11-letter words containing d, e, a, s
- semi-staged — produced with the use of only a limited number of props, costumes, etc.
- semidiurnal — pertaining to, consisting of, or accomplished in half a day.
- seminomadic — belonging or relating to an ethnic group or people who migrate seasonally and cultivate crops during periods of settlement
- send around — to put into circulation
- sense datum — Also called sensum. Psychology. the basic unit of an experience resulting from the stimulation of a sense organ; a stimulus or an object of perception or sensation.
- servanthood — the condition of being a servant
- sesquipedal — given to using long words.
- set forward — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- seventh-day — designating certain Christian denominations that make Saturday their chief day of rest and religious observance: Seventh-Day Adventists.
- severalfold — comprising several parts or members.
- sex-starved — deprived of sexual gratification
- shade cloth — a covering made of cloth or plastic, especially one used to control the amount of sunlight to which plants are exposed.
- shade-grown — grown in the shade, especially in artificial shade, as under a cloth.
- shaggedness — the state or quality of being shaggy
- shake hands — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- share draft — an interest-bearing checking account in a credit union.
- share index — A share index is a number that indicates the state of a stock market. It is based on the combined share prices of a set of companies.
- shared care — an arrangement between a welfare agency and a family with a dependent handicapped member, whereby the agency takes the handicapped person into a home for respite care or in emergencies
- shared line — a telephone number that is assigned to more than one person, for example in an office. When somebody calls the number, all of the phones will ring until somebody picks up their phone to answer the call
- shareholder — a holder or owner of shares, especially in a company or corporation.
- sharp-eared — having pointed ears.
- sharp-edged — having a fine edge or edges.
- sharp-nosed — having a thin, pointed nose.
- sharpbender — an organization that has been underperforming its competitors but suddenly becomes more successful, often as a result of new management or changes in its business strategy
- sheherazade — a legendary Persian queen who is a character in (and the storyteller of) 'One Thousand and One Nights'
- shell gland — a gland in certain invertebrates that secretes the components required for forming the shell of an egg
- shit-scared — very scared
- shockheaded — having a shock or thick mass of hair on the head.
- short-dated — (of a gilt-edged security) having less than five years to run before redemption
- shorthaired — (of an animal) having hair that is short and lies close to the body.
- shovelboard — the game of shuffleboard.
- shower head — nozzle of a shower attachment
- side glance — a look sideways at someone or something
- side-glance — a glance directed to the side; an oblique or sideways look: a side-glance of displeasure at her interrupter.
- side-saddle — a saddle for women on which the rider sits, facing forward, usually with both feet on the left side of the horse.
- sideropenia — a lack of iron in the body
- sidetracked — any railroad track, other than a siding, auxiliary to the main track.
- sidewalking — the practice of shopkeepers standing on the sidewalk outside their shops to attract customers.
- silk thread — thread that is manufactured from silk
- single-hand — to sail (a craft) without help from others.
- sixth grade — (in the US) the sixth school year after kindergarten, usually containing pupils around 11 or 12 years old
- slack-baked — improperly baked.
- slack-jawed — having the mouth open, especially as an indication of astonishment, bewilderment, etc.
- slaked lime — another name for calcium hydroxide, esp when made by adding water to calcium oxide
- slaughtered — the killing or butchering of cattle, sheep, etc., especially for food.
- slave trade — the business or process of procuring, transporting, and selling slaves, especially black Africans to the New World prior to the mid-19th century.
- slaveholder — an owner of slaves.
- sleep shade — an opaque, masklike covering for the eyes, usually fitted with an elasticized cord that passes around the head, worn to aid sleep by shutting out light.
- sleeveboard — a small-scale ironing board for pressing sleeves, especially a narrow board that fits inside a coat sleeve.
- slide valve — a valve that slides without lifting to open or close an aperture, as the valves of the ports in the cylinders of certain steam engines.