10-letter words that end in ce
- right face — Military. a command, given to a soldier or soldiers at attention, to turn the body about toward the right so as to face in the opposite direction. the act of so turning in a prescribed military manner.
- ring dance — round dance.
- ring-fence — assign to sth
- rock fence — a wall built of unmortared stones, as one bordering a field.
- roman pace — an ancient Roman unit of measurement, equal to 5 Roman feet or about 58 U.S. inches (147 cm).
- roof space — the attic space inside a roof
- rotten ice — ice pitted or honeycombed from melting.
- rubber ice — Canadian. thin ice that shifts, cracks, or groans when crossed on foot.
- safe space — a place or forum where people can openly discuss controversial subjects without fear of reprisal
- sale price — discounted cost
- samothrace — a Greek island in the NE Aegean.
- sand lance — any slender marine fish of the family Ammodytidae that burrows into the sand.
- scapegrace — a complete rogue or rascal; a habitually unscrupulous person; scamp.
- selectance — a measure of the drop in response of a radio receiving set or the like to a given frequency differing from the resonant frequency of the device, expressed as the ratio of the amplitude of the response at the resonant frequency to the amplitude of the response at the given frequency.
- senescence — growing old; aging.
- sevenpence — a monetary sum equal to seven pennies
- shankpiece — a piece of metal or fiber for giving form to the shank of a shoe.
- sheep race — a single-file walkway for sheep at the entrance to a sheep-dip
- show-place — an estate, mansion, or the like, usually open to the public, renowned for its beauty, excellent design and workmanship, historical interest, etc.
- slam dance — a dance performed to punk rock by groups of people who flail and toss themselves about and slam into one another.
- snaphaunce — an early flintlock mechanism for igniting a charge of gunpowder in a gun.
- snow fence — a barrier erected on the windward side of a road, house, barn, etc., serving as a protection from drifting snow.
- somewhence — from somewhere
- somnolence — sleepy; drowsy.
- sotto voce — in a low, soft voice so as not to be overheard.
- spot price — the price of spot goods or of commodities on the spot market.
- stage race — a cycling race consisting of several separate races over successive days
- stake race — a race in which part of the prize or purse is put up by the owners of the horses nominated to run in the race.
- step dance — a dance in which the steps are the most important characteristic, specifically a solo dance with intricate, vigorous steps, often performed with the hands kept in the pockets.
- stone face — living stones.
- stop price — the price at which a stop order is activated.
- sub judice — before a judge or court; awaiting judicial determination.
- sublattice — a set of elements of a lattice, in which each subset of two elements has a least upper bound and a greatest lower bound contained in the given set.
- subscience — a science or field of study within another field of science or study
- subsidence — to sink to a low or lower level.
- subsurface — below the surface, especially of a body of water.
- succorance — the act of seeking out affectionate care and social support.
- succulence — full of juice; juicy.
- sufferance — passive permission resulting from lack of interference; tolerance, especially of something wrong or illegal (usually preceded by on or by).
- suffisance — a sufficiency, a sufficient or abundant quantity or supply
- sunderance — to separate; part; divide; sever.
- sunk fence — a wall or other barrier set in a ditch to divide lands without marring the landscape.
- suppliance — appeal; entreaty; plea; supplication: He knelt in an attitude of suppliance.
- surveyance — survey; inspection; superintendence
- survivance — survival
- sustenance — means of sustaining life; nourishment.
- take place — a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- task force — Navy, Military. a temporary grouping of units under one commander, formed for the purpose of carrying out a specific operation or mission.
- temperance — moderation or self-restraint in action, statement, etc.; self-control.
- test piece — a piece of music played in an exam in order to test the abilities of the player