10-letter words containing s, e, t, c, r
- scarcement — a footing or ledge formed by a setoff in a wall.
- scattergun — A scattergun is a gun that fires a lot of small metal balls at the same time.
- scattering — distributed or occurring here and there at irregular intervals; scattered.
- scaturient — gushing; overflowing.
- scent-mark — to deposit a scent mark; mark.
- schnitzler — Arthur [ahr-ther;; German ahr-too r] /ˈɑr θər;; German ˈɑr tʊər/ (Show IPA), 1862–1931, Austrian dramatist and novelist.
- schumpeter — Joseph Alois [uh-lois] /əˈlɔɪs/ (Show IPA), 1883–1950, U.S. economist, born in Austria.
- schweitzer — Albert, 1875–1965, Alsatian writer, missionary, doctor, and musician in Africa: Nobel Peace Prize 1952.
- schwitters — Kurt [koo rt] /kʊərt/ (Show IPA), 1887–1948, German artist.
- sclerotial — a vegetative, resting food-storage body in certain higher fungi, composed of a compact mass of hardened mycelia.
- sclerotium — a vegetative, resting food-storage body in certain higher fungi, composed of a compact mass of hardened mycelia.
- sclerotize — to harden and darken (an insect's cuticle)
- sclerotome — Embryology. the part of a mesodermal somite contributing to the development of the vertebrae and ribs.
- sclerotomy — incision into the sclera, as to extract foreign bodies.
- scoot over — come quickly
- scoresheet — a sheet of paper on which scores are recorded
- scotometer — a device used for measuring a scotoma's size, shape and intensity
- screen out — eliminate
- screenshot — Also called screen capture. a copy or image of what is seen on a computer screen at a given time: Save the screenshot as a graphics file.
- screwplate — a metal plate having threaded holes, used for cutting screw threads by hand.
- scrutineer — an official examiner, especially of votes in an election.
- scrutinise — to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
- scrutinize — to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
- sculptress — a woman who practices the art of sculpture.
- sculptured — having a surface or shape molded, marked, carved, indented, etc., by or as if by sculpture: sculptured leather belts.
- scunthorpe — a town in E England, in North Lincolnshire unitary authority, Lincolnshire: developed rapidly after the discovery of local iron ore in the late 19th century; iron and steel industries have declined. Pop: 72 660 (2001)
- sea rocket — any of several plants of the related genus Cakile, esp C. maritima, which grow along the seashores of Europe and North America and have mauve, pink, or white flowers
- search out — hunt for, seek
- seat cover — a cover for a seat
- secretaire — any writing desk resembling a secretary.
- secretness — secrecy
- 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
- seductress — a woman who seduces.
- semisecret — partly but not fully secret
- sex factor — a sex-determining chromosome or gene.
- sheeptrack — a small natural terrace on a hillside
- shitkicker — an unsophisticated farmer, cowboy, or other rural person; country person.
- 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
- slot racer — slot car.
- smart alec — smart aleck.
- smart-alec — smart aleck.
- sociometry — the measurement of attitudes of social acceptance or rejection through expressed preferences among members of a social grouping.
- soricident — having shrewlike teeth