11-letter words containing s, o, a, r, e
- shade-grown — grown in the shade, especially in artificial shade, as under a cloth.
- shameworthy — deserving shame; denoting something a person ought to be ashamed of
- shareholder — a holder or owner of shares, especially in a company or corporation.
- sharonville — a town in SW Ohio.
- sharp-nosed — having a thin, pointed nose.
- shcherbakov — a former name (1946–57) of Andropov.
- shear force — Shear force is force that makes one surface of a substance move over another parallel surface.
- sherlockian — pertaining to or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, known for his skill in solving mysteries through deductive reasoning.
- shopbreaker — a robber who breaks into a shop
- shore leave — permission to spend time ashore, usually 48 hours or more, granted a member of a ship's company.
- short-dated — (of a gilt-edged security) having less than five years to run before redemption
- short-range — having a limited extent, as in distance or time: a short-range shot; a short-range plan.
- shortchange — to give less than the correct change to.
- shorthaired — (of an animal) having hair that is short and lies close to the body.
- shovelboard — the game of shuffleboard.
- shower head — nozzle of a shower attachment
- sialorrhoea — an abnormally high production of saliva
- sideropenia — a lack of iron in the body
- signatories — having signed, or joined in signing, a document: the signatory powers to a treaty.
- silver goal — (in certain competitions) a goal scored in a full half of extra time that is played if a match is drawn. This goal counts as the winner if it is the only goal scored in the full half or full period of extra time
- singaporean — an island on the Strait of Singapore, off the S tip of the Malay Peninsula.
- slave labor — persons, especially a large group, performing labor under duress or threats, as prisoners in a concentration camp; a labor force of slaves or slavelike prisoners.
- slaveholder — an owner of slaves.
- sleeveboard — a small-scale ironing board for pressing sleeves, especially a narrow board that fits inside a coat sleeve.
- slot aerial — a transmitting aerial in which the radiating elements are open slots in a surrounding metal sheet
- smallholder — owner of small plot of land
- smart money — money invested or wagered by experienced investors or bettors.
- smart phone — a device that combines a cell phone with a handheld computer, typically offering Internet access, data storage, email capability, etc.
- smoke alarm — A smoke alarm or a smoke detector is a device fixed to the ceiling of a room which makes a loud noise if there is smoke in the air, to warn people.
- smoke-eater — a firefighter.
- smokechaser — a person who fights forest fires, especially one with lightweight equipment.
- smokey bear — an officer or officers of a state highway patrol.
- snailflower — a tropical vine, Vigna caracalla, of the legume family, having fragrant, yellowish or purplish flowers, a segment of which is shaped like a snail's shell.
- snap course — an academic course that can be passed with a minimum of effort.
- snapshooter — an amateur photographer, especially one who takes snapshots with a simple camera.
- snow banner — snow being blown off a mountaintop.
- soap boiler — a manufacturer of soap
- soap powder — soap produced and packaged in powdered form.
- sockdolager — something unusually large, heavy, etc.
- soft sawder — flattery; compliments
- soft target — sth easy to hit
- soft-soaper — a person who flatters or cajoles, especially for reasons of self-interest or personal advantage: a soft-soaper specializing in rich, elderly women.
- softhearted — very sympathetic or responsive; generous in spirit: a soft-hearted judge.
- software ag — (company) A German software engineering company that started with the ADABAS database. Natural is their 4GL development environment, EntireX is their DCOM for Unix and IBM. BOLERO, is an object-oriented development environment and application server specially made for Electronic Business applications. Mailing-list: <[email protected]>.
- soho square — a formerly fashionable residential district of London, England.
- solar cells — a photovoltaic cell that converts sunlight directly into electricity.
- solar cycle — the variation of sunspots, prominences, flares, and other solar activity through an 11-year cycle.
- solar flare — flare (def 22).
- solar house — a house designed to absorb and store solar heat.
- solar panel — a bank of solar cells.