14-letter words containing i, s, n, a, d
- space invaders — a video or computer game, the object of which is to destroy attacking alien spacecraft
- space medicine — the branch of aviation medicine dealing with the effects on humans of flying outside the earth's atmosphere.
- spanish armada — Armada (def 1).
- spanish dagger — a stemless or short-trunked plant, Yucca gloriosa, of the agave family, native to the southeastern U.S., having leaves nearly 2½ feet (75 cm) long, with a stiff, sharp point, and greenish-white or reddish flowers nearly 4 inches (10 cm) wide.
- speech-reading — the act or process of determining the intended meaning of a speaker by utilizing all visual clues accompanying speech attempts, as lip movements, facial expressions, and bodily gestures, used especially by people with impaired hearing.
- spick and span — spotlessly clean and neat: a spick-and-span kitchen.
- spick-and-span — spotlessly clean and neat: a spick-and-span kitchen.
- spider phaeton — (formerly) a light horse-drawn carriage with a high body and large slender wheels
- spike lavender — a lavender, Lavandula latifolia, having spikes of pale-purple flowers, and yielding an oil used in painting.
- spiral binding — a binding, as for a notebook or booklet, in which the pages are fastened together by a spiral of wire or plastic that coils through a series of holes punched along one side of each page and the front and back covers.
- spit and image — a person who bears a strong physical resemblance to another, esp to a relative
- spread betting — Spread betting is a form of gambling that involves predicting a range of possible scores or results rather than one particular score or result.
- springboarding — a flexible board, projecting over water, from which divers leap or spring.
- square-dancing — the activity of taking part in a square dance
- stabbing board — A stabbing board is a platform in the derrick, on which the derrickhand stands to run in casing.
- staff discount — a discount off goods sold by a particular shop, given to members of staff of that shop
- stage designer — someone who designs the physical appearance of the stage, using backdrops, props, etc
- standard issue — something, such as a rifle, included as standard with military equipment
- standard pitch — concert pitch
- standing order — Military. (formerly) a general order always in force in a command and establishing uniform procedures for it; standard operating procedure.
- standing start — the start of a race where participants begin from a standing or upright position
- standing water — still water that has stagnated
- state medicine — socialized medicine.
- stewart island — one of the islands of New Zealand, S of South Island. 670 sq. mi. (1735 sq. km).
- stinking cedar — an evergreen tree, Torreya taxifolia, of the yew family, native to Florida, having rank-smelling foliage and dark-green, egg-shaped fruit.
- stock in trade — the requisites for carrying on a business, especially goods kept on hand for sale in a store.
- stock-in-trade — items used in performing a job
- stop-and-frisk — a policy that permits a police officer to momentarily detain and pat down or search a person suspected of criminal activity, especially when suspected of concealing a weapon.
- 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
- subinfeudation — the granting of a portion of an estate by a feudal tenant to a subtenant, held from the tenant on terms similar to those of the grant to the tenant.
- subinfeudatory — a person who holds by subinfeudation.
- substantivized — to use (an adjective, verb, etc.) as a substantive; convert into a substantive: a substantivized participle.
- sulfantimonide — any compound containing an antimonide and a sulfide.
- sulphanilamide — a white odourless crystalline compound formerly used in medicine in the treatment of bacterial infections. Formula: NH2C6H4SO2NH2
- sulphonic acid — type of strong organic acid
- sunday morning — a poem (1923) by Wallace Stevens.
- sunday opening — the act of allowing shops and businesses to open on a Sunday
- sunday painter — a nonprofessional painter, usually unschooled and generally painting during spare time.
- sunday trading — the fact of opening a shop or business on a Sunday
- superinsulated — highly insulated
- swing the lead — to malinger or make up excuses
- take in stride — to walk with long steps, as with vigor, haste, impatience, or arrogance.
- take soundings — to try to find out people's opinions on a subject
- talaud islands — a group of islands in NE Indonesia. 495 sq. mi. (1281 sq. km).
- 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
- tendovaginitis — the swelling of both a tendon and its sheath
- tetanus toxoid — an inactivated form of tetanus toxin obtained from Clostridium tetani, used to produce an active immunity to the toxin.
- that's an idea — that is worth considering
- that's done it — an exclamation of frustration when something is ruined