11-letter words containing u, p, r, s
- rumpus room — a recreation room, especially one for children, as in a house.
- rupes altai — a mountain range in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 315 miles (507 km) long.
- russophobia — an intense and often irrational hatred for Russia, or esp the former Soviet Union, its political system, etc
- sarcophagus — a stone coffin, especially one bearing sculpture, inscriptions, etc., often displayed as a monument.
- sauropsidan — relating to the Sauropsida or animals belonging to the Sauriodea group in Huxley's classification
- scapigerous — having a scape or leafless stalk
- scarlet cup — a small, fleshy, saucer-shaped fungus, Sarcoscypha coccinea, of the family Sarcoscyphaceae, marked by a scarlet inner surface and white exterior, seen on fallen branches in the spring.
- scrap value — what sth is worth for recycling or reuse
- screen dump — the act or process of printing or saving the graphical or textual data displayed on a computer screen.
- scrip issue — an issue of free shares distributed pro rata to existing stockholders instead of a dividend.
- scriptorium — a room, as in a monastery, library, or other institution, where manuscripts are stored, read, or copied.
- 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.
- scrupleless — a moral or ethical consideration or standard that acts as a restraining force or inhibits certain actions.
- sculpturing — the act of sculpturing or carving
- scuppernong — a silvery amber-green variety of muscadine grape.
- semelparous — (of a plant) producing flowers and fruit only once before dying
- semipopular — relatively popular; quite popular
- sempervivum — any of various succulent plants belonging to the genus Sempervivum, of the stonecrop family, having leaves in dense basal rosettes and a compact, flat-topped cluster of flowers, and including the houseleek, S. tectorum, and other commonly cultivated species.
- sempiternum — a type of durable woollen fabric popular in the 17th century
- septenarius — a verse consisting of seven feet, usually printed in two lines: used especially in Latin poems.
- septiferous — in possession of a septum or partition
- sepulchrous — of the nature of a sepulchre
- serpiginous — (formerly) a creeping or spreading skin disease, as ringworm.
- shipbuilder — a person whose occupation is the designing or constructing of ship.
- shop around — compare prices
- shot putter — a sportsperson who competes in the shot put
- shot-putter — a participant in shot put.
- show jumper — A show jumper is a person who takes part in the sport of show jumping.
- sleep rough — to spend the night in the open; be without a home or without shelter
- slop around — to spill or splash (liquid).
- smokejumper — a firefighter who parachutes to forest fires inaccessible to ground crews.
- snap course — an academic course that can be passed with a minimum of effort.
- soup course — a part of a meal when soup is served
- soup tureen — a large bowl with a lid, from which soup is served at the table
- sour grapes — bitterness about sth unattainable
- space group — a set of symmetry elements that brings a periodic arrangement of points on a Bravais space lattice to its original position.
- spartanburg — a city in NW South Carolina.
- spectacular — of or like a spectacle; marked by or given to an impressive, large-scale display.
- specularity — the state of resembling a mirror
- 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
- sphaeridium — a round body found on sea urchins
- spice route — an ancient trade route followed by merchants, importers and exporters trading in exotic spices such as cloves and cinnamon
- spinel ruby — ruby spinel.
- spiniferous — (esp of plants) bearing spines or thorns
- spiriferous — having a spire or spiral parts.
- spiritually — of, relating to, or consisting of spirit; incorporeal.
- spiritualty — Often, spiritualties. ecclesiastical property or revenue.