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14-letter words containing n, s, d, i

  • soldering iron — an instrument for melting and applying solder.
  • solid compound — a word formed from two or more other words or elements, written or printed as single word without a hyphen
  • solid solution — a solid, homogeneous mixture of substances, as glass or certain alloys.
  • solidification — to make solid; make into a hard or compact mass; change from a liquid or gaseous to a solid form.
  • solids loading — The solids loading is the amount of suspended solids in a substance.
  • solitudinarian — a person who seeks solitude; recluse.
  • sound archives — official records or files (as in a library) of sound recordings, broadcasts, or performances, esp those from radio programmes
  • sound engineer — A sound engineer is a person who works in a recording studio or for a radio or television company, and whose job it is to alter and balance the levels of different sounds as they are recorded.
  • sounding board — a thin, resonant plate of wood forming part of a musical instrument, and so placed as to enhance the power and quality of the tone.
  • sounding-block — a small block of wood for rapping with a gavel.
  • south tyneside — a unitary authority of NE England, in Tyne and Wear. Pop: 151 700 (2003 est). Area: 64 sq km (25 sq miles)
  • southern-fried — coated with flour, egg, and bread crumbs and fried in deep fat: Southern-fried chicken.
  • sovereign debt — the debt of a national government, esp debt that is issued in a foreign currency
  • space invaders — a video or computer game, the object of which is to destroy attacking alien spacecraft
  • space medicine — the branch of aviation medicine dealing with the effects on humans of flying outside the earth's atmosphere.
  • spanish armada — Armada (def 1).
  • spanish dagger — a stemless or short-trunked plant, Yucca gloriosa, of the agave family, native to the southeastern U.S., having leaves nearly 2½ feet (75 cm) long, with a stiff, sharp point, and greenish-white or reddish flowers nearly 4 inches (10 cm) wide.
  • speech-reading — the act or process of determining the intended meaning of a speaker by utilizing all visual clues accompanying speech attempts, as lip movements, facial expressions, and bodily gestures, used especially by people with impaired hearing.
  • spellbindingly — in a spellbinding manner
  • spending money — money for small personal expenses.
  • spending power — income available for spending
  • spending spree — a brief period of extravagant spending
  • spick and span — spotlessly clean and neat: a spick-and-span kitchen.
  • spick-and-span — spotlessly clean and neat: a spick-and-span kitchen.
  • spider phaeton — (formerly) a light horse-drawn carriage with a high body and large slender wheels
  • spike lavender — a lavender, Lavandula latifolia, having spikes of pale-purple flowers, and yielding an oil used in painting.
  • spindle-legged — (used with a plural verb) long, thin legs.
  • spiral binding — a binding, as for a notebook or booklet, in which the pages are fastened together by a spiral of wire or plastic that coils through a series of holes punched along one side of each page and the front and back covers.
  • spit and image — a person who bears a strong physical resemblance to another, esp to a relative
  • split decision — a decision of a bout on whose outcome the referee and judges did not unanimously agree.
  • sponge pudding — a light steamed or baked pudding, spongy in texture, made with various flavourings or fruit
  • spread betting — Spread betting is a form of gambling that involves predicting a range of possible scores or results rather than one particular score or result.
  • spring binding — a method of securing loose sheets of paper in a binder, using a mechanism containing a metal spring
  • spring molding — a molded board, as one forming part of a cornice, placed diagonally and secured at the ends to two surfaces intersecting at a right angle.
  • springboarding — a flexible board, projecting over water, from which divers leap or spring.
  • spuyten duyvil — ship canal between N Manhattan Island & the mainland, connecting the Hudson & Harlem rivers
  • square-dancing — the activity of taking part in a square dance
  • squeezed joint — a joint between two members cemented or glued together under pressure.
  • stabbing board — A stabbing board is a platform in the derrick, on which the derrickhand stands to run in casing.
  • staff discount — a discount off goods sold by a particular shop, given to members of staff of that shop
  • stage designer — someone who designs the physical appearance of the stage, using backdrops, props, etc
  • standard issue — something, such as a rifle, included as standard with military equipment
  • standard pitch — concert pitch
  • standing order — Military. (formerly) a general order always in force in a command and establishing uniform procedures for it; standard operating procedure.
  • standing start — the start of a race where participants begin from a standing or upright position
  • standing water — still water that has stagnated
  • state medicine — socialized medicine.
  • steel industry — production of steel
  • stewart island — one of the islands of New Zealand, S of South Island. 670 sq. mi. (1735 sq. km).
  • stinking cedar — an evergreen tree, Torreya taxifolia, of the yew family, native to Florida, having rank-smelling foliage and dark-green, egg-shaped fruit.
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