11-letter words containing d, l, s
- seed vessel — a pericarp.
- self-avowed — acknowledged; declared: an avowed enemy.
- self-binder — binder (def 5b).
- self-caused — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
- self-deceit — the act or fact of deceiving oneself.
- self-denial — the sacrifice of one's own desires; unselfishness.
- self-desire — to wish or long for; crave; want.
- self-driven — (of a machine) containing its own power source, as an engine or motor.
- self-feeder — an apparatus or machine that automatically discharges a supply of some material, especially one consisting of a hopper and a trough for feeding livestock.
- self-formed — external appearance of a clearly defined area, as distinguished from color or material; configuration: a triangular form.
- self-guided — accompanied by a guide: a guided tour.
- self-hatred — the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.
- self-loader — semiautomatic (def 3).
- self-minded — having a certain kind of mind (usually used in combination): strong-minded.
- self-murder — suicide
- self-parody — a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing: his hilarious parody of Hamlet's soliloquy.
- self-poised — acting with poise.
- self-regard — consideration for oneself or one's own interests.
- self-styled — styled, called, or considered by oneself as specified: a self-styled leader.
- self-tender — an offer by a company to buy back some or all of its shares from its shareholders, esp as a protection against an unwelcome takeover bid
- self-willed — stubborn or obstinate willfulness, as in pursuing one's own wishes, aims, etc.
- semi-closed — having or forming a boundary or barrier: He was blocked by a closed door. The house had a closed porch.
- semidiurnal — pertaining to, consisting of, or accomplished in half a day.
- semifluidic — of the nature of a semifluid; partially fluidic
- semiskilled — having or requiring more training and skill than unskilled labor but less than skilled labor.
- send flying — to dismiss or cause to depart hurriedly
- sesquipedal — given to using long words.
- settle down — to appoint, fix, or resolve definitely and conclusively; agree upon (as time, price, or conditions).
- settledness — the quality or condition of being settled
- severalfold — comprising several parts or members.
- sex-limited — (of a gene character) expressed in one sex only.
- shade cloth — a covering made of cloth or plastic, especially one used to control the amount of sunlight to which plants are exposed.
- shadow play — a show in which shadows of puppets, flat figures, or live actors are projected onto a lighted screen.
- shadow roll — sheepskin that is placed just below the eyes of a pacing horse in order to prevent it from seeing moving shadows cast by its body.
- 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
- shareholder — a holder or owner of shares, especially in a company or corporation.
- shell gland — a gland in certain invertebrates that secretes the components required for forming the shell of an egg
- shield fern — any of numerous ferns of the genera Dryopteris and Polystichum, having shield-shaped indusia.
- shipbuilder — a person whose occupation is the designing or constructing of ship.
- short field — the area of the infield between third base and second, covered by the shortstop.
- short-lived — living or lasting only a little while.
- shovelboard — the game of shuffleboard.
- shroud-laid — noting a fiber rope of four strands laid right-handed with or without a heart.
- shroud-line — a cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial.
- side glance — a look sideways at someone or something
- side-glance — a glance directed to the side; an oblique or sideways look: a side-glance of displeasure at her interrupter.
- side-lining — a line at the side of something.
- side-saddle — a saddle for women on which the rider sits, facing forward, usually with both feet on the left side of the horse.
- siderophile — (of a cell or tissue) having an affinity for iron.
- sidewalking — the practice of shopkeepers standing on the sidewalk outside their shops to attract customers.