11-letter words containing s, t, a, y, e
- safety hook — a hook that can be transformed into an eye by locking a hinged piece in place.
- safety lamp — a miner's lamp in which the flame is protected by wire gauze to prevent the immediate ignition of explosive gases.
- safety lock — a lock designed to prevent picking.
- safety zone — A safety zone is a place in the middle of a road crossing where you can wait before you cross the other half of the road.
- saleability — subject to or suitable for sale; readily sold: The books were sent back by the store in salable condition.
- 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.
- satay sauce — a sauce made from peanuts
- say amen to — to express strong approval of or support for (an assertion, hope, etc)
- scare story — A scare story is something that is said or written to make people feel frightened and think that a situation is much more unpleasant or dangerous than it really is.
- scaredy cat — fraidy-cat.
- scaredy-cat — fraidy-cat.
- scatteredly — distributed or occurring at widely spaced and usually irregular intervals: scattered villages; scattered showers.
- scent spray — perfume that comes in an aerosol bottle
- schenectady — a city in E New York, on the Mohawk River.
- seamstressy — needlework
- seasonality — the state or quality of being seasonal or dependent on the seasons: the seasonality of Halloween costumes.
- sedimentary — of, relating to, or of the nature of sediment.
- seditionary — of or relating to sedition; seditious.
- seismonasty — a nastic movement in response to shock, esp the rapid folding of the leaflets of the sensitive plant due to changes in turgor pressure caused by vibration
- self-safety — the state of being safe; freedom from the occurrence or risk of injury, danger, or loss.
- serotherapy — therapy by means of injections of a serum obtained especially from an immune animal.
- seventh-day — designating certain Christian denominations that make Saturday their chief day of rest and religious observance: Seventh-Day Adventists.
- sex therapy — treatment of sexual disorders that have psychological causes, employing psychiatric counseling, behavior modification, and education.
- shaft alley — an enclosure on a ship for housing a propeller shaft and a walk for oilers.
- shaftesbury — Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of, 1621–83, English statesman.
- shameworthy — deserving shame; denoting something a person ought to be ashamed of
- sheriffalty — shrievalty.
- sir stanley — Arthur Penrhyn [pen-rin] /ˈpɛn rɪn/ (Show IPA), (Dean Stanley) 1815–81, English clergyman and author.
- skeptically — inclined to skepticism; having an attitude of doubt: a skeptical young woman who will question whatever you say.
- slant rhyme — rhyme in which either the vowels or the consonants of stressed syllables are identical, as in eyes, light; years, yours.
- smart money — money invested or wagered by experienced investors or bettors.
- sneaky pete — a homemade or inferior liquor or wine.
- sothic year — the fixed year of the ancient Egyptians, determined by the heliacal rising of Sirius, and equivalent to 365 days.
- spectrality — of or relating to a specter; ghostly; phantom.
- specularity — the state of resembling a mirror
- speculatory — a place suitable for observation
- spermaphyte — the placenta of a plant
- spontaneity — the state, quality, or fact of being spontaneous.
- spotted ray — any of various species of ray with irregular markings on the back
- stanley cup — a trophy emblematic since 1926 of the championship of the National Hockey League, composed of Canadian and U.S. professional teams.
- star system — the practice of casting and promoting star performers for their ability to draw at the box office.
- starry-eyed — overly romantic or idealistic: He was a starry-eyed dreamer.
- steadfastly — fixed in direction; steadily directed: a steadfast gaze.
- steatolysis — the digestive process whereby fats are emulsified and then hydrolysed to fatty acids and glycerine
- steatopygia — extreme accumulation of fat on and about the buttocks, especially of women.
- steatopygic — extreme accumulation of fat on and about the buttocks, especially of women.
- steerageway — sufficient speed to permit a vessel to be maneuvered.
- stenography — the art of writing in shorthand.
- sticky tape — adhesive strip
- stipendiary — receiving a stipend; performing services for regular pay.