11-letter words containing t, a, s, o, i
- san jacinto — a river in E Texas, flowing SE to Galveston Bay: Texans defeated Mexicans near the mouth of this river 1836.
- sanctioneer — a person who advocates the imposition of sanctions
- sanctioning — authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- sao vicente — an island city in SE Brazil.
- saprobiotic — saprobic
- sapropelite — a foul-smelling mud
- saprophytic — any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria.
- sarcocystis — a member of the species of parasite Sarcocystis
- sartorially — of or relating to tailors or their trade: sartorial workmanship.
- satinflower — a Californian plant, Clarkia amoena, of the evening primrose family, having cup-shaped pink or purplish flowers blotched with red.
- sato eisaku — 1901–75, Japanese statesman: prime minister (1964–72). During his term of office Japan became a major economic power. He shared the Nobel peace prize (1974) for opposing the proliferation of nuclear weapons
- saxophonist — musician who plays saxophone
- scarf joint — a joint in which two timbers or other structural members are fitted together with long end laps of various forms and held in place with bolts, straps, keys, fishplates, etc., to resist tension or compression.
- scissortail — Also called scissortailed flycatcher [siz-er-teyld] /ˈsɪz ərˌteɪld/ (Show IPA). a flycatcher, Muscivora forficatus, of the southern U.S., Mexico, and Central America, having a long, deeply forked tail.
- scriptorial — of or relating to a scriptorium
- scyphistoma — a stage in the life cycle of a jellyfish or other scyphozoan when it is fixed in place and reproduces asexually to produce free-swimming medusas.
- seasonality — the state or quality of being seasonal or dependent on the seasons: the seasonality of Halloween costumes.
- secretional — of or relating to secretion
- seditionary — of or relating to sedition; seditious.
- segregation — the act or practice of segregating; a setting apart or separation of people or things from others or from the main body or group: gender segregation in some fundamentalist religions.
- 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
- selectorial — of or relating to selections or selectors
- semiotician — the study of signs and symbols as elements of communicative behavior; the analysis of systems of communication, as language, gestures, or clothing.
- senatorship — the office or position of a senator
- sensational — producing or designed to produce a startling effect, strong reaction, intense interest, etc., especially by exaggerated, superficial, or lurid elements: a sensational novel.
- serial port — A serial port on a computer is a place where you can connect the computer to a device such as a modem or a mouse.
- serrulation — serrulate condition or form.
- servitorial — of or pertaining to a servitor
- shake on it — to shake hands in agreement, reconciliation, etc
- ship's boat — a boat for communication between ship and shore
- short hairs — pubic hair.
- shorthaired — (of an animal) having hair that is short and lies close to the body.
- sigillation — the act of sealing
- signatories — having signed, or joined in signing, a document: the signatory powers to a treaty.
- sinfonietta — a short symphony.
- sioux state — a nickname of the state of North Dakota.
- sir anthony — Sir Anthony, Van Dyck, Sir Anthony.
- situational — manner of being situated; location or position with reference to environment: The situation of the house allowed for a beautiful view.
- six nations — (in North America) the Indian confederacy of the Cayugas, Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondagas, Senecas, and Tuscaroras
- skatemobile — a scooterlike vehicle built of boxes, boards, or the like, and mounted on skate wheels.
- slot aerial — a transmitting aerial in which the radiating elements are open slots in a surrounding metal sheet
- slot racing — the activity of racing slot cars.
- slow-acting — working or acting slowly, not immediately
- sociability — the act or an instance of being sociable.
- social unit — a person or a group of persons, as a family, functioning as a unit in society.
- socialistic — of or relating to socialists or socialism.
- sociopathic — a person with a psychopathic personality whose behavior is antisocial, often criminal, and who lacks a sense of moral responsibility or social conscience.
- sodomitical — anal or oral copulation with a member of the opposite sex.
- solar still — an apparatus that uses solar radiation to distill salt or brackish water to produce drinkable water.
- solarimeter — an instrument for measuring solar radiation.