13-letter words containing d, e, t, o
- short-staffed — A company or place that is short-staffed does not have enough people working there.
- short-waisted — of less than average length between the shoulders and waistline; having a high waistline.
- 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.
- shut the door — put up a barrier
- sigmoidectomy — surgical removal of the sigmoid colon
- silver doctor — a type of artificial fly, used chiefly for trout and salmon.
- silver iodate — a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble powder, AgIO 3 , used in medicine chiefly as an antiseptic and as an astringent.
- 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.
- slatted floor — a floor made with slats of wood so that water can drain away
- slotted spoon — a large spoon whose bowl has several slots or holes for draining liquid from food being ladled.
- social credit — the doctrine that under capitalism there is an inadequate distribution of purchasing power, for which the remedy lies in governmental control of retail prices and the distribution of national dividends to consumers.
- sodium borate — borax1 .
- soft shoulder — the unpaved edge of a road.
- solderability — the characteristic of being solderable
- solidungulate — having a single, undivided hoof on each foot, as a horse.
- sophisticated — sophisticated.
- 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
- south modesto — a town in central California.
- south shields — a seaport in Tyne and Wear, in NE England, at the mouth of the Tyne River.
- southeastward — Also, southeastwards. toward the southeast.
- southern toad — a common toad, Bufo terrestris, of the southeastern U.S., having prominent knoblike crests on its head.
- southwestward — Also, southwestwards. toward the southwest.
- spheroidicity — a spheroidal state or form.
- 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.
- spotted adder — milk snake.
- spotted crake — a Eurasian rail, Porzana porzana, of swamps and marshes, having a buff speckled plumage and dark brown wings
- spotted fever — any of several fevers characterized by spots on the skin, especially as in cerebrospinal meningitis or typhus fever.
- spotted hyena — a long-legged carnivorous doglike mammal native to Africa and S Asia (Crocuta crocuta)
- spotted skunk — either of two small, nocturnal skunks of the genus Spilogale, distinguished by a white forehead patch and a luxuriant coat of broken stripes and spots, including S. putorius of temperate North America and S. pygmaea of Mexico.
- spread option — spread (def 25b).
- staffordshire — a county in central England. 1154 sq. mi. (2715 sq. km). County seat: Stafford.
- standard rose — a rose which has a long stem
- standing joke — If something is a standing joke among a group of people, they often make jokes about it.
- standover man — a person who extorts money by intimidation
- 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 aden — Aden (def 2).
- state of mind — mental condition, mood
- steganopodous — belonging to the Stegandopodes or having all four toes webbed together
- stepford wife — a married woman who submits to her husband's will and is preoccupied by domestic concerns and her own personal appearance
- steroidogenic — of or pertaining to steroidogenesis
- stockbreeding — the breeding and raising of livestock for marketing or exhibition.
- stone-hearted — stony-hearted.
- stony-hearted — hardhearted.
- stores ledger — a record kept of the amount, type, etc., of raw materials and supplies on hand, as in a manufacturing plant.
- stout-hearted — brave and resolute; dauntless.
- stripped down — having only essential features; lacking any special appointments or accessories.
- stripped-down — having only essential features; lacking any special appointments or accessories.