10-letter words containing n, s, a, l
- ritschlian — of or relating to the theology of Albrecht Ritschl (1822–89), who developed a liberal Christian theology and maintained that religious faith is based on value judgments.
- rosaniline — a red dye, C 2 0 H 2 0 N 3 Cl, derived from aniline and orthotoluidine, a constituent of fuchsin.
- rosemaling — decorative work of Norwegian folk origin consisting of painted or carved floral designs, as on furniture or woodwork.
- rowlandson — Thomas, 1756–1827, English caricaturist.
- sailmaking — the craft or profession of making of sails
- sailplaner — a person who flies sailplanes
- saint gall — a canton in NE Switzerland. 777 sq. mi. (2010 sq. km).
- saint luke — a fellow worker of Paul and a physician (Colossians 4:14). Feast day: Oct 18
- saint paul — Saint, died a.d. c67, a missionary and apostle to the gentiles: author of several of the Epistles. Compare Saul (def 2).
- salamander — any tailed amphibian of the order Caudata, having a soft, moist, scaleless skin, typically aquatic as a larva and semiterrestrial as an adult: several species are endangered.
- saleswoman — a woman who sells goods, services, etc.
- salicional — a soft-toned organ stop with a reedy quality
- salicornia — any chenopodiaceous plant of the genus Salicornia, of seashores and salt marshes: includes glasswort
- salientian — belonging or pertaining to the superorder Salientia, comprising the frogs and toads (order Anura) and extinct species.
- salivating — to produce saliva.
- salivation — the act or process of salivating.
- sallenders — an eruption on the hind leg of a horse, on the inside of a hock.
- sallowness — of a sickly, yellowish or lightish brown color: sallow cheeks; a sallow complexion.
- sally lunn — a slightly sweetened teacake served hot with butter.
- salmagundi — a mixed dish consisting usually of cubed poultry or fish, chopped meat, anchovies, eggs, onions, oil, etc., often served as a salad.
- salmanaser — a large wine bottle containing 2.10 gallons
- salmanazar — a wine bottle holding from 10 to 12 quarts (9.5 to 11.4 liters).
- salmonella — any of several rod-shaped, facultatively anaerobic bacteria of the genus Salmonella, as S. typhosa, that may enter the digestive tract of humans and other mammals in contaminated food and cause abdominal pains and violent diarrhea.
- saloon car — Also, saloon carriage. a railway sleeping, dining, or parlor car similar to a U.S. Pullman.
- salpingian — a trumpet-shaped tube, as a Fallopian or Eustachian tube.
- salt gland — a gland, located in the head of seabirds and various marine mammals and reptiles, that secretes into the nasal passages the excess salt imbibed or ingested.
- salt mines — Dense quarters housing large numbers of programmers working long hours on grungy projects, with some hope of seeing the end of the tunnel in N years. Noted for their absence of sunshine. Compare playpen, sandbox.
- salt spoon — a small spoon with which to take salt at the table.
- salting-in — Salting-in is the effect when adding a salt to a solvent containing an organic solute increases the solubility of that solute.
- salton sea — a shallow saline lake in S California, in the Imperial Valley, formed by the diversion of water from the Colorado River into a salt-covered depression (Salton Sink) 236 feet (72 meters) below sea level.
- salutation — the act of saluting.
- salvadoran — of El Salvador or its people or culture
- san angelo — a city in W Texas.
- san carlos — a city in W California, S of San Francisco.
- san felipe — a city in NE Venezuela, on the Orinoco River.
- san manuel — a town in S Arizona.
- san miguel — a city in E El Salvador.
- san rafael — a city in W Argentina.
- sand blind — not completely blind; partially able to see
- sand colic — a form of colic caused by the ingestion of sand or eating sand-contaminated feeds and subsequent collection of sand in the gastrointestinal tract
- sand lance — any slender marine fish of the family Ammodytidae that burrows into the sand.
- sand smelt — variety of saltwater fish
- sand table — a table with raised edges holding sand for children to play with.
- sand-blind — partially blind; dim-sighted.
- sandalfoot — (of women's hosiery) having no darker or thicker reinforced areas at the toe or heel, so as to be suitable for wear with sandal-type shoes.
- sandalwood — the fragrant heartwood of any of certain Asian trees of the genus Santalum, used for ornamental carving and burned as incense.
- sandcastle — a small castlelike structure made of wet sand, as by children at a beach.
- sanderling — a common, small sandpiper, Calidris alba, inhabiting sandy beaches.
- sandlotter — a youngster who plays baseball in a sandlot.
- sandroller — a North American fresh-water fish, Percopsis transmontana, related to the troutperch but having a deeper, more compressed body.