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14-letter words containing i, n, d, s, g

  • scaling ladder — a ladder for climbing high walls.
  • scheduling api — Scheduling Application Programming Interface
  • screen editing — the act or process of editing text on screen
  • screen trading — a form of trading on a market or exchange in which the visual display unit of a computer replaces personal contact as in floor trading
  • scribbling pad — a notebook or sketchbook
  • second reading — the stage in the consideration of a legislative bill that provides an opportunity for debate and amendment.
  • second sitting — A second sitting is the second period when a meal is served if there is not enough space for everyone to eat at the same time.
  • secondary gain — any advantage, as increased attention, disability benefits, or release from unpleasant responsibilities, obtained as a result of having an illness (distinguished from primary gain).
  • sedimentologic — of or relating to sedimentology
  • seeing eye dog — a dog that has been specially trained to lead or guide a blind person in walking about.
  • seeing-eye dog — blind person's guide dog
  • self-adjusting — that adjusts itself in response to circumstances
  • self-deceiving — subject to self-deception; tending to deceive or fool oneself: a self-deceiving person.
  • self-defeating — serving to frustrate, thwart, etc., one's own intention or interests: His behavior was certainly self-defeating.
  • self-deserving — qualified for or having a claim to reward, assistance, etc., because of one's actions, qualities, or situation: the deserving poor; a deserving applicant.
  • self-diagnosis — the diagnosis of one's own malady or illness.
  • self-directing — to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
  • self-expanding — to increase in extent, size, volume, scope, etc.: Heat expands most metals. He hopes to expand his company.
  • self-hardening — noting or pertaining to any of various steels that harden after heating without quenching or other treatment.
  • self-indulgent — indulging one's own desires, passions, whims, etc., especially without restraint.
  • self-mediating — to settle (disputes, strikes, etc.) as an intermediary between parties; reconcile.
  • self-parodying — given to or involving self-parody
  • self-recording — recording automatically, as an instrument.
  • self-regarding — consideration for oneself or one's own interests.
  • semi-legendary — somewhat legendary; having something of the nature of a legend; almost legendary
  • semiconducting — of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a semiconductor.
  • series winding — the winding of an electric motor or generator in such a way that the field and armature circuits are connected in series
  • shawinigan-sud — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada, S of Shawinigan.
  • shifting sands — If you refer to the shifting sands of a situation, you mean that it changes so often that it is difficult to deal with.
  • shooting guard — the player responsible for attempting long-range shots
  • shooting lodge — a country house providing accommodation for a shooting party during the shooting season
  • side-splitting — convulsively uproarious: sidesplitting laughter.
  • siegfried line — a zone of fortifications in W Germany facing the Maginot Line, constructed in the years preceding World War II.
  • signed english — a form of communication employing the signs of American Sign Language but using English grammar in place of ASL syntax and using invented forms for English grammatical elements, such as of, to, the, and -ing, where no ASL sign exists.
  • silver wedding — a twenty-fifth wedding anniversary.
  • silver-tongued — persuasive; eloquent: a silver-tongued orator.
  • single bedroom — a bedroom that is intended to accommodate a single bed and occupancy of one person
  • single density — a disk with the normal capacity for storage
  • single-engined — (of an aircraft) having only one engine
  • single-hearted — sincere and undivided in feeling or spirit; dedicated; not reflecting mixed emotions: He was single-hearted in his patriotism.
  • sivananda yoga — a gentle form of yoga which concentrates on breathing control, stretching, and silent meditation
  • skiing holiday — a holiday taken (esp to somewhere that it snows) for the purpose of going skiing
  • skinny-dipping — to swim in the nude.
  • skirting board — fabric for making skirts.
  • slant drilling — Slant drilling is drilling at an angle of usually 30° to 45°.
  • slide magazine — a piece of equipment that holds slides and pushes them into a projector
  • sliding vector — a vector having specified magnitude and lying on a given line.
  • social dancing — dancing performed by couples or by groups, usually as a form of recreation.
  • social dumping — the practice of allowing employers to lower wages and reduce employees' benefits in order to attract and retain employment and investment
  • soldering iron — an instrument for melting and applying solder.
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