11-letter words containing s, e, b, c
- objectworks — An object-oriented development environment developed by ParcPlace, available under Smalltalk and C++.
- obsceneness — Quality of being obscene.
- obscenities — the character or quality of being obscene; indecency; lewdness.
- obscurement — The act of obscuring, or the state of being obscured.
- obscureness — (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
- obscurities — Plural form of obscurity.
- obsecration — to entreat solemnly; beseech; supplicate.
- observances — Plural form of observance.
- obsolescent — becoming obsolete; passing out of use, as a word: an obsolescent term.
- obsolescing — to be or become obsolescent.
- obstetrical — of or relating to the care and treatment of women in childbirth and during the period before and after delivery.
- obstructive — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- outbalances — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outbalance.
- oxbow chest — a chest of drawers having a front convex at the sides and concave in the center without vertical divisions.
- oyster crab — a pea crab, Pinnotheres ostreum, the female of which lives as a commensal within the mantle cavity of oysters.
- presbycusia — impaired hearing due to old age.
- presbycusis — the gradual loss of acute hearing with advancing age
- processable — capable of being processed.
- processible — capable of being processed.
- pubic louse — See under louse (def 1).
- public sale — auction (def 1).
- publicities — extensive mention in the news media or by word of mouth or other means of communication.
- purchasable — capable of being bought.
- putrescible — liable to become putrid.
- quebecoises — a native or inhabitant of Quebec, especially one who is from the city of Quebec and whose native language is French.
- rebroadcast — to broadcast again from the same station.
- receivables — the part of the assets of a business represented by accounts due for payment
- recyclables — objects that are able to be processed and used again
- reinscribed — to address or dedicate (a book, photograph, etc.) informally to a person, especially by writing a brief personal note in or on it.
- res publica — the state, republic, or commonwealth
- rescissible — able to be rescinded.
- resemblance — the state or fact of resembling; similarity.
- respectable — worthy of respect or esteem; estimable; worthy: a respectable citizen.
- respectably — worthy of respect or esteem; estimable; worthy: a respectable citizen.
- resubscribe — to pledge, as by signing an agreement, to give or pay (a sum of money) as a contribution, gift, or investment: He subscribed $6,000 for the new church.
- rust bucket — an old, run-down freighter, especially one whose hull is covered with rust.
- saarbrucken — a state in W Germany, in the Saar River valley. 991 sq. mi. (2569 sq. km). Capital: Saarbrücken.
- sabrmetrics — (used with a singular verb) the computerized measurement of baseball statistics.
- sacred ibis — an African ibis, Threskiornis aethiopica, having a black, naked head and neck and white and black plumage, venerated by the ancient Egyptians.
- saddle back — any of various animals having markings on the back that resemble a saddle, as a male harp seal.
- sauce bercy — Bercy.
- scabbedness — the state or condition of being scabbed; scabbiness
- scaberulous — tending to be scabrous or slightly rough to the touch
- scarabaeist — a person who studies the beetle family Scarabaeidae
- scarabaeoid — resembling a scarab.
- schiff base — the product of the chemical association of an aldehyde with a primary amine
- scrub nurse — a nurse specially trained to assist surgeons in the operating room and serving as part of the surgically clean medical team handling instruments during an operation.
- scuba diver — sb who dives underwater
- scuttlebutt — Nautical. an open cask of drinking water. a drinking fountain for use by the crew of a vessel.
- scuzzbucket — Also called scuzzball [skuhz-bawl] /ˈskʌzˌbɔl/ (Show IPA), scuzzbucket [skuhz-buhk-it] /ˈskʌzˌbʌk ɪt/ (Show IPA). a dirty, grimy, sordid, or repulsive person or thing.