13-letter words containing s, a, r, d
- second of arc — second2 (def 4).
- second papers — the documents by which an alien formerly made application for U.S. citizenship after having earlier filed a declaration of intention
- second reader — the elected official of a church or society who conducts services and reads from the Scriptures.
- second-grader — a pupil who is in the second grade
- secondary era — the period from the beginning of the Triassic to the end of the Cretaceous
- sedentariness — characterized by or requiring a sitting posture: a sedentary occupation.
- sedge warbler — a European songbird, Acrocephalus schoenobaenus, of reed beds and swampy areas, having a streaked brownish plumage with white eye stripes: family Muscicapidae (Old World flycatchers, etc)
- seed merchant — someone that collects, packages and sells seeds
- self-absorbed — preoccupied with one's thoughts, interests, etc.
- self-declared — proclaiming oneself to be
- self-depraved — corrupt, wicked, or perverted.
- self-enamored — to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with): to be enamored of a certain lady; a brilliant woman with whom he became enamored.
- self-ordained — to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- self-pampered — to treat or gratify with extreme or excessive indulgence, kindness, or care: to pamper a child; to pamper one's stomach.
- self-prepared — properly expectant, organized, or equipped; ready: prepared for a hurricane.
- semi-darkness — partial darkness
- semicarbazide — an organic nitrogen compound derived from urea
- semilegendary — having some historical basis, but legendary in part
- semisedentary — partially or somewhat sedentary
- send away for — order by post
- senza sordino — a musical direction to remove or play without the mute or (on the piano) with the sustaining pedal pressed down
- sepia drawing — a drawing with a brownish tone, produced by first bleaching it (after fixing) and then immersing it for a short time in a solution of sodium sulphide or of alkaline thiourea
- serodiagnosis — a diagnosis involving tests on blood serum or other serous fluid of the body.
- serum disease — a generalized allergic reaction to a foreign serum or drug, characterized by fever, skin rash, enlarged lymph nodes, and painful joints.
- seventh grade — school year: age 12-13
- shaft encoder — A shaft encoder is a sensor for measuring how fast a shaft rotates.
- shaped charge — a warhead having a concave, hollow end and operating on the Munroe effect.
- sharp-sighted — having keen sight.
- sharp-tongued — characterized by or given to harshness, bitterness, or sarcasm in speech.
- shear modulus — The shear modulus of a material is how stiff or rigid it is. It is equal to the shear stress divided by the shear strain.
- shearing shed — a farm building equipped with power machinery for sheepshearing and equipment for baling wool
- shield bearer — an attendant who carries the shield or arms of a warrior.
- ship chandler — a person who deals in cordage, canvas, and other supplies for ships.
- ship decanter — a glass decanter with a very wide base.
- short-staffed — A company or place that is short-staffed does not have enough people working there.
- short-waisted — of less than average length between the shoulders and waistline; having a high waistline.
- shoulder arms — to bring the rifle vertically close to the right side with the muzzle uppermost and held at the trigger guard
- shrove monday — the Monday before Ash Wednesday.
- shrove sunday — the Sunday before Ash Wednesday; Quinquagesima.
- shunting yard — a place where railway coaches are manoeuvred
- side entrance — an entrance at the side of a building
- sidereal hour — a 24th part of a sidereal day
- sidereal time — time measured by the diurnal motion of stars. A sidereal day is about four minutes shorter than a solar day, with hours, minutes, and seconds all proportionally shorter.
- sidereal year — year (def 4c).
- sierra nevada — a mountain range in E California. Highest peak, Mt. Whitney, 14,495 feet (4420 meters).
- sight reading — the act or skill of performing unfamiliar written music, or of translating something written in a foreign language, readily on sight, without previous study
- silver dollar — A silver dollar is an American coin, worth one dollar, that is made of silver.
- silver halide — a compound in which silver is combined with a halogen, as silver chloride, bromide, or iodide.
- silver iodate — a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble powder, AgIO 3 , used in medicine chiefly as an antiseptic and as an astringent.
- silver-haired — having silver coloured hair