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

  • self-enamored — to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with): to be enamored of a certain lady; a brilliant woman with whom he became enamored.
  • self-governed — governed by itself or having self-government, as a state or community; independent.
  • self-identify — identify (defs 7, 8): to self-identify as gay; to self-identify with others in the same situation.
  • self-identity — the identity or consciousness of identity of a thing with itself.
  • self-incurred — to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious): to incur a huge number of debts.
  • self-involved — self-centered; preoccupied with oneself
  • self-judgment — the act or fact of judging oneself.
  • self-ordained — to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
  • self-oriented — the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
  • self-resigned — submissive or acquiescent.
  • self-standing — An object or structure that is self-standing is not supported by other objects or structures.
  • semi-darkness — partial darkness
  • semi-nomadism — a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply.
  • 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.
  • semidominance — incomplete dominance.
  • semifurnished — to supply (a house, room, etc.) with necessary furniture, carpets, appliances, etc.
  • semilegendary — having some historical basis, but legendary in part
  • seminal fluid — the fluid component of semen, excluding the sperm.
  • semisedentary — partially or somewhat sedentary
  • send away for — order by post
  • sendmail inc. — (company)   The company, announced in November 1997 and launched in March 1998, created by Eric Allman, the original author of Sendmail. Allman is Chief Technology Officer, Greg Olson is President and CEO. Sendmail Inc. will sell commercial upgrades, service and support to Internet Service Providers and corporations running critical e-mail applications, while still continuing freeware development. Allman said that he devoted the fist six months of the life of Sendmail Inc. to finalising the freeware release. A commercial version was due in summer 1998, at around $1000 per server. The company is expected to reach $40m annual sales within three years. Funding is in the region of $1.25m. Address: Emeryville, California, USA.
  • senior editor — chief publishing manager
  • senza sordino — a musical direction to remove or play without the mute or (on the piano) with the sustaining pedal pressed down
  • sepia drawing — a drawing with a brownish tone, produced by first bleaching it (after fixing) and then immersing it for a short time in a solution of sodium sulphide or of alkaline thiourea
  • serendipitist — an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident.
  • serendipitous — come upon or found by accident; fortuitous: serendipitous scientific discoveries.
  • serodiagnosis — a diagnosis involving tests on blood serum or other serous fluid of the body.
  • seventh chord — a chord formed by the superposition of three thirds.
  • seventh grade — school year: age 12-13
  • seventy-third — next after the seventy-second; being the ordinal number for 73.
  • severodonetsk — a city in E Ukraine, NE of Donetsk.
  • sewing needle — Northern U.S. a dragonfly.
  • 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.
  • shearing shed — a farm building equipped with power machinery for sheepshearing and equipment for baling wool
  • shed light on — something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light.
  • shepherd king — any of the Hyksos kings.
  • 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 chandler — a person who deals in cordage, canvas, and other supplies for ships.
  • ship decanter — a glass decanter with a very wide base.
  • shock and awe — US military: use of extreme force
  • shoulder knot — a knot of ribbon or lace worn on the shoulder, as by men of fashion in the 17th and 18th centuries, by servants in livery, or by women or children.
  • 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.
  • shrove monday — the Monday before Ash Wednesday.
  • shrove sunday — the Sunday before Ash Wednesday; Quinquagesima.
  • side entrance — an entrance at the side of a building
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