14-letter words containing s, a, d, l, i, n
- self-mediating — to settle (disputes, strikes, etc.) as an intermediary between parties; reconcile.
- self-parodying — given to or involving self-parody
- self-regarding — consideration for oneself or one's own interests.
- semantic field — an area of human experience or perception, as color, that is delimited and subcategorized by a set of interrelated vocabulary items in a language.
- semi-legendary — somewhat legendary; having something of the nature of a legend; almost legendary
- semipolar bond — type of chemical bond
- sesquipedalian — given to using long words.
- shallow-minded — lacking intellectual or mental depth or subtlety; superficial
- shield volcano — a broad volcano built up from the repeated nonexplosive eruption of basalt to form a low dome or shield, usually having a large caldera at the summit
- sidereal month — Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
- single-hearted — sincere and undivided in feeling or spirit; dedicated; not reflecting mixed emotions: He was single-hearted in his patriotism.
- skiing holiday — a holiday taken (esp to somewhere that it snows) for the purpose of going skiing
- slant drilling — Slant drilling is drilling at an angle of usually 30° to 45°.
- slantendicular — slanting (rather than perpendicular or horizontal)
- slave cylinder — a small cylinder containing a piston that operates the brake shoes or pads in hydraulic brakes or the working part in any other hydraulically operated system
- slide fastener — zipper (def 2).
- slide magazine — a piece of equipment that holds slides and pushes them into a projector
- slide mountain — a mountain in SE New York: highest peak of the Catskill Mountains. 4204 feet (1280 meters).
- social dancing — dancing performed by couples or by groups, usually as a form of recreation.
- social drinker — a person who drinks alcoholic beverages usually in the company of others and is in control of his or her drinking.
- social dumping — the practice of allowing employers to lower wages and reduce employees' benefits in order to attract and retain employment and investment
- 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.
- spike lavender — a lavender, Lavandula latifolia, having spikes of pale-purple flowers, and yielding an oil used in painting.
- 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.
- stewart island — one of the islands of New Zealand, S of South Island. 670 sq. mi. (1735 sq. km).
- striped marlin — a marlin, Tetrapturus audax, of the Pacific Ocean, having the sides of the body marked with dark blue vertical stripes, valued for sport and food.
- stuffed animal — soft toy
- sulfantimonide — any compound containing an antimonide and a sulfide.
- sulphanilamide — a white odourless crystalline compound formerly used in medicine in the treatment of bacterial infections. Formula: NH2C6H4SO2NH2
- sulphonic acid — type of strong organic acid
- superinsulated — highly insulated
- swing the lead — to malinger or make up excuses
- talaud islands — a group of islands in NE Indonesia. 495 sq. mi. (1281 sq. km).
- to stand trial — If someone stands trial, they are tried in court for a crime they are accused of.
- tokara islands — a group of Japanese islands in the W Pacific Ocean, in the N Ryukyu Islands.
- trades council — (in Britain) an association of the different trade unions in one town or area
- traditionalism — adherence to tradition as authority, especially in matters of religion.
- traditionalist — adherence to tradition as authority, especially in matters of religion.
- traffic island — a raised or marked-off area between lanes of a roadway, used by pedestrians to get out of the flow of traffic, as a place for traffic signals, for separating lanes, etc.
- transductional — of or relating to transduction
- travel-stained — dirty or soiled as a result of travelling
- trial division — trial department
- tridimensional — having three dimensions.
- tubuai islands — a chain of small islands extending about 1400 km (850 miles) in the S Pacific, in French Polynesia; discovered by Captain Cook in 1777; annexed by France in 1880. Pop: 1979 (2002). Area: 173 sq km (67 sq miles)
- tunnel disease — aeroembolism (def 2).
- ultra-distance — covering a distance in excess of 30 miles, often as part of a longer race or competition
- unaccomplished — not accomplished; incomplete or not carried out: Many tasks remain unaccomplished.
- unconsolidated — brought together into a single whole.