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

  • side-slipping — travelling down a slope in a direction that is not in line with one's skis
  • side-stepping — to step to one side.
  • sidesplitting — convulsively uproarious: sidesplitting laughter.
  • sierra nevada — a mountain range in E California. Highest peak, Mt. Whitney, 14,495 feet (4420 meters).
  • 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
  • sigmund freud — Anna, 1895–1982, British psychoanalyst, born in Austria (daughter of Sigmund Freud).
  • signed number — Mathematics. a number preceded by a plus sign (+) to indicate a positive quantity or by a minus sign (−) to indicate a negative quantity.
  • simple minded — free of deceit or guile; artless or unsophisticated.
  • simple-minded — free of deceit or guile; artless or unsophisticated.
  • single thread — the execution of an entire task from beginning to end without interruption
  • single-celled — having or containing a single cell
  • single-decker — A single-decker or a single-decker bus is a bus with only one deck.
  • single-handed — accomplished or done by one person alone: a single-handed victory; single-handed sailing.
  • single-masted — (of a boat) having a single mast
  • single-minded — having or showing a single aim or purpose: a single-minded program.
  • single-valued — (of a function) having the property that each element in the domain has corresponding to it exactly one element in the range.
  • sitting judge — a presiding judge; a judge in office
  • six-yard line — the line marking the limits of the goal area
  • 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.
  • skin and bone — You can say someone is just skin and bone when you do not approve of the fact that they are very thin.
  • 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
  • slender loris — loris (def 1).
  • slide changer — a device for changing the slide displayed in a projector
  • sliding scale — a variable scale, especially of industrial costs, as wages, that may be adapted to changes in demand.
  • slieve donard — a mountain in SE Northern Ireland, in the Mourne Mountains: highest peak in Northern Ireland. Height: 853 m (2798 ft)
  • slimming diet — a diet with the aim of losing weight
  • slotted spoon — a large spoon whose bowl has several slots or holes for draining liquid from food being ladled.
  • smoked salmon — pink-fleshed fish cooked by smoking
  • social-minded — interested in or concerned with social conditions or the welfare of society.
  • solidungulate — having a single, undivided hoof on each foot, as a horse.
  • sound barrier — Also called sonic barrier, transonic barrier. (not in technical use) a hypothetical barrier to flight beyond the speed of sound, so postulated because aircraft undergo an abruptly increasing drag force induced by compression of the surrounding air when traveling near the speed of sound.
  • sound blaster — (hardware)   The best known family of sound cards for the IBM PC from Creative Labs.
  • 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
  • sounding lead — a line weighted with a lead or plummet (sounding lead) and bearing marks to show the length paid out, used for sounding, as at sea.
  • sounding line — a line weighted with a lead or plummet (sounding lead) and bearing marks to show the length paid out, used for sounding, as at sea.
  • southern toad — a common toad, Bufo terrestris, of the southeastern U.S., having prominent knoblike crests on its head.
  • spanish cedar — a tropical American tree, Cedrela odorata, of the mahogany family.
  • special needs — learning difficulties
  • speech island — a speech community that is completely surrounded by another, usually larger, speech community.
  • speechreading — the act or process of determining the intended meaning of a speaker by utilizing all visual clues accompanying speech attempts, as lip movements, facial expressions, and bodily gestures, used especially by people with impaired hearing.
  • speed dialing — to dial (a telephone number) using speed dial.
  • speed reading — a method of reading faster than normal, esp by skimming
  • speed skating — ice skating as a form of racing, usually on an oval course and against other competitors or the clock.
  • speed walking — power walking.
  • speedcoding 3 — (language)   [Listed in CACM 2(5):16, May 1959].
  • speeding fine — a fine for breaking the speed limit while driving a vehicle
  • spend a penny — to urinate
  • sphenoid bone — the large butterfly-shaped compound bone at the base of the skull, containing a protective depression for the pituitary gland
  • spice islands — the Moluccas
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