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12-letter words containing l, e, a, n, s

  • self-basting — (of a turkey) prepared with oil or butter to remain moist when cooked in an oven.
  • self-command — self-control.
  • self-damning — causing incrimination: damning evidence.
  • self-dealing — financial transaction conducted on a personal, nonbusinesslike basis, as lending or borrowing of corporate money by a director.
  • self-disdain — to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn.
  • self-drawing — the act of a person or thing that draws.
  • self-finance — the management of revenues; the conduct or transaction of money matters generally, especially those affecting the public, as in the fields of banking and investment.
  • self-healing — curing or curative; prescribed or helping to heal.
  • self-heating — the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
  • self-loading — noting or pertaining to an automatic or semiautomatic firearm.
  • self-playing — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
  • self-raising — a rule of transformational grammar that shifts the subject or object of an embedded clause into the subject or object position of the main clause, as in the derivation of The suspect appears to be innocent from It appears that the suspect is innocent.
  • self-reading — the action or practice of a person who reads.
  • self-reliant — relying on oneself or on one's own powers, resources, etc.
  • self-renewal — the act of renewing.
  • self-sealing — capable of sealing itself automatically or without the application of adhesive, glue, or moisture: a self-sealing automobile tire; self-sealing envelopes.
  • self-tanning — cosmetic substance applied to the skin to simulate a suntan
  • self-tapping — (of a screw) cutting its own thread when screwed into a plain hole in a metal sheet
  • selfsameness — the quality or state of being selfsame or identical
  • selling race — a claiming race at the end of which the winning horse is offered for sale.
  • selling rate — the rate at which a bank is willing to sell foreign currency
  • semantically — of, relating to, or arising from the different meanings of words or other symbols: semantic change; semantic confusion.
  • semi-invalid — a person who is partially disabled or somewhat infirm
  • semiannually — occurring, done, or published every half year or twice a year; semiyearly.
  • semicolonial — partly colonial
  • semifinalist — a participant or one qualified to participate in a semifinal.
  • semifloating — noting or pertaining to a driving axle of an automobile or the like, the inner end of which is carried by the differential gear and the outer end of which is keyed to a wheel supported by the axle housing.
  • sensualistic — of or pertaining to the philosophical position of sensualism
  • sensualities — sensual nature: the sensuality of Keats's poetry.
  • sequentially — characterized by regular sequence of parts.
  • serial bonds — Serial bonds are bonds that are issued at the same time but have staggered maturity dates.
  • servant girl — a girl or woman employed as a servant who performs household duties
  • sewing table — a worktable for holding sewing materials, often supplied with a bag or pouch for needlework.
  • shareholding — a holder or owner of shares, especially in a company or corporation.
  • shawl tongue — kiltie (def 3).
  • shoot a line — to try to create a false image, as by boasting or exaggerating
  • sialadenitis — inflammation of one or more of the salivary glands.
  • sierra leone — an independent republic in W Africa: member of the Commonwealth of Nations; formerly a British colony and protectorate. 27,925 sq. mi. (72,326 sq. km). Capital: Freetown.
  • signal tower — a tower from which railway signals are controlled or displayed
  • silas marner — a novel (1861) by George Eliot.
  • silent alarm — an alarm that alerts security personnel or the police without the knowledge of the intruder or criminal whose presence triggers it: The silent alarm set off a flashing light at the police station.
  • silly season — a time of year, usually in midsummer or during a holiday period, characterized by exaggerated news stories, frivolous entertainments, outlandish publicity stunts, etc.: The new movie reminds us that the silly season is here.
  • simian shelf — a shelflike thickening along the inside of the mandible, characteristic of the anthropoid apes.
  • simultaneity — existing, occurring, or operating at the same time; concurrent: simultaneous movements; simultaneous translation.
  • simultaneous — existing, occurring, or operating at the same time; concurrent: simultaneous movements; simultaneous translation.
  • singableness — the quality of being singable
  • single cream — dairy product: thin or light cream
  • single modal — modal (def 3).
  • single track — a single pair of lines so that trains can travel in only one direction at a time
  • single-party — of or relating to a form of government in which only a single political party constitutes the government
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