11-letter words containing s, a, t, n, o
- suffixation — Grammar. an affix that follows the element to which it is added, as -ly in kindly.
- suffocation — to kill by preventing the access of air to the blood through the lungs or analogous organs, as gills; strangle.
- sugar tongs — small tongs used for serving cubed sugar.
- sulfonation — the process of attaching the sulfonic acid group, –SO 3 H, directly to carbon in an organic compound.
- sulfuration — to combine, treat, or impregnate with sulfur, the fumes of burning sulfur, etc.
- supernation — a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own: The president spoke to the nation about the new tax.
- suppuration — the process of suppurating.
- suraddition — an additional title
- surrogation — a person appointed to act for another; deputy.
- suscitation — the act of suscitating
- suspiration — a long, deep sigh.
- sustentator — a sustaining part or structure
- susurration — a soft murmur; whisper.
- sycophantic — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
- synaptosome — a saclike structure at an isolated nerve ending
- syncopation — Music. a shifting of the normal accent, usually by stressing the normally unaccented beats.
- syncopative — relating to syncopation
- syndication — a group of individuals or organizations combined or making a joint effort to undertake some specific duty or carry out specific transactions or negotiations: The local furniture store is individually owned, but is part of a buying syndicate.
- syngnathous — (of fish) having a tubular snout, e.g. pipefish, seahorse
- synonymatic — relating to, or made up of, synonyms
- talent show — a theatrical show in which a series of usually amateur or aspiring singers, dancers, comedians, instrumentalists, etc., perform in the hope of gaining recognition.
- tanniferous — containing much tannin; yielding tannin.
- taphonomist — a specialist in taphonomy
- tax evasion — the nonpayment of taxes, as through the failure to report taxable income.
- teaspoonful — the amount a teaspoon can hold.
- technospeak — any abstruse technical jargon
- tenaciously — holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of): a tenacious grip on my arm; tenacious of old habits.
- tennysonian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Tennyson or his writings.
- tensionally — in a tensional manner
- testimonial — a written declaration certifying to a person's character, conduct, or qualifications, or to the value, excellence, etc., of a thing; a letter or written statement of recommendation.
- tetragonous — related to a tetragon
- tetrandrous — having four stamens.
- thanatopsis — a view or contemplation of death.
- the narrows — strait between Upper & Lower New York Bay, separating Staten Island & Long Island
- the nations — the non-Jewish nations; Gentiles
- the-seasons — an oratorio (1801) by Franz Joseph Haydn.
- theophanous — a manifestation or appearance of God or a god to a person.
- thermonasty — a nastic movement in response to a temperature change, as occurs in the opening of certain flowers
- thorvaldsen — Albert Bertal [ahl-bert bar-tuh l] /ˈɑl bɛrt ˈbær təl/ (Show IPA), 1770–1844, Danish sculptor.
- thrasonical — boastful; vainglorious.
- tobacconist — a dealer in tobacco, especially the owner of a store that sells pipe tobaccos, cigarettes, and cigars.
- tonal music — music that uses the diatonic system
- tongue-lash — to reprimand severely; scold
- tongues wag — If tongues are wagging, people are talking a lot about someone and their behaviour.
- tonic spasm — Pathology. a sudden, abnormal, involuntary muscular contraction, consisting of a continued muscular contraction (tonic spasm) or of a series of alternating muscular contractions and relaxations (clonic spasm)
- torrens law — any of various statutes that provide for the registration of the title to land with the government, which issues a warranted title deed (Torrens certificate) to said land
- torsion bar — a metal bar having elasticity when subjected to torsion: used as a spring in various machines and in automobile suspensions.
- tostication — drunkenness, intoxication; confusion
- townscaping — the act of designing a town
- tradeswoman — a woman engaged in trade.