11-letter words containing s, l, a, r, t
- roostertail — a full spray or cloud, as of water in the wake of a speeding boat or dust from a speeding car
- rumble seat — Also called, British, dickey. a seat recessed into the back of a coupe or roadster, covered by a hinged lid that opens to form the back of the seat when in use.
- rumbustical — rumbustious
- rupes altai — a mountain range in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 315 miles (507 km) long.
- sacramental — of, relating to, or of the nature of a sacrament, especially the sacrament of the Eucharist.
- sacrocostal — relating to the sacrum and the ribs
- saddle-tree — the frame of a saddle.
- sailor suit — naval uniform
- saint clair — Arthur, 1736–1818, American Revolutionary War general, born in Scotland: 1st governor of the Northwest Territory, 1787–1802.
- salinometer — an instrument for measuring the amount of salt in a solution.
- salt cellar — a shaker or dish for salt.
- salt shaker — a container for salt with a perforated top to allow the salt to be shaken out.
- salt-cellar — a shaker or dish for salt.
- saltatorial — pertaining to saltation.
- saltchucker — a saltwater angler
- saltirewise — in the direction or manner of a saltire.
- sample rate — (digital signal processing) The number of times an analog signal is measured (sampled) per second. The unit of sample rate is "samples per second". This is often expressed in kiloHertz (kHz). For example, "CD quality" sound has a sample rate of 44 kHz. Compare data rate. See Nyquist frequency.
- sand myrtle — an evergreen shrub, Leiophyllum buxifolium, of the heath family, native to the eastern U.S., having simple, leathery leaves and clusters of white or pink flowers.
- sandculture — the hydroponic cultivation of plants in sand.
- santa clara — a city in central Cuba.
- sapropelite — a foul-smelling mud
- sarcastical — of, relating to, or characterized by sarcasm: a sarcastic reply.
- sartorially — of or relating to tailors or their trade: sartorial workmanship.
- satinflower — a Californian plant, Clarkia amoena, of the evening primrose family, having cup-shaped pink or purplish flowers blotched with red.
- satirically — of, pertaining to, containing, or characterized by satire: satirical novels.
- satirizable — able to be satirized or ridiculed
- saturnalian — (sometimes used with a plural verb) the festival of Saturn, celebrated in December in ancient Rome as a time of unrestrained merrymaking.
- scarlatinal — scarlet fever.
- scarlet cup — a small, fleshy, saucer-shaped fungus, Sarcoscypha coccinea, of the family Sarcoscyphaceae, marked by a scarlet inner surface and white exterior, seen on fallen branches in the spring.
- scarlet hat — a cardinal's hat
- scatteredly — distributed or occurring at widely spaced and usually irregular intervals: scattered villages; scattered showers.
- scatterling — a person with no fixed home; a wanderer; a vagabond
- schoolcraft — Henry Rowe [roh] /roʊ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1864, U.S. explorer, ethnologist, and author.
- scissortail — Also called scissortailed flycatcher [siz-er-teyld] /ˈsɪz ərˌteɪld/ (Show IPA). a flycatcher, Muscivora forficatus, of the southern U.S., Mexico, and Central America, having a long, deeply forked tail.
- scrap metal — discarded metal
- scratch awl — an awllike device for scribing wood.
- scratchless — to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.
- screw plate — a metal plate having threaded holes, used for cutting screw threads by hand.
- scriptorial — of or relating to a scriptorium
- sea leather — the skin of sharks, porpoises, dogfishes, etc., prepared and used for the same purposes as ordinary leather.
- searchlight — a device, usually consisting of a light and reflector, for throwing a beam of light in any direction.
- secretarial — noting, of, or pertaining to a secretary or a secretary's skills and work: a secretarial school.
- secretional — of or relating to secretion
- selectorate — a body of people responsible for making a selection, esp members of a political party who select candidates for an election
- selectorial — of or relating to selections or selectors
- self-hatred — the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.
- seminatural — partly natural and partly cultivated
- semitrailer — Also called semi. a detachable trailer for hauling freight, with wheels at the rear end, the forward end being supported by the rear of a truck tractor when attached. Compare full trailer.
- sempiternal — everlasting; eternal.
- septemviral — of or relating to septemvirs or a septemvirate.