17-letter words containing d, i, s, c, a, n
- second lieutenant — an Army, Air Force, or Marine officer of the lowest commissioned rank. Compare ensign (def 4).
- second-generation — being the second generation of a family to be born in a particular country: the oldest son of second-generation Americans.
- second-in-command — A second-in-command is someone who is next in rank to the leader of a group, and who has authority to give orders when the leader is not there.
- secondary glazing — insulation by means of a second pane of glass, or a sheet of plastic: a simple form of double glazing
- secondary quality — one of the qualities attributed by the mind to an object perceived, such as color, temperature, or taste.
- secondary rainbow — a faint rainbow formed by light rays that undergo two internal reflections in drops of rain, appearing above the primary rainbow and having its colors in the opposite order.
- secondary sealing — Secondary sealing is a system of wiper seals used in floating roof tanks.
- secondary winding — A secondary winding is the winding of a transformer that receives its energy by electromagnetic induction from the primary winding.
- self-commendation — the act of commending; recommendation; praise: commendation for a job well done.
- self-condemnation — the act of condemning.
- self-depreciating — self-deprecating.
- self-dissociation — an act or instance of dissociating.
- semi-manufactured — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
- shouting distance — hailing distance.
- single-track road — a road that is only wide enough for one vehicle
- sixth commandment — “Thou shalt not kill”: sixth of the Ten Commandments.
- smarandache logic — neutrosophic logic
- socially included — benefiting from social inclusion
- special education — education that is modified or particularized for those with singular needs, as disabled or maladjusted people, slow learners, or gifted children.
- spitting distance — a short space or distance
- st. crispin's day — October 25: anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt (1415).
- st. vitus's dance — St. Vitus's dance.
- stand-up comedian — performer: tells jokes
- standard function — a subprogram provided by a translator that carries out a task, for example the computation of a mathematical function, such as sine, square root, etc
- stannous chloride — a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, SnCl 2 ⋅2H 2 O, used chiefly as a reducing and tinning agent, and as a mordant in dyeing with cochineal.
- superaerodynamics — the branch of aerodynamics that deals with gases at very low densities.
- surgical dressing — a dressing made of cotton, used for incisions made during surgery
- swaddling clothes — cloth for wrapping around a baby
- take into custody — to arrest
- trade association — an association of people or companies in a particular business or trade, organized to promote their common interests.
- traffic diversion — a special route arranged for traffic to follow when the normal route cannot be used
- transcendentalism — transcendental character, thought, or language.
- transcendentalist — transcendental character, thought, or language.
- transcendentalize — to cause to become transcendent.
- unclassified road — a road that has not been given a grade because it is of a basic standard
- undercompensation — to compensate or pay less than is fair, customary, or expected.
- unpredictableness — not predictable; not to be foreseen or foretold: an unpredictable occurrence.
- vaginal discharge — emission from the female genitalia
- vascular cylinder — stele (sense 3)
- vice-presidential — relating to a person who ranks immediately below the chief executive or head of state of a republic
- winding staircase — long set of spiral stairs
- windscreen washer — a small nozzle on the bonnet of a motor vehicle, from which jets of water are squirted electronically onto the windscreen to help clean it