13-letter words containing l, a, d
- safety island — an area provided for the safety of pedestrians from vehicular traffic, as between lanes on a busy street or highway.
- saint leonard — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada: suburb of Montreal.
- salad servers — kitchen utensils used as tongs to serve salad
- salad spinner — a utensil used for drying washed salad or vegetables that consists of a plastic basket inside a plastic bowl. The salad is placed in the basket and the outer bowl is then spun using a device such as a gear-operated handle or pull cord, and this spinning then separates water from the salad.
- salmon ladder — a series of steps in a river designed to enable salmon to bypass a dam and move upstream to their breeding grounds
- san ildefonso — a town in central Spain, near Segovia: termed the “Spanish Versailles” for its 18th-century palace (La Granja) treaty 1800.
- sand bluestem — a grass, Andropogon hallii, native to the Great Plains, used as a cover crop for sand dunes.
- sandfly fever — a usually mild viral disease occurring in hot, dry areas, characterized by fever, eye pain, and sometimes a rash, transmitted by sandflies of the genus Phlebotomus.
- sandwich loaf — a loaf of the type of soft white sliced bread often used to make sandwiches
- sardanapalian — excessively luxurious or sensual.
- sawdust trail — the road to conversion or rehabilitation, as for a sinner or criminal.
- scale drawing — illustration made in proportion
- scalenohedral — a hemihedral crystal form of 8 or 12 faces, each face being a scalene triangle.
- scalenohedron — a hemihedral crystal form of 8 or 12 faces, each face being a scalene triangle.
- scandal sheet — a newspaper or magazine that emphasizes scandal or gossip.
- scandalmonger — a person who spreads scandal or gossip.
- scotland yard — a short street in central London, England: formerly the site of the London police headquarters, which were removed 1890 to a Thames embankment (New Scotland Yard, ).
- scrambled egg — eggs stirred while cooking
- scullery maid — a maid whose duties include washing up and vegetable preparation
- seal the deal — make an agreement official
- sealed orders — written instructions that are not to be read until a specified time
- second ballot — an electoral procedure in which if no candidate emerges as a clear winner in a first ballot, candidates at the bottom of the poll are eliminated and another ballot is held among the remaining candidates
- sectionalized — divided into sections
- sedge warbler — a European songbird, Acrocephalus schoenobaenus, of reed beds and swampy areas, having a streaked brownish plumage with white eye stripes: family Muscicapidae (Old World flycatchers, etc)
- segmentalized — separated into parts, sections, elements, classes, etc.; compartmentalized: a segmentalized society.
- selenous acid — a colorless, transparent, crystalline powder, H2SeO3, soluble in water and used as a reagent
- self-absorbed — preoccupied with one's thoughts, interests, etc.
- self-adhesive — having a side or surface coated with an adhesive substance to permit sticking without glue, paste, or the like: a self-adhesive label; self-adhesive ceramic tiles.
- self-admitted — admitting to a specific charge or accusation; self-confessed: a self-admitted spy.
- self-advocacy — the practice of having mentally handicapped people speak for themselves and control their own affairs, rather than having nonhandicapped people automatically assume responsibility for them
- self-analyzed — having undergone self-analysis.
- self-anointed — to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- self-declared — proclaiming oneself to be
- self-depraved — corrupt, wicked, or perverted.
- self-donation — an act or instance of presenting something as a gift, grant, or contribution.
- self-educated — educated by one's own efforts, especially without formal instruction.
- self-enamored — to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with): to be enamored of a certain lady; a brilliant woman with whom he became enamored.
- self-medicate — to medicate oneself without consulting a physician
- self-ordained — to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- self-pampered — to treat or gratify with extreme or excessive indulgence, kindness, or care: to pamper a child; to pamper one's stomach.
- self-prepared — properly expectant, organized, or equipped; ready: prepared for a hurricane.
- self-standing — An object or structure that is self-standing is not supported by other objects or structures.
- semilegendary — having some historical basis, but legendary in part
- seminal fluid — the fluid component of semen, excluding the sperm.
- sendmail inc. — (company) The company, announced in November 1997 and launched in March 1998, created by Eric Allman, the original author of Sendmail. Allman is Chief Technology Officer, Greg Olson is President and CEO. Sendmail Inc. will sell commercial upgrades, service and support to Internet Service Providers and corporations running critical e-mail applications, while still continuing freeware development. Allman said that he devoted the fist six months of the life of Sendmail Inc. to finalising the freeware release. A commercial version was due in summer 1998, at around $1000 per server. The company is expected to reach $40m annual sales within three years. Funding is in the region of $1.25m. Address: Emeryville, California, USA.
- shear modulus — The shear modulus of a material is how stiff or rigid it is. It is equal to the shear stress divided by the shear strain.
- shetland pony — one of a breed of small but sturdy, rough-coated ponies, raised originally in the Shetland Islands.
- shetland wool — the fine wool undercoat pulled by hand from Shetland sheep.
- shield bearer — an attendant who carries the shield or arms of a warrior.
- ship chandler — a person who deals in cordage, canvas, and other supplies for ships.