14-letter words containing a, d, o, r, s, e
- removable disk — removable hard disk
- repudiationist — someone who believes that a given thing should be repudiated
- residual power — power retained by a governmental authority after certain powers have been delegated to other authorities.
- rhode islander — a person born or living in Rhode Island
- roanoke island — an island off the NE coast of North Carolina, S of Albemarle Sound: site of Raleigh's unsuccessful colonizing attempts 1585, 1587.
- roanoke rapids — a city in NE North Carolina.
- roundaboutness — the characteristic of being roundabout
- sacred college — the collective body of the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church
- sacred history — history that is retold with the aim of instilling religious faith and which may or may not be founded on fact
- sacred monster — a celebrity whose eccentricities or indiscretions are easily forgiven by admirers.
- saffron powder — the dried stigmas of the saffron crushed into powder, used to flavour or colour food
- sailing orders — the final orders given to a ship's commander before sailing, concerning matters such as time of departure, destination, etc
- sales director — a professional responsible for directing and managing the sales department of a company
- salt dome trap — A salt dome trap is an area where oil has been trapped underground by salt pushing upward.
- san bernardino — a city in S California.
- san pedro sula — a city in NW Honduras.
- sand lovegrass — any grass of the genus Eragrostis, as E. curvula (weeping lovegrass) and E. trichodes (sand lovegrass) cultivated as forage and ground cover.
- sanford b dole — Robert J(oseph) born 1923, U.S. politician: senator 1969–96.
- schafer method — a method of artificial respiration in which the patient is placed face downward, pressure then being rhythmically applied with the hands to the lower part of the thorax.
- scorched earth — military policy: destroying enemy crops
- seaside resort — coastal holiday town
- second chamber — the parliament of the Netherlands, consisting of an upper chamber (First Chamber) and a lower chamber (Second Chamber)
- second reading — the stage in the consideration of a legislative bill that provides an opportunity for debate and amendment.
- secondary beam — a beam of particles of one kind selected from the group of particles produced when a beam of particles from an accelerator (primary beam) strikes a target.
- secondary cell — storage cell.
- secondary gain — any advantage, as increased attention, disability benefits, or release from unpleasant responsibilities, obtained as a result of having an illness (distinguished from primary gain).
- secondary road — a road less important than a main road or highway.
- secondary wall — the innermost part of a plant cell wall, deposited after the wall has ceased to increase in surface area.
- secondary wave — a transverse earthquake wave that travels through the interior of the earth and is usually the second conspicuous wave to reach a seismograph.
- self-adornment — something that adds attractiveness; ornament; accessory: the adornments and furnishings of a room.
- self-laudatory — containing or expressing praise: overwhelmed by the speaker's laudatory remarks.
- self-parodying — given to or involving self-parody
- semipolar bond — type of chemical bond
- sergiyev posad — a city in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, NE of Moscow.
- serodiscordant — pertaining to a relationship with one HIV-positive partner and one HIV-negative partner.
- seward's folly — the purchase of Alaska in 1867, through the negotiations of Secretary of State W. H. Seward.
- sheepdog trial — a competition in which sheepdogs are tested in their tasks
- shoulder blade — the scapula.
- shoulder board — one of a pair of narrow, stiff, cloth patches bearing an insignia of rank and worn on the shoulders by a commissioned officer.
- shoulder patch — a cloth emblem worn on the upper part of a sleeve of a uniform typically as identification of the organization to which the wearer is assigned.
- shoulder strap — a strap worn over the shoulder, as to support a garment.
- shropshire lad — a volume of poetry (1896) by A. E. Housman.
- shrove tuesday — the last day of Shrovetide, long observed as a season of merrymaking before Lent.
- sidereal month — Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
- skeleton draft — a basic or minimum draft or outline
- skilled labour — labour or work that demands skill and which you usually have to be trained for, or the workers that provide this labour
- slate-coloured — like slate in colour
- smothered mate — checkmate delivered by a knight when the king's mobility is restricted by his own pieces.
- social drinker — a person who drinks alcoholic beverages usually in the company of others and is in control of his or her drinking.
- sodium citrate — a white, crystalline or granular, water-soluble, odorless solid, Na 3 C 6 H 5 O 7 ⋅2H 2 O, having a cool, saline taste: used in photography, in soft drinks, and in medicine chiefly to prevent the coagulation of blood.