15-letter words containing l, a, s, d
- rusty blackbird — a North American blackbird, Euphagus carolinus, the male of which has plumage that is uniformly bluish-black in the spring and rusty-edged in the fall.
- saddle-stitched — having a binding in which the sections of a publication are inserted inside each other and secured through the middle fold with thread, or wire staples
- sale of produce — the selling of something that is produced, esp agricultural products
- salicylaldehyde — an oily, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 7 H 6 O 2 , having an almondlike odor: used chiefly in perfumery and in the synthesis of coumarin.
- salivary glands — any of several glands, as the submaxillary glands, that secrete saliva.
- salt and pepper — pepper-and-salt.
- salt-and-pepper — pepper-and-salt.
- sand-lime brick — a hard brick composed of silica sand and a lime of high calcium content, molded under high pressure and baked.
- scala cordonata — a ramp having the form of broad, slightly inclined steps.
- scared shitless — terrified
- scheduled caste — (in India) the official name given to the lower castes that are now protected by the government and offered special concessions.
- school holidays — the period during which schools are closed - in the summer, at Christmas and Easter, and at other times of the year
- sclerodermatous — Zoology. covered with a hardened tissue, as scales.
- scotch highland — any of a breed of small, hardy, usually dun-colored, shaggy-haired beef cattle with long, widespread horns, able to withstand the cold and sparse pasturage of its native western Scottish uplands.
- seafood platter — a plate of assorted seafood, served in a restaurant
- sebaceous gland — any of the cutaneous glands that secrete oily matter for lubricating hair and skin.
- second language — a language learned by a person after his or her native language, especially as a resident of an area where it is in general use.
- secondary color — a color, as orange, green, or violet, produced by mixing two primary colors.
- secondary metal — metal derived wholly or in part from scrap.
- secondary xylem — xylem derived from the cambium during secondary growth.
- self-adjustment — adjustment of oneself or itself, as to the environment.
- self-admiration — a feeling of wonder, pleasure, or approval.
- self-admittedly — admitting to a specific charge or accusation; self-confessed: a self-admitted spy.
- self-authorized — given or endowed with authority: an authorized agent.
- self-debasement — to reduce in quality or value; adulterate: They debased the value of the dollar.
- self-dedication — the act of dedicating.
- self-diagnostic — the diagnosis of one's own malady or illness.
- self-inductance — inductance inducing an electromotive force in the same circuit in which the motivating change of current occurs, equal to the number of flux linkages per unit of current.
- self-infatuated — to inspire or possess with a foolish or unreasoning passion, as of love.
- self-inoculated — to implant (a disease agent or antigen) in a person, animal, or plant to produce a disease for study or to stimulate disease resistance.
- self-medication — the use of medicine without medical supervision to treat one's own ailment.
- self-proclaimed — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
- self-validating — requiring no external confirmation, sanction, or validation.
- selfabandonment — absence or lack of personal restraint.
- semi-industrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- semicylindrical — of, relating to, or having the shape of a semicylinder
- senile dementia — a syndrome of progressive, irreversible impairment of cognitive function, caused by organic factors and having its onset late in life.
- senkaku islands — a group of uninhabited islets in the East China Sea; claimed by China and Japan
- settlement date — day by which payment must be made
- sewage disposal — waste processing
- shalosh seudoth — the last of the three prescribed Sabbath meals, taken after Minhah and before the evening service.
- sheffield plate — sheet copper with a cladding of silver.
- shield of david — a hexagram used as a symbol of Judaism.
- shire highlands — an upland area of S Malawi. Average height: 900 m (3000 ft)
- short-eared owl — a streaked, buffy brown, cosmopolitan owl, Asio flammeus, having very short tufts of feathers on each side of the head.
- shoulder charge — an instance of a player charging into another so that there is contact between their shoulders (permissible in some circumstances)
- shoulder season — a travel season between peak and off-peak seasons, especially spring and fall, when fares tend to be relatively low.
- shoulder weapon — a firearm that is fired while being held in the hands with the butt of the weapon braced against the shoulder.
- sidereal period — the period of revolution of a body about another with respect to one or more distant stars
- sidewalk artist — an artist who draws pictures on the sidewalk, especially with colored chalk, as a means of soliciting money from passers-by.