11-letter words containing d, i, s, y
- posttyphoid — occurring as a sequela of typhoid fever.
- predynastic — of, relating to, or belonging to a time or period before the first dynasty of a nation, especially the period in Egypt before c3200 b.c.
- prison yard — a piece of enclosed ground attached to a prison, where prisoners may take exercise at certain times
- psychedelia — the realm or artifacts of psychedelic drugs, art, writings, or the like.
- psychedelic — of or noting a mental state characterized by a profound sense of intensified sensory perception, sometimes accompanied by severe perceptual distortion and hallucinations and by extreme feelings of either euphoria or despair.
- psychic bid — a bid designed to mislead one's opponents that is not based on the strength of one's hand or of the suit named but rather on one's feeling that not bidding would be more costly.
- psychodelia — the production of, or the culture associated with, psychedelic experiences
- quick study — someone who is able to learn a new job or adjust to a new social environment in a short time.
- rediscovery — the act or an instance of discovering.
- saint's day — a day of celebration commemorating a particular saint.
- say kaddish — to be a mourner
- sdeignfully — disdainfully
- second city — Chicago, Ill.
- secondarily — next after the first in order, place, time, etc.
- sedimentary — of, relating to, or of the nature of sediment.
- seditionary — of or relating to sedition; seditious.
- seductively — tending to seduce; enticing; beguiling; captivating: a seductive smile.
- send flying — to dismiss or cause to depart hurriedly
- serendipity — an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident.
- shifty-eyed — having the appearance of being dishonest, esp as signified by a lack of eye contact
- sigmoidally — in the form of a sigmoid
- silly-sider — a left-handed person.
- sindonology — the scientific study of the Shroud of Turin.
- six day war — a war fought in June, 1967, between Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria, in which Israel captured large tracts of Arab territory.
- six-day war — a war fought in June, 1967, between Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria, in which Israel captured large tracts of Arab territory.
- sixty-third — next after the sixty-second; being the ordinal number for 63.
- soldier fly — any of several flies of the family Stratiomyidae, characterized by brightly colored abdominal stripes.
- spider lily — any of several plants having lilylike flowers with narrow petals, as those belonging to the genera Crinum, Hymenocallis, and Lycoris, of the amaryllis family.
- spin-drying — a technique for extracting water from clothes, linen, etc, by spinning them in a perforated drum
- spiny-rayed — spiny-finned.
- spondylitic — inflammation of the vertebrae.
- spondylitis — inflammation of the vertebrae.
- spondylosis — immobility and fusion of vertebral joints.
- sporadicity — (of similar things or occurrences) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional: sporadic renewals of enthusiasm.
- spreadingly — in a spreading manner
- squint-eyed — affected with or characterized by strabismus.
- staphylinid — rove beetle.
- stipendiary — receiving a stipend; performing services for regular pay.
- strongyloid — of or relating to a strongyle
- stylopodium — a glandular disk or expansion surmounting the ovary and supporting the styles in plants of the parsley family.
- subindustry — a subdivision of an industry
- subordinacy — a subordinate person or thing.
- subordinary — any of several heraldic bearings of secondary importance to the ordinary, such as the lozenge, the orle, and the fret
- suicidology — the study of the causes and prevention of suicide.
- sulfide dye — any of the class of dyes produced by heating an organic compound, as an indophenol, with sulfur or sodium polysulfide, used chiefly in dyeing cotton.
- superdainty — very dainty
- supply-side — of or relating to a theory that stresses the reduction of taxes, especially for those of higher income, as a means of encouraging business investment and growth and stabilizing the economy.
- swedish ivy — any of various plants belonging to the genus Plectranthus, of the mint family, native to the Old World tropics, having rounded, scalloped or toothed leaves and widely cultivated as a houseplant.
- switch yard — a railroad yard in which rolling stock is distributed or made up into trains.
- swivel-eyed — having or displaying extreme or fanatical views