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14-letter words containing e, n, t, r, s, o

  • stephen foster — Stephen (Collins) 1826–64, U.S. songwriter.
  • stepstone corp — (company)   A company founded by Brad Cox, responsible for Objective C. Telephone: +1 (203) 426-1875.
  • stinking roger — any of various plants having an unpleasant odor.
  • stock in trade — the requisites for carrying on a business, especially goods kept on hand for sale in a store.
  • stock transfer — Stock transfer is the act of moving goods from one part of the distribution chain to another.
  • stock turnover — the rate at which stock is sold and replenished
  • stock watering — the creation of more new shares in a company than is justified by its assets
  • stock-in-trade — items used in performing a job
  • stocking frame — a type of knitting machine
  • stoke-on-trent — a city in N Staffordshire, in central England, on the Trent River: pottery and china.
  • stopping power — a measure of the effect a substance has on the kinetic energy of a particle passing through it
  • straighten out — make straighter
  • strange to say — surprisingly
  • streptodornase — a deoxyribonuclease, obtained from hemolytic streptococci, used in medicine for decomposing blood clots and fibrinous and purulent matter.
  • streptothricin — an antibacterial substance produced by a soil fungus, Actinomyces lavendulae.
  • strong-eye dog — a dog trained to control sheep by its gaze
  • 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.
  • sub-government — the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc.; political administration: Government is necessary to the existence of civilized society.
  • sub-peritoneal — the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera.
  • subaggregation — a subtotalling
  • subarborescent — below or under trees
  • subcontrariety — the quality or state of being subcontrary
  • subinfeudatory — a person who holds by subinfeudation.
  • super-rational — beyond the scope or range of reason; intuitional.
  • superabsorbent — extremely or unusually absorbent: superabsorbent fibers.
  • superannuation — the act of superannuating.
  • superconductor — the phenomenon of almost perfect conductivity shown by certain substances at temperatures approaching absolute zero. The recent discovery of materials that are superconductive at temperatures hundreds of degrees above absolute zero raises the possibility of revolutionary developments in the production and transmission of electrical energy.
  • superconfident — very or extremely confident, overly confident
  • supercontinent — a hypothetical protocontinent of the remote geologic past that rifted apart to form the continents of today.
  • superelevation — bank1 (def 6).
  • supererogation — to do more than duty requires.
  • superimportant — extremely important
  • superinfection — marked proliferation of a parasitic microorganism during antimicrobial treatment for another infection.
  • superinflation — hyperinflation.
  • supernutrition — excessive nourishment or overeating
  • superovulation — to produce more than the normal number of ova at one time, as through hormone treatment.
  • superscription — the act of superscribing.
  • superseniority — seniority that is granted or held without regard to age or service.
  • superstruction — the action of superstructing
  • supportiveness — giving support.
  • surgeon's knot — a knot resembling a reef knot, used by surgeons for tying ligatures and the like.
  • sweet and sour — Sweet and sour is used to describe Chinese food that contains both a sweet flavour and something sharp or sour such as lemon or vinegar.
  • sweet-and-sour — cooked with sugar and vinegar or lemon juice and often other seasonings.
  • swinging voter — a person who does not vote consistently for any single political party
  • sync-generator — an electronic generator that supplies synchronizing pulses to television scanning and transmitting equipment.
  • tam-o'-shanter — a cap of Scottish origin, usually made of wool, having a round, flat top that projects all around the head and has a pompon at its center.
  • tank destroyer — a high-speed, self-propelled, armored combat vehicle with antitank cannon.
  • tape transport — transport (def 12).
  • tayside region — a former local government region in E Scotland: formed in 1975 from Angus, Kinross-shire, and most of Perthshire; replaced in 1996 by the council areas of Angus, City of Dundee, and Perth and Kinross
  • telejournalism — the writing and broadcasting of journalism for television
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