7-letter words containing s, c, a, n
- narcose — characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- nascent — beginning to exist or develop: That nascent republic is holding its first election this month.
- newcast — (transitive) To recast; form or mould anew.
- nicetas — Saint (Ignatius Theophorus) a.d. c40–107? bishop of Antioch and Apostolic Father.
- nicolas — a masculine name
- nicosia — an island republic in the Mediterranean, S of Turkey: formerly a British colony; independent since 1960. 3572 sq. mi. (9250 sq. km). Capital: Nicosia.
- noncash — of or constituting financial sources other than cash: a noncash expense.
- nowcast — (meteorology) A weather forecast predicting the weather for a very short upcoming period, usually of a few hours.
- nuances — a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc.
- nutcase — a deranged person; lunatic.
- oceanus — a Titan who was the son of Uranus and Gaea, the consort of Tethys, and the father of the river gods and Oceanids.
- octants — Plural form of octant.
- oilcans — Plural form of oilcan.
- pincase — a case for holding pins
- piscean — a person born under the sign of Pisces.
- piscina — a basin with a drain used for certain ablutions, now generally in the sacristy.
- racoons — Plural form of racoon.
- ransack — to search thoroughly or vigorously through (a house, receptacle, etc.): They ransacked the house for the missing letter.
- roscian — of, relating to, or involving acting.
- sacaton — a coarse grass, Sporobolus wrightii, of the southwestern US and Mexico, grown for hay and pasture
- sachsen — German name of Saxony.
- sack in — hit the sack
- sacking — the plundering of a captured place; pillage: the sack of Troy.
- sacring — the act or ritual of consecration, esp of the Eucharist or of a bishop
- salicin — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble glucoside, C 1 3 H 1 8 O 7 , obtained from the bark of the American aspen: used in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and analgesic.
- sanchez — Sonia (Wilsonia Driver) born 1934, U.S. poet, activist, and teacher.
- sanctum — a sacred or holy place.
- sanctus — (italics). Also called Tersanctus. the hymn beginning “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts,” with which the Eucharistic preface culminates.
- sanicle — any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- saracen — History/Historical. a member of any of the nomadic tribes on the Syrian borders of the Roman Empire.
- sarcina — any of several spherical, saprophytic bacteria of the genus Sarcina, having a cuboidal cell arrangement.
- satanic — of Satan.
- saticon — a high-resolution television camera tube used when high definition is required
- scalene — Geometry. (of a cone or the like) having the axis inclined to the base. (of a triangle) having three unequal sides.
- scaling — a succession or progression of steps or degrees; graduated series: the scale of taxation; the social scale.
- scandal — a disgraceful or discreditable action, circumstance, etc.
- scandia — ancient name of the S Scandinavian Peninsula.
- scandic — of or relating to scandium: scandic oxide.
- scanned — to glance at or over or read hastily: to scan a page.
- scanner — a person or thing that scans.
- scanted — barely sufficient in amount or quantity; not abundant; almost inadequate: to do scant justice.
- scanter — barely sufficient in amount or quantity; not abundant; almost inadequate: to do scant justice.
- scantle — a small or scant amount
- scantly — barely sufficient in amount or quantity; not abundant; almost inadequate: to do scant justice.
- scaring — to fill, especially suddenly, with fear or terror; frighten; alarm.
- scarron — Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1610–60, French novelist, dramatist, and poet.
- scenary — relating to theatre sets or scenery
- schrank — (in Pennsylvania Dutch furniture) a two-door clothes cabinet one side of which has drawers and shelves and the other side an open space for hanging clothes.
- schuman — Robert [rob-ert;; French raw-ber] /ˈrɒb ərt;; French rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1886–1963, French political leader: premier of France 1947–48.
- schwann — Theodor [tey-oh-dawr] /ˈteɪ oʊˌdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1810–82, German zoologist.