19-letter words containing s, a, f, e, d
- stanford-binet test — a revised version of the Binet-Simon scale, prepared at Stanford University for use in the U.S.
- straightforwardness — going or directed straight ahead: a straightforward gaze.
- superannuation fund — a fund used for paying pensions
- supercritical fluid — A supercritical fluid is a fluid at a temperature and pressure at which there is no difference between liquid and gas.
- switchblade (knife) — a large jackknife that snaps open when a release button on the handle is pressed
- take one's mind off — to stop one from thinking about; turn one's attention from
- the disenfranchised — people who are deprived of the right to vote or other rights of citizenship
- the first amendment — in the US the part of the United States Bill of Rights that expressly prohibits the United States Congress from making laws "respecting an establishment of religion" or that prohibit the free exercise of religion, infringe the freedom of speech, infringe the freedom of the press, limit the right to peaceably assemble, or limit the right to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
- thread-line fishing — spinning (def 3).
- tricks of the trade — expert techniques
- unclassified degree — a degree that has not been given a grade because it is of a low standard
- under the shadow of — in danger of; apparently fated for
- wash one's hands of — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- yesterday afternoon — during the afternoon of the day preceding today