10-letter words containing n, e, d, s, a
- shake down — an act or instance of shaking, rocking, swaying, etc.
- shake-down — an act or instance of shaking, rocking, swaying, etc.
- shanghaied — to enroll or obtain (a sailor) for the crew of a ship by unscrupulous means, as by force or the use of liquor or drugs.
- shenandoah — a river flowing NE from N Virginia to the Potomac at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. About 200 miles (322 km) long.
- shetlander — a native or inhabitant of Shetland
- side chain — a group of atoms bound to an atom, usually a carbon, that forms part of a larger chain or ring in a molecule
- sideration — sudden paralysis of a part of the body
- signal red — pimento (def 3).
- slam dance — a dance performed to punk rock by groups of people who flail and toss themselves about and slam into one another.
- slanderers — defamation; calumny: rumors full of slander.
- slanderous — defamation; calumny: rumors full of slander.
- slant-eyed — having eyes with epicanthic folds.
- sleevehand — a sleeve's cuff or wristband
- smaragdine — of or relating to emeralds.
- snare drum — a small double-headed drum, carried at the side or placed on a stationary stand, having snares across the lower head to produce a rattling or reverberating effect.
- snowblades — a type of skis, about half the length of normal downhill skis and used without poles
- snowcapped — topped with snow: the snowcapped Alps.
- soda niter — a white or transparent mineral, sodium nitrate, NaNO 3 , used chiefly as a fertilizer and in the manufacture of sulfuric and nitric acids and potassium nitrate.
- solenoidal — of or relating to a solenoid.
- sordamente — (of a piece of music) to be played softly or gently
- sound head — a mechanism through which film passes in a projector for conversion of the soundtrack into audio-frequency signals that can be amplified and reproduced.
- sound wave — a longitudinal wave in an elastic medium, especially a wave producing an audible sensation.
- soundalike — a person or thing that sounds like another, especially a better known or more famous prototype: a whole spate of Elvis Presley soundalikes.
- soundscape — the component sounds of an environment.
- soundstage — a soundproof room or building in which cinematic films are shot
- sphenoidal — relating to the sphenoid bone
- spindleage — total number or capacity of spindles in a mill, area, etc.
- spinigrade — a type of spiny echinoderm
- springdale — a city in NW Arkansas.
- springhead — a spring or fountainhead from which a stream flows.
- squanderer — to spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully (often followed by away).
- stand easy — a command to soldiers standing at ease that they may relax further
- stand mute — to refuse to plead guilty or not guilty
- stand over — (of a person) to be in an upright position on the feet.
- standalone — self-contained and able to operate without other hardware or software.
- stare down — to gaze fixedly and intently, especially with the eyes wide open.
- staudinger — Hermann [her-mahn] /ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1881–1965, German chemist: Nobel prize 1953.
- steadiness — firmly placed or fixed; stable in position or equilibrium: a steady ladder.
- steel band — a band, native to Trinidad and common in the West Indies, using steel drums cut to various heights and tuned to specific pitches.
- steganopod — a bird belonging to the Steganopodes, a group of swimming birds such as pelicans and cormorants
- step dance — a dance in which the steps are the most important characteristic, specifically a solo dance with intricate, vigorous steps, often performed with the hands kept in the pockets.
- stepdancer — a person who engages in stepdancing
- sternboard — a backward motion of a boat
- sternwards — towards the stern; astern
- stewarding — a person who manages another's property or financial affairs; one who administers anything as the agent of another or others.
- stone dead — undeniably dead; completely lifeless.
- stone deaf — totally deaf.
- stone-dead — undeniably dead; completely lifeless.
- stone-deaf — totally deaf.
- strainedly — in a strained manner