14-letter words containing r, e, s, d
- sodium nitrate — a crystalline, water-soluble compound, NaNO 3 , that occurs naturally as soda niter: used in fertilizers, explosives, and glass, and as a color fixative in processed meats.
- sodium nitrite — Chemistry. a yellowish or white crystalline compound, NaNO 2 , soluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol and ether: used in the manufacture of dyes and as a color fixative.
- solar calendar — a calendar whose dates are based on the position of the earth and its proximity to the sun
- soldering iron — an instrument for melting and applying solder.
- soldier beetle — a yellowish-red cantharid beetle, Rhagonycha fulva, having a somewhat elongated body
- soldier orchid — a European orchid, Orchis militaris, having pale purple flowers with a four-lobed lower lip
- soldiers' home — an institution that provides care and shelter for retired soldiers.
- solid geometry — the geometry of solid figures; geometry of three dimensions.
- solids recycle — Solids recycle is the return of solids to a liquid-solid operation so that they can be processed or used again.
- sonderkommando — a group of prisoners assigned to collect belongings and dispose of the bodies of other prisoners who had died or been killed.
- 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.
- sound pressure — Also called excess sound pressure, instantaneous sound pressure. the difference between the pressure at a point in a medium through which a sound wave is passing and the static pressure of the medium at that point.
- southeastwards — Also, southeastwards. toward the southeast.
- southern-fried — coated with flour, egg, and bread crumbs and fried in deep fat: Southern-fried chicken.
- southwestwards — Also, southwestwards. toward the southwest.
- 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
- 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.
- speckled trout — brook trout (def 1).
- 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.
- speed merchant — a person who habitually drives too fast in a motor vehicle
- spending power — income available for spending
- spending spree — a brief period of extravagant spending
- spermatic cord — the cord by which a testis is suspended in the scrotum, containing the vas deferens and the blood vessels and nerves of the testis.
- 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.
- spoiled priest — a person who was a student for the priesthood but who has withdrawn or been dismissed
- spotted laurel — an evergreen cornaceous shrub, Aucuba japonica, of S and SE Asia, the female of which has yellow-spotted leaves
- spotted orchid — any of various common Eurasian orchids, esp the heath and common spotted orchids (Dactylorhiza maculata and D. fuchsii). The flowers are variable but usually have dark blotches
- 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.
- spruce budworm — the larva of a common tortricid moth, Choristoneura fumiferana, that is a destructive pest primarily of spruce and balsam fir in the northern and northeastern U.S. and in Canada.
- square-dancing — the activity of taking part in a square dance
- squared circle — a wrestling ring
- squared splice — square splice.
- stage designer — someone who designs the physical appearance of the stage, using backdrops, props, etc
- stage director — a person who directs a theatrical production.
- standard error — the standard deviation of a distribution of a sample statistic, especially when the mean is used as the statistic.
- standard gauge — a standard of measure or measurement.
- standard grade — (formerly, in Scotland) a type of examination designed to test skills and the application of knowledge, replaced O grade
- standard issue — something, such as a rifle, included as standard with military equipment
- standard model — a mathematical description of the elementary particles of matter and the fundamental forces by which they interact and behave; a model combining electromagnetic and weak forces.
- standard money — money made of a metal that has utility and value apart from its use as a unit of monetary exchange.
- standard score — the test score of a participant expressed as the deviation of the score from the mean score of the sample in units of standard deviation.
- standing order — Military. (formerly) a general order always in force in a command and establishing uniform procedures for it; standard operating procedure.
- standing water — still water that has stagnated
- stanley dancer — Stanley, 1927–2005, U.S. harness racer and trainer.
- starch-reduced — (of food, esp bread) having the starch content reduced, as in proprietary slimming products
- steel industry — production of steel
- steely-hearted — hard-hearted