13-letter words containing n, i, d, l
- self-involved — self-centered; preoccupied with oneself
- self-ordained — to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- self-oriented — the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- self-resigned — submissive or acquiescent.
- self-standing — An object or structure that is self-standing is not supported by other objects or structures.
- semilegendary — having some historical basis, but legendary in part
- seminal fluid — the fluid component of semen, excluding the sperm.
- sendmail inc. — (company) The company, announced in November 1997 and launched in March 1998, created by Eric Allman, the original author of Sendmail. Allman is Chief Technology Officer, Greg Olson is President and CEO. Sendmail Inc. will sell commercial upgrades, service and support to Internet Service Providers and corporations running critical e-mail applications, while still continuing freeware development. Allman said that he devoted the fist six months of the life of Sendmail Inc. to finalising the freeware release. A commercial version was due in summer 1998, at around $1000 per server. The company is expected to reach $40m annual sales within three years. Funding is in the region of $1.25m. Address: Emeryville, California, USA.
- sewing needle — Northern U.S. a dragonfly.
- shed light on — something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light.
- shill bidding — (on an online auction) the illegal practice of a seller or a seller’s acquaintances placing bids on his or her goods in order to drive up the price
- ship chandler — a person who deals in cordage, canvas, and other supplies for ships.
- side-slipping — travelling down a slope in a direction that is not in line with one's skis
- sidesplitting — convulsively uproarious: sidesplitting laughter.
- sigmoid colon — Zoology. an S -shaped curve in a body part.
- silk industry — the industry that is involved with the breeding of silkworms and the manufacture of the silk they produce into thread and fabric
- silla kingdom — an ancient Korean state that unified Korea; flourished in the 7th–10th centuries a.d.
- simple minded — free of deceit or guile; artless or unsophisticated.
- simple-minded — free of deceit or guile; artless or unsophisticated.
- sindonologist — a student of sindonology
- single thread — the execution of an entire task from beginning to end without interruption
- single-celled — having or containing a single cell
- single-decker — A single-decker or a single-decker bus is a bus with only one deck.
- single-handed — accomplished or done by one person alone: a single-handed victory; single-handed sailing.
- single-masted — (of a boat) having a single mast
- single-minded — having or showing a single aim or purpose: a single-minded program.
- single-valued — (of a function) having the property that each element in the domain has corresponding to it exactly one element in the range.
- six-yard line — the line marking the limits of the goal area
- slave trading — trafficking in people
- slender loris — loris (def 1).
- slide changer — a device for changing the slide displayed in a projector
- sliding scale — a variable scale, especially of industrial costs, as wages, that may be adapted to changes in demand.
- slieve donard — a mountain in SE Northern Ireland, in the Mourne Mountains: highest peak in Northern Ireland. Height: 853 m (2798 ft)
- slimming diet — a diet with the aim of losing weight
- small holding — a piece of land rented or sold to a farmer by county authorities for purposes of cultivation.
- social-minded — interested in or concerned with social conditions or the welfare of society.
- solid-looking — reassuringly substantial or stable in appearance: They're a very solid-looking, intelligent couple.
- solidungulate — having a single, undivided hoof on each foot, as a horse.
- solifidianism — a person who maintains that faith alone, without the performance of good works, is all that is necessary for salvation.
- sound library — a collection of sounds stored on file (for example on CDs, DVDs, or as digital audio files)
- sounding lead — a line weighted with a lead or plummet (sounding lead) and bearing marks to show the length paid out, used for sounding, as at sea.
- sounding line — a line weighted with a lead or plummet (sounding lead) and bearing marks to show the length paid out, used for sounding, as at sea.
- special needs — learning difficulties
- speech island — a speech community that is completely surrounded by another, usually larger, speech community.
- speed dialing — to dial (a telephone number) using speed dial.
- speed walking — power walking.
- spice islands — the Moluccas
- spindleshanks — spindlelegs.
- splendiferous — splendid; magnificent; fine.
- split spindle — a turned piece halved lengthwise for use as applied ornament, as on a chest or cupboard, or as part of a chair back or the like.