10-letter words containing s, e, c, t
- secularist — secular spirit or tendency, especially a system of political or social philosophy that rejects all forms of religious faith and worship.
- secularity — secular views or beliefs; secularism.
- securement — the act of securing.
- securities — freedom from danger, risk, etc.; safety.
- securitize — to reduce the risk of (a loan) by the use of such securities as eurobonds
- securocrat — a military or police officer who has the power to influence government policy
- seducement — an act of seducing
- seductress — a woman who seduces.
- see action — to participate in military combat
- seismicity — the frequency, intensity, and distribution of earthquakes in a given area.
- selectable — to choose in preference to another or others; pick out.
- selectance — a measure of the drop in response of a radio receiving set or the like to a given frequency differing from the resonant frequency of the device, expressed as the ratio of the amplitude of the response at the resonant frequency to the amplitude of the response at the given frequency.
- self-stick — having a surface coated or treated to stick to another surface without the use of glue or moisture; self-adhesive.
- semantical — of, relating to, or arising from the different meanings of words or other symbols: semantic change; semantic confusion.
- semeiotics — semiotics.
- semilucent — partially translucent
- semiotical — of or relating to signs.
- semisecret — partly but not fully secret
- septectomy — excision of part or all of a septum, especially the nasal septum.
- septicemia — the invasion and persistence of pathogenic bacteria in the blood-stream.
- septicemic — the invasion and persistence of pathogenic bacteria in the blood-stream.
- septicidal — (of a capsule) dehiscing lengthwise along a septum.
- set chisel — a chisel having a broad edge at the end of a tapered shaft; used to cut the heads off bolts, rivets, etc.
- settecento — the 18th cent. as a period in Italian art and literature
- sex addict — a person who is addicted to engaging in sexual activity
- sex factor — a sex-determining chromosome or gene.
- sex object — a person viewed as being of little interest or merit beyond the potential for providing sexual gratification.
- shackleton — Sir Ernest Henry, 1874–1922, English explorer of the Antarctic.
- sheep tick — a wingless, bloodsucking, dipterous insect, Melophagus ovinus, that is parasitic on sheep.
- sheeptrack — a small natural terrace on a hillside
- shellycoat — a mythical creature dressed in shells who haunts rivers and streams
- shit-faced — very drunk.
- shitkicker — an unsophisticated farmer, cowboy, or other rural person; country person.
- shock tube — an apparatus in which a gas is heated to very high temperatures by means of a shock wave, usually for spectroscopic investigation of the natures and reactions of the resulting radicals and excited molecules
- shock-test — to test (equipment or matériel) for resistance to sudden impact or stress.
- short code — (language) (SHORTCODE) A pseudocode interpreter for mathematics problems, designed by John Mauchly in 1949 to execute on Eckert and Mauchly's BINAC and later on UNIVAC I and II. Short Code was possibly the first attempt at a high level language.
- siderocyte — an erythrocyte that contains iron in forms other than hematin.
- siegecraft — the science or skill of conducting a siege
- silent cop — a small hemispherical traffic marker at an intersection
- single-cut — noting a file having a series of parallel cutting ridges in one direction only.
- skeletonic — resembling a skeleton
- skepticism — skeptical attitude or temper; doubt.
- sketch map — a rough map of the principal features of a locale, as one drawn from memory.
- sketch out — describe briefly
- sketchable — suitable for being sketched.
- sketchbook — Also, sketchpad. a book or pad of drawing paper for sketches.
- sketchiest — like a sketch; giving only outlines or essentials. Synonyms: cursory, rough, meager, crude.
- slop chest — a supply of clothing, boots, tobacco, and other personal goods for sale to the crew of a ship during a voyage.
- slot racer — slot car.
- sluicegate — an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.