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12-letter words containing d, e, n, s

  • single-ended — (of a boiler) fired from one end only.
  • six-cylinder — having six chambers in a reciprocating internal-combustion engine, pump, or compressor within which the pistons move
  • sixty-second — next after the sixty-first; being the ordinal number for 62.
  • skelic index — the ratio of the length of the leg to the length of the torso of a person, multiplied by 100.
  • skin disease — condition affecting the skin
  • skip welding — a technique of spacing welds on thin structural members in order to balance and minimize internal stresses due to heat.
  • sleep around — to take the rest afforded by a suspension of voluntary bodily functions and the natural suspension, complete or partial, of consciousness; cease being awake.
  • slickensided — (of rock) polished by friction
  • slide-action — (of a rifle or shotgun) having a lever that when slid back and forth ejects the empty case and cocks and reloads the piece.
  • sliding rule — (formerly) a slide rule.
  • sliding seat — a rower's seat that rides on wheels in metal tracks fastened to the boat's frame, allowing the seat to slide back and forth, thereby tapping the rower's leg strength to maximize the stroke.
  • sloped roman — a roman (vertical) typeface, usually sans serif, i.e. without the small, decorative, terminal strokes with which some typefaces are designed. The typeface is made to slope (usually to the right), but not generally to the same degree as a true italic typeface
  • small wonder — (I am) hardly surprised (that)
  • small-minded — selfish, petty, or narrow-minded.
  • snail darter — a tan, striped, snail-eating perch, Percina tanasi, 3 inches (7.5 cm) long, occurring only in the Tennessee River: a threatened species.
  • snake doctor — South Midland and Southern U.S. a dragonfly.
  • snake feeder — a dragonfly.
  • snake's head — checkered lily.
  • snake's-head — checkered lily.
  • snake-hipped — having thin, sinuous hips.
  • snotty-faced — having visible nasal mucus on the face
  • snotty-nosed — child: runny nose
  • snow leopard — a long-haired, leopardlike feline, Panthera (Uncia) uncia, of mountain ranges of central Asia, having a relatively small head and a thick, creamy-gray coat with rosette spots: an endangered species.
  • snow-covered — Snow-covered places and things are covered over with snow.
  • snowed under — If you say that you are snowed under, you are emphasizing that you have a lot of work or other things to deal with.
  • sober-minded — rational; sensible.
  • soft-centred — (of a chocolate or boiled sweet) having a centre consisting of cream, jelly, etc
  • sorting code — a sequence of numbers printed on a cheque or embossed on a bank or building-society card that identifies the branch holding the account
  • sound camera — a motion-picture camera that is capable of photographing silently at the normal speed of 24 fps and operating in synchronization with separate audio recording equipment.
  • sound change — any phonetic or phonological change in spoken language, for example the replacement of one speech sound with another, or the loss of a particular sound
  • sound effect — any sound, other than music or speech, artificially reproduced to create an effect in a dramatic presentation, as the sound of a storm or a creaking door.
  • sound system — equipment for playing music
  • sounion head — the tip of the Attica peninsula, E central Greece: site of ancient temple ruins.
  • southernwood — a woody-stemmed wormwood, Artemisia abrotanum, of southern Europe, having aromatic, finely dissected leaves.
  • spade guinea — a guinea decorated with a spade-shaped shield, coined during the reign of George III
  • spearheading — the sharp-pointed head that forms the piercing end of a spear.
  • speckledness — the characteristic of being speckled
  • speech sound — any of the set of distinctive sounds of a given language. Compare phoneme.
  • speed dating — an organized social event in which participants have one-on-one conversations typically limited to less than ten minutes, for the purpose of meeting people they would like to date.
  • speedballing — the practice of taking cocaine and heroin together intravenously
  • speedboating — the act, practice, or sport of traveling in a speedboat.
  • speedskating — a form of ice skating in which contestants race against each other or the clock over various distances
  • speedwriting — a system of shorthand that is based on the sound of words and utilizes letters of the alphabet rather than symbols.
  • spellbinding — to hold or bind by or as if by a spell; enchant; entrance; fascinate.
  • spider plant — Also called ribbon plant. a plant, Chlorophytum comosum, of the lily family, native to southern Africa, that has long, narrow leaves and clusters of white flowers and is widely cultivated as a houseplant.
  • spiderhunter — any of several sunbirds of the genus Arachnothera, of southern Asia and the East Indies, having dull-colored plumage and a long bill.
  • spindle file — a device for holding bills, memos, etc., having a projecting metal spike or hooked object on which to stick papers.
  • spindle side — the female side or line of descent of a family; distaff side (opposed to spear side).
  • spindle tree — any of various shrubs or trees of the genus Euonymus, esp E. europaeus, of Europe and W Asia, typically having red fruits and yielding a hard wood formerly used in making spindles: family Celastraceae
  • spinsterhood — Disparaging and Offensive. a woman still unmarried beyond the usual age of marrying.
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