10-letter words containing s, u, c, e
- sculptress — a woman who practices the art of sculpture.
- sculptured — having a surface or shape molded, marked, carved, indented, etc., by or as if by sculpture: sculptured leather belts.
- 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)
- scurfiness — the state or quality of being scurfy
- scutellate — having scutes.
- scuttleful — the amount a scuttle will hold
- sea urchin — any echinoderm of the class Echinoidea, having a somewhat globular or discoid form, and a shell composed of many calcareous plates covered with projecting spines.
- search out — hunt for, seek
- second-run — designating or of:
- secularism — secular spirit or tendency, especially a system of political or social philosophy that rejects all forms of religious faith and worship.
- secularist — secular spirit or tendency, especially a system of political or social philosophy that rejects all forms of religious faith and worship.
- secularity — secular views or beliefs; secularism.
- secularize — to make secular; separate from religious or spiritual connection or influences; make worldly or unspiritual; imbue with secularism.
- secundines — the inner integument of an ovule.
- securement — the act of securing.
- secureness — free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- securiform — (of plants) having the shape of an axe
- securities — freedom from danger, risk, etc.; safety.
- securitize — to reduce the risk of (a loan) by the use of such securities as eurobonds
- securocrat — a military or police officer who has the power to influence government policy
- seducement — an act of seducing
- seducingly — in a seducing manner
- seductress — a woman who seduces.
- seersucker — a plainwoven cotton, rayon, or linen fabric: traditionally a striped cotton with alternate stripes crinkled in the weaving.
- seleucidan — Seleucid.
- seleucus i — (Seleucus Nicator) 358?–281? b.c, Macedonian general under Alexander the Great: founder of the Seleucid dynasty.
- semichorus — half of a chorus; part of a chorus to be sung by a portion but not all of the singers
- semicirque — an opening in the shape of a semicircle amongst trees or hills
- semilucent — partially translucent
- semipublic — partly or to some degree public.
- sepulchral — of, relating to, or serving as a tomb.
- sequacious — following with smooth or logical regularity.
- sequencing — the following of one thing after another; succession.
- sexlocular — having six loculi or cells for seeds
- shock tube — an apparatus in which a gas is heated to very high temperatures by means of a shock wave, usually for spectroscopic investigation of the natures and reactions of the resulting radicals and excited molecules
- siliculose — bearing silicles.
- sine curve — a curve described by the equation y = sin x, the ordinate being equal to the sine of the abscissa.
- single-cut — noting a file having a series of parallel cutting ridges in one direction only.
- sketch out — describe briefly
- sluice-box — an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
- sluicegate — an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
- snaphaunce — an early flintlock mechanism for igniting a charge of gunpowder in a gun.
- solicitude — the state of being solicitous; anxiety or concern.
- soundscape — the component sounds of an environment.
- 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?
- space junk — objects such as artificial satellites, material discarded from space stations, etc that remain in space after use