14-letter words containing a, t, d, e
- 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
- stockade fence — a fence of closely fitted vertical boards with pointed tops.
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- stuffed animal — soft toy
- subinfeudation — the granting of a portion of an estate by a feudal tenant to a subtenant, held from the tenant on terms similar to those of the grant to the tenant.
- subinfeudatory — a person who holds by subinfeudation.
- substantivized — to use (an adjective, verb, etc.) as a substantive; convert into a substantive: a substantivized participle.
- sugar diabetes — diabetes mellitus
- suicide attack — a terrorist attack which someone undertakes knowing that he or she will die in the attack
- sulfantimonide — any compound containing an antimonide and a sulfide.
- sulphacetamide — a topical antibiotic of the sulphonamide group, used to treat eye infections, as well as skin infections including acne
- sunday painter — a nonprofessional painter, usually unschooled and generally painting during spare time.
- superinsulated — highly insulated
- supersaturated — to increase the concentration of (a solution) beyond saturation; saturate abnormally.
- swallow-tailed — having a deeply forked tail like that of a swallow, as various birds.
- 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.
- swing the lead — to malinger or make up excuses
- syllable-timed — having a rhythm in which syllables are approximately equal in duration and thus tend to follow each other at regular intervals of time.
- 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.
- take a dislike — If you take a dislike to someone or something, you decide that you do not like them.
- take a hand in — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- take in stride — to walk with long steps, as with vigor, haste, impatience, or arrogance.
- take soundings — to try to find out people's opinions on a subject
- take the field — an expanse of open or cleared ground, especially a piece of land suitable or used for pasture or tillage.
- take the stand — to sit (or stand) in the designated place in a courtroom and give testimony
- takeout double — informatory double.
- tandem bicycle — a bicycle for two or more persons, having seats and corresponding sets of pedals arranged in tandem, especially popular in the 19th century.
- 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.
- tape recording — sound reproduction on cassette
- tariff heading — the description of a product attached to a tariff line
- tatterdemalion — a person in tattered clothing; a shabby person.
- tax adjustment — a change to the amount of tax owed by a company or individual
- tax-deductible — noting an item the value or cost of which is deductible from the gross amount on which a tax is calculated.