14-letter words containing a, r, s, o, n
- staghorn sumac — a sumac, Rhus typhina, of eastern North America, having leaves that turn scarlet, orange, and purple in the autumn.
- stalking horse — If you describe a person or thing as a stalking horse, you mean that it is being used to obtain a temporary advantage so that someone can get what they really want.
- stalking-horse — a horse, or a figure of a horse, behind which a hunter hides in stalking game.
- standard error — the standard deviation of a distribution of a sample statistic, especially when the mean is used as the statistic.
- 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 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.
- stanovoi range — a mountain range in SE Russia; forms part of the watershed between rivers flowing to the Arctic and the Pacific. Highest peak: Mount Skalisty, 2482 m (8143 ft)
- start-up money — money that is spent on setting up a new business or other project
- starting block — a device used by runners, especially sprinters, for increasing their speed off the mark, consisting of a metal or wooden frame, usually secured to the ground at both ends, with adjustable, triangular-shaped blocks on each side for bracing the feet.
- starting point — place where sth begins
- state attorney — (in judicial proceedings) the legal representative of the state.
- state religion — the official religion of a state as established by law.
- station church — any of the churches in Rome that have been used from ancient times as points of assembly for religious processions
- steganographer — an expert in steganography
- steganographic — of, or pertaining to, steganography
- stock in trade — the requisites for carrying on a business, especially goods kept on hand for sale in a store.
- stock transfer — Stock transfer is the act of moving goods from one part of the distribution chain to another.
- stock watering — the creation of more new shares in a company than is justified by its assets
- stock-in-trade — items used in performing a job
- stocking frame — a type of knitting machine
- 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.
- stopping train — a train that stops at local stations as well as the main ones
- storming party — a group deployed to make the first assault on a position or building
- straight joint — a vertical joint in brickwork that is directly above a vertical joint in the course below
- straighten out — make straighter
- strange to say — surprisingly
- stratification — the act or an instance of stratifying.
- streptodornase — a deoxyribonuclease, obtained from hemolytic streptococci, used in medicine for decomposing blood clots and fibrinous and purulent matter.
- strong forward — power forward
- sturgeon's law — "Ninety percent of everything is crap". Derived from a quote by science fiction author Theodore Sturgeon, who once said, "Sure, 90% of science fiction is crud. That's because 90% of everything is crud." Oddly, when Sturgeon's Law is cited, the final word is almost invariably changed to "crap". Compare Ninety-Ninety Rule. Though this maxim originated in SF fandom, most hackers recognise it and are all too aware of its truth.
- sub-peritoneal — the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera.
- subaggregation — a subtotalling
- subarborescent — below or under trees
- subcontracting — outsourcing of contract work
- subcontrariety — the quality or state of being subcontrary
- subinfeudatory — a person who holds by subinfeudation.
- substantiators — to establish by proof or competent evidence: to substantiate a charge.
- sugared almond — Sugared almonds are nuts which have been covered with a hard sweet coating.
- sulfinpyrazone — a substance, C 2 3 H 2 0 N 2 O 3 S, used in the treatment of chronic gout.
- sun also rises — a novel (1926) by Ernest Hemingway.
- sunday morning — a poem (1923) by Wallace Stevens.
- super-rational — beyond the scope or range of reason; intuitional.
- superabsorbent — extremely or unusually absorbent: superabsorbent fibers.
- superannuation — the act of superannuating.
- superelevation — bank1 (def 6).
- supererogation — to do more than duty requires.
- superimportant — extremely important
- superinflation — hyperinflation.