11-letter words starting with s
- sailboarder — windsurfer
- sailboating — the sport of using a sailing boat
- sailor suit — naval uniform
- sailplaning — the sport of flying sailplanes
- saint clair — Arthur, 1736–1818, American Revolutionary War general, born in Scotland: 1st governor of the Northwest Territory, 1787–1802.
- saint croix — Also called Santa Cruz. a U.S. island in the N Lesser Antilles: the largest of the Virgin Islands. 82 sq. mi. (212 sq. km).
- saint denis — 3rd century ad, first bishop of Paris; patron saint of France. Feast day: Oct 9
- saint felix — Saint, died a.d. 530, pope 526–530.
- saint kilda — a group of volcanic islands in the Atlantic, in the Outer Hebrides: uninhabited since 1930; bird sanctuary
- saint kitts — one of the Leeward Islands, in the E West Indies: part of St. Kitts-Nevis; formerly a British colony. 68 sq. mi. (176 sq. km).
- saint louis — Saint, 1214?–70, king of France 1226–70.
- saint lucia — one of the Windward Islands, in the E West Indies.
- saint's day — a day of celebration commemorating a particular saint.
- saint-cloud — a city in central Minnesota, on the Mississippi.
- saint-denis — an island in the Indian Ocean, E of Madagascar: an overseas department of France. 970 sq. mi. (2512 sq. km). Capital: St. Denis.
- saint-louis — a port in E Missouri, on the Mississippi.
- saint-saens — Charles Camille [sharl ka-mee-yuh] /ʃarl kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1835–1921, French composer and pianist.
- saint-simon — Comte de, 1760–1825, French philosopher and social scientist.
- salaciously — lustful or lecherous.
- salad cream — Salad cream is a pale-yellow creamy sauce that you eat with salad.
- salad green — a leafy green vegetable, as lettuce, watercress, or escarole, served raw as or in a salad.
- salad plate — a small plate used chiefly for serving an individual portion of salad.
- saleability — subject to or suitable for sale; readily sold: The books were sent back by the store in salable condition.
- sales check — sales slip.
- sales clerk — shop assistant
- sales drive — a period of events or activities aimed to promote sales of a particular product or services
- sales force — team of salespeople
- sales pitch — promotional talk
- salespeople — a person who sells goods, services, etc.
- salesperson — a person who sells goods, services, etc.
- salicaceous — belonging to the Salicaceae, the willow family of plants.
- saline drip — the usually intravenous drop-by-drop administration of an isotonic solution of sodium chloride in distilled water
- salinometer — an instrument for measuring the amount of salt in a solution.
- salmon farm — an enclosed area of water devoted to the rearing of salmon for food
- salmon pink — salmon (defs 4, 5).
- salmonberry — the salmon-colored, edible fruit of a raspberry, Rubus spectabilis, of the Pacific coast of North America.
- salon music — music of a simple, agreeable, frequently sentimental character, played usually by a small orchestra.
- salpingitis — inflammation of a salpinx.
- salsa verde — Mexican Cookery, Latin-American Cookery. a green sauce of tomatillos, chili peppers, cilantro, garlic, and onion.
- salsuginous — full of salt or able to grow in salty soil
- salt cellar — a shaker or dish for salt.
- salt shaker — a container for salt with a perforated top to allow the salt to be shaken out.
- salt-cellar — a shaker or dish for salt.
- saltational — a dancing, hopping, or leaping movement.
- saltatorial — pertaining to saltation.
- saltchucker — a saltwater angler
- saltimbanco — a charlatan or fake
- saltimbocca — veal and ham wrapped together and sautéed in butter, often seasoned with sage.
- salting out — the addition of salt to a mixture to precipitate proteins, soaps, and other simple organic compounds.
- salting-out — Salting-out is the effect when adding a salt to a solvent containing an organic solute reduces the solubility of that solute.