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14-letter words containing n, l, s, t

  • reinstallation — something installed, as machinery or apparatus placed in position or connected for use.
  • rejection slip — a notification of rejection, attached by a publisher to a manuscript before returning the work to its author.
  • relentlessness — that does not relent; unyieldingly severe, strict, or harsh; unrelenting: a relentless enemy.
  • relinquishment — to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
  • reminiscential — of or relating to reminiscence; reminiscent.
  • repeat oneself — to say or do the same thing more than once, esp so as to be tedious
  • repositionable — to put in a new or different position; shift: to reposition the artwork on the advertising layout.
  • resident alien — an alien who has legally established residence in the U.S.
  • resistlessness — the quality or condition of being resistless or unresisting
  • resolicitation — the act of soliciting.
  • respectfulness — full of, characterized by, or showing politeness or deference: a respectful reply.
  • responsibility — the state or fact of being responsible, answerable, or accountable for something within one's power, control, or management.
  • resultant tone — a musical sound sometimes heard when two loud notes are sounded together, either lower in pitch than either (differential tone) or higher (summational tone)
  • resultlessness — the state or quality of being resultless
  • retaliationist — a retaliator
  • retinoblastoma — Pathology. an inheritable tumor of the eye.
  • revolutionised — to bring about a revolution in; effect a radical change in: to revolutionize petroleum refining methods.
  • roller-skating — the act of moving on roller skates
  • rolling stones — the. British rock group (formed 1962): comprising Mick Jagger, Keith Richards (born 1943; guitar, vocals), Brian Jones (1942–69; guitar), Charlie Watts (born 1941; drums), Bill Wyman (born 1936; bass guitar; now retired), and subsequently Mick Taylor (born 1948; guitar; with the group 1969–74) and Ron Wood (born 1947; guitar; with the group from 1975)
  • rossel current — a seasonal Pacific Ocean current, a branch of the South Equatorial Current, flowing W and NW past New Guinea.
  • rostral column — a memorial column having sculptures representing the rams of ancient ships.
  • royal standard — a flag bearing the arms of the British sovereign, flown only when she (or he) is present
  • running lights — the lights that a ship or aircraft traveling at night is required to display
  • saber rattling — a show or threat of military power, especially as used by a nation to impose its policies on other countries.
  • saber-rattling — a show or threat of military power, especially as used by a nation to impose its policies on other countries.
  • sable antelope — a large antelope, Hippotragus niger, of Africa, with long, saberlike horns and, in the male, a black coat: an endangered species.
  • sabre-rattling — If you describe a threat, especially a threat of military action, as sabre-rattling, you do not believe that the threat will actually be carried out.
  • sachsen-anhalt — German name of Saxony-Anhalt.
  • sacramentalism — a belief in or emphasis on the importance and efficacy of the sacraments for achieving salvation and conferring grace.
  • sacramentality — of, relating to, or of the nature of a sacrament, especially the sacrament of the Eucharist.
  • saddle blanket — a saddle-shaped pad, as of felt or sheepskin, placed beneath the saddle to prevent it from irritating the horse's skin.
  • safety islands — a group of three small French islands in the Atlantic, off the coast of French Guiana
  • sailing length — a measurement of a yacht, comprising its length on the water line as well as certain measurements taken from the overhangs at bow and stern.
  • saint lawrence — D(avid) H(erbert) 1885–1930, English novelist.
  • saint nicholas — Saint ("Nicholas the Great") died a.d. 867, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 858–867.
  • sale or return — an arrangement by which a retailer pays only for goods sold, returning those that are unsold to the wholesaler or manufacturer
  • salvation army — an international Christian organization founded in England in 1865 by William Booth, organized along quasi-military lines and devoted chiefly to evangelism and to providing social services, especially to the poor.
  • sample section — a section of sth, intended as representative of the whole
  • sanctuary lamp — a lamp, usually red, placed in a prominent position in the sanctuary of a church, that when lit indicates the presence of the Blessed Sacrament
  • sanitary towel — sanitary napkin.
  • sansculotterie — the characteristics of sansculottes
  • sansculottides — the festivities held during the five complementary days in the French Republican Calendar
  • santa catalina — an island off the SW coast of California, opposite Long Beach: resort. 132 sq. mi. (342 sq. km).
  • santa fe trail — an important trade route going between Independence, Missouri, and Santa Fe, New Mexico, used from about 1821 to 1880.
  • saone-et-loire — a department in E France. 3331 sq. mi. (8625 sq. km). Capital: Mâcon.
  • satellite link — a link between a transmitting station and a receiving station via an artificial satellite
  • satisfactional — an act of satisfying; fulfillment; gratification.
  • saxe-altenburg — a former duchy in Thuringia in central Germany.
  • scaly anteater — pangolin.
  • scarlet runner — a twining, South American bean plant, Phaseolus coccineus, having clusters of scarlet flowers.
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