13-letter words containing d, e, c, s, t
- second growth — the plant growth that follows the destruction of virgin forest.
- second nature — an acquired habit or tendency in one's character that is so deeply ingrained as to appear automatic: Neatness is second nature to him.
- second string — Sports. the squad of players available either individually or as a team to replace or relieve those who start a game.
- second-strike — noting, pertaining to, or using nuclear forces capable of withstanding attack and retaliating after an adversary has launched a first strike.
- sectionalized — divided into sections
- seductiveness — tending to seduce; enticing; beguiling; captivating: a seductive smile.
- seed merchant — someone that collects, packages and sells seeds
- self-centered — concerned solely or chiefly with one's own interests, welfare, etc.; engrossed in self; selfish; egotistical.
- self-destruct — to destroy itself or oneself: The missile is built so that a malfunction will cause it to self-destruct.
- self-directed — guided, regulated, or managed: a carefully directed program.
- self-educated — educated by one's own efforts, especially without formal instruction.
- self-medicate — to medicate oneself without consulting a physician
- self-selected — selection made by or for oneself: goods arranged on shelves for customer self-selection.
- semi-attached — partially attached; semidetached.
- semi-detached — partly detached.
- semiconductor — a substance, as silicon or germanium, with electrical conductivity intermediate between that of an insulator and a conductor: a basic component of various kinds of electronic circuit element (semiconductor device) used in communications, control, and detection technology and in computers.
- seventh chord — a chord formed by the superposition of three thirds.
- sex addiction — an addiction to sexual activity
- sex education — Sex education is education in schools on the subject of sexual activity and sexual relationships.
- shaft encoder — A shaft encoder is a sensor for measuring how fast a shaft rotates.
- ship decanter — a glass decanter with a very wide base.
- side entrance — an entrance at the side of a building
- sigmoidectomy — surgical removal of the sigmoid colon
- silver doctor — a type of artificial fly, used chiefly for trout and salmon.
- skip distance — the minimum distance along the earth's surface between the position of a short-wave transmitter and the region where its signal is received after one reflection from the ionosphere.
- social credit — the doctrine that under capitalism there is an inadequate distribution of purchasing power, for which the remedy lies in governmental control of retail prices and the distribution of national dividends to consumers.
- sophisticated — sophisticated.
- sound effects — any sounds artificially produced, reproduced from a recording, etc, to create a theatrical effect, such as the bringing together of two halves of a hollow coconut shell to simulate a horse's gallop; used in plays, films, etc
- speech defect — a disorder of speech
- spheroidicity — a spheroidal state or form.
- spot reducing — the usually futile effort to exercise one part of the body, as the thighs, in hopes of reducing the amount of fat stored in that area.
- spotted crake — a Eurasian rail, Porzana porzana, of swamps and marshes, having a buff speckled plumage and dark brown wings
- stand accused — If someone stands accused of something, they have been accused of it.
- standard cell — a primary electric cell, as the Weston cell, that produces an accurately known constant voltage: used in scientific measurements.
- stannic oxide — a white, amorphous, water-insoluble powder, SnO 2 , used chiefly in the manufacture of ceramic glazes and glass, and of polishing powders for metal, glass, and marble.
- stare decisis — the doctrine that rules or principles of law on which a court rested a previous decision are authoritative in all future cases in which the facts are substantially the same.
- steroidogenic — of or pertaining to steroidogenesis
- stockbreeding — the breeding and raising of livestock for marketing or exhibition.
- subadolescent — younger than or not quite adolescent
- subindicative — of or relating to subindicating
- subject index — alphabetical contents list
- suicide watch — a system of regular checking on prisoners who seem likely to attempt suicide.
- suspectedness — the state of being suspected
- sweet-scented — having a pleasant and sweet smell; fragrant.
- switched-star — denoting or relating to a cable television system in which only one or two programme channels are fed to each subscriber, who can select other channels by remote control of a central switching point
- syndesmectomy — excision of part of a ligament.
- tax schedules — the different ways of classifying income under tax law
- technologised — to make technological; to modernize or modify with technology.
- teledildonics — a technology supposedly enabling two or more people to engage in sexual activity remotely
- the decencies — those things that are considered necessary for a decent life