11-letter words containing d, i, s, n
- sandbagging — a bag filled with sand, used in fortification, as ballast, etc.
- sandia peak — a mountain in N central New Mexico in the Sandia Mountains. 10,678 feet (3255 meters).
- sandringham — a village in N Norfolk, England: site of Sandringham House, Royal Family mansion.
- sandwiching — two or more slices of bread or the like with a layer of meat, fish, cheese, etc., between each pair.
- sarcodinian — belonging or pertaining to the protist phylum Sarcodina, comprising protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopodia.
- sardonicism — characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering: a sardonic grin.
- sash window — A sash window is a window which consists of two frames placed one above the other. The window can be opened by sliding one frame over the other.
- sauropsidan — relating to the Sauropsida or animals belonging to the Sauriodea group in Huxley's classification
- scaffolding — a temporary structure for holding workers and materials during the erection, repair, or decoration of a building.
- scan design — (electronics) (Or "Scan-In, Scan-Out") A electronic circuit design technique which aims to increase the controllability and observability of a digital logic circuit by incorporating special "scan registers" into the circuit so that they form a scan path. Some of the more common types of scan design include the multiplexed register designs and level-sensitive scan design (LSSD) used extensively by IBM. Boundary scan can be used alone or in combination with either of the above techniques.
- scandinavia — Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and sometimes Finland, Iceland, and the Faeroe Islands.
- schrödinbug — (jargon, programming) /shroh'din-buhg/ (MIT, from the Schrödinger's Cat thought-experiment in quantum physics) A design or implementation bug that doesn't manifest until someone reading the source code or using the program in an unusual way notices that it never should have worked, at which point it stops working until fixed. Though (like bit rot) this sounds impossible, it happens; some programs have harboured schrödinbugs for years. Compare heisenbug, Bohr bug, mandelbug.
- schrodinger — Erwin [er-vin] /ˈɛr vɪn/ (Show IPA), 1887–1961, German physicist: Nobel prize 1933.
- scorpaenoid — resembling or related to the family Scorpaenidae.
- screen grid — a grid placed between the anode and the control electrode in a vacuum tube, usually maintained at a fixed positive potential.
- scrutinised — to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
- scrutinized — to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
- sdeignfully — disdainfully
- sea islands — a chain of islands in the Atlantic off the coasts of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida
- sealed unit — a hard disk that is permanently sealed to prevent damage to the read/write head
- second city — Chicago, Ill.
- second lien — a lien subordinate to a previous or preferred lien.
- second line — a jaunty, syncopated rhythm in 2/4 time, often used in the rhythm and blues and jazz of New Orleans
- second unit — an additional crew on a film production, usually used at a second location for filming crowd scenes, exteriors, and other shots that do not require the principal actors.
- second wind — the return of ease in breathing after exhaustion caused by continued physical exertion, as in running.
- second-tier — not in the first rank
- secondarily — next after the first in order, place, time, etc.
- sedan chair — an enclosed vehicle for one person, borne on poles by two bearers and common during the 17th and 18th centuries.
- sedimentary — of, relating to, or of the nature of sediment.
- seditionary — of or relating to sedition; seditious.
- seditionist — of or relating to sedition; seditious.
- self-binder — binder (def 5b).
- self-denial — the sacrifice of one's own desires; unselfishness.
- self-driven — (of a machine) containing its own power source, as an engine or motor.
- self-minded — having a certain kind of mind (usually used in combination): strong-minded.
- semidiurnal — pertaining to, consisting of, or accomplished in half a day.
- seminomadic — belonging or relating to an ethnic group or people who migrate seasonally and cultivate crops during periods of settlement
- send flying — to dismiss or cause to depart hurriedly
- sending-off — If there is a sending-off during a game of football, a player is told to leave the field by the referee, as a punishment for seriously breaking the rules.
- senectitude — the last stage of life; old age.
- serendipity — an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident.
- serriedness — the quality or state of being serried
- share index — A share index is a number that indicates the state of a stock market. It is based on the combined share prices of a set of companies.
- shared line — a telephone number that is assigned to more than one person, for example in an office. When somebody calls the number, all of the phones will ring until somebody picks up their phone to answer the call
- shepherding — a person who herds, tends, and guards sheep.
- shield fern — any of numerous ferns of the genera Dryopteris and Polystichum, having shield-shaped indusia.
- shop window — storefront display
- shop-window — a window used for display of merchandise.
- show window — a display window in a store.
- shroud-line — a cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial.