14-letter words containing o, y, s, t, e
- sensory cortex — the region of the cerebral cortex concerned with receiving and interpreting sensory information from various parts of the body.
- sequestrectomy — the removal of dead spicules or portions, especially of bone.
- seronegativity — the quality or state of being seronegative
- seropositivity — the quality or state of being seropositive
- seventy-fourth — next after the seventy-third; being the ordinal number for 74.
- seventy-second — next after the seventy-first; being the ordinal number for 72.
- shrove tuesday — the last day of Shrovetide, long observed as a season of merrymaking before Lent.
- simultaneously — existing, occurring, or operating at the same time; concurrent: simultaneous movements; simultaneous translation.
- sit-down money — social security benefits
- slaughterously — murderously
- slurry reactor — A slurry reactor is a reactor in which contact is achieved by suspending a solid in a liquid.
- sobriety coach — a person who is employed to help another to refrain from drinking alcohol
- solid geometry — the geometry of solid figures; geometry of three dimensions.
- solitary vireo — a vireo, Vireo solitarius, of North and Central America, having the top and sides of the head bluish-gray.
- sorority house — a house occupied by a college or university sorority.
- south ayrshire — a council area of SW Scotland, on the Firth of Clyde: comprises the S part of the historical county of Ayrshire; formerly part of Strathclyde Region (1975–96): chiefly agricultural, with fishing and tourism. Administrative centre: Ayr. Pop: 111 580 (2003 est). Area: 1202 sq km (464 sq miles)
- south tyneside — a unitary authority of NE England, in Tyne and Wear. Pop: 151 700 (2003 est). Area: 64 sq km (25 sq miles)
- south-easterly — A south-easterly point, area, or direction is to the south-east or towards the south-east.
- south-westerly — A south-westerly point, area, or direction is to the south-west or towards the south-west.
- southern yemen — a former name of Yemen (def 1).
- spectra yellow — a vivid yellow color.
- sphaerocrystal — a spherical crystalline mass
- st. marylebone — former metropolitan borough of London: since 1965, part of Westminster
- standard money — money made of a metal that has utility and value apart from its use as a unit of monetary exchange.
- start-up money — money that is spent on setting up a new business or other project
- state attorney — (in judicial proceedings) the legal representative of the state.
- statutory rape — sexual intercourse or other sexual relations with a person under the legal age of consent, which age varies in different states. See also rape1 (def 1).
- strange to say — surprisingly
- street orderly — street cleaner.
- strong-eye dog — a dog trained to control sheep by its gaze
- styling mousse — a light foamy substance applied to the hair before styling in order to retain the shape of the style
- subcontrariety — the quality or state of being subcontrary
- subcutaneously — situated or lying under the skin, as tissue.
- subinfeudatory — a person who holds by subinfeudation.
- supererogatory — going beyond the requirements of duty.
- superseniority — seniority that is granted or held without regard to age or service.
- support system — people who provide support: a family support system to help a troubled youth.
- symmetrophobia — an avoidance of symmetry, esp in Japanese art and Egyptian temples
- synaposematism — the display of common warning colours between different organisms inhabiting the same region
- sync-generator — an electronic generator that supplies synchronizing pulses to television scanning and transmitting equipment.
- synthesization — to form (a material or abstract entity) by combining parts or elements (opposed to analyze): to synthesize a statement.
- system program — a program, as an operating system, compiler, or utility program, that controls some aspect of the operation of a computer (opposed to application program).
- systems theory — an approach to industrial relations which likens the enterprise to an organism with interdependent parts, each with its own specific function and interrelated responsibilities
- take one's way — to go on a journey; travel
- take years off — to make (someone) feel or look much younger
- tank destroyer — a high-speed, self-propelled, armored combat vehicle with antitank cannon.
- tayside region — a former local government region in E Scotland: formed in 1975 from Angus, Kinross-shire, and most of Perthshire; replaced in 1996 by the council areas of Angus, City of Dundee, and Perth and Kinross
- telescopically — of, relating to, or of the nature of a telescope.
- tergiversatory — to change repeatedly one's attitude or opinions with respect to a cause, subject, etc.; equivocate.
- tetradactylous — having four fingers or toes.