14-letter words containing a, r, t, i, c, l
- respectability — the state or quality of being respectable.
- respectabilize — to make respectable
- retractability — to withdraw (a statement, opinion, etc.) as inaccurate or unjustified, especially formally or explicitly; take back.
- rictal bristle — a bristlelike feather growing from the base of a bird's bill.
- roller caption — caption lettering that moves progressively up or across the picture, as for showing the credits at the end of a programme
- roman catholic — of or relating to the Roman Catholic Church.
- rural district — (in England and Wales from 1888 to 1974 and Northern Ireland from 1898 to 1973) a rural division of a county
- sacramentalism — a belief in or emphasis on the importance and efficacy of the sacraments for achieving salvation and conferring grace.
- sacramentality — of, relating to, or of the nature of a sacrament, especially the sacrament of the Eucharist.
- saint lawrence — D(avid) H(erbert) 1885–1930, English novelist.
- sales director — a professional responsible for directing and managing the sales department of a company
- sansculotterie — the characteristics of sansculottes
- satisfactorily — giving or affording satisfaction; fulfilling all demands or requirements: a satisfactory solution.
- scarcity value — increased value due to the inadequate supply of something
- sclerotization — the state of being sclerotized.
- scratchbuilder — a person who scratchbuilds
- secularization — to make secular; separate from religious or spiritual connection or influences; make worldly or unspiritual; imbue with secularism.
- self-replicate — (of a computer virus, etc) to reproduce itself
- semi-nocturnal — active at night (opposed to diurnal): nocturnal animals.
- semi-realistic — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
- serviceability — capable of or being of service; useful.
- sickle feather — one of the paired, elongated, sickle-shaped, middle feathers of the tail of the rooster.
- sigma particle — an unstable hyperon having positive, negative, or zero electric charge and strangeness −1. Symbol: Σ.
- skull practice — a meeting for the purpose of discussion, exchange of ideas, solving problems, etc.
- slantendicular — slanting (rather than perpendicular or horizontal)
- slit fricative — a fricative, as (f) or (th), in which the tongue is relatively flat, with air channeled over it through a shallow slit.
- social chapter — The social chapter is an agreement between countries in the European Union concerning workers' rights and working conditions.
- social charter — a declaration of the rights, minimum wages, maximum hours, etc, of workers in the European Union, later adopted in the Social Chapter
- social control — Sociology. the enforcement of conformity by society upon its members, either by law or by social pressure.
- social history — a view of historical events seen in terms of social trends
- social network — a network of friends, colleagues, and other personal contacts: Strong social networks can encourage healthy behaviors.
- solar activity — the sum of all variable and short-lived disturbances on the sun, as sunspots, prominences, and solar flares.
- somali current — a current of the Indian Ocean, flowing northward along the coast of Somalia in summer and southwestward the rest of the year.
- south carolina — a state in the SE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 31,055 sq. mi. (80,430 sq. km). Capital: Columbia. Abbreviation: SC (for use with zip code), S.C.
- spectacularity — of or like a spectacle; marked by or given to an impressive, large-scale display.
- spectrological — relating to spectres or spectrology
- spiritualistic — the belief or doctrine that the spirits of the dead, surviving after the mortal life, can and do communicate with the living, especially through a person (a medium) particularly susceptible to their influence.
- spironolactone — a steroid, C 2 4 H 3 2 O 4 S, used in combination with other drugs as a diuretic and antihypertensive.
- 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.
- sterculiaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Sterculiaceae, a chiefly tropical family of plants that includes cacao and cola
- stereochemical — of, relating to, stereochemistry
- straight-laced — strait-laced (sense 2)
- strait-lacedly — in a strait-laced manner
- streptobacilli — any of various bacilli that form in chains.
- stretchability — to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often followed by out): to stretch oneself out on the ground.
- structuralized — to form into or make part of a structure.
- supercelestial — located above the heavens; above the heavens or celestial regions
- superficiality — being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.
- tachygraphical — characteristic of tachygraphy
- tailor's chalk — hardened chalk or soapstone used to make temporary guide marks on a garment that is being altered.