11-Letter Nouns Starting With S
Here's the list of all the 2073 11-Letter Nouns Starting With S in the English Language.
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| significant | More Definitions → |
| surrounding | More Definitions → |
| substantial | More Definitions → |
| scholarship | 1. financial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic merit 2. profound scholarly knowledge More Definitions → |
| spectacular | 1. a lavishly produced performance More Definitions → |
| supervision | 1. management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group More Definitions → |
| syndication | 1. organizing into or administering as a syndicate 2. selling (an article or cartoon) for publication in many magazines or newspapers at the same time More Definitions → |
| sensitivity | 1. (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation 2. the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences More Definitions → |
| sponsorship | 1. the act of sponsoring (either officially or financially) More Definitions → |
| subdivision | 1. an area composed of subdivided lots 2. the act of subdividing; division of something previously divided More Definitions → |
| secretariat | 1. an administrative unit responsible for maintaining records and other secretarial duties; especially for international organizations More Definitions → |
| stimulation | 1. the act of arousing an organism to action 2. any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action More Definitions → |
| shareholder | 1. someone who holds shares of stock in a corporation More Definitions → |
| sightseeing | 1. going about to look at places of interest More Definitions → |
| switchboard | 1. telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords More Definitions → |
| spreadsheet | 1. a screen-oriented interactive program enabling a user to lay out financial data on the screen More Definitions → |
| suppression | 1. the failure to develop some part or organ 2. the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation More Definitions → |
| substantive | 1. any word or group of words functioning as a noun More Definitions → |
| speculation | 1. a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence 2. a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence) More Definitions → |
| sovereignty | 1. government free from external control 2. royal authority; the dominion of a monarch More Definitions → |
| supermarket | 1. a large self-service grocery store selling groceries and dairy products and household goods More Definitions → |
| specificity | 1. the quality of being specific rather than general 2. the quality of being specific to a particular organism More Definitions → |
| stakeholder | 1. someone entrusted to hold the stakes for two or more persons betting against one another; must deliver the stakes to the winner More Definitions → |
| stewardship | 1. the position of steward More Definitions → |
| suitability | 1. the quality of having the properties that are right for a specific purpose More Definitions → |
| sweepstakes | 1. a lottery in which the prize consists of the money paid by the participants More Definitions → |
| sympathetic | More Definitions → |
| scalability | 1. the quality of being scalable More Definitions → |
| subordinate | 1. an assistant subject to the authority or control of another 2. a word that is more specific than a given word More Definitions → |
| segregation | 1. (genetics) the separation of paired alleles during meiosis so that members of each pair of alleles appear in different gametes 2. a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups More Definitions → |
| superficial | More Definitions → |
| supervising | 1. management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group More Definitions → |
| subsistence | 1. minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting 2. a means of surviving More Definitions → |
| sufficiency | 1. sufficient resources to provide comfort and meet obligations 2. an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose More Definitions → |
| screwdriver | 1. a hand tool for driving screws; has a tip that fits into the head of a screw 2. a cocktail made with vodka and orange juice More Definitions → |
| synchronize | More Definitions → |
| superiority | 1. the quality of being superior 2. the quality of being at a competitive advantage More Definitions → |
| spokeswoman | 1. a female spokesperson More Definitions → |
| synthesizer | 1. an intellectual who synthesizes or uses synthetic methods 2. (music) an electronic instrument (usually played with a keyboard) that generates and modifies sounds electronically and can imitate a variety of other musical instruments More Definitions → |
| sensational | More Definitions → |
| seriousness | 1. an earnest and sincere feeling 2. the quality of arousing fear or distress More Definitions → |
| sentimental | More Definitions → |
| subtraction | 1. an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated 2. the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole) More Definitions → |
| sensibility | 1. mental responsiveness and awareness 2. refined sensitivity to pleasurable or painful impressions More Definitions → |
| seventeenth | 1. position 17 in a countable series of things More Definitions → |
| salesperson | 1. a person employed to represent a business and to sell its merchandise (as to customers in a store or to customers who are visited) More Definitions → |
| superfamily | 1. (biology) a taxonomic group ranking below an order but above a family More Definitions → |
| storyteller | 1. someone who tells a story 2. someone who tells lies More Definitions → |
| selectivity | 1. the property of being selective More Definitions → |
| singularity | 1. the quality of being one of a kind 2. strangeness by virtue of being remarkable or unusual More Definitions → |
| serendipity | 1. good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries More Definitions → |
| stipulation | 1. (law) an agreement or concession made by parties in a judicial proceeding (or by their attorneys) relating to the business before the court; must be in writing unless they are part of the court record 2. an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else More Definitions → |
| subcontract | 1. a contract assigning to another party some obligations of a prior contract More Definitions → |
| scaffolding | 1. a system of scaffolds More Definitions → |
| schoolhouse | 1. a building where young people receive education More Definitions → |
| synchrotron | 1. cyclotron in which the electric field is maintained at a constant frequency More Definitions → |
| submersible | 1. an apparatus intended for use under water 2. a warship designed to operate under water More Definitions → |
| salespeople | 1. a person employed to represent a business and to sell its merchandise (as to customers in a store or to customers who are visited) More Definitions → |
| stockholder | 1. someone who holds shares of stock in a corporation More Definitions → |
| systematics | 1. the science of systematic classification More Definitions → |
| standardize | More Definitions → |
| springboard | 1. a flexible board for jumping upward 2. a beginning from which an enterprise is launched More Definitions → |
| selfishness | 1. stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others More Definitions → |
| sublimation | 1. (chemistry) a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid 2. (psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is socially acceptable More Definitions → |
| suppressant | 1. a drug that suppresses appetite More Definitions → |
| socializing | 1. the act of meeting for social purposes More Definitions → |
| stethoscope | 1. a medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body More Definitions → |
| sociologist | 1. a social scientist who studies the institutions and development of human society More Definitions → |
| searchlight | 1. a light source with reflectors that projects a beam of light in a particular direction More Definitions → |
| spaceflight | 1. a voyage outside the Earth's atmosphere More Definitions → |
| supposition | 1. a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence 2. a hypothesis that is taken for granted More Definitions → |
| superlative | 1. an exaggerated expression (usually of praise) 2. the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development More Definitions → |
| speedometer | 1. a meter fixed to a vehicle that measures and displays its speed More Definitions → |
| superscript | 1. a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character More Definitions → |
| supernatant | 1. the clear liquid that lies above a sediment or precipitate More Definitions → |
| strangeness | 1. unusualness as a consequence of not being well known 2. (physics) one of the six flavors of quark, the third lightest of all quarks More Definitions → |
| scleroderma | 1. an autoimmune disease that affects the blood vessels and connective tissue; fibrous connective tissue is deposited in the skin More Definitions → |
| spontaneity | 1. the quality of being spontaneous and coming from natural feelings without constraint More Definitions → |
| saxophonist | 1. a musician who plays the saxophone More Definitions → |
| shortcoming | 1. a failing or deficiency More Definitions → |
| suffocation | 1. killing by depriving of oxygen 2. the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped) More Definitions → |
| shoplifting | 1. the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store More Definitions → |
| sacramental | More Definitions → |
| switchblade | 1. a pocketknife with a blade that springs open at the press of a button More Definitions → |
| steamroller | 1. a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way 2. vehicle equipped with heavy wide smooth rollers for compacting roads and pavements More Definitions → |
| sarcoidosis | 1. a chronic disease of unknown cause marked by the formation of nodules in the lungs and liver and lymph glands and salivary glands More Definitions → |
| stockbroker | 1. an agent in the buying and selling of stocks and bonds More Definitions → |
| subservient | More Definitions → |
| safekeeping | 1. the responsibility of a guardian or keeper More Definitions → |
| spermatozoa | 1. the male reproductive cell; the male gamete More Definitions → |
| subrogation | 1. (law) the act of substituting of one creditor for another More Definitions → |
| stockpiling | 1. accumulating and storing a reserve supply More Definitions → |
| spondylitis | 1. inflammation of a spinal joint; characterized by pain and stiffness More Definitions → |
| showmanship | 1. the ability to present something (especially theatrical shows) in an attractive manner More Definitions → |
| subsequence | 1. something that follows something else 2. following in time More Definitions → |
| sustainment | 1. the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence More Definitions → |
| snowboarder | 1. someone who slides down snow-covered slopes while standing on a snowboard More Definitions → |
| smallholder | 1. a person owning or renting a smallholding More Definitions → |
| suffocating | More Definitions → |
| supremacist | 1. a person who advocates the supremacy of some particular group or racial group over all others More Definitions → |
| symbolizing | 1. the act of representing something with a symbol More Definitions → |
| socialising | 1. the act of meeting for social purposes More Definitions → |
| smorgasbord | 1. a collection containing a variety of sorts of things 2. an assortment of foods starting with herring or smoked eel or salmon etc with bread and butter; then cheeses and eggs and pickled vegetables and aspics; finally hot foods; served as a buffet meal More Definitions → |
| subjugation | 1. forced submission to control by others 2. the act of subjugating by cruelty More Definitions → |
| synchronise | More Definitions → |
| studentship | 1. the position of student More Definitions → |
| silversmith | 1. someone who makes or repairs articles of silver More Definitions → |
| smokescreen | 1. (military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements 2. an action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure More Definitions → |
| swallowtail | 1. a man's full-dress jacket with two long tapering tails at the back More Definitions → |
| suppository | 1. a small plug of medication designed for insertion into the rectum or vagina where it melts More Definitions → |
| sporulation | 1. asexual reproduction by the production and release of spores More Definitions → |
| subjunctive | 1. a mood that represents an act or state (not as a fact but) as contingent or possible More Definitions → |
| sarcophagus | 1. a stone coffin (usually bearing sculpture or inscriptions) More Definitions → |
| streetlight | 1. a lamp supported on a lamppost; for illuminating a street More Definitions → |
| storekeeper | 1. a merchant who owns or manages a shop More Definitions → |
| subluxation | 1. partial displacement of a joint or organ More Definitions → |
| supercharge | More Definitions → |
| scoutmaster | 1. the leader of a troop of Scouts More Definitions → |
| standardise | More Definitions → |
| summerhouse | 1. a small roofed building affording shade and rest More Definitions → |
| subsumption | 1. the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion) 2. incorporating something under a more general category More Definitions → |
| sensitizing | 1. rendering an organism sensitive to a serum by a series of injections More Definitions → |
| sociability | 1. the relative tendency or disposition to be sociable or associate with one's fellows More Definitions → |
| scuttlebutt | 1. a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people More Definitions → |
| superstring | 1. a hypothetical particle that is the elementary particle in a theory of space-time More Definitions → |
| scopolamine | 1. an alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures More Definitions → |
| showstopper | 1. an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down 2. something that is strikingly attractive or has great popular appeal More Definitions → |
| scriptorium | 1. a room in a monastery that is set aside for writing or copying manuscripts More Definitions → |