13-letter words containing d, e, n, a, t
- scandal sheet — a newspaper or magazine that emphasizes scandal or gossip.
- scarfed joint — a lapped joint between two pieces of timber made by notching or grooving the ends and strapping, bolting, or gluing the two pieces together
- scatteredness — distributed or occurring at widely spaced and usually irregular intervals: scattered villages; scattered showers.
- second advent — Second Coming.
- second ballot — an electoral procedure in which if no candidate emerges as a clear winner in a first ballot, candidates at the bottom of the poll are eliminated and another ballot is held among the remaining candidates
- second estate — the second of the three estates: the nobles in France; the lords temporal in England. Compare estate (def 5).
- 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.
- sectionalized — divided into sections
- sedentariness — characterized by or requiring a sitting posture: a sedentary occupation.
- sedimentation — the deposition or accumulation of sediment.
- seed merchant — someone that collects, packages and sells seeds
- segmentalized — separated into parts, sections, elements, classes, etc.; compartmentalized: a segmentalized society.
- self-anointed — to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- self-donation — an act or instance of presenting something as a gift, grant, or contribution.
- self-standing — An object or structure that is self-standing is not supported by other objects or structures.
- semisedentary — partially or somewhat sedentary
- seventh grade — school year: age 12-13
- 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.
- sharp-tongued — characterized by or given to harshness, bitterness, or sarcasm in speech.
- shetland pony — one of a breed of small but sturdy, rough-coated ponies, raised originally in the Shetland Islands.
- shetland wool — the fine wool undercoat pulled by hand from Shetland sheep.
- ship decanter — a glass decanter with a very wide base.
- show and tell — an activity for young children, especially in school, in which each participant produces an object of unusual interest and tells something about it.
- show-and-tell — an activity for young children, especially in school, in which each participant produces an object of unusual interest and tells something about it.
- side entrance — an entrance at the side of a building
- sight reading — the act or skill of performing unfamiliar written music, or of translating something written in a foreign language, readily on sight, without previous study
- single thread — the execution of an entire task from beginning to end without interruption
- single-masted — (of a boat) having a single mast
- skateboarding — a device for riding upon, usually while standing, consisting of a short, oblong piece of wood, plastic, or aluminum mounted on large roller-skate wheels, used on smooth surfaces and requiring better balance of the rider than the ordinary roller skate does.
- 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.
- slave trading — trafficking in people
- solidungulate — having a single, undivided hoof on each foot, as a horse.
- sound blaster — (hardware) The best known family of sound cards for the IBM PC from Creative Labs.
- southern toad — a common toad, Bufo terrestris, of the southeastern U.S., having prominent knoblike crests on its head.
- speed skating — ice skating as a form of racing, usually on an oval course and against other competitors or the clock.
- spotted hyena — a long-legged carnivorous doglike mammal native to Africa and S Asia (Crocuta crocuta)
- spread option — spread (def 25b).
- stader splint — a splint consisting of an adjustable metal rod with a steel pin at either end for insertion in the bone above and below a fracture.
- stained glass — glass that has been colored, enameled, painted, or stained, especially by having pigments baked onto its surface or by having various metallic oxides fused into it, as used in church windows, decorative lampshades, etc.
- 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.
- standard rose — a rose which has a long stem
- standard time — the civil time officially adopted for a country or region, usually the civil time of some specific meridian lying within the region. The standard time zones in the U.S. (Atlantic time, Eastern time, Central time, Mountain time, Pacific time, Yukon time, Alaska-Hawaii time, and Bering time) use the civil times of the 60th, 75th, 90th, 105th, 120th, 135th, 150th, and 165th meridians respectively, the difference of time between one zone and the next being exactly one hour.
- standard-bred — pertaining to a horse of the Standardbred breed.
- standing joke — If something is a standing joke among a group of people, they often make jokes about it.
- standing wave — a wave in a medium in which each point on the axis of the wave has an associated constant amplitude ranging from zero at the nodes to a maximum at the antinodes.
- standover man — a person who extorts money by intimidation
- 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.