11-letter words containing s, t, r, i, c
- stereotypic — a process, now often replaced by more advanced methods, for making metal printing plates by taking a mold of composed type or the like in papier-mâché or other material and then taking from this mold a cast in type metal.
- stichometry — the practice of writing a prose text in lines, often of slightly differing lengths, that correspond to units of sense and indicate phrasal rhythms.
- stickleader — a person assigned to check the appearance or condition of each person in a stick
- stirrup cup — farewell drink, especially one offered to a rider already mounted for departure.
- stitchcraft — needlework or embroidery
- straichtest — straightest
- strait-lace — to bind, confine, or restrain with or as if with laces.
- strategical — pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of strategy: strategic movements.
- strike back — retaliate
- stringpiece — a long, usually horizontal piece of timber, beam, etc., for strengthening, connecting, or supporting a framework.
- sub-article — a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
- subcortical — situated beneath the cortex.
- subcritical — Physics. pertaining to a state, value, or quantity that is less than critical, especially to a mass of radioactive material.
- subcurative — of a dosage which is not strong enough to have a curing effect
- subdirector — an assistant or secondary director
- subdistrict — a division of a district.
- subfraction — Mathematics. a number usually expressed in the form a/b. a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed.
- subliteracy — below average literacy
- subtraction — an act or instance of subtracting.
- subtractive — tending to subtract; having power to subtract.
- subtropical — bordering on the tropics; nearly tropical.
- subvertical — being in a position or direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb.
- sucker bait — an enticement calculated to lure a person into a scheme in which he or she may be victimized.
- sucker list — a list of names and addresses of persons considered by a business, charity organization, etc., to be likely purchasers or donors.
- superactive — engaged in action; characterized by energetic work, participation, etc.; busy: an active life.
- superinfect — to infect further with an additional infection
- superscript — Printing. superior (def 10).
- supremacist — a person who believes in or advocates the supremacy of a particular group, especially a racial group: a white supremacist.
- surfcasting — the act, technique, or sport of fishing by casting from the shoreline into the sea, usually using heavy-duty tackle.
- surgicenter — a surgical facility, not based in a hospital, where minor surgery is performed on an outpatient basis.
- sweet birch — a North American tree, Betula lenta, having smooth, blackish bark and twigs that are a source of methyl salicylate.
- sweet cider — the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
- switch over — If you switch over when you are watching television, you change to another channel.
- switch yard — a railroad yard in which rolling stock is distributed or made up into trains.
- switchboard — a structural unit on which are mounted switches and instruments necessary to complete telephone circuits manually.
- switchgrass — a North American prairie grass
- symmetrical — characterized by or exhibiting symmetry; well-proportioned, as a body or whole; regular in form or arrangement of corresponding parts.
- synergistic — pertaining to, characteristic of, or resembling synergy: a synergistic effect.
- taximetrics — numerical taxonomy.
- tea service — a set of chinaware for preparing and drinking hot beverages, especially tea.
- teachership — a person who teaches or instructs, especially as a profession; instructor.
- telearchics — the remote control of electronic devices
- tent circus — a circus performed in tents rather than in an arena.
- terpsichore — Classical Mythology. the Muse of dancing and choral song.
- terricolous — living on or in the ground.
- terroristic — a person, usually a member of a group, who uses or advocates terrorism.
- thatcherism — the conservative policies, political philosophy, and leadership style of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, characterized especially by monetarism, privatization, and labor union reform.
- the cornish — the natives or inhabitants of Cornwall
- the tropics — that part of the earth's surface between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn; the Torrid Zone
- theatricals — of or relating to the theater or dramatic presentations: theatrical performances.