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13-letter words containing d, e, n, t, i

  • ship decanter — a glass decanter with a very wide base.
  • side entrance — an entrance at the side of a building
  • side-stepping — to step to one side.
  • sidesplitting — convulsively uproarious: sidesplitting laughter.
  • 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
  • sitting judge — a presiding judge; a judge in office
  • 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
  • slimming diet — a diet with the aim of losing weight
  • solidungulate — having a single, undivided hoof on each foot, as a horse.
  • speed skating — ice skating as a form of racing, usually on an oval course and against other competitors or the clock.
  • split spindle — a turned piece halved lengthwise for use as applied ornament, as on a chest or cupboard, or as part of a chair back or the like.
  • 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.
  • spread option — spread (def 25b).
  • sprint medley — a medley relay in which the first member of a team runs 440 yards, the second and third members run 220 yards each, and the fourth member runs 880 yards.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • state of mind — mental condition, mood
  • staten island — an island facing New York Bay.
  • steroidogenic — of or pertaining to steroidogenesis
  • stockbreeding — the breeding and raising of livestock for marketing or exhibition.
  • stressed skin — a composite plywood material used especially in the construction of light aircraft
  • stringer bead — a small, usually round object of glass, wood, stone, or the like with a hole through it, often strung with others of its kind in necklaces, rosaries, etc.
  • striped hyena — a hyena, Hyaena hyaena, of northern Africa, Arabia, and India, having a grayish coat with distinct blackish stripes.
  • stripped down — having only essential features; lacking any special appointments or accessories.
  • stripped pine — natural pine from which any varnish or painted finish has been removed
  • stripped-down — having only essential features; lacking any special appointments or accessories.
  • strong-minded — having a forceful and independent mind.
  • strong-willed — having a powerful will; resolute.
  • student union — a building or rooms on a college or university campus, set aside for recreational, social, and governmental activities of the students.
  • subdelegation — a group or body of delegates: Our club sent a delegation to the rally.
  • subindicative — of or relating to subindicating
  • subject index — alphabetical contents list
  • subordinative — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
  • substantiated — to establish by proof or competent evidence: to substantiate a charge.
  • superdominant — submediant.
  • superordinate — of higher degree in condition or rank.
  • sweat-stained — (of clothes or fabric) bearing the marks left by a person's sweat
  • swindle sheet — an expense account.
  • syrian desert — a desert in N Saudi Arabia, SE Syria, W Iraq, and NE Jordan. About 125,000 sq. mi. (323,750 sq. km).
  • table dancing — Table dancing is a type of entertainment in a bar or club in which a woman who is wearing very few clothes dances in a sexy way close to a customer or group of customers.
  • take pride in — be proud
  • take to drink — If someone takes to drink, they start to drink a lot of alcohol regularly, usually because they are depressed or worried about something.
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