11-letter words containing n, o, s, d, e
- simmer down — to cook or cook in a liquid at or just below the boiling point.
- single bond — a chemical linkage consisting of one covalent bond between two atoms of a molecule, represented in chemical formulas by one line or two vertical dots, as C–H or C:H.
- sleuthhound — a bloodhound.
- smouldering — burning slowly without flame, usually emitting smoke
- snapshotted — an informal photograph, especially one taken quickly by a handheld camera.
- sniffer dog — a dog trained to find illegal drugs or explosives by smell.
- snow bridge — a mass of snow bridging a crevasse, sometimes affording a risky way across it
- snow-capped — A snow-capped mountain is covered with snow at the top.
- soft-finned — having fins supported by articulated rays rather than by spines, as a malacopterygian.
- soil binder — a plant that prevents or inhibits erosion by providing a ground cover and forming a dense network of roots that hold the soil.
- soldier ant — a type of ant that has a disproportionately large head
- solid angle — an angle formed by three or more planes intersecting in a common point or formed at the vertex of a cone.
- somatomedin — any of various liver hormones that enhance the activity of a variety of other hormones, as somatotropin.
- sonderclass — a special class of small racing yachts, restricted as to size, sail area, cost, etc.
- sound check — an on-the-spot rehearsal by a band before a gig to enable the sound engineer to set up the mixer
- sound mixer — sb who records film sound
- sound stage — a large, soundproof studio used for filming motion pictures.
- sound-alike — a person or thing that resembles another in sound
- south devon — a breed of large red cattle originally from South Devon
- south ogden — a town in N Utah.
- southlander — a person from the south
- speed demon — a person who travels or works at high speed.
- speedcoding — (language) A pseudocode interpreter for mathematics on IBM 701 and IBM 650 written by John Backus in 1953.
- sperm donor — a man who supplies sperm to be used in an artificial fertilization process
- spinsterdom — the state of being a spinster
- splendorous — brilliant or gorgeous appearance, coloring, etc.; magnificence: the splendor of the palace.
- splodginess — the state of being splodgy
- spoken word — The spoken word is used to refer to language expressed in speech, for example in contrast to written texts or music.
- sponge down — to wipe clean with a damp sponge or cloth
- spoon bread — Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a baked dish made with cornmeal, milk, eggs, and shortening, served as an accompaniment to meat.
- spottedness — the state, condition or quality of being spotted
- st.-leonard — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada: suburb of Montreal.
- stand-alone — self-contained and able to operate without other hardware or software.
- state-owned — owned by the state; not privately owned
- stenocardia — angina pectoris, a contraction of the heart or its vessels due to a lack of oxygen, causing severe chest pain
- stereoblind — lacking the ability to see in three dimensions through both eyes
- stevedoring — the act or practice of loading or unloading a ship, ship's cargo, etc
- stone-blind — completely blind.
- stone-faced — having a rigid, expressionless face.
- stoneground — (of wheat or other grain) ground between millstones, especially those made of burstone, so as to retain the whole of the grain and preserve nutritional content.
- stonewashed — to wash (cloth) with pebbles or stones so as to give the appearance of wear.
- stony-faced — having a rigid, expressionless face.
- store brand — an item offered for sale under a store's own label.
- strandloper — a member of an extinct tribe of Khoikhoi or Bushmen who lived on seafood gathered on the beaches of southern Africa
- strike down — to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit.
- strikebound — closed by a strike: a strikebound factory.
- strong side — the side of the offensive line where the tight end is positioned, thereby the side having the greater number of players.
- subdeaconry — the position or office of a subdeacon
- subdecision — a decision secondary to a main decision
- subordinate — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.