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12-letter words containing d, i, e, l

  • self-feeding — automatically supplying itself with what is needed, as a machine
  • self-imposed — imposed on one by oneself: a self-imposed task.
  • self-induced — induced by oneself or itself.
  • self-limited — (of a disease) running a definite and limited course.
  • self-loading — noting or pertaining to an automatic or semiautomatic firearm.
  • self-reading — the action or practice of a person who reads.
  • self-studies — the study of something by oneself, as through books, records, etc., without direct supervision or attendance in a class: She learned to read German by self-study.
  • self-winding — kept wound or wound periodically by a mechanism, as an electric motor or a system of weighted levers, so that winding by hand is not necessary.
  • semi-invalid — a person who is partially disabled or somewhat infirm
  • semi-skilled — A semi-skilled worker has some training and skills, but not enough to do specialized work.
  • semicylinder — half of a cylinder divided lengthwise.
  • semipellucid — somewhat pellucid; partially translucent or transparent
  • serial bonds — Serial bonds are bonds that are issued at the same time but have staggered maturity dates.
  • serous fluid — any of various clear, watery fluids in the body.
  • sexdecillion — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 51 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 96 zeros.
  • shared logic — the sharing of a central processing unit and associated software among several terminals
  • shareholding — a holder or owner of shares, especially in a company or corporation.
  • shepherdling — a young or little shepherd
  • shield match — a cricket match for the Sheffield Shield
  • shirt-tailed — (of a garment) having a shirt-tail
  • shirtsleeved — not wearing a jacket or coat
  • sialadenitis — inflammation of one or more of the salivary glands.
  • side-wheeler — having a paddle wheel on each side, as a steamboat.
  • sidereal day — the interval between two successive passages of the vernal equinox over the meridian, being about four minutes shorter than a mean solar day.
  • siderophilic — having characteristics of siderophile
  • sidesplitter — something that is uproariously funny, as a joke or a situation.
  • silver medal — a medal, traditionally of silver or silver in color, awarded to a person or team finishing second in a competition, meet, or tournament.
  • silver mound — a perennial Japanese herb, Artemisia schmidtiana, having silver-green leaves forming a moundlike shape.
  • simpleminded — free of deceit or guile; artless or unsophisticated.
  • single blind — of or relating to an experiment or clinical trial in which the researchers but not the subjects know which subjects are receiving the active medication or treatment and which are not: a technique for eliminating subjective bias, as the placebo effect, from the test results.
  • single modal — modal (def 3).
  • single-blind — of or relating to an experiment or clinical trial in which the researchers but not the subjects know which subjects are receiving the active medication or treatment and which are not: a technique for eliminating subjective bias, as the placebo effect, from the test results.
  • single-digit — of or denoting a percentage smaller than ten, especially with reference to rates below that level: single-digit rates of inflation.
  • single-ended — (of a boiler) fired from one end only.
  • six-cylinder — having six chambers in a reciprocating internal-combustion engine, pump, or compressor within which the pistons move
  • six-year-old — being six years in age
  • skelic index — the ratio of the length of the leg to the length of the torso of a person, multiplied by 100.
  • skimmed milk — milk from which the cream has been skimmed.
  • skip welding — a technique of spacing welds on thin structural members in order to balance and minimize internal stresses due to heat.
  • slave driver — an overseer of slaves.
  • slave-driver — an overseer of slaves.
  • sliced bread — bread: sold pre-sliced
  • slickensided — (of rock) polished by friction
  • slide guitar — bottleneck (def 3).
  • slide-action — (of a rifle or shotgun) having a lever that when slid back and forth ejects the empty case and cocks and reloads the piece.
  • sliding rule — (formerly) a slide rule.
  • sliding seat — a rower's seat that rides on wheels in metal tracks fastened to the boat's frame, allowing the seat to slide back and forth, thereby tapping the rower's leg strength to maximize the stroke.
  • slim disease — a form of AIDS common in Africa, marked by emaciation and fever.
  • slipped disc — displaced spinal disc
  • slipped disk — herniated disk.
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