14-letter words containing d, i, r, e, s, t
- resident alien — an alien who has legally established residence in the U.S.
- restiform body — a cordlike bundle of nerve fibers lying on each side of the medulla oblongata and connecting it with the cerebellum.
- restrainedness — the state or quality of being restrained
- restricted epl — (language) (REPL) The efficient subset of EPL used to write the core of Multics.
- revolutionised — to bring about a revolution in; effect a radical change in: to revolutionize petroleum refining methods.
- ride the rails — Someone who rides the rails travels by train, especially over a long period of time and without buying a ticket.
- ride to hounds — to take part in a fox hunt with hounds
- sacred history — history that is retold with the aim of instilling religious faith and which may or may not be founded on fact
- sales director — a professional responsible for directing and managing the sales department of a company
- scatterbrained — a person incapable of serious, connected thought.
- scented orchid — a slender orchid, Gymnadenia conopsea, with fragrant pink flowers carried in a dense spike and having a three-lobed lip; found in calcareous turf
- scotch verdict — a verdict of not proven: acceptable in certain cases in Scottish criminal law.
- scratchbuilder — a person who scratchbuilds
- screen editing — the act or process of editing text on screen
- screen trading — a form of trading on a market or exchange in which the visual display unit of a computer replaces personal contact as in floor trading
- screen-printed — printed by screen process
- seaside resort — coastal holiday town
- secretary bird — a large, long-legged, raptorial bird, Sagittarius serpentarius, of Africa, that feeds on reptiles.
- security guard — a uniformed guard employed by a bank, airport, office building, etc., to maintain security.
- security video — a video recording taken by a security camera
- self-directing — to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
- self-direction — the act or an instance of directing.
- self-directive — serving to direct; directing: a directive board.
- serodiscordant — pertaining to a relationship with one HIV-positive partner and one HIV-negative partner.
- shark-infested — (of a body of water) known to contain large numbers of sharks, and therefore considered to be dangerous
- sheepdog trial — a competition in which sheepdogs are tested in their tasks
- shield cricket — the interstate cricket competition held for the Sheffield Shield
- shit disturber — a person who enjoys causing controversy or upsetting people
- shoulder joint — the joint at the junction of the forelimb with the pectoral girdle
- 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.
- silver-tongued — persuasive; eloquent: a silver-tongued orator.
- simple-hearted — free of deceit; artless; sincere.
- simpson desert — an uninhabited arid region in central Australia, mainly in the Northern Territory. Area: about 145 000 sq km (56 000 sq miles)
- single-hearted — sincere and undivided in feeling or spirit; dedicated; not reflecting mixed emotions: He was single-hearted in his patriotism.
- size reduction — Size reduction is a process in which the particle size of a solid is made smaller.
- slantendicular — slanting (rather than perpendicular or horizontal)
- sld resolution — (logic, programming) (Selected, Linear, Definite) Linear resolution with a selection function for definite sentences. A definite sentence has exactly one positive literal in each clause and this literal is selected to be resolved upon, i.e. replaced in the goal clause by the conjunction of negative literals which form the body of the clause.
- slide fastener — zipper (def 2).
- slide trombone — a musical wind instrument consisting of a cylindrical metal tube expanding into a bell and bent twice in a U shape, usually equipped with a slide (slide trombone)
- sliding vector — a vector having specified magnitude and lying on a given line.
- sodium citrate — a white, crystalline or granular, water-soluble, odorless solid, Na 3 C 6 H 5 O 7 ⋅2H 2 O, having a cool, saline taste: used in photography, in soft drinks, and in medicine chiefly to prevent the coagulation of blood.
- 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.
- sodium nitrite — Chemistry. a yellowish or white crystalline compound, NaNO 2 , soluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol and ether: used in the manufacture of dyes and as a color fixative.
- soldier beetle — a yellowish-red cantharid beetle, Rhagonycha fulva, having a somewhat elongated body
- solid geometry — the geometry of solid figures; geometry of three dimensions.
- southern-fried — coated with flour, egg, and bread crumbs and fried in deep fat: Southern-fried chicken.
- sovereign debt — the debt of a national government, esp debt that is issued in a foreign currency
- spermatic cord — the cord by which a testis is suspended in the scrotum, containing the vas deferens and the blood vessels and nerves of the testis.
- spider phaeton — (formerly) a light horse-drawn carriage with a high body and large slender wheels