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14-letter words containing d, i, s, h

  • shallow-minded — lacking intellectual or mental depth or subtlety; superficial
  • shark-infested — (of a body of water) known to contain large numbers of sharks, and therefore considered to be dangerous
  • shawinigan-sud — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada, S of Shawinigan.
  • sheepdog trial — a competition in which sheepdogs are tested in their tasks
  • sheffield lake — a town in N Ohio.
  • shepherd's pie — a baked dish of ground or diced meat with a crust of mashed potatoes.
  • shield cricket — the interstate cricket competition held for the Sheffield Shield
  • shield volcano — a broad volcano built up from the repeated nonexplosive eruption of basalt to form a low dome or shield, usually having a large caldera at the summit
  • 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.
  • shit disturber — a person who enjoys causing controversy or upsetting people
  • shittim (wood) — the wood of the shittah, used in making the ark of the covenant and parts of the Jewish tabernacle: Ex. 25:10, 13, 23, etc.
  • shooting guard — the player responsible for attempting long-range shots
  • shooting lodge — a country house providing accommodation for a shooting party during the shooting season
  • short division — division, especially by a one-digit divisor, in which the steps of the process are performed mentally and are not written down.
  • shoulder joint — the joint at the junction of the forelimb with the pectoral girdle
  • shrink-wrapped — A shrink-wrapped product is sold in a tight covering of thin plastic.
  • shropshire lad — a volume of poetry (1896) by A. E. Housman.
  • sidereal month — Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
  • signed english — a form of communication employing the signs of American Sign Language but using English grammar in place of ASL syntax and using invented forms for English grammatical elements, such as of, to, the, and -ing, where no ASL sign exists.
  • simple-hearted — free of deceit; artless; sincere.
  • simplex method — a numerical method for solving problems in linear programming.
  • single-hearted — sincere and undivided in feeling or spirit; dedicated; not reflecting mixed emotions: He was single-hearted in his patriotism.
  • skiing holiday — a holiday taken (esp to somewhere that it snows) for the purpose of going skiing
  • smooth dogfish — any of several requiem sharks having no spines in front of the dorsal fin, especially Mustelus canis, ranging along the American coast of the Atlantic Ocean.
  • soldier orchid — a European orchid, Orchis militaris, having pale purple flowers with a four-lobed lower lip
  • soldiers' home — an institution that provides care and shelter for retired soldiers.
  • sound archives — official records or files (as in a library) of sound recordings, broadcasts, or performances, esp those from radio programmes
  • south tyneside — a unitary authority of NE England, in Tyne and Wear. Pop: 151 700 (2003 est). Area: 64 sq km (25 sq miles)
  • southern-fried — coated with flour, egg, and bread crumbs and fried in deep fat: Southern-fried chicken.
  • spanish armada — Armada (def 1).
  • spanish dagger — a stemless or short-trunked plant, Yucca gloriosa, of the agave family, native to the southeastern U.S., having leaves nearly 2½ feet (75 cm) long, with a stiff, sharp point, and greenish-white or reddish flowers nearly 4 inches (10 cm) wide.
  • speech-reading — the act or process of determining the intended meaning of a speaker by utilizing all visual clues accompanying speech attempts, as lip movements, facial expressions, and bodily gestures, used especially by people with impaired hearing.
  • spider phaeton — (formerly) a light horse-drawn carriage with a high body and large slender wheels
  • spotted orchid — any of various common Eurasian orchids, esp the heath and common spotted orchids (Dactylorhiza maculata and D. fuchsii). The flowers are variable but usually have dark blotches
  • standard pitch — concert pitch
  • straight-ahead — not deviating from what is usual or expected; conventional or traditional; standard: a straight-ahead novel with a happy ending.
  • straight-faced — a serious or impassive facial expression that conceals one's true feelings about something, especially a desire to laugh.
  • straight-laced — strait-laced (sense 2)
  • striped gopher — a ground squirrel marked with stripes, especially the thirteen-lined ground squirrel.
  • studio theatre — a small theatre within which the stage and seating can usually be rearranged
  • sulphacetamide — a topical antibiotic of the sulphonamide group, used to treat eye infections, as well as skin infections including acne
  • sulphanilamide — a white odourless crystalline compound formerly used in medicine in the treatment of bacterial infections. Formula: NH2C6H4SO2NH2
  • sulphonic acid — type of strong organic acid
  • sulphuric acid — Sulphuric acid is a colourless, oily, and very powerful acid.
  • swedish turnip — rutabaga.
  • swing the lead — to malinger or make up excuses
  • teacher's aide — A teacher's aide is a person who helps a teacher in a school classroom but who is not a qualified teacher.
  • that's an idea — that is worth considering
  • that's done it — an exclamation of frustration when something is ruined
  • the beatitudes — the pronouncements in the Sermon on the Mount, which begin “Blessed are the poor in spirit”: Matt. 5:3-12
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