11-letter words containing u, n, s, c, e
- saarbrucken — a state in W Germany, in the Saar River valley. 991 sq. mi. (2569 sq. km). Capital: Saarbrücken.
- sanctuarize — to give sanctuary to
- sandculture — the hydroponic cultivation of plants in sand.
- sansculotte — (originally) a revolutionary of the poorer class
- 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.
- scatter-gun — a shotgun
- schweinfurt — a city in N Bavaria, in S central Germany, on the Main River.
- scoundrelly — having the character of a scoundrel; unscrupulous; villainous.
- screen dump — the act or process of printing or saving the graphical or textual data displayed on a computer screen.
- scrub nurse — a nurse specially trained to assist surgeons in the operating room and serving as part of the surgically clean medical team handling instruments during an operation.
- scruffiness — the state of being unkempt or shabby
- 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.
- scuppernong — a silvery amber-green variety of muscadine grape.
- 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.
- senectitude — the last stage of life; old age.
- snake juice — any strong alcoholic drink, esp when home-made
- snap course — an academic course that can be passed with a minimum of effort.
- solanaceous — belonging to the Solanaceae, the nightshade family of plants.
- sound check — an on-the-spot rehearsal by a band before a gig to enable the sound engineer to set up the mixer
- 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.
- sperm count — the number of spermatozoa in an amount of semen, used as an indication of a man's fertility
- spruce pine — a tall coniferous tree, Pinus glabra, of the southeastern U.S., having smooth, gray bark and needles in bundles of two.
- 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.
- stockhausen — Karlheinz [kahrl-hahynts] /ˈkɑrlˌhaɪnts/ (Show IPA), 1928–2007, German composer.
- stonecutter — a person who cuts or carves stone.
- sub-economy — thrifty management; frugality in the expenditure or consumption of money, materials, etc.
- subadjacent — lying near, close, or contiguous; adjoining; neighboring: a motel adjacent to the highway.
- suballiance — a suborder or subdivision of an alliance
- subdeaconry — the position or office of a subdeacon
- subdecision — a decision secondary to a main decision
- subeconomic — pertaining to the production, distribution, and use of income, wealth, and commodities.
- subindicate — to indirectly indicate or hint
- subjunctive — (in English and certain other languages) noting or pertaining to a mood or mode of the verb that may be used for subjective, doubtful, hypothetical, or grammatically subordinate statements or questions, as the mood of be in if this be treason. Compare imperative (def 3), indicative (def 2).
- sublicensee — a person, company, etc., to whom a sublicense is granted.
- submergence — to put or sink below the surface of water or any other enveloping medium.
- subsentence — a part of a sentence which can stand by itself as a sentence
- subsequence — a sequence obtained from a given sequence by selecting terms from it and placing them in the order in which they occur in it.
- subsistence — the state or fact of subsisting.
- substance p — a small peptide released upon stimulation in the nervous system and involved in regulation of the pain threshold.
- succedaneum — a substitute.
- succulently — full of juice; juicy.