14-letter words containing a, d, r, t
- standard class — the cheaper class of seats on trains, below first class
- standard error — the standard deviation of a distribution of a sample statistic, especially when the mean is used as the statistic.
- standard gauge — a standard of measure or measurement.
- standard grade — (formerly, in Scotland) a type of examination designed to test skills and the application of knowledge, replaced O grade
- standard issue — something, such as a rifle, included as standard with military equipment
- standard model — a mathematical description of the elementary particles of matter and the fundamental forces by which they interact and behave; a model combining electromagnetic and weak forces.
- standard money — money made of a metal that has utility and value apart from its use as a unit of monetary exchange.
- standard pitch — concert pitch
- standard score — the test score of a participant expressed as the deviation of the score from the mean score of the sample in units of standard deviation.
- standing order — Military. (formerly) a general order always in force in a command and establishing uniform procedures for it; standard operating procedure.
- standing start — the start of a race where participants begin from a standing or upright position
- standing water — still water that has stagnated
- stanley dancer — Stanley, 1927–2005, U.S. harness racer and trainer.
- starch-reduced — (of food, esp bread) having the starch content reduced, as in proprietary slimming products
- stars and bars — U.S. History. the flag adopted by the Confederate States of America, consisting of two broad horizontal bars of red separated by one of white, with a blue union marked with a circle of white stars, one for each Confederate state. Compare Southern Cross (def 2).
- statutory body — a body set up by the government to consider evidence and make judgements in some field of activity
- steely-hearted — hard-hearted
- stewart island — one of the islands of New Zealand, S of South Island. 670 sq. mi. (1735 sq. km).
- stinking cedar — an evergreen tree, Torreya taxifolia, of the yew family, native to Florida, having rank-smelling foliage and dark-green, egg-shaped fruit.
- stock in trade — the requisites for carrying on a business, especially goods kept on hand for sale in a store.
- stock-in-trade — items used in performing a job
- stop-and-frisk — a policy that permits a police officer to momentarily detain and pat down or search a person suspected of criminal activity, especially when suspected of concealing a weapon.
- storage device — a device used to store digital data or information, as a hard disk or CD.
- straddle truck — a self-propelled vehicle, having a chassis far above the ground, for carrying loads of lumber or the like beneath the chassis and between the wheels.
- straight-ahead — not deviating from what is usual or expected; conventional or traditional; standard: a straight-ahead novel with a happy ending.
- straight-faced — a serious or impassive facial expression that conceals one's true feelings about something, especially a desire to laugh.
- straight-laced — strait-laced (sense 2)
- strait-lacedly — in a strait-laced manner
- straits dollar — a former silver coin and monetary unit of the Straits Settlements.
- straw-coloured — If you describe something, especially hair, as straw-coloured, you mean that it is pale yellow.
- streptodornase — a deoxyribonuclease, obtained from hemolytic streptococci, used in medicine for decomposing blood clots and fibrinous and purulent matter.
- stress-related — resulting from mental or emotional strain or tension
- striped marlin — a marlin, Tetrapturus audax, of the Pacific Ocean, having the sides of the body marked with dark blue vertical stripes, valued for sport and food.
- strong forward — power forward
- structuralized — to form into or make part of a structure.
- studio theatre — a small theatre within which the stage and seating can usually be rearranged
- subinfeudatory — a person who holds by subinfeudation.
- sugar diabetes — diabetes mellitus
- sunday painter — a nonprofessional painter, usually unschooled and generally painting during spare time.
- sunday trading — the fact of opening a shop or business on a Sunday
- superinsulated — highly insulated
- supersaturated — to increase the concentration of (a solution) beyond saturation; saturate abnormally.
- sweated labour — workers forced to work in poor conditions for low pay
- sweet and sour — Sweet and sour is used to describe Chinese food that contains both a sweet flavour and something sharp or sour such as lemon or vinegar.
- sweet-and-sour — cooked with sugar and vinegar or lemon juice and often other seasonings.
- tabes dorsalis — syphilis of the spinal cord and its appendages, characterized by shooting pains and other sensory disturbances, and, in the later stages, by paralysis.
- tailor's dummy — a mannequin used to help tailor or fit clothes
- take in stride — to walk with long steps, as with vigor, haste, impatience, or arrogance.
- tandem trailer — Also called double-bottom, double-trailer truck, tandem. a very long rig consisting of a tractor pulling two trailers hooked up one behind another.
- tank destroyer — a high-speed, self-propelled, armored combat vehicle with antitank cannon.