11-letter words containing s, c, e, a, t
- scatter rug — a small rug, placed on the floor in front of a chair, under a table, etc.
- scatter-gun — a shotgun
- scatteredly — distributed or occurring at widely spaced and usually irregular intervals: scattered villages; scattered showers.
- scattergood — a spendthrift.
- scattergram — a graphic representation of bivariate data as a set of points in the plane that have Cartesian coordinates equal to corresponding values of the two variates.
- scatterling — a person with no fixed home; a wanderer; a vagabond
- scattershot — delivered over a wide area and at random; generalized and indiscriminate: a scattershot attack on the proposed program.
- scent gland — any of various specialized skin glands, occurring in many kinds of animals, that emit an odor commonly functioning as a social or sexual signal or a defensive weapon.
- scent spray — perfume that comes in an aerosol bottle
- schecklaton — a gilded leather used for embroidering jacks
- schematical — based on a scheme or structured arrangement
- schenectady — a city in E New York, on the Mohawk River.
- schismatize — to take part in a schism.
- scintillate — to emit sparks.
- scotch tape — clear adhesive tape
- scotch-tape — to fasten or mend with Scotch tape.
- scoutmaster — the leader or officer in charge of a band of scouts.
- scrap metal — discarded metal
- scratchless — to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.
- screencraft — the skills and talent involved in writing or making a movie
- screw plate — a metal plate having threaded holes, used for cutting screw threads by hand.
- scsi target — (hardware) A SCSI device that executes a command from a SCSI initiator to perform some task. Typically the target is a SCSI peripheral device but the host adapter can also be a target.
- scutellated — shaped like a platter; covered with scutella
- sea biscuit — ship biscuit; hardtack.
- sea captain — the master of a seagoing vessel.
- sea lettuce — any seaweed of the genus Ulva, having large leaflike blades.
- search term — Computers. a word or other term used to electronically retrieve data, Web pages, or other information from files, databases, etc.: When you search the shopping website, ads relating to your search terms will appear along with your search results.
- searchlight — a device, usually consisting of a light and reflector, for throwing a beam of light in any direction.
- second mate — the officer of a merchant vessel next in command beneath the first mate.
- second-rate — of lesser or minor quality, importance, or the like: a second-rate poet.
- secretarial — noting, of, or pertaining to a secretary or a secretary's skills and work: a secretarial school.
- secretariat — the officials or office entrusted with administrative duties, maintaining records, and overseeing or performing secretarial duties, especially for an international organization: the secretariat of the United Nations.
- secretional — of or relating to secretion
- selectorate — a body of people responsible for making a selection, esp members of a political party who select candidates for an election
- selectorial — of or relating to selections or selectors
- self-acting — acting by itself; automatic.
- semanticist — Linguistics. the study of meaning. the study of linguistic development by classifying and examining changes in meaning and form.
- semi-active — engaged in action; characterized by energetic work, participation, etc.; busy: an active life.
- semiaquatic — partly aquatic; growing or living in or close to water, or carrying out part of its life cycle in water.
- semiotician — the study of signs and symbols as elements of communicative behavior; the analysis of systems of communication, as language, gestures, or clothing.
- semiplastic — imperfectly plastic; in a state between rigidity and plasticity.
- septic tank — a tank in which solid organic sewage is decomposed and purified by anaerobic bacteria.
- septicaemia — the invasion and persistence of pathogenic bacteria in the blood-stream.
- serbo-croat — Serbo-Croat is one of the languages spoken in the former Yugoslavia.
- shade cloth — a covering made of cloth or plastic, especially one used to control the amount of sunlight to which plants are exposed.
- shag carpet — shag pile carpet
- sheep track — a pathway made by and used by sheep, often in rocky or mountainous terrain, and sometimes followed by hikers
- shirtjacket — a jacket styled like a shirt
- shit-scared — very scared
- shortchange — to give less than the correct change to.