7-letter words containing s, c
- arachis — any of various plants native to South America and belonging to the genus Arachis of the family Fabaceae, the most famous of which is the peanut (Arachis hypogaea)
- arcades — Plural form of arcade.
- archbsd — (operating system) 4.4 BSD-Lite for the Acorn Archimedes.
- archers — Plural form of archer.
- archest — Superlative form of arch.
- archeus — the spirit or force which Paracelsians believed dwelt in, and presided over, all living things
- archons — Plural form of archon Chief magistrates of ancient Athens.
- archsee — archbishopric.
- arcsech — (mathematics) The inverse hyberbolic secant function.
- arcsecs — Plural form of arcsec.
- arcsine — the function the value of which for a given argument between –1 and 1 is the angle in radians (between –π/2 and π/2), the sine of which is that argument: the inverse of the sine function
- arctics — high, warm, waterproof overshoes, usually with buckles
- arkosic — related to arkose
- armscye — the armhole opening in a garment.
- arsenic — Arsenic is a very strong poison which can kill people.
- as much — You use as much in expressions such as 'I thought as much' and 'I guessed as much' after you have just been told something and you want to say that you already believed or expected it to be true.
- as such — You use as such with a negative to indicate that a word or expression is not a very accurate description of the actual situation.
- ascared — frightened
- ascarid — any parasitic nematode worm of the family Ascaridae, such as the common roundworm of man and pigs
- ascaris — relating to the ascarid
- ascaunt — in a slantwise manner
- ascends — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ascend.
- ascenez — Ashkenaz.
- ascents — Plural form of ascent.
- ascesis — the exercise of self-discipline
- ascetic — An ascetic person has a way of life that is simple and strict, usually because of their religious beliefs.
- ascians — Plural form of ascian.
- ascites — accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity
- ascitic — accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity; dropsy of the peritoneum.
- ascribe — If you ascribe an event or condition to a particular cause, you say or consider that it was caused by that thing.
- asculum — an ancient town in Apulia, SE Italy: Pyrrhus defeated the Romans in 279 B.C.
- aseptic — free from living pathogenic organisms; sterile
- ash can — a large metal barrel, can, or similar receptacle for ashes, garbage, or refuse.
- ashcake — a cake or bread that contains cornmeal and is cooked in the embers of a fire
- ashcans — Plural form of ashcan.
- asiatic — Asiatic means belonging or relating to Asia or its people.
- asinico — an idiot or a fool
- askance — with an oblique glance
- asocial — avoiding contact; not gregarious
- aspects — Plural form of aspect.
- astatic — not static; unstable
- astrict — to bind, confine, or constrict
- atomics — the scientific study of atoms
- atresic — marked by atresia
- attacks — Plural form of attack.
- attucks — Crispus [kris-puh s] /ˈkrɪs pəs/ (Show IPA), 1723?–70, American patriot, probably a fugitive slave, killed in the Boston Massacre.
- aurochs — a recently extinct member of the cattle tribe, Bos primigenius, that inhabited forests in N Africa, Europe, and SW Asia. It had long horns and is thought to be one of the ancestors of modern cattle
- auscult — To auscultate.
- auspice — patronage or guidance (esp in the phrase under the auspices of)
- avocets — Plural form of avocet.