14-letter words containing d, i, n, a, t
- self-contained — containing in oneself or itself all that is necessary; independent.
- self-defeating — serving to frustrate, thwart, etc., one's own intention or interests: His behavior was certainly self-defeating.
- self-initiated — initiated or begun by oneself.
- self-laudation — an act or instance of lauding; encomium; tribute.
- self-mediating — to settle (disputes, strikes, etc.) as an intermediary between parties; reconcile.
- semantic field — an area of human experience or perception, as color, that is delimited and subcategorized by a set of interrelated vocabulary items in a language.
- serodiscordant — pertaining to a relationship with one HIV-positive partner and one HIV-negative partner.
- shadow cabinet — (in the British Parliament) a group of prominent members of the opposition who are expected to hold positions in the cabinet when their party assumes power.
- shark-infested — (of a body of water) known to contain large numbers of sharks, and therefore considered to be dangerous
- shifting sands — If you refer to the shifting sands of a situation, you mean that it changes so often that it is difficult to deal with.
- shooting guard — the player responsible for attempting long-range shots
- sick and tired — afflicted with ill health or disease; ailing.
- sidereal month — Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
- single-hearted — sincere and undivided in feeling or spirit; dedicated; not reflecting mixed emotions: He was single-hearted in his patriotism.
- skirting board — fabric for making skirts.
- slant drilling — Slant drilling is drilling at an angle of usually 30° to 45°.
- slantendicular — slanting (rather than perpendicular or horizontal)
- slide fastener — zipper (def 2).
- slide mountain — a mountain in SE New York: highest peak of the Catskill Mountains. 4204 feet (1280 meters).
- sodium nitrate — a crystalline, water-soluble compound, NaNO 3 , that occurs naturally as soda niter: used in fertilizers, explosives, and glass, and as a color fixative in processed meats.
- solidification — to make solid; make into a hard or compact mass; change from a liquid or gaseous to a solid form.
- solitudinarian — a person who seeks solitude; recluse.
- spider phaeton — (formerly) a light horse-drawn carriage with a high body and large slender wheels
- spit and image — a person who bears a strong physical resemblance to another, esp to a relative
- spread betting — Spread betting is a form of gambling that involves predicting a range of possible scores or results rather than one particular score or result.
- stabbing board — A stabbing board is a platform in the derrick, on which the derrickhand stands to run in casing.
- staff discount — a discount off goods sold by a particular shop, given to members of staff of that shop
- stage designer — someone who designs the physical appearance of the stage, using backdrops, props, etc
- standard issue — something, such as a rifle, included as standard with military equipment
- standard pitch — concert pitch
- standing order — Military. (formerly) a general order always in force in a command and establishing uniform procedures for it; standard operating procedure.
- standing start — the start of a race where participants begin from a standing or upright position
- standing water — still water that has stagnated
- state medicine — socialized medicine.
- stewart island — one of the islands of New Zealand, S of South Island. 670 sq. mi. (1735 sq. km).
- stinking cedar — an evergreen tree, Torreya taxifolia, of the yew family, native to Florida, having rank-smelling foliage and dark-green, egg-shaped fruit.
- stock in trade — the requisites for carrying on a business, especially goods kept on hand for sale in a store.
- stock-in-trade — items used in performing a job
- stop-and-frisk — a policy that permits a police officer to momentarily detain and pat down or search a person suspected of criminal activity, especially when suspected of concealing a weapon.
- striped marlin — a marlin, Tetrapturus audax, of the Pacific Ocean, having the sides of the body marked with dark blue vertical stripes, valued for sport and food.
- stuffed animal — soft toy
- subinfeudation — the granting of a portion of an estate by a feudal tenant to a subtenant, held from the tenant on terms similar to those of the grant to the tenant.
- subinfeudatory — a person who holds by subinfeudation.
- substantivized — to use (an adjective, verb, etc.) as a substantive; convert into a substantive: a substantivized participle.
- sulfantimonide — any compound containing an antimonide and a sulfide.
- sunday painter — a nonprofessional painter, usually unschooled and generally painting during spare time.
- sunday trading — the fact of opening a shop or business on a Sunday
- superinsulated — highly insulated
- swing the lead — to malinger or make up excuses
- take a hand in — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.