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11-letter words containing s, p, o, n

  • scenography — the art of representing objects in accordance with the rules of perspective.
  • schoonschip — (mathematics, tool)   (From the Dutch for "beautiful ship" or "clean ship") A program for symbolic mathematics, especially High Energy Physics, written by M. Veltman of CERN in 1964. Schoonschip only does algebra, no derivatives. It was implemented originally in CDC 6600 and CDC 7600 assembly language and currently in 680x0 assembly language. Runs on Amiga, Atari ST, Sun-3 and NeXT. It was once maintained by David Williams at the University of Michigan Physics Department.
  • scolopendra — a member of a genus of centipedes belonging to the Scolopendridae family
  • scopolamine — a colorless, syrupy, water-soluble alkaloid, C 1 7 H 2 1 NO 4 , obtained from certain plants of the nightshade family, used chiefly as a sedative and mydriatic and to alleviate the symptoms of motion sickness.
  • scorpaenoid — resembling or related to the family Scorpaenidae.
  • scorpionfly — any of several harmless insects of the order Mecoptera, the male of certain species having a reproductive structure that resembles the sting of a scorpion.
  • scotch pine — a pine, Pinus sylvestris, of Eurasia, having a reddish trunk and twisted, bluish-green needles.
  • scotch snap — a rhythmic pattern consisting of a short note followed by a long one
  • scotophobin — a peptide isolated from the brains of rats conditioned to avoid darkness, alleged to induce a dark-avoidance response in untrained rats, mice, and other animals.
  • scuppernong — a silvery amber-green variety of muscadine grape.
  • senatorship — the office or position of a senator
  • senior prom — a formal dance or gathering of high school students held at the end of the senior year
  • septentrion — Obsolete. the north.
  • serpiginous — (formerly) a creeping or spreading skin disease, as ringworm.
  • sharp-nosed — having a thin, pointed nose.
  • shine up to — to give forth or glow with light; shed or cast light.
  • shop around — compare prices
  • shop window — storefront display
  • shop-window — a window used for display of merchandise.
  • shopkeeping — a retail merchant or tradesman; a person who owns or operates a small store or shop.
  • shoplifting — to steal (merchandise) as a shoplifter.
  • showjumping — horseriding event
  • showmanship — the skill or ability of a showman.
  • sideropenia — a lack of iron in the body
  • sign-posted — a post bearing a sign that gives information or guidance.
  • signposting — indication by means of signposts
  • silverpoint — a technique of drawing with a silver stylus on specially prepared paper.
  • simon peter — Peter (def 1).
  • singaporean — an island on the Strait of Singapore, off the S tip of the Malay Peninsula.
  • siphonogamy — a mode of pollination in which pollen tubes develop to facilitate the passage of male cells to eggs
  • sipunculoid — a member of the group Sipunculoidea
  • six-pointer — a football match between two teams in similar positions in the league table, considered as being worth six points as it not only gains the winning team three points but denies three points to the losing team
  • sleep on it — contemplate sth overnight
  • slop around — to spill or splash (liquid).
  • smart phone — a device that combines a cell phone with a handheld computer, typically offering Internet access, data storage, email capability, etc.
  • smoke point — heat at which oil gives off smoke
  • snap course — an academic course that can be passed with a minimum of effort.
  • snap out of — to make a sudden, sharp, distinct sound; crack, as a whip; crackle.
  • snapshooter — an amateur photographer, especially one who takes snapshots with a simple camera.
  • snapshotted — an informal photograph, especially one taken quickly by a handheld camera.
  • 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.
  • sniperscope — a snooperscope designed for attaching to a rifle or carbine.
  • snob appeal — the attributes of something that appeal to people who associate those qualities with social or intellectual superiority; a thing's attractiveness to snobs.
  • snobography — an account or description of snobs
  • snow report — a regular weather report that concentrates on details of amounts of snow and conditions at ski resorts
  • snow-capped — A snow-capped mountain is covered with snow at the top.
  • soda siphon — fizzy water dispenser
  • soft hyphen — a hyphen that is used only in breaking a word at the end of a line of text.
  • soft option — If you take the soft option, you do the thing that is easiest or least likely to cause trouble in a particular situation.
  • soft pencil — a type of pencil that contains a thicker, oilier and darker form of graphite
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