10-letter words containing s, o, u, r, c
- rubiaceous — belonging to the Rubiaceae, the madder family of plants.
- run across — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
- rupicolous — rupestrine.
- rusticator — to go to the country.
- scaramouch — a stock character in commedia dell'arte and farce who is a cowardly braggart, easily beaten and frightened.
- schongauer — Martin [mahr-tn;; German mahr-teen] /ˈmɑr tn;; German ˈmɑr tin/ (Show IPA), c1430–91, German engraver and painter.
- school run — The school run is the journey that parents make each day when they take their children to school and bring them home from school.
- sclerotium — a vegetative, resting food-storage body in certain higher fungi, composed of a compact mass of hardened mycelia.
- scordatura — the tuning of a stringed instrument in other than the usual way to facilitate the playing of certain compositions.
- scornfully — full of scorn; derisive; contemptuous: He smiled in a scornful way.
- scoutcraft — practice of or skill at scouting.
- screen out — eliminate
- scrobicule — a small pit, for example around one of a sea urchin's nodules
- scrofulous — pertaining to, resembling, of the nature of, or affected with scrofula.
- scroungers — to borrow (a small amount or item) with no intention of repaying or returning it: to scrounge a cigarette.
- scrub fowl — megapode.
- scrubboard — washboard (defs 1, 2).
- scrubwoman — a woman hired to clean a place; charwoman.
- scruncheon — (in Newfoundland) a small crisp piece of fried pork fat
- scrupulous — having scruples, or moral or ethical standards; having or showing a strict regard for what one considers right; principled: scrupulous about defending human rights.
- scrutinous — strict, thorough
- scum-board — a board or strip of material partly immersed in flowing water to hold back scum.
- 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)
- scurrilous — grossly or obscenely abusive: a scurrilous attack on the mayor.
- sdrucciola — (of rhymes) triple
- search out — hunt for, seek
- second-run — designating or of:
- securiform — (of plants) having the shape of an axe
- securocrat — a military or police officer who has the power to influence government policy
- semichorus — half of a chorus; part of a chorus to be sung by a portion but not all of the singers
- sexlocular — having six loculi or cells for seeds
- shortcrust — light crumbly pastry
- snow crust — a relatively hard, upper layer or film of ice or compacted snow on a snow surface.
- soundtrack — the narrow band on one or both sides of a motion-picture film on which sound is recorded.
- sour cream — cream soured by the lactic acid produced by a ferment.
- sour crude — Sour crude is crude oil with a high sulfur content.
- sour-faced — bad-tempered and unfriendly
- sourcebook — a book which contains sources of information on a particular subject
- sourceless — any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin: Which foods are sources of calcium?
- speculator — a person who is engaged in commercial or financial speculation.
- star cloud — a cloudlike patch of light on the celestial sphere, consisting of a multitude of stars.
- stockroute — a public trail having right of way across private properties and over which cattle and sheep may be herded to grazing grounds or to market.
- stretchout — a deliberate extension of time for meeting a production quota.
- stuccowork — moldings, decorative work, or a finish made of stucco.
- sub-sector — Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- subcontrol — to exercise restraint or direction over; dominate; command: The car is difficult to control at high speeds. That zone is controlled by enemy troops.
- subcordate — almost heart-shaped
- subofficer — a person who holds a position of rank or authority in the army, navy, air force, or any similar organization, especially one who holds a commission.
- subprocess — a process that is part of a larger process
- subproduct — a thing produced by labor: products of farm and factory; the product of his thought.