11-letter words containing d, y, a, s
- present-day — current; modern: present-day techniques; present-day English.
- 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.
- psychodelia — the production of, or the culture associated with, psychedelic experiences
- psychodrama — a method of group psychotherapy in which participants take roles in improvisational dramatizations of emotionally charged situations.
- road safety — prevention of traffic accidents
- rock steady — the style of vocalized Jamaican popular music that succeeded ska and preceded reggae in the 1960s, influenced by American soul music and having a more upbeat tempo with emphasis on electric bass and guitar rather than on horns.
- safety date — someone who accompanies a single person to a function to give the impression that he or she is in a personal relationship
- saint's day — a day of celebration commemorating a particular saint.
- sand myrtle — an evergreen shrub, Leiophyllum buxifolium, of the heath family, native to the eastern U.S., having simple, leathery leaves and clusters of white or pink flowers.
- say kaddish — to be a mourner
- scaredy cat — fraidy-cat.
- scaredy-cat — fraidy-cat.
- scatteredly — distributed or occurring at widely spaced and usually irregular intervals: scattered villages; scattered showers.
- schenectady — a city in E New York, on the Mohawk River.
- 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.
- self-parody — a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing: his hilarious parody of Hamlet's soliloquy.
- seventh-day — designating certain Christian denominations that make Saturday their chief day of rest and religious observance: Seventh-Day Adventists.
- shadow play — a show in which shadows of puppets, flat figures, or live actors are projected onto a lighted screen.
- sigmoidally — in the form of a sigmoid
- 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.
- southwardly — toward the south
- spiny-rayed — spiny-finned.
- sporadicity — (of similar things or occurrences) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional: sporadic renewals of enthusiasm.
- spotted ray — any of various species of ray with irregular markings on the back
- spreadingly — in a spreading manner
- square yard — a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one yard on each side; 0.8361 square meters. 2 , sq. yd. Abbreviation: yd.
- staphylinid — rove beetle.
- starry-eyed — overly romantic or idealistic: He was a starry-eyed dreamer.
- steadfastly — fixed in direction; steadily directed: a steadfast gaze.
- stipendiary — receiving a stipend; performing services for regular pay.
- stony-faced — having a rigid, expressionless face.
- stormstayed — isolated or unable to travel because of adverse weather conditions, esp a snowstorm
- strathclyde — a region in SW Scotland. 5300 sq. mi. (13,727 sq. km).
- study leave — sabbatical
- subdeaconry — the position or office of a subdeacon
- subdermally — in, located, or placed in a subdermal manner
- 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
- sugar candy — large crystals of sugar formed by suspending strings in a strong sugar solution that hardens on the strings, used chiefly for sweetening coffee
- sugar daddy — a wealthy, middle-aged man who spends freely on a young woman in return for her companionship or intimacy.
- sugar-candy — excessively sweet; saccharine: sugar-candy stories in family magazines.
- sunday baby — an illegitimate child.
- sunday best — Sunday clothes.
- sunday week — a week (counting backward or forward) from Sunday (or Monday, Tuesday, etc.)
- superdainty — very dainty
- switch yard — a railroad yard in which rolling stock is distributed or made up into trains.