreasury — a subordinate or branch treasury.
- sugar candy — large crystals of sugar formed by suspending strings in a strong sugar solution that hardens on the strings, used chiefly for sweetening coffee
- sugar daddy — a wealthy, middle-aged man who spends freely on a young woman in return for her companionship or intimacy.
- sugar-candy — excessively sweet; saccharine: sugar-candy stories in family magazines.
- superagency — a very large agency, especially a large government agency that oversees smaller ones.