7-letter words containing s, e, l, c
- recusal — the disqualification of a judge for a particular lawsuit or proceeding, especially due to some possible conflict of interest or prejudice.
- rescale — to revise the scale of, especially to make smaller or more modest: to rescale a budget.
- saccule — Anatomy. the smaller of two sacs in the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear. Compare utricle (def 3).
- saclike — a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- sanicle — any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- satchel — Leroy Robert ("Satchel") 1906–82, U.S. baseball player.
- scabble — to shape or dress (stone) roughly.
- scalade — escalade.
- scalage — an assessed percentage deduction, as in weight or price, granted in dealings with goods that are likely to shrink, leak, or otherwise vary in the amount or weight originally stated.
- scalare — any of three deep-bodied, cichlid fishes, Pterophyllum scalare, P. altum, and P. eimekei, inhabiting northern South American rivers, often kept in aquariums.
- scalene — Geometry. (of a cone or the like) having the axis inclined to the base. (of a triangle) having three unequal sides.
- scaleup — an increase in size, quantity, or activity according to a fixed scale or proportion: a scaleup of an engineering design; a scaleup program of energy conservation.
- scalped — the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
- scalpel — a small, light, usually straight knife used in surgical and anatomical operations and dissections.
- scalper — the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
- scamble — a long bench used in a farm kitchen
- scantle — a small or scant amount
- scapple — to shape (stone, timber, etc) into a plane in a rough or unfinished manner
- scarlet — a bright-red color inclining toward orange.
- scheele — Karl Wilhelm [kahrl vil-helm] /kɑrl ˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), 1742–86, Swedish chemist.
- scheldt — a river in W Europe, flowing from N France through W Belgium and SW Netherlands into the North Sea. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- schelog — (language, Scheme, Prolog) (Previously "slog"?) A Prolog to Chez Scheme macro translator by <[email protected]>. Schelog relies on continuations.
- schiele — Egon [ey-gawn] /ˈeɪ gɔn/ (Show IPA), 1890–1918, Austrian expressionist painter.
- schlepp — to carry; lug: to schlep an umbrella on a sunny day.
- schmelz — any of several types of ornamental glass
- schnell — a German word meaning quick
- scissel — the remains of a strip from which coin blanks have been cut; clippings.
- scleral — sclerotic (def 1).
- sclero- — indicating hardness
- scolded — to find fault with angrily; chide; reprimand: The teacher scolded me for being late.
- scowled — to draw down or contract the brows in a sullen, displeased, or angry manner.
- scowler — to draw down or contract the brows in a sullen, displeased, or angry manner.
- scroyle — a wretch or a mean or unfortunate person
- scruple — a moral or ethical consideration or standard that acts as a restraining force or inhibits certain actions.
- scuddle — to scuttle
- scuffle — to struggle or fight in a rough, confused manner.
- sculker — one who skulks
- sculled — an oar mounted on a fulcrum at the stern of a small boat and moved from side to side to propel the boat forward.
- scumble — to soften (the color or tone of a painted area) by overlaying parts with opaque or semiopaque color applied thinly and lightly with an almost dry brush.
- scuttle — Nautical. a small hatch or port in the deck, side, or bottom of a vessel. a cover for this.
- scytale — a tool used to transmit secret messages by way of wrapping a strip of leather around a cylinder and writing on it. The leather is then unwound and must be wrapped around a cylinder of the same size to read the message. Used by the Ancient Greeks, particularly the Spartans
- seclude — to place in or withdraw into solitude; remove from social contact and activity, etc.
- seconal — secobarbital
- sectile — capable of being cut smoothly with a knife.
- secular — of or relating to worldly things or to things that are not regarded as religious, spiritual, or sacred; temporal: secular interests.
- seculum — an age or period of time in astronomy or geology
- selecta — a disc jockey
- selenic — of or containing selenium, especially in the hexavalent state.
- shackle — a ring or other fastening, as of iron, for securing the wrist, ankle, etc.; fetter.
- shellac — lac that has been purified and formed into thin sheets, used for making varnish.