11-letter words containing s, u, c, t
- scripturism — the state of being versed in Scripture
- scripturist — a person who obeys and is versed in the Scriptures
- scrumptious — very pleasing, especially to the senses; delectable; splendid: a scrumptious casserole; a scrumptious satin gown.
- scrutinised — to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
- scrutinized — to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
- scrutinizer — to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
- sculpturing — the act of sculpturing or carving
- scutellated — shaped like a platter; covered with scutella
- scuttlebutt — Nautical. an open cask of drinking water. a drinking fountain for use by the crew of a vessel.
- scuzzbucket — Also called scuzzball [skuhz-bawl] /ˈskʌzˌbɔl/ (Show IPA), scuzzbucket [skuhz-buhk-it] /ˈskʌzˌbʌk ɪt/ (Show IPA). a dirty, grimy, sordid, or repulsive person or thing.
- sea biscuit — ship biscuit; hardtack.
- sea lettuce — any seaweed of the genus Ulva, having large leaflike blades.
- second unit — an additional crew on a film production, usually used at a second location for filming crowd scenes, exteriors, and other shots that do not require the principal actors.
- secure unit — A secure unit is a building or part of a building where dangerous prisoners or violent psychiatric patients are kept.
- seductively — tending to seduce; enticing; beguiling; captivating: a seductive smile.
- semiaquatic — partly aquatic; growing or living in or close to water, or carrying out part of its life cycle in water.
- senectitude — the last stage of life; old age.
- sericterium — a silk-producing gland in a silkworm
- sericulture — the raising of silk worms for the production of raw silk.
- sheet music — music printed on unbound sheets of paper.
- shuttlecock — Also called shuttle. the object that is struck back and forth in badminton and battledore, consisting of a feathered cork head and a plastic crown.
- slop bucket — slop pail.
- snuff stick — a twig, stick, or brush used to apply snuff on the teeth or gums.
- social unit — a person or a group of persons, as a family, functioning as a unit in society.
- sock puppet — a hand puppet made out of a sock.
- soft launch — the launch of a website in stages, with regular updating
- solicitudes — the state of being solicitous; anxiety or concern.
- sound truck — a truck carrying a loudspeaker from which speeches, music, etc., are broadcast, as for advertising, campaigning, or the like.
- spathaceous — of the nature of or resembling a spathe.
- spectacular — of or like a spectacle; marked by or given to an impressive, large-scale display.
- specularity — the state of resembling a mirror
- speculating — to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
- speculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
- speculatist — a person who speculates
- speculative — pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by speculation, contemplation, conjecture, or abstract reasoning: a speculative approach.
- speculatory — a place suitable for observation
- sperm count — the number of spermatozoa in an amount of semen, used as an indication of a man's fertility
- spice route — an ancient trade route followed by merchants, importers and exporters trading in exotic spices such as cloves and cinnamon
- spiculation — formation into spicules.
- stagestruck — obsessed with the desire to become an actor or actress.
- stake truck — a truck or trailer with a stake body, as for hauling farm animals or feed bags.
- stanley cup — a trophy emblematic since 1926 of the championship of the National Hockey League, composed of Canadian and U.S. professional teams.
- star-struck — captivated by famous people or by fame itself.
- statcoulomb — the electrostatic unit of a quantity of electricity, equivalent to 3.3356 × 10 −10 coulomb and equal to the quantity of charge transferred in one second across a conductor in which there is a constant current of one statampere.
- static dump — a transfer of the contents of computer memory made at a time when the process is guaranteed to be inactive, as at the end of a routine.
- static tube — a tube for measuring the static pressure of a fluid in motion, so placed in the fluid as not to be affected by the pressure changes caused by the motion of the fluid.
- staunchless — not able to be stanched
- staunchness — firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, loyalty, etc., as a person: a staunch Republican; a staunch friend.
- stauroscope — an optical instrument for studying the crystal structure of minerals under polarized light
- steeple cup — a standing cup of the 17th century having a cover with a tall finial.