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14-letter words containing d, o, t, l

  • self-appointed — chosen by oneself to act in a certain capacity or to fulfill a certain function, especially pompously or self-righteously: a self-appointed guardian of the public's morals.
  • self-collected — having or showing self-control; composed; self-possessed.
  • self-conceited — an excessively favorable opinion of oneself, one's abilities, etc.; vanity.
  • self-confident — realistic confidence in one's own judgment, ability, power, etc.
  • self-contained — containing in oneself or itself all that is necessary; independent.
  • self-contented — contented with what one is or has
  • self-deception — the act or fact of deceiving oneself.
  • self-direction — the act or an instance of directing.
  • self-exploited — to utilize, especially for profit; turn to practical account: to exploit a business opportunity.
  • self-induction — the process by which an electromotive force is induced in a circuit by a varying current in that circuit.
  • self-laudation — an act or instance of lauding; encomium; tribute.
  • self-laudatory — containing or expressing praise: overwhelmed by the speaker's laudatory remarks.
  • self-motivated — initiative to undertake or continue a task or activity without another's prodding or supervision.
  • sheepdog trial — a competition in which sheepdogs are tested in their tasks
  • shooting lodge — a country house providing accommodation for a shooting party during the shooting season
  • shoulder joint — the joint at the junction of the forelimb with the pectoral girdle
  • shoulder patch — a cloth emblem worn on the upper part of a sleeve of a uniform typically as identification of the organization to which the wearer is assigned.
  • shoulder strap — a strap worn over the shoulder, as to support a garment.
  • sidereal month — Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
  • silver-tongued — persuasive; eloquent: a silver-tongued orator.
  • simplex method — a numerical method for solving problems in linear programming.
  • skeleton draft — a basic or minimum draft or outline
  • slalom descent — a winding descent
  • slate-coloured — like slate in colour
  • sld resolution — (logic, programming)   (Selected, Linear, Definite) Linear resolution with a selection function for definite sentences. A definite sentence has exactly one positive literal in each clause and this literal is selected to be resolved upon, i.e. replaced in the goal clause by the conjunction of negative literals which form the body of the clause.
  • slide mountain — a mountain in SE New York: highest peak of the Catskill Mountains. 4204 feet (1280 meters).
  • slide trombone — a musical wind instrument consisting of a cylindrical metal tube expanding into a bell and bent twice in a U shape, usually equipped with a slide (slide trombone)
  • sliding vector — a vector having specified magnitude and lying on a given line.
  • social studies — a course of instruction in an elementary or secondary school comprising such subjects as history, geography, civics, etc.
  • sodium lactate — a water-soluble, hygroscopic salt, C 3 H 5 NaO 3 , used in solution in medicine to treat metabolic acidosis, usually by injection.
  • sodium sulfate — a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, Na 2 SO 4 , used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes, soaps, detergents, glass, and ceramic glazes.
  • sodium sulfite — a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, Na 2 SO 3 , used chiefly as a food preservative, as a bleaching agent, and as a developer in photography.
  • soldier beetle — a yellowish-red cantharid beetle, Rhagonycha fulva, having a somewhat elongated body
  • solid geometry — the geometry of solid figures; geometry of three dimensions.
  • solid solution — a solid, homogeneous mixture of substances, as glass or certain alloys.
  • solidification — to make solid; make into a hard or compact mass; change from a liquid or gaseous to a solid form.
  • solitudinarian — a person who seeks solitude; recluse.
  • south portland — a city in SW Maine.
  • speckled trout — brook trout (def 1).
  • split decision — a decision of a bout on whose outcome the referee and judges did not unanimously agree.
  • spoiled priest — a person who was a student for the priesthood but who has withdrawn or been dismissed
  • spotted laurel — an evergreen cornaceous shrub, Aucuba japonica, of S and SE Asia, the female of which has yellow-spotted leaves
  • stand-off half — a player who acts as a link between his scrum half and three-quarter backs
  • standard model — a mathematical description of the elementary particles of matter and the fundamental forces by which they interact and behave; a model combining electromagnetic and weak forces.
  • straits dollar — a former silver coin and monetary unit of the Straits Settlements.
  • straw-coloured — If you describe something, especially hair, as straw-coloured, you mean that it is pale yellow.
  • street orderly — street cleaner.
  • studio complex — a building containing a room or rooms used to record television or radio programmes, make films, music, etc
  • subdevelopment — a development within a larger or more important development
  • sulfantimonide — any compound containing an antimonide and a sulfide.
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