11-letter words containing s, k, a, n, e
- self-making — the act of a person or thing that makes: The making of a violin requires great skill.
- seneca lake — a lake in W New York: one of the Finger Lakes. 35 miles (56 km) long.
- septic tank — a tank in which solid organic sewage is decomposed and purified by anaerobic bacteria.
- sex linkage — an association between genes in sex chromosomes such that the characteristics determined by these genes appear more frequently in one sex than in the other.
- sex-linkage — an association between genes in sex chromosomes such that the characteristics determined by these genes appear more frequently in one sex than in the other.
- shacklebone — the wrist
- shake hands — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- shake on it — to shake hands in agreement, reconciliation, etc
- shark siren — a siren sounded to warn swimmers of the presence of sharks
- sheep-shank — a kind of knot, hitch, or bend made on a rope to shorten it temporarily.
- shellacking — lac that has been purified and formed into thin sheets, used for making varnish.
- sherlockian — pertaining to or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, known for his skill in solving mysteries through deductive reasoning.
- shingle oak — an oak, Quercus imbricaria, yielding a wood used for shingles, clapboards, etc.
- sidewalking — the practice of shopkeepers standing on the sidewalk outside their shops to attract customers.
- simnel cake — any of several kinds of rich fruitcake covered with almond paste.
- singletrack — (of a railroad or section of a railroad's route) having but one set of tracks, so that trains going in opposite directions must be scheduled to meet only at points where there are sidings.
- skin cancer — melanoma: malignant tumour
- skin-search — strip-search.
- slacken off — If something slackens off, it becomes slower, less active, or less intense.
- snack table — a small portable folding table used for an individual serving.
- snake dance — a ceremonial dance, performed by the priests of the American Hopi Indians, in which live snakes are held in the mouth
- snake fence — a fence, zigzag in plan, made of rails resting across one another at an angle.
- snake juice — any strong alcoholic drink, esp when home-made
- snake plant — a widely grown houseplant, Sansevieria trifasciata, having stiffly erect, mottled, lance-shaped leaves.
- snake river — a river flowing from NW Wyoming through S Idaho into the Columbia River in SE Washington: Shoshone Falls. 1038 miles (1670 km) long.
- snake-dance — to perform a snake dance.
- snakeblenny — any of several pricklebacks of the genus Lumpenus.
- snakishness — the state or quality of being like a snake
- snapperback — the center on the offensive team.
- sneak thief — a burglar who sneaks into houses through open doors, windows, etc.
- sneak up on — If someone sneaks up on you, they try and approach you without being seen or heard, perhaps to surprise you or do you harm.
- sneaky pete — a homemade or inferior liquor or wine.
- sound-alike — a person or thing that resembles another in sound
- spinachlike — resembling or characteristic of spinach
- spokeswoman — a woman who speaks for another person or for a group.
- sponge cake — a light, sweet cake made with a comparatively large proportion of eggs but no shortening.
- square knot — a common knot in which the ends come out alongside of the standing parts.
- squeakingly — in a squeaking manner
- stalin peak — former name of Communism Peak.
- stark naked — Someone who is stark naked is completely naked.
- stark-naked — absolutely naked.
- steak diane — a steak served in a rich sauce
- steak knife — a sharp dinner knife the blade of which is made of steel and usually serrated, used in cutting meat.
- steelmaking — the manufacture of steel.
- stem canker — a disease of plants characterized by cankers on the stems and twigs and caused by any of several fungi.
- stepanakert — a city in and the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh, within Azerbaijan.
- stickhandle — (in hockey and lacrosse) to control and skillfully maneuver the ball or puck with the stick.
- stockhausen — Karlheinz [kahrl-hahynts] /ˈkɑrlˌhaɪnts/ (Show IPA), 1928–2007, German composer.
- sunday week — a week (counting backward or forward) from Sunday (or Monday, Tuesday, etc.)
- supertanker — a tanker with a deadweight capacity of over 75,000 tons.