11-letter words containing s, o, a, y
- by no means — on no account; in no way
- byelorussia — Official name Belarus. Formerly White Russian Soviet Socialist Republic, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic. a republic in E Europe, N of Ukraine: formerly a part of the Soviet Union. 80,154 sq. mi. (207,600 sq. km). Capital: Minsk.
- caddy spoon — a small spoon used in taking tea from a storage caddy.
- callipygous — having well-shaped buttocks.
- calypsonian — a performer or writer of calypsos
- cancerously — In a cancerous manner; like a cancer; malignant; spreading.
- candy floss — cotton candy.
- candy store — a shop solely or largely selling confectionery
- capaciously — In a capacious manner.
- capsulotomy — (surgery) incision into a capsule, especially into the lens of the eye when removing cataracts.
- carboxylase — any enzyme that catalyses the release of carbon dioxide from certain acids
- carousingly — in a carousing manner
- carson city — a city in W Nevada, capital of the state. Pop: 55 311 (2003 est)
- caryopteris — any of various shrubs with small blue or white flowers of the genus Caryopteris, all found in S and E Asia
- casey jones — Anson [an-suh n] /ˈæn sən/ (Show IPA), 1798–1858, president of the Republic of Texas.
- castigatory — to criticize or reprimand severely.
- catastrophy — Alternative form of catastrophe.
- cavernously — In a cavernous manner; like a cavern.
- chardonnays — Plural form of chardonnay.
- chiloplasty — cheiloplasty.
- chlamydeous — (of plants) relating to or possessing sepals and petals
- choanocytes — Plural form of choanocyte.
- chou pastry — cream puff paste.
- chrismatory — a small receptacle containing the three kinds of consecrated oil used in the sacraments
- chrysarobin — a tasteless odourless powder containing anthraquinone derivatives of araroba, formerly used medicinally to treat chronic skin conditions
- chrysocolla — a mineral that is a silicate of copper and occurs in shades of blue or green and is reputed to have calming properties
- chrysocracy — a form of government by the rich
- chrysograph — a manuscript, especially of the Middle Ages, written in gold or gold and silver ink.
- chrysomonad — any golden-yellow to brown freshwater algae of the class Chrysomonadales (phylum Chrysophyta), living singly or in colonies; blooms may color the water brown.
- chrysoprase — an apple-green variety of chalcedony: a gemstone
- cladophylls — Plural form of cladophyll.
- clamorously — full of, marked by, or of the nature of clamor.
- cleistogamy — self-pollination and fertilization of an unopened flower, as in the flowers of the violet produced in summer
- commensally — In a commensal manner.
- connascency — the simultaneous birth of two or more things
- conservancy — Conservancy is used in the names of organizations that work to preserve and protect the environment.
- consolatory — consoling or tending to console; comforting
- consonantly — Phonetics. (in English articulation) a speech sound produced by occluding with or without releasing (p, b; t, d; k, g), diverting (m, n, ng), or obstructing (f, v; s, z, etc.) the flow of air from the lungs (opposed to vowel). (in a syllable) any sound other than the sound of greatest sonority in the syllable, as b, r, and g in brig (opposed to sonant). Compare vowel (def 1b). (in linguistic function) a concept empirically determined as a phonological element in structural contrast with vowel, as the b of be, the w of we, the y, s, and t of yeast, etc.
- conspirancy — Misspelling of conspiracy.
- consultancy — A consultancy is a company that gives expert advice on a particular subject.
- conversancy — The condition of being conversant.
- conveyances — Plural form of conveyance.
- copy taster — a person who selects or approves text for publication, esp in a periodical
- copyreaders — Plural form of copyreader.
- corybantism — a delirium characterized by vivid frightening hallucinations and causing insomnia
- cosignatory — a person, country, etc, that signs a document jointly with others
- cosmic rays — Cosmic rays are rays that reach Earth from outer space and consist of atomic nuclei.
- cosmography — a representation of the world or the universe
- cotylosaurs — Plural form of cotylosaur.
- countryseat — a house or estate in the country