16-letter words containing d, e, s, a, l, t
- residual current — an electric current that continues to flow in a device, etc when there is no voltage supply, due to electrons emitted by heat, etc
- restricted class — a class of yachts that, although differing somewhat in design and rigging, are deemed able to race together because of conformity to certain standards.
- rhythm and blues — a folk-based but urbanized form of black popular music that is marked by strong, repetitious rhythms and simple melodies and was developed, in a commercialized form, into rock-'n'-roll.
- rhythm-and-blues — a folk-based but urbanized form of black popular music that is marked by strong, repetitious rhythms and simple melodies and was developed, in a commercialized form, into rock-'n'-roll.
- roosevelt island — Formerly Welfare Island, Blackwells Island. an island in the East River, New York City: residential community. 1½ miles (2½ km) long.
- saddle stitching — to sew, bind, or decorate with a saddle stitch.
- sandlot baseball — a form of baseball played by children on an area of vacant ground
- saturated liquid — a liquid whose temperature and pressure are such that any decrease in pressure without change in temperature causes it to boil.
- scheduled castes — (in India) the official name given to the lower castes that are now protected by the government and offered special concessions.
- schouten islands — a group of islands belonging to Papua New Guinea, in the Pacific Oceans, off the N coast of New Guinea.
- sculpture garden — a garden that showcases sculptures in landscaped surroundings
- self-abandonment — absence or lack of personal restraint.
- self-advancement — an act of moving forward.
- self-advertising — the act or practice of calling public attention to one's product, service, need, etc., especially by paid announcements in newspapers and magazines, over radio or television, on billboards, etc.: to get more customers by advertising.
- self-degradation — the act of degrading.
- self-denigrating — to speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner; sully; defame: to denigrate someone's character.
- self-denigration — to speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner; sully; defame: to denigrate someone's character.
- self-deprecating — belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest.
- self-deprecation — belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest.
- self-deprecatory — belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest.
- self-deprivation — the act of depriving.
- self-designation — a name taken for oneself or one's own people
- self-dramatizing — exaggerating one's own qualities, role, situation, etc., for dramatic effect or as an attention-getting device; presenting oneself dramatically.
- self-indignation — strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base; righteous anger.
- self-liquidating — capable of being sold and converted into cash within a short period of time or before the date on which the supplier must be paid.
- self-opinionated — conceited; having an inordinately high regard for oneself, one's own opinions, views, etc.
- self-vindicating — to clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the like: to vindicate someone's honor.
- self-vindication — the act of vindicating.
- serra da estrela — a mountain range in N central Portugal. Highest peak, Malhão da Estrela, 6532 feet (1991 meters).
- sexual deviation — a type of mental disorder characterized by a preference for or obsession with unusual sexual practices, as pedophilia, sadomasochism, or exhibitionism.
- shoot one's load — (of a man) to ejaculate at orgasm
- shoot-to-disable — of or relating to shooting by soldiers or police that is intended to disable rather than kill
- silver medallist — a competitor who comes second in a contest or race and is awarded a medal of silver
- sleeping draught — any drink containing a drug or agent that induces sleep
- sodium bisulfate — a colorless crystalline compound, NaHSO 4 , soluble in water: used in dyeing, in the manufacture of cement, paper, soap, and an acid-type cleaner.
- sodium cyclamate — a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, NaC 6 NH 1 2 SO 3 , that has been used as a sweetening agent: banned by the FDA in 1970.
- sodium methylate — a white, free-flowing, flammable powder, CH 3 ONa, decomposed by water to sodium hydroxide and methyl alcohol: used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- sodium pentothal — the sodium salt of thiopental sodium.
- solid propellant — a rocket propellant in solid form, usually containing a mixture or combination of fuel and oxidizer.
- solid state disk — (SSD)
Any kind of solid-state storage device that appears to the system as a disk drive. SSDs are more expensive that the same capacity of magnetic disk but have much shorter access time. - south plainfield — a city in N New Jersey.
- southern uplands — a hilly region extending across S Scotland: includes the Lowther, Moorfoot, and Lammermuir hills
- spectacled cobra — Indian cobra.
- spotted mackerel — a small mackerel, Scomberomorus queenslandicus, of northern Australian waters
- stalked puffball — a puffball-like mushroom of the genus Tulestoma, maturing in early winter.
- standard english — the English language in its most widely accepted form, as written and spoken by educated people in both formal and informal contexts, having universal currency while incorporating regional differences.
- standoff missile — a missile capable of striking a distant target after launch by an aircraft outside the range of missile defences
- stannic chloride — a colorless fuming and caustic liquid, SnCl 4 , soluble in water and alcohol, that converts with water to a crystalline solid: used for electrically conductive and electroluminescent coatings and in ceramics.
- stannic sulphide — an insoluble solid compound of tin usually existing as golden crystals or as a yellowish-brown powder: used as a pigment. Formula: SnS2
- state-controlled — controlled by the government