14-letter words containing e, a, s, t, l, n
- repositionable — to put in a new or different position; shift: to reposition the artwork on the advertising layout.
- resident alien — an alien who has legally established residence in the U.S.
- resolicitation — the act of soliciting.
- resultant tone — a musical sound sometimes heard when two loud notes are sounded together, either lower in pitch than either (differential tone) or higher (summational tone)
- retaliationist — a retaliator
- retinoblastoma — Pathology. an inheritable tumor of the eye.
- roller-skating — the act of moving on roller skates
- saber rattling — a show or threat of military power, especially as used by a nation to impose its policies on other countries.
- saber-rattling — a show or threat of military power, especially as used by a nation to impose its policies on other countries.
- sable antelope — a large antelope, Hippotragus niger, of Africa, with long, saberlike horns and, in the male, a black coat: an endangered species.
- sabre-rattling — If you describe a threat, especially a threat of military action, as sabre-rattling, you do not believe that the threat will actually be carried out.
- sachsen-anhalt — German name of Saxony-Anhalt.
- sacramentalism — a belief in or emphasis on the importance and efficacy of the sacraments for achieving salvation and conferring grace.
- sacramentality — of, relating to, or of the nature of a sacrament, especially the sacrament of the Eucharist.
- saddle blanket — a saddle-shaped pad, as of felt or sheepskin, placed beneath the saddle to prevent it from irritating the horse's skin.
- safety islands — a group of three small French islands in the Atlantic, off the coast of French Guiana
- sailing length — a measurement of a yacht, comprising its length on the water line as well as certain measurements taken from the overhangs at bow and stern.
- saint lawrence — D(avid) H(erbert) 1885–1930, English novelist.
- sale or return — an arrangement by which a retailer pays only for goods sold, returning those that are unsold to the wholesaler or manufacturer
- sample section — a section of sth, intended as representative of the whole
- sanitary towel — sanitary napkin.
- sansculotterie — the characteristics of sansculottes
- sansculottides — the festivities held during the five complementary days in the French Republican Calendar
- santa fe trail — an important trade route going between Independence, Missouri, and Santa Fe, New Mexico, used from about 1821 to 1880.
- saone-et-loire — a department in E France. 3331 sq. mi. (8625 sq. km). Capital: Mâcon.
- satellite link — a link between a transmitting station and a receiving station via an artificial satellite
- saxe-altenburg — a former duchy in Thuringia in central Germany.
- scaly anteater — pangolin.
- scarlet runner — a twining, South American bean plant, Phaseolus coccineus, having clusters of scarlet flowers.
- schoolteaching — the profession of a schoolteacher.
- scientifically — of or relating to science or the sciences: scientific studies.
- sclerotization — the state of being sclerotized.
- secularization — to make secular; separate from religious or spiritual connection or influences; make worldly or unspiritual; imbue with secularism.
- segmental arch — a shallow arch not including a complete semicircle
- self-abasement — humiliation of oneself, especially as a result of guilt, shame, or the like.
- self-actuating — to incite or move to action; impel; motivate: actuated by selfish motives.
- self-adjusting — that adjusts itself in response to circumstances
- self-adornment — something that adds attractiveness; ornament; accessory: the adornments and furnishings of a room.
- self-adulation — excessive devotion to someone; servile flattery.
- 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-assertion — insistence on or an expression of one's own importance, wishes, needs, opinions, or the like.
- self-contained — containing in oneself or itself all that is necessary; independent.
- self-defeating — serving to frustrate, thwart, etc., one's own intention or interests: His behavior was certainly self-defeating.
- self-formation — the act or process of forming or the state of being formed: the formation of ice.
- self-generated — made without the aid of an external agent; produced spontaneously.
- self-important — having or showing an exaggerated opinion of one's own importance; pompously conceited or haughty.
- self-initiated — initiated or begun by oneself.
- self-laudation — an act or instance of lauding; encomium; tribute.
- self-mediating — to settle (disputes, strikes, etc.) as an intermediary between parties; reconcile.
- self-operating — automatic.