14-letter words containing a, d, o
- self-motivated — initiative to undertake or continue a task or activity without another's prodding or supervision.
- self-parodying — given to or involving self-parody
- semi-automated — partially automated.
- semi-dominance — incomplete dominance.
- 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.
- shadow cabinet — (in the British Parliament) a group of prominent members of the opposition who are expected to hold positions in the cabinet when their party assumes power.
- shallow-minded — lacking intellectual or mental depth or subtlety; superficial
- sheepdog trial — a competition in which sheepdogs are tested in their tasks
- shield volcano — a broad volcano built up from the repeated nonexplosive eruption of basalt to form a low dome or shield, usually having a large caldera at the summit
- shooting guard — the player responsible for attempting long-range shots
- 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.
- sivananda yoga — a gentle form of yoga which concentrates on breathing control, stretching, and silent meditation
- skeleton draft — a basic or minimum draft or outline
- skiing holiday — a holiday taken (esp to somewhere that it snows) for the purpose of going skiing
- skilled labour — labour or work that demands skill and which you usually have to be trained for, or the workers that provide this labour
- skin and bones — a condition or state of extreme thinness, usually the result of malnutrition; emaciation: Anorexia had reduced her to skin and bones.
- skirting board — fabric for making skirts.
- slalom descent — a winding descent
- slate-coloured — like slate in colour
- slide mountain — a mountain in SE New York: highest peak of the Catskill Mountains. 4204 feet (1280 meters).
- smoked haddock — haddock that has been cured by treating with smoke
- smothered mate — checkmate delivered by a knight when the king's mobility is restricted by his own pieces.
- so far so good — all is well up to this point
- soba (noodles) — Japanese noodles containing buckwheat flour
- social dancing — dancing performed by couples or by groups, usually as a form of recreation.
- social disease — a venereal disease.
- social drinker — a person who drinks alcoholic beverages usually in the company of others and is in control of his or her drinking.
- social dumping — the practice of allowing employers to lower wages and reduce employees' benefits in order to attract and retain employment and investment
- social studies — a course of instruction in an elementary or secondary school comprising such subjects as history, geography, civics, etc.
- 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.
- sodium cyanide — a white, crystalline, deliquescent, water-soluble, poisonous powder, NaCN, prepared by heating sodium amide with charcoal: used chiefly in casehardening alloys, in the leaching and flotation of ore, and in electroplating.
- sodium lactate — a water-soluble, hygroscopic salt, C 3 H 5 NaO 3 , used in solution in medicine to treat metabolic acidosis, usually by injection.
- sodium nitrate — a crystalline, water-soluble compound, NaNO 3 , that occurs naturally as soda niter: used in fertilizers, explosives, and glass, and as a color fixative in processed meats.
- sodium sulfate — a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, Na 2 SO 4 , used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes, soaps, detergents, glass, and ceramic glazes.
- solar calendar — a calendar whose dates are based on the position of the earth and its proximity to the sun
- solidification — to make solid; make into a hard or compact mass; change from a liquid or gaseous to a solid form.
- solids loading — The solids loading is the amount of suspended solids in a substance.
- solitudinarian — a person who seeks solitude; recluse.
- somoza debayle — Anastasio [ah-nahs-tah-syaw] /ˌɑ nɑsˈtɑ syɔ/ (Show IPA), 1925–80, Nicaraguan army officer, businessman, and political leader: president 1967–72, 1974–79 (brother of Luis Somoza Debayle).
- sonderkommando — a group of prisoners assigned to collect belongings and dispose of the bodies of other prisoners who had died or been killed.
- song and dance — a story or statement, especially an untrue or misleading one designed to evade the matter at hand: Every time he's late, he gives me a song and dance about oversleeping.