10-letter words containing a, d, e, s
- run scared — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
- saccharide — an organic compound containing a sugar or sugars.
- sacerdotal — of priests; priestly.
- sack dress — a loose, unbelted dress that hangs straight from the shoulder to the hemline.
- sacralized — to make sacred; imbue with sacred character, especially through ritualized devotion: a society that sacralized science.
- sacred cow — an individual, organization, institution, etc., considered to be exempt from criticism or questioning.
- sacredness — devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated.
- sacrificed — the offering of animal, plant, or human life or of some material possession to a deity, as in propitiation or homage.
- saddleback — any of various animals having markings on the back that resemble a saddle, as a male harp seal.
- saddlebill — a large stork, Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis, of West Africa, having a white and black body and a long, red and black bill.
- saddlebred — an American breed of riding horse
- saddleroom — a room for storing saddlery
- saddlesore — feeling sore or stiff from horseback riding.
- saddletree — the frame of a saddle.
- sage derby — a green-and-white Derby cheese flavoured with sage
- saint jude — the author of this, stated to be the brother of James (Jude 1) and almost certainly identical with Thaddaeus (Matthew 10:2–4). Feast day: Oct 28 or June 19
- salamander — any tailed amphibian of the order Caudata, having a soft, moist, scaleless skin, typically aquatic as a larva and semiterrestrial as an adult: several species are endangered.
- sallenders — an eruption on the hind leg of a horse, on the inside of a hock.
- saltigrade — moving by leaping.
- sanctified — made holy; consecrated: sanctified wine.
- sanctioned — authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- sanctitude — holiness; saintliness; sanctity.
- sand lance — any slender marine fish of the family Ammodytidae that burrows into the sand.
- sand perch — squirrelfish.
- sand smelt — variety of saltwater fish
- sand table — a table with raised edges holding sand for children to play with.
- sand tiger — any of several sharks of the family Odontaspididae, especially Odontaspis taurus, inhabiting shallow waters on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, having sharp, jagged teeth and sometimes dangerous to humans.
- sand viper — hognose snake.
- sand wedge — a club with a flanged sole and a face angle of more than 50°, used in bunker shots to cut through sand, get under the ball, and lift it clear
- sandbagged — a bag filled with sand, used in fortification, as ballast, etc.
- sandbagger — a bag filled with sand, used in fortification, as ballast, etc.
- sandbender — [IBM] A person involved with silicon lithography and the physical design of integrated circuits. Compare ironmonger, polygon pusher.
- sandcastle — a small castlelike structure made of wet sand, as by children at a beach.
- sanderling — a common, small sandpiper, Calidris alba, inhabiting sandy beaches.
- sandgroper — a nickname for a Western Australian
- sandgrouse — any of several birds of the family Pteroclididae inhabiting sandy areas of the Old World, resembling both pigeons and shorebirds and having precocial young.
- sandlotter — a youngster who plays baseball in a sandlot.
- sandpapery — of or suggesting the grating sound of sandpaper rubbing against wood or the rough texture of sandpaper.
- sandroller — a North American fresh-water fish, Percopsis transmontana, related to the troutperch but having a deeper, more compressed body.
- sandsucker — the flatfish Platessa limandoides
- sandwiched — two or more slices of bread or the like with a layer of meat, fish, cheese, etc., between each pair.
- sanforized — (of a fabric) preshrunk using a patented process
- sans doute — without doubt; certainly.
- sarcodines — belonging or pertaining to the protist phylum Sarcodina, comprising protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopodia.
- scaffolded — a temporary structure for holding workers and materials during the erection, repair, or decoration of a building.
- scaldberry — the bramble or blackberry, Rubus fruticosus
- scale down — a succession or progression of steps or degrees; graduated series: the scale of taxation; the social scale.
- scaleboard — a very thin board, as for the back of a picture.
- scandalise — to shock or horrify by something considered immoral or improper.
- scandalize — to shock or horrify by something considered immoral or improper.