13-letter words containing o, d, i, s, t
- semiconductor — a substance, as silicon or germanium, with electrical conductivity intermediate between that of an insulator and a conductor: a basic component of various kinds of electronic circuit element (semiconductor device) used in communications, control, and detection technology and in computers.
- senior editor — chief publishing manager
- serendipitous — come upon or found by accident; fortuitous: serendipitous scientific discoveries.
- sex addiction — an addiction to sexual activity
- sex education — Sex education is education in schools on the subject of sexual activity and sexual relationships.
- shadowcasting — the enhancement of images by the casting of shadows
- shed light on — something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light.
- shooting-down — fatal shooting
- short-sighted — unable to see far; nearsighted; myopic.
- short-waisted — of less than average length between the shoulders and waistline; having a high waistline.
- sigmoidectomy — surgical removal of the sigmoid colon
- silver doctor — a type of artificial fly, used chiefly for trout and salmon.
- silver iodate — a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble powder, AgIO 3 , used in medicine chiefly as an antiseptic and as an astringent.
- sindonologist — a student of sindonology
- 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.
- social credit — the doctrine that under capitalism there is an inadequate distribution of purchasing power, for which the remedy lies in governmental control of retail prices and the distribution of national dividends to consumers.
- sociodramatic — a method of group psychotherapy in which each patient assumes and dramatizes a variety of roles, usually focusing on problems and conflicts arising in group situations.
- soda fountain — a counter, as in a restaurant or drugstore, at which sodas, ice cream, light meals, etc., are served.
- sodium borate — borax1 .
- sodomitically — in a sodomitical manner
- solderability — the characteristic of being solderable
- solidungulate — having a single, undivided hoof on each foot, as a horse.
- sophisticated — sophisticated.
- south shields — a seaport in Tyne and Wear, in NE England, at the mouth of the Tyne River.
- south windsor — a town in N Connecticut.
- sow wild oats — any uncultivated species of Avena, especially a common weedy grass, A. fatua, resembling the cultivated oat.
- spheroidicity — a spheroidal state or form.
- sporting lady — a prostitute.
- spot reducing — the usually futile effort to exercise one part of the body, as the thighs, in hopes of reducing the amount of fat stored in that area.
- spread option — spread (def 25b).
- staffordshire — a county in central England. 1154 sq. mi. (2715 sq. km). County seat: Stafford.
- standard coin — a coin having value in bullion at least equal to its face value.
- 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.
- 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.
- star of david — Judaism: six-pointed star
- state of mind — mental condition, mood
- stepford wife — a married woman who submits to her husband's will and is preoccupied by domestic concerns and her own personal appearance
- steroidogenic — of or pertaining to steroidogenesis
- stockbreeding — the breeding and raising of livestock for marketing or exhibition.
- stripped down — having only essential features; lacking any special appointments or accessories.
- stripped-down — having only essential features; lacking any special appointments or accessories.
- strong-minded — having a forceful and independent mind.
- strong-willed — having a powerful will; resolute.
- strophiolated — having strophioles, caruncles
- student union — a building or rooms on a college or university campus, set aside for recreational, social, and governmental activities of the students.
- subdelegation — a group or body of delegates: Our club sent a delegation to the rally.