11-letter words containing d, e, c, a, s
- second-rate — of lesser or minor quality, importance, or the like: a second-rate poet.
- secondarily — next after the first in order, place, time, etc.
- secularized — to make secular; separate from religious or spiritual connection or influences; make worldly or unspiritual; imbue with secularism.
- sedan chair — an enclosed vehicle for one person, borne on poles by two bearers and common during the 17th and 18th centuries.
- self-caused — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
- seminomadic — belonging or relating to an ethnic group or people who migrate seasonally and cultivate crops during periods of settlement
- shade cloth — a covering made of cloth or plastic, especially one used to control the amount of sunlight to which plants are exposed.
- 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
- shit-scared — very scared
- shockheaded — having a shock or thick mass of hair on the head.
- 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.
- sidetracked — any railroad track, other than a siding, auxiliary to the main track.
- slack-baked — improperly baked.
- slack-jawed — having the mouth open, especially as an indication of astonishment, bewilderment, etc.
- snail-paced — slow of pace or motion, like a snail; sluggish.
- snake dance — a ceremonial dance, performed by the priests of the American Hopi Indians, in which live snakes are held in the mouth
- snake-dance — to perform a snake dance.
- snow-capped — A snow-capped mountain is covered with snow at the top.
- sockdolager — something unusually large, heavy, etc.
- somaticized — to convert (anxiety) into physical symptoms.
- sonderclass — a special class of small racing yachts, restricted as to size, sail area, cost, etc.
- space cadet — a person who appears to be in his or her own world or out of touch with reality.
- spatterdock — any of various water lilies of the genus Nuphar, having globular yellow flowers and growing in lakes or sluggish streams, especially N. advena, of the eastern U.S.
- specialised — to pursue some special line of study, work, etc.; have a specialty: The doctor specializes in gastroenterology.
- specialized — to pursue some special line of study, work, etc.; have a specialty: The doctor specializes in gastroenterology.
- spermicidal — that kills sperm
- spider crab — any of various crabs of the family Majidae, having long, slender legs and a comparatively small, triangular body.
- stalactited — having or containing stalactites
- static head — Static head is the pressure resulting from a column of liquid acting under gravity.
- steel-faced — having the front or outer surfaces covered with or characterized by steel.
- stenocardia — angina pectoris, a contraction of the heart or its vessels due to a lack of oxygen, causing severe chest pain
- stepdancing — a dance emphasizing footwork or certain steps instead of other bodily gestures or movement
- stickhandle — (in hockey and lacrosse) to control and skillfully maneuver the ball or puck with the stick.
- stickleader — a person assigned to check the appearance or condition of each person in a stick
- stone-faced — having a rigid, expressionless face.
- stony-faced — having a rigid, expressionless face.
- strathclyde — a region in SW Scotland. 5300 sq. mi. (13,727 sq. km).
- subadjacent — lying near, close, or contiguous; adjoining; neighboring: a motel adjacent to the highway.
- subdeaconry — the position or office of a subdeacon
- subindicate — to indirectly indicate or hint
- succedaneum — a substitute.
- sugar-cured — (especially of ham or bacon) cured in a mixture of sugar, salt, and sodium nitrate or sodium nitrite.
- sugarcoated — to cover with sugar: to sugarcoat a pill.
- swan-necked — having a neck that is long and elegant like that of a swan
- switchblade — a pocketknife, the blade of which is held by a spring and can be released suddenly, as by pressing a button.
- sword dance — any of various dances, usually performed by men, in which swords are ceremonially flourished or are laid on the ground and danced around.
- the accused — the defendant or defendants appearing on a criminal charge
- third space — the coffee shop considered as an alternative to a bar or restaurant as a place to socialize outside the home
- transcended — to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed: to transcend the limits of thought; kindness transcends courtesy.