13-letter words containing n, o, s, t, a, d
- show-and-tell — an activity for young children, especially in school, in which each participant produces an object of unusual interest and tells something about it.
- skateboarding — a device for riding upon, usually while standing, consisting of a short, oblong piece of wood, plastic, or aluminum mounted on large roller-skate wheels, used on smooth surfaces and requiring better balance of the rider than the ordinary roller skate does.
- smoking stand — an ashtray mounted on a low pedestal, often placed next to an armchair, sofa, etc.
- soda fountain — a counter, as in a restaurant or drugstore, at which sodas, ice cream, light meals, etc., are served.
- solidungulate — having a single, undivided hoof on each foot, as a horse.
- sound blaster — (hardware) The best known family of sound cards for the IBM PC from Creative Labs.
- south dakotan — a state in the N central United States: a part of the Midwest. 77,047 sq. mi. (199,550 sq. km). Capital: Pierre. Abbreviation: SD (for use with zip code), S. Dak.
- south holland — a province in the SW Netherlands. 1086 sq. mi. (2810 sq. km). Capital: The Hague.
- southern toad — a common toad, Bufo terrestris, of the southeastern U.S., having prominent knoblike crests on its head.
- sporting lady — a prostitute.
- spotted hyena — a long-legged carnivorous doglike mammal native to Africa and S Asia (Crocuta crocuta)
- spread option — spread (def 25b).
- standard coin — a coin having value in bullion at least equal to its face value.
- standard cost — a predetermined cost of material, labor, etc., based on specifications prepared from time-and-motion studies, accounting records, and the like.
- standard rose — a rose which has a long stem
- standing chop — (in an axemen's competition) a chop with the log standing upright
- standing crop — the totality of living things in an ecosystem at a given time.
- standing joke — If something is a standing joke among a group of people, they often make jokes about it.
- standing room — space in which to stand, as in a theater, stadium, or the like.
- standover man — a person who extorts money by intimidation
- stannic oxide — a white, amorphous, water-insoluble powder, SnO 2 , used chiefly in the manufacture of ceramic glazes and glass, and of polishing powders for metal, glass, and marble.
- state of aden — Aden (def 2).
- state of mind — mental condition, mood
- steganopodous — belonging to the Stegandopodes or having all four toes webbed together
- stone-hearted — stony-hearted.
- stony-hearted — hardhearted.
- subadolescent — younger than or not quite adolescent
- subdelegation — a group or body of delegates: Our club sent a delegation to the rally.
- subindication — the act or process of subindicating
- subordination — the act of placing in a lower rank or position: The refusal to allow women to be educated was part of society's subordination of women to men.
- subordinative — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
- subsidization — to furnish or aid with a subsidy.
- superdominant — submediant.
- superordinate — of higher degree in condition or rank.
- sword bayonet — a short sword that may be attached to the muzzle of a gun and used as a bayonet.
- synarthrodial — synarthrosis.
- task-oriented — focusing on the completion of particular tasks as a measure of success
- telediagnosis — the detection of a disease by evaluating data transmitted to a receiving station from instruments monitoring a distant patient, as someone in a spacecraft.
- tetradynamous — having four long and two short stamens, as a cruciferous flower.
- the antipodes — Australia and New Zealand
- the secondary — cornerbacks and safeties collectively
- thomas edison — Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
- thousand days — the presidential administration of John F. Kennedy, which lasted 1037 days (January 20, 1961, to November 22, 1963).
- thousand oaks — a town in S California.
- to stand firm — If someone stands firm, they refuse to change their mind about something.
- toss and turn — If you toss and turn, you keep moving around in bed and cannot sleep properly, for example because you are ill or worried.
- townsend plan — a pension plan, proposed in the U.S. in 1934 but never passed by Congress, that would have awarded $200 monthly to persons over 60 who were no longer gainfully employed, provided that such allowance was spent in the U.S. within 30 days.
- trade mission — commercial business trip
- transboundary — something that indicates bounds or limits; a limiting or bounding line.
- transportedly — in a passionate or rapturous manner