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14-letter words containing e, a, s, t, l, n

  • st. marylebone — former metropolitan borough of London: since 1965, part of Westminster
  • stalking horse — If you describe a person or thing as a stalking horse, you mean that it is being used to obtain a temporary advantage so that someone can get what they really want.
  • stalking-horse — a horse, or a figure of a horse, behind which a hunter hides in stalking game.
  • stalling angle — critical angle (def 2).
  • 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.
  • stanley dancer — Stanley, 1927–2005, U.S. harness racer and trainer.
  • state religion — the official religion of a state as established by law.
  • states general — the parliament of the Netherlands, consisting of an upper chamber (First Chamber) and a lower chamber (Second Chamber)
  • states-general — the parliament of the Netherlands, consisting of an upper chamber (First Chamber) and a lower chamber (Second Chamber)
  • steeplechasing — a horse race over a turf course furnished with artificial ditches, hedges, and other obstacles over which the horses must jump.
  • stegocephalian — an extinct, pre-Jurassic amphibian
  • stewart island — one of the islands of New Zealand, S of South Island. 670 sq. mi. (1735 sq. km).
  • sticking place — Also called sticking point. the place or point at which something stops and holds firm.
  • stomachfulness — the quality of being stomachful
  • stopping place — a place where vehicles may stop temporarily
  • straight angle — the angle formed by two radii of a circle that are drawn to the extremities of an arc equal to one half of the circle; an angle of 180°.
  • street cleaner — a sanitation worker who cleans streets or sidewalks.
  • striped marlin — a marlin, Tetrapturus audax, of the Pacific Ocean, having the sides of the body marked with dark blue vertical stripes, valued for sport and food.
  • stuffed animal — soft toy
  • sturgeon's law — "Ninety percent of everything is crap". Derived from a quote by science fiction author Theodore Sturgeon, who once said, "Sure, 90% of science fiction is crud. That's because 90% of everything is crud." Oddly, when Sturgeon's Law is cited, the final word is almost invariably changed to "crap". Compare Ninety-Ninety Rule. Though this maxim originated in SF fandom, most hackers recognise it and are all too aware of its truth.
  • sturmabteilung — a political militia of the Nazi party, organized about 1923 and notorious for its violence and terrorism up to 1934, when it was purged and reorganized as an instrument of physical training and political indoctrination of German men; Brown Shirts.
  • sub-peritoneal — the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera.
  • subcontinental — a large, relatively self-contained landmass forming a subdivision of a continent: the subcontinent of India.
  • subcutaneously — situated or lying under the skin, as tissue.
  • substantialize — to make or become substantial or actual
  • sulfantimonide — any compound containing an antimonide and a sulfide.
  • sulphonmethane — a colourless crystalline compound used medicinally as a hypnotic. Formula: C7H16O4S2
  • super-rational — beyond the scope or range of reason; intuitional.
  • superelevation — bank1 (def 6).
  • superessential — beyond or above essence; transcending being
  • superinflation — hyperinflation.
  • superinsulated — highly insulated
  • supernaturally — of, relating to, or being above or beyond what is natural; unexplainable by natural law or phenomena; abnormal.
  • superovulation — to produce more than the normal number of ova at one time, as through hormone treatment.
  • supplementally — supplementary.
  • suprasegmental — above, beyond, or in addition to a segment.
  • swing the lead — to malinger or make up excuses
  • symmetry plane — reflection plane.
  • synaptic cleft — the small gap, measured in nanometers, between an axon terminal and any of the cell membranes in the immediate vicinity.
  • teach a lesson — give a class, give instruction
  • technicalities — technical methods and vocabulary
  • telangiectasis — chronic dilatation of the capillaries and other small blood vessels.
  • telejournalism — the writing and broadcasting of journalism for television
  • telejournalist — a journalist who writes for or broadcasts on television
  • terminal bonus — a bonus paid on a life insurance policy when the holder reaches a certain age or dies
  • testamentarily — in a testamentary manner
  • testimonialize — to honor (someone) by giving or doing something testimonial.
  • texas longhorn — one of a breed of long-horned beef cattle of the southwestern U.S., developed from cattle introduced into North America from Spain and valued for disease resistance, fecundity, and a historical association with the old West: now rare.
  • the soo canals — the two ship canals linking Lakes Superior and Huron. There is a canal on the Canadian and on the US side of the rapids of the St Mary's River
  • the waste land — a poem (1922) by T. S. Eliot.
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