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14-letter words containing c, r, i, s, e, y

  • sacramentality — of, relating to, or of the nature of a sacrament, especially the sacrament of the Eucharist.
  • sacred history — history that is retold with the aim of instilling religious faith and which may or may not be founded on fact
  • sacrilegiously — pertaining to or involving sacrilege: sacrilegious practices.
  • safety circuit — a type of electronic circuit that prevents malfunction by stopping the flow of current or sounding an alert.
  • safety curtain — a sheet of asbestos or other fireproof material that can be lowered just inside the proscenium arch in case of fire, sealing off the backstage area from the auditorium.
  • safety officer — The safety officer in a company or an organization is the person who is responsible for the safety of the people who work or visit there.
  • scarcity value — increased value due to the inadequate supply of something
  • scenic railway — a railroad that carries its passengers on a brief tour of an amusement park, resort, etc.
  • scheme library — (library)   (SLIB) A portable Scheme library providing compatibiliy and utility functions for all standard Scheme implementations. Version 2c5 supports Bigloo, Chez, ELK, GAMBIT, MacScheme, MITScheme, PocketScheme, RScheme, Scheme->C, Scheme48, SCM, SCSH, T3.1, UMB-Scheme, and VSCM.
  • secondary gain — any advantage, as increased attention, disability benefits, or release from unpleasant responsibilities, obtained as a result of having an illness (distinguished from primary gain).
  • secret history — a version of historical events which differs from the official or commonly accepted record and purports to be the true version
  • secret society — an organization, as a fraternal society, the members of which take secret initiation oaths, share secret passwords and rites, and are bound to assist each other.
  • secretary bird — a large, long-legged, raptorial bird, Sagittarius serpentarius, of Africa, that feeds on reptiles.
  • security check — the process of checking that a person is not armed, or carrying something dangerous
  • security guard — a uniformed guard employed by a bank, airport, office building, etc., to maintain security.
  • security video — a video recording taken by a security camera
  • seismic survey — A seismic survey is a method of investigating underground properties and rock patterns using induced shock wave reflections.
  • self-discovery — process of understanding oneself
  • serviceability — capable of or being of service; useful.
  • skew-symmetric — noting a square matrix that is equal to the negative of its transpose.
  • slave cylinder — a small cylinder containing a piston that operates the brake shoes or pads in hydraulic brakes or the working part in any other hydraulically operated system
  • sobriety coach — a person who is employed to help another to refrain from drinking alcohol
  • solids recycle — Solids recycle is the return of solids to a liquid-solid operation so that they can be processed or used again.
  • spectacularity — of or like a spectacle; marked by or given to an impressive, large-scale display.
  • sticky fingers — an inclination or tendency to steal or pilfer
  • stirling cycle — a highly efficient thermodynamic cycle in which air or an inert gas is compressed and expanded
  • strait-lacedly — in a strait-laced manner
  • 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.
  • subcontrariety — the quality or state of being subcontrary
  • subgenerically — in a subgeneric manner; in a way relating to a subgenus
  • superciliously — haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression.
  • superfecundity — the quality of being fecund; capacity, especially in female animals, of producing young in great numbers.
  • superficiality — being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.
  • supersymmetric — pertaining to supersymmetry
  • surinam cherry — a tropical American tree, Eugenia uniflora, of the myrtle family, having ovate leaves and fragrant, white flowers.
  • symmetric lisp — A parallel Lisp in which environments are first-class objects. It is implemented in Common LISP. E-mail: Suresh Jagannathan <[email protected]>.
  • thermodynamics — the science concerned with the relations between heat and mechanical energy or work, and the conversion of one into the other: modern thermodynamics deals with the properties of systems for the description of which temperature is a necessary coordinate.
  • trysting place — a place for a meeting, especially a secret meeting of lovers; rendezvous.
  • tymshare, inc. — (company)   The US company that created the TYMNET network.
  • uncrystallized — lacking a final form
  • undiscoverably — in an undiscoverable manner
  • undistractedly — in an undistracted manner
  • unhysterically — in a way that does not show or suggest any hysteria; calmly; rationally
  • universal city — a city in S central Texas.
  • unrestrictedly — in an unrestricted manner
  • unsynchronized — to cause to indicate the same time, as one timepiece with another: Synchronize your watches.
  • vitrescibility — the ability to be vitrified
  • yeoman service — excellent service
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