14-letter words containing l, o, a, d, s
- pyramidologist — a person who believes in pyramidology
- rational dress — long loose trousers gathered at the ankle and worn under a shorter skirt
- read-only user — (jargon) Describes a luser who uses computers almost exclusively for reading Usenet, bulletin boards, and/or electronic mail, rather than writing code or purveying useful information. See twink, terminal junkie, lurker.
- reconsolidated — to bring together (separate parts) into a single or unified whole; unite; combine: They consolidated their three companies.
- red sandalwood — the fragrant heartwood of any of certain Asian trees of the genus Santalum, used for ornamental carving and burned as incense.
- rediscountable — able to be rediscounted
- redistillation — further distillation; purification of liquid through many distillations
- removable disk — removable hard disk
- residual power — power retained by a governmental authority after certain powers have been delegated to other authorities.
- rhode islander — a person born or living in Rhode Island
- road stability — the extent to which a motor vehicle is stable and does not skid, esp at high speeds, or on sharp bends or wet roads
- roanoke island — an island off the NE coast of North Carolina, S of Albemarle Sound: site of Raleigh's unsuccessful colonizing attempts 1585, 1587.
- royal standard — a flag bearing the arms of the British sovereign, flown only when she (or he) is present
- sacred college — the collective body of the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church
- sailing orders — the final orders given to a ship's commander before sailing, concerning matters such as time of departure, destination, etc
- salade niçoise — a cold dish consisting of hard-boiled eggs, anchovy fillets, olives, tomatoes, tuna fish, etc
- sales director — a professional responsible for directing and managing the sales department of a company
- salt dome trap — A salt dome trap is an area where oil has been trapped underground by salt pushing upward.
- san pedro sula — a city in NW Honduras.
- sand lovegrass — any grass of the genus Eragrostis, as E. curvula (weeping lovegrass) and E. trichodes (sand lovegrass) cultivated as forage and ground cover.
- sandalwood oil — extract of fragrant Asian wood
- sanford b dole — Robert J(oseph) born 1923, U.S. politician: senator 1969–96.
- sansculottides — the festivities held during the five complementary days in the French Republican Calendar
- scalar product — inner product (def 1).
- 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.
- selenious acid — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous powder, H 2 SeO 3 , used chiefly as a reagent.
- self-abandoned — lacking self-control; giving in to one's impulses.
- 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-contained — containing in oneself or itself all that is necessary; independent.
- self-diagnosis — the diagnosis of one's own malady or illness.
- self-dominance — rule; control; authority; ascendancy.
- self-laudation — an act or instance of lauding; encomium; tribute.
- self-laudatory — containing or expressing praise: overwhelmed by the speaker's laudatory remarks.
- self-motivated — initiative to undertake or continue a task or activity without another's prodding or supervision.
- self-parodying — given to or involving self-parody
- semipolar bond — type of chemical bond
- seward's folly — the purchase of Alaska in 1867, through the negotiations of Secretary of State W. H. Seward.
- shallow-minded — lacking intellectual or mental depth or subtlety; superficial
- sheepdog trial — a competition in which sheepdogs are tested in their tasks
- shield volcano — a broad volcano built up from the repeated nonexplosive eruption of basalt to form a low dome or shield, usually having a large caldera at the summit
- shoulder blade — the scapula.
- shoulder board — one of a pair of narrow, stiff, cloth patches bearing an insignia of rank and worn on the shoulders by a commissioned officer.
- shoulder patch — a cloth emblem worn on the upper part of a sleeve of a uniform typically as identification of the organization to which the wearer is assigned.
- shoulder strap — a strap worn over the shoulder, as to support a garment.
- shropshire lad — a volume of poetry (1896) by A. E. Housman.
- sidereal month — Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
- skeleton draft — a basic or minimum draft or outline