11-letter words containing u, n, a, s, c
- pan crusher — A pan crusher is a crusher in which solids are broken by a wheel which is turning in a pan.
- parascenium — either of two wings flanking and extending forward from the skene of an ancient Greek theater.
- piano music — printed music intended to be played on the piano
- proconsular — Roman History. an official, usually a former consul, who acted as governor or military commander of a province, and who had powers similar to those of a consul.
- procrustean — pertaining to or suggestive of Procrustes.
- punctualist — a person who is concerned with points of conduct
- punicaceous — of or relating to the family Punicaceae, containing the pomegranates
- quadrasonic — of, noting, or pertaining to the recording and reproduction of sound over four separate transmission or direct reproduction channels instead of the customary two of the stereo system: a quadraphonic recording.
- ramgunshoch — surly; bad-tempered; rude
- ranch house — the house of the owner of a ranch, usually of one story and with a low-pitched roof.
- reassurance — to restore to assurance or confidence: His praise reassured me.
- reinsurance — the process or business of reinsuring.
- resuscitant — a person or thing that resuscitates
- rhamnaceous — belonging to the Rhamnaceae, the buckthorn family of plants.
- rosicrucian — (in the 17th and 18th centuries) a person who belonged to a secret society laying claim to various forms of occult knowledge and power and professing esoteric principles of religion.
- rush candle — a candle made from a dried, partly peeled rush that has been dipped in grease.
- rusticating — to go to the country.
- rustication — Also called rustic work. Architecture. any of various forms of ashlar so dressed and tooled that the visible faces are raised above or otherwise contrasted with the horizontal and usually the vertical joints.
- saarbrucken — a state in W Germany, in the Saar River valley. 991 sq. mi. (2569 sq. km). Capital: Saarbrücken.
- sacculation — formed into or having a saccule, sac, or saclike dilation.
- saint lucia — one of the Windward Islands, in the E West Indies.
- saint-cloud — a city in central Minnesota, on the Mississippi.
- salon music — music of a simple, agreeable, frequently sentimental character, played usually by a small orchestra.
- sanctuarize — to give sanctuary to
- sand-struck — (of bricks) made with a mold lined with sand to permit freeing.
- sandculture — the hydroponic cultivation of plants in sand.
- sansculotte — (originally) a revolutionary of the poorer class
- santa claus — a benevolent figure of legend, associated with Saint Nicholas, supposed to bring gifts to children on Christmas Eve.
- saponaceous — resembling soap; soapy.
- sarus crane — a large, gray crane, Grus antigone, of Asia, having a naked, red head.
- sauk centre — a town in central Minnesota: model for town in Sinclair Lewis's novel Main Street.
- saurischian — any herbivorous or carnivorous dinosaur of the order Saurischia, having a three-pronged pelvis resembling that of a crocodile. Compare ornithischian.
- scatter-gun — a shotgun
- schizanthus — any of several plants of the genus Schizanthus, native to Chile, having numerous variously colored flowers resembling small orchids.
- snake juice — any strong alcoholic drink, esp when home-made
- snap course — an academic course that can be passed with a minimum of effort.
- social fund — (in Britain) a social security fund from which loans or payments may be made to people in cases of extreme need
- social unit — a person or a group of persons, as a family, functioning as a unit in society.
- soft launch — the launch of a website in stages, with regular updating
- solanaceous — belonging to the Solanaceae, the nightshade family of plants.
- 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.
- spiculation — formation into spicules.
- square inch — a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one inch on each side; 6.452 square centimeters. 2 , sq. in. Abbreviation: in.
- stanley cup — a trophy emblematic since 1926 of the championship of the National Hockey League, composed of Canadian and U.S. professional teams.
- staunchless — not able to be stanched
- staunchness — firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, loyalty, etc., as a person: a staunch Republican; a staunch friend.
- stickup man — a man who commits a stickup.
- stockhausen — Karlheinz [kahrl-hahynts] /ˈkɑrlˌhaɪnts/ (Show IPA), 1928–2007, German composer.
- stump ranch — (in British Columbia) an undeveloped ranch in the bush where animals graze among the stumps of felled trees