11-letter words starting with s
- santa maria — (italics) the flagship used by Columbus when he made his first voyage of discovery to America in 1492.
- santa marta — a seaport in NW Colombia.
- santa maura — Italian name of Levkas.
- santa paula — a city in SW California.
- santa tecla — a city in SW El Salvador, just SW of San Salvador.
- santo andre — a city in E Brazil, near São Paulo.
- sao goncalo — a city in SE Brazil, NE of Rio de Janeiro.
- sao vicente — an island city in SE Brazil.
- sap orchard — sugarbush (def 2).
- sapiosexual — a person who finds intelligence to be a sexually attractive quality in others.
- saplessness — the state of having no sap
- saponaceous — resembling soap; soapy.
- sapotaceous — belonging to the Sapotaceae, the sapodilla family of plants.
- sapphic ode — Horatian ode.
- saprobiotic — saprobic
- saprolegnia — a variety of fungus
- sapropelite — a foul-smelling mud
- saprophytic — any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria.
- sarcastical — of, relating to, or characterized by sarcasm: a sarcastic reply.
- sarcenchyme — the connective tissue of some sponges
- sarcocystis — a member of the species of parasite Sarcocystis
- sarcodinian — belonging or pertaining to the protist phylum Sarcodina, comprising protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopodia.
- sarcoidosis — a disease of unknown cause, characterized by granulomatous tubercles of the skin, lymph nodes, lungs, eyes, and other structures.
- sarcolemmal — of or relating to the sarcolemma
- sarcomatous — any of various malignant tumors composed of neoplastic cells resembling embryonic connective tissue.
- sarcophagal — related to or depicted on sarcophagi
- sarcophagus — a stone coffin, especially one bearing sculpture, inscriptions, etc., often displayed as a monument.
- sardonicism — characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering: a sardonic grin.
- sartorially — of or relating to tailors or their trade: sartorial workmanship.
- sarus crane — a large, gray crane, Grus antigone, of Asia, having a naked, red head.
- sash ribbon — a strip of steel or aluminum alloy for connecting a vertically sliding window sash with a counterweight.
- sash weight — a counterweight to a vertically sliding window sash.
- sash window — A sash window is a window which consists of two frames placed one above the other. The window can be opened by sliding one frame over the other.
- satanophany — a manifestation or incarnation of Satan; demonic possession
- satay sauce — a sauce made from peanuts
- satellitise — to bring satellite(s) into use in (meteorology, broadcasting, etc)
- satellitium — a group of three or more planets lying in one sign of the zodiac
- satellitize — to introduce satellite technology into (meteorology, broadcasting, etc)
- satiability — capable of being satiated.
- satin glass — an American art glassware having colored glass set into indentations in a thickness of opaque glass, the whole covered with clear glass and etched slightly with acid.
- satin weave — one of the basic weave structures in which the filling threads are interlaced with the warp at widely separated intervals, producing the effect of an unbroken surface.
- satinflower — a Californian plant, Clarkia amoena, of the evening primrose family, having cup-shaped pink or purplish flowers blotched with red.
- satirically — of, pertaining to, containing, or characterized by satire: satirical novels.
- satirizable — able to be satirized or ridiculed
- satisfiable — to fulfill the desires, expectations, needs, or demands of (a person, the mind, etc.); give full contentment to: The hearty meal satisfied him.
- satisficing — the act of satisficing
- 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
- saturnalian — (sometimes used with a plural verb) the festival of Saturn, celebrated in December in ancient Rome as a time of unrestrained merrymaking.
- saturninity — sluggish in temperament; gloomy; taciturn.
- sauce bercy — Bercy.