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15-letter words containing r, e, s, d

  • sale of produce — the selling of something that is produced, esp agricultural products
  • salt and pepper — pepper-and-salt.
  • salt-and-pepper — pepper-and-salt.
  • sand-lime brick — a hard brick composed of silica sand and a lime of high calcium content, molded under high pressure and baked.
  • sandwich course — A sandwich course is an educational course in which you have periods of study between periods of being at work.
  • santa gertrudis — one of an American breed of beef cattle, developed from Shorthorn and Brahman stock for endurance to torrid temperatures.
  • satin bowerbird — the largest Australian bowerbird, Ptilonorhynchus violaceus, the male of which has lustrous blue plumage
  • saturated vapor — a vapor whose temperature and pressure are such that any compression of its volume at constant temperature causes it to condense to liquid at a rate sufficient to maintain a constant pressure.
  • say a few words — to give a brief speech
  • sb of few words — A person of few words says very little, especially about their opinions or feelings.
  • scared shitless — terrified
  • scared to death — terrified
  • scatter diagram — a graphic representation of bivariate data as a set of points in the plane that have Cartesian coordinates equal to corresponding values of the two variates.
  • scenic designer — a person whose job is to create the scenery for television, film and stage
  • schooner-rigged — rigged as a schooner, especially with gaff sails and staysails only.
  • sclerodermatous — Zoology. covered with a hardened tissue, as scales.
  • scolding bridle — branks.
  • scolopendriform — resembling scolopendra
  • scorpion spider — whipscorpion.
  • scrounge around — to borrow (a small amount or item) with no intention of repaying or returning it: to scrounge a cigarette.
  • seafood platter — a plate of assorted seafood, served in a restaurant
  • seaside sparrow — a species of sparrow, Ammospiza maritima, existing in two subspecies, one (Cape Sable seaside sparrow) having dark olive-drab plumage with a lighter breast and underbelly, and the other (dusky seaside sparrow) having bold black and white markings on the breast and underbelly: the dusky seaside sparrow is almost extinct.
  • second mortgage — a mortgage the lien of which is next in priority to a first mortgage.
  • second republic — the republic established in France in 1848 and replaced by the Second Empire in 1852.
  • secondary cause — a cause which is not the primary or ultimate cause
  • secondary color — a color, as orange, green, or violet, produced by mixing two primary colors.
  • secondary group — a group of people with whom one's contacts are detached and impersonal.
  • secondary metal — metal derived wholly or in part from scrap.
  • secondary xylem — xylem derived from the cambium during secondary growth.
  • secundogeniture — the state of being the second born child
  • securicor guard — a guard who works for Securicor
  • security thread — a colored thread running through the paper of a piece of paper money, used to deter counterfeiting.
  • seidlitz powder — a laxative consisting of two powders, tartaric acid and a mixture of sodium bicarbonate and Rochelle salt (sodium potassium tartrate)
  • self-admiration — a feeling of wonder, pleasure, or approval.
  • self-authorized — given or endowed with authority: an authorized agent.
  • self-controlled — Someone who is self-controlled is able to not show their feelings or not do the things that their feelings make them want to do.
  • self-disclosure — the act or an instance of disclosing; exposure; revelation.
  • self-interested — If you describe someone as self-interested, you disapprove of them because they always want to do what is best for themselves rather than for other people.
  • self-prescribed — to lay down, in writing or otherwise, as a rule or a course of action to be followed; appoint, ordain, or enjoin.
  • self-proclaimed — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
  • self-production — produced by oneself or itself.
  • self-restricted — confined; limited.
  • semi-industrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
  • semicylindrical — of, relating to, or having the shape of a semicylinder
  • semidocumentary — a film or television programme that is fictional but includes many factual events or details
  • sentence adverb — an adverb modifying or commenting upon the content of a sentence as a whole or upon the conditions under which it is uttered, as frankly in Frankly, he can't be trusted.
  • serendipitously — come upon or found by accident; fortuitous: serendipitous scientific discoveries.
  • serpentine jade — a green variety of serpentine used as a gem: not a true jade.
  • seven-card stud — a variety of poker in which each player is dealt one card face down in each of the first two rounds, one card face up in each of the next four rounds, and one card face down in the last round, each of the last five rounds being followed by a betting interval. Compare stud poker (def 1).
  • shadow minister — a member of the main opposition party in Parliament who would hold ministerial office if their party were in power
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