14-letter words containing l, e, d, s
- sanford b dole — Robert J(oseph) born 1923, U.S. politician: senator 1969–96.
- sanibel island — an island in the Gulf of Mexico off the SW coast of Florida. 16 sq. mi. (41.5 sq. km).
- sansculottides — the festivities held during the five complementary days in the French Republican Calendar
- satellite dish — dish (def 8).
- scaling ladder — a ladder for climbing high walls.
- scapular medal — a medal that has been blessed and may be substituted for a scapular (sense 3)
- scheduling api — Scheduling Application Programming Interface
- school edition — a special edition of a book for distribution to schools or colleges, subject to a special rate of discount, sometimes without a dust jacket (distinguished from trade edition).
- schoolchildren — a child attending school.
- scrambled eggs — scrambled eggs are eggs that are mixed together and then cooked in butter.
- scratchbuilder — a person who scratchbuilds
- secondary cell — storage cell.
- secondary wall — the innermost part of a plant cell wall, deposited after the wall has ceased to increase in surface area.
- sedimentologic — of or relating to sedimentology
- selenious acid — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous powder, H 2 SeO 3 , used chiefly as a reagent.
- self professed — avowed; acknowledged.
- self-abandoned — lacking self-control; giving in to one's impulses.
- self-addressed — addressed for return to the sender.
- self-adjusting — that adjusts itself in response to circumstances
- self-adornment — something that adds attractiveness; ornament; accessory: the adornments and furnishings of a room.
- self-adulation — excessive devotion to someone; servile flattery.
- self-appointed — chosen by oneself to act in a certain capacity or to fulfill a certain function, especially pompously or self-righteously: a self-appointed guardian of the public's morals.
- self-collected — having or showing self-control; composed; self-possessed.
- self-conceited — an excessively favorable opinion of oneself, one's abilities, etc.; vanity.
- self-condemned — to express an unfavorable or adverse judgment on; indicate strong disapproval of; censure.
- self-confessed — openly admitting to being a type of person with a particular quality, habit, character, etc.: He's a self-confessed gambler.
- self-confident — realistic confidence in one's own judgment, ability, power, etc.
- self-contained — containing in oneself or itself all that is necessary; independent.
- self-contented — contented with what one is or has
- self-deceiving — subject to self-deception; tending to deceive or fool oneself: a self-deceiving person.
- self-deception — the act or fact of deceiving oneself.
- self-dedicated — wholly committed to something, as to an ideal, political cause, or personal goal: a dedicated artist.
- self-defeating — serving to frustrate, thwart, etc., one's own intention or interests: His behavior was certainly self-defeating.
- self-dependent — relying on someone or something else for aid, support, etc.
- self-described — to tell or depict in written or spoken words; give an account of: He described the accident very carefully.
- 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-diffusion — act of diffusing; state of being diffused.
- self-directing — to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
- self-direction — the act or an instance of directing.
- self-directive — serving to direct; directing: a directive board.
- self-disclosed — to make known; reveal or uncover: to disclose a secret.
- self-discovery — process of understanding oneself
- self-dominance — rule; control; authority; ascendancy.
- self-engrossed — to occupy completely, as the mind or attention; absorb: Their discussion engrossed his attention. She is engrossed in her work.
- self-expanding — to increase in extent, size, volume, scope, etc.: Heat expands most metals. He hopes to expand his company.
- self-exploited — to utilize, especially for profit; turn to practical account: to exploit a business opportunity.
- self-generated — made without the aid of an external agent; produced spontaneously.
- self-glorified — to cause to be or treat as being more splendid, excellent, etc., than would normally be considered.
- self-hardening — noting or pertaining to any of various steels that harden after heating without quenching or other treatment.