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11-letter words containing s, a, r, d

  • scatteredly — distributed or occurring at widely spaced and usually irregular intervals: scattered villages; scattered showers.
  • scattergood — a spendthrift.
  • schollander — Donald ("Don") born 1946, U.S. swimmer.
  • schoolwards — in the direction of school
  • schwarzwald — a wooded mountain region in SW Germany. Highest peak, Feldberg, 4905 feet (1495 meters).
  • scleroderma — a disease in which connective tissue anywhere in the body becomes hardened and rigid.
  • scolopendra — a member of a genus of centipedes belonging to the Scolopendridae family
  • scorpaenoid — resembling or related to the family Scorpaenidae.
  • scratch pad — a pad of paper used for jotting down ideas, informal notes, preliminary writing, etc.
  • scratchcard — a cardboard coated with impermeable white clay and covered by a layer of ink that is scratched or scraped in patterns revealing the white surface below.
  • scuba diver — sb who dives underwater
  • sealed road — route surfaced for use by traffic
  • second-rate — of lesser or minor quality, importance, or the like: a second-rate poet.
  • secondarily — next after the first in order, place, time, etc.
  • secularized — to make secular; separate from religious or spiritual connection or influences; make worldly or unspiritual; imbue with secularism.
  • sedan chair — an enclosed vehicle for one person, borne on poles by two bearers and common during the 17th and 18th centuries.
  • sedimentary — of, relating to, or of the nature of sediment.
  • seditionary — of or relating to sedition; seditious.
  • self-hatred — the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.
  • self-loader — semiautomatic (def 3).
  • self-parody — a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing: his hilarious parody of Hamlet's soliloquy.
  • self-regard — consideration for oneself or one's own interests.
  • semidiurnal — pertaining to, consisting of, or accomplished in half a day.
  • send around — to put into circulation
  • servanthood — the condition of being a servant
  • set forward — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
  • severalfold — comprising several parts or members.
  • sex-starved — deprived of sexual gratification
  • shade-grown — grown in the shade, especially in artificial shade, as under a cloth.
  • shadow roll — sheepskin that is placed just below the eyes of a pacing horse in order to prevent it from seeing moving shadows cast by its body.
  • shadowgraph — a picture produced by throwing a shadow, as of the hands, on a lighted screen, wall, or the like.
  • share draft — an interest-bearing checking account in a credit union.
  • share index — A share index is a number that indicates the state of a stock market. It is based on the combined share prices of a set of companies.
  • shared care — an arrangement between a welfare agency and a family with a dependent handicapped member, whereby the agency takes the handicapped person into a home for respite care or in emergencies
  • shared line — a telephone number that is assigned to more than one person, for example in an office. When somebody calls the number, all of the phones will ring until somebody picks up their phone to answer the call
  • shareholder — a holder or owner of shares, especially in a company or corporation.
  • sharp-eared — having pointed ears.
  • sharp-edged — having a fine edge or edges.
  • sharp-nosed — having a thin, pointed nose.
  • sharpbender — an organization that has been underperforming its competitors but suddenly becomes more successful, often as a result of new management or changes in its business strategy
  • sheherazade — a legendary Persian queen who is a character in (and the storyteller of) 'One Thousand and One Nights'
  • shit-scared — very scared
  • shock radio — broadcasting by a commercial radio station whose humor includes tasteless jokes, sexual innuendo, and ethnic insults.
  • shootaround — an informal match or practice session
  • shop around — compare prices
  • short-dated — (of a gilt-edged security) having less than five years to run before redemption
  • shorthaired — (of an animal) having hair that is short and lies close to the body.
  • shovelboard — the game of shuffleboard.
  • show around — guide round a new place
  • shower head — nozzle of a shower attachment
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