18-letter words containing d, e, s, p, i, c
- self-comprehending — to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive: He did not comprehend the significance of the ambassador's remark.
- self-deprecatingly — in a self-deprecating manner
- service department — a repair shop
- shipping documents — documents relating to the sending of a shipment of goods, for example containing details of contents, weight, value etc.
- sonic depth finder — a sonar instrument that uses echolocation to measure depths under water.
- summary proceeding — a mode of trial authorized by statute to be held before a judge without the usual full hearing.
- superciliary ridge — browridge.
- the encyclopedists — the writers of the French Encyclopedia (1751-72) edited by Diderot and d'Alembert, which contained the advanced ideas of the period
- threatened species — a species likely, in the near future, to become an endangered species within all or much of its range.
- to pick and choose — If you pick and choose, you carefully choose only things that you really want and reject the others.
- under-compensation — to compensate or pay less than is fair, customary, or expected.
- upper middle class — wealthy, highly-educated people
- video compact disc — (storage) (VCD) A storage format used for film distribution.
- welland ship canal — a ship canal in S Canada, in Ontario, connecting Lakes Erie and Ontario: 8 locks. 25 miles (40 km) long.