13-letter words containing d, e, t, n, s
- sand bluestem — a grass, Andropogon hallii, native to the Great Plains, used as a cover crop for sand dunes.
- sandwich tern — a European tern, Sterna sandvicensis, that has a yellow-tipped bill, whitish plumage, and white forked tail, and nests in colonies on beaches, etc
- scandal sheet — a newspaper or magazine that emphasizes scandal or gossip.
- scarfed joint — a lapped joint between two pieces of timber made by notching or grooving the ends and strapping, bolting, or gluing the two pieces together
- scatteredness — distributed or occurring at widely spaced and usually irregular intervals: scattered villages; scattered showers.
- second advent — Second Coming.
- second ballot — an electoral procedure in which if no candidate emerges as a clear winner in a first ballot, candidates at the bottom of the poll are eliminated and another ballot is held among the remaining candidates
- second estate — the second of the three estates: the nobles in France; the lords temporal in England. Compare estate (def 5).
- second growth — the plant growth that follows the destruction of virgin forest.
- second nature — an acquired habit or tendency in one's character that is so deeply ingrained as to appear automatic: Neatness is second nature to him.
- second string — Sports. the squad of players available either individually or as a team to replace or relieve those who start a game.
- second-strike — noting, pertaining to, or using nuclear forces capable of withstanding attack and retaliating after an adversary has launched a first strike.
- sectionalized — divided into sections
- sedentariness — characterized by or requiring a sitting posture: a sedentary occupation.
- sedimentation — the deposition or accumulation of sediment.
- sedimentology — the study of sedimentary rocks.
- seductiveness — tending to seduce; enticing; beguiling; captivating: a seductive smile.
- seed merchant — someone that collects, packages and sells seeds
- segmentalized — separated into parts, sections, elements, classes, etc.; compartmentalized: a segmentalized society.
- self-anointed — to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- self-centered — concerned solely or chiefly with one's own interests, welfare, etc.; engrossed in self; selfish; egotistical.
- self-devotion — intense devotion of oneself to an activity or to a field or profession, as art or science.
- self-donation — an act or instance of presenting something as a gift, grant, or contribution.
- self-doubting — lacking in confidence
- 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-judgment — the act or fact of judging oneself.
- self-oriented — the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- self-standing — An object or structure that is self-standing is not supported by other objects or structures.
- 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.
- semisedentary — partially or somewhat sedentary
- senior editor — chief publishing manager
- serendipitist — an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident.
- serendipitous — come upon or found by accident; fortuitous: serendipitous scientific discoveries.
- 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.
- 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.
- shed light on — something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light.
- 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 decanter — a glass decanter with a very wide base.
- 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.
- side entrance — an entrance at the side of a building