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11-letter words containing e, l, d, o

  • scoundrelly — having the character of a scoundrel; unscrupulous; villainous.
  • scripholder — a person who owns a scrip or scrips
  • sealed book — something beyond understanding and therefore unknown.
  • sealed move — the last move before an adjournment, which is written down by the player making it, sealed in an envelope, and kept secret from his opponent until play is resumed
  • sealed road — route surfaced for use by traffic
  • second lien — a lien subordinate to a previous or preferred lien.
  • second line — a jaunty, syncopated rhythm in 2/4 time, often used in the rhythm and blues and jazz of New Orleans
  • second self — one who associates so closely with a given person as to assume that person's mode of behavior, personality, beliefs, etc.
  • second-half — happening in the second half of a game
  • secondarily — next after the first in order, place, time, etc.
  • self-avowed — acknowledged; declared: an avowed enemy.
  • self-formed — external appearance of a clearly defined area, as distinguished from color or material; configuration: a triangular form.
  • self-loader — semiautomatic (def 3).
  • 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.
  • semi-closed — having or forming a boundary or barrier: He was blocked by a closed door. The house had a closed porch.
  • settle down — to appoint, fix, or resolve definitely and conclusively; agree upon (as time, price, or conditions).
  • severalfold — comprising several parts or members.
  • shade cloth — a covering made of cloth or plastic, especially one used to control the amount of sunlight to which plants are exposed.
  • shareholder — a holder or owner of shares, especially in a company or corporation.
  • 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-line — a cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial.
  • siderophile — (of a cell or tissue) having an affinity for iron.
  • siecle d'or — the period of the reign of Louis XIV of France.
  • silhouetted — a two-dimensional representation of the outline of an object, as a cutout or configurational drawing, uniformly filled in with black, especially a black-paper, miniature cutout of the outlines of a person's face in profile.
  • siliconized — (of a material) having silicone added.
  • single bond — a chemical linkage consisting of one covalent bond between two atoms of a molecule, represented in chemical formulas by one line or two vertical dots, as C–H or C:H.
  • slaveholder — an owner of slaves.
  • sleeveboard — a small-scale ironing board for pressing sleeves, especially a narrow board that fits inside a coat sleeve.
  • sleuthhound — a bloodhound.
  • slime mould — any of various simple spore-producing organisms typically found as slimy masses on rotting vegetation, where they engulf food particles by amoeboid movements. Formerly regarded as fungi, they are now classified as protoctists of the phyla Myxomycota (true, or cellular slime moulds) or Acrasiomycota (plasmodial slime moulds)
  • slow-footed — proceeding at a slow pace.
  • slow-witted — mentally slow or dull; slow in comprehension and thinking.
  • smallholder — owner of small plot of land
  • smell blood — sense a chance for victory
  • smouldering — burning slowly without flame, usually emitting smoke
  • sockdolager — something unusually large, heavy, etc.
  • sockdoliger — a conclusive argument; a hard blow
  • sockdologer — a decisive blow or remark
  • soft solder — a solder fusible at temperatures below 700°F (370°C), generally an alloy of lead and tin.
  • soft-boiled — to boil (an egg) just long enough for the yolk and white to partially solidify, usually three or four minutes.
  • soil binder — a plant that prevents or inhibits erosion by providing a ground cover and forming a dense network of roots that hold the soil.
  • soldatesque — of or relating to a soldier
  • soldier ant — a type of ant that has a disproportionately large head
  • soldier fly — any of several flies of the family Stratiomyidae, characterized by brightly colored abdominal stripes.
  • soldierfish — any of several squirrelfishes of the family Holocentridae.
  • soldierlike — resembling a soldier
  • soldiership — a person who serves in an army; a person engaged in military service.
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