11-letter words containing t, a, b, e, s
- sponge bath — a bath in which the bather is cleaned by a wet sponge or washcloth dipped in water, without getting into a tub of water.
- sprite crab — ghost crab.
- st. bernard — St. Bernard (def 3).
- st.-lambert — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada, across from Montreal, on the St. Lawrence.
- stable door — a door with an upper and lower leaf that may be opened separately
- stable girl — a girl or woman who looks after or attends horses in stables
- stag beetle — any of numerous lamellicorn beetles of the family Lucanidae, some of the males of which have mandibles resembling the antlers of a stag.
- stage brace — a brace for supporting upright pieces of theatrical scenery.
- staggerbush — an ericaceous deciduous shrub, Lyonia mariana, of E North America, having white or pinkish flowers: it is poisonous to livestock
- 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.
- steam table — a boxlike table or counter, usually of stainless steel, with receptacles in the top into which containers of food may be fitted to be kept warm by steam or hot water in the compartment below.
- stenobathic — of or relating to marine or freshwater life that can tolerate only limited changes in depth (opposed to eurybathic).
- stereobatic — relating to or resembling a stereobate
- stickleback — any of the small, pugnacious, spiny-backed fishes of the family Gasterosteidae, inhabiting northern fresh waters and sea inlets, the male of which builds and guards the nest.
- store brand — an item offered for sale under a store's own label.
- street arab — a person, especially a child, who lives a homeless, vagabond life on the streets; urchin.
- stress ball — a small rubber ball squeezed in the hand as a means of relieving stress
- strike back — retaliate
- string bean — any of various kinds of bean, as the green bean, the unripe pods of which are used as food, usually after stripping off the fibrous thread along the side.
- 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.
- sub-charter — a document, issued by a sovereign or state, outlining the conditions under which a corporation, colony, city, or other corporate body is organized, and defining its rights and privileges.
- subadditive — something that is added, as one substance to another, to alter or improve the general quality or to counteract undesirable properties: an additive that thins paint.
- subadjacent — lying near, close, or contiguous; adjoining; neighboring: a motel adjacent to the highway.
- subaffluent — between poor and affluent
- subbasement — a basement or one of a series of basements below the main basement of a building.
- subcategory — a subordinate category or a division of a category.
- subcurative — of a dosage which is not strong enough to have a curing effect
- subindicate — to indirectly indicate or hint
- subinterval — an interval that is a subset of a given interval.
- subirrigate — to irrigate beneath the surface of the ground, as with water passing through a system of underground porous pipes or transmitted through the subsoil from ditches, etc.
- subitaneous — sudden
- subjectable — that which forms a basic matter of thought, discussion, investigation, etc.: a subject of conversation.
- sublethally — in a sublethal manner
- subliteracy — below average literacy
- subliterary — not intended as literature
- subliterate — less than fully literate.
- submetallic — somewhat or imperfectly metallic.
- submittable — to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
- subordinate — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
- substance p — a small peptide released upon stimulation in the nervous system and involved in regulation of the pain threshold.
- substantive — a noun.
- subterminal — situated at or forming the end or extremity of something: a terminal feature of a vista.
- subtractive — tending to subtract; having power to subtract.
- subtreasury — a subordinate or branch treasury.
- subungulate — any member of the superorder of animal termed Subungulata (also called Paenungulata), containing the elephant, sea cow and hyrax, as well as two extinct orders
- suburbanite — a person who lives in a suburb of a city or large town.
- 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.
- sunday best — Sunday clothes.
- supportable — capable of being supported; endurable; maintainable.