15-letter words containing s, a, r, i, n
- semitransparent — imperfectly or almost transparent.
- senior wrangler — (at Cambridge University) a candidate who has obtained first-class honours in Part II of the mathematics tripos and got the highest marks
- september rains — rainy weather during the month of September
- septentrionally — northwards; in the direction of the north
- serial monogamy — a form of monogamy characterized by several successive, short-term marriages over the course of a lifetime.
- serpentine jade — a green variety of serpentine used as a gem: not a true jade.
- service station — Also called gas station. a place equipped for servicing automobiles, as by selling gasoline and oil, making repairs, etc.
- servo-mechanism — A servo-mechanism is a system or device that provides increased power to operate a control.
- sesquicarbonate — a salt intermediate in composition between a carbonate and a bicarbonate or consisting of the two combined.
- sesquicentenary — a hundred and fiftieth anniversary
- seven-year itch — scabies.
- shadow minister — a member of the main opposition party in Parliament who would hold ministerial office if their party were in power
- shalmaneser iii — died 824? b.c, Assyrian ruler 859–824?.
- share ownership — the owning of shares in a company
- sharing economy — a system in which people rent, borrow, or share commodities, services, and resources owned by individuals, usually with the aid of online technology, in an effort to save money, cut costs, and reduce waste.
- shearing strain — a coefficient of elasticity of a substance, expressing the ratio between the force per unit area (shearing stress) that laterally deforms the substance and the shear (shearing strain) that is produced by this force.
- shearing stress — a force causing two contacting parts or layers to slide upon each other, in opposite directions parallel to the plane of their contact
- shearing-stress — a coefficient of elasticity of a substance, expressing the ratio between the force per unit area (shearing stress) that laterally deforms the substance and the shear (shearing strain) that is produced by this force.
- shemini atseres — the festival which follows upon Sukkoth on Tishri 22 (and 23 outside Israel), and includes Simchat Torah
- shire highlands — an upland area of S Malawi. Average height: 900 m (3000 ft)
- shock probation — the release on probation of a criminal after brief imprisonment
- shock resistant — not affected by impact
- shock-resistant — strong or resilient enough to sustain minor impacts without damage to the internal mechanism: a shock-resistant watch.
- shopping arcade — a place where a number of shops are connected together under one roof
- shot in the arm — a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- shrink-wrapping — a flexible plastic wrapping designed to shrink about its contours to protect and seal something
- siberian squill — a bulbous, Eurasian plant, Scilla siberica, of the lily family, having nodding, deep blue flowers.
- sibling rivalry — the feeling of competitiveness that often exists between brothers and sisters
- silent majority — the U.S. citizens who supported President Nixon's policies but who were not politically vocal, outspoken, or active: considered by him to constitute a majority.
- silicon carbide — a very hard, insoluble, crystalline compound, SiC, used as an abrasive and as an electrical resistor in objects exposed to high temperatures.
- silver quandong — an Australian tree, Elaeocarpus grandis: family Elaeocarpaceae
- silver standard — a monetary standard or system using silver of specified weight and fineness to define the basic unit of currency.
- simian virus 40 — SV 40.
- simple fraction — a ratio of two integers.
- simple interval — an interval of an octave or less.
- sinclair, clive — Clive Sinclair
- singapore sling — a cocktail of gin, cherry brandy, sugar, and water.
- singing teacher — a teacher who gives instruction in how to sing
- single standard — a single set of principles or rules applying to everyone, as a single moral code applying to both men and women, especially in sexual behavior. Compare double standard.
- single-breasted — (of a coat, jacket, etc.) having a front closure directly in the center with only a narrow overlap secured by a single button or row of buttons.
- sinistrodextral — moving or extending from the left to the right.
- sink a borehole — To sink a borehole means to drill a deep hole in the ground.
- sinkiang uighur — an autonomous region in NW China, bordering Tibet, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kirghizia, Tadzhikistan, Pakistan, and India: formerly a province. 635,830 sq. mi. (1,646,800 sq. km). Capital: Ürümqi.
- sinoatrial node — a small mass of tissue in the right atrium functioning as pacemaker of the heart by giving rise to the electric impulses that initiate heart contractions.
- sinorespiratory — of, relating to, or affecting the paranasal sinuses and the respiratory tract.
- sir arthur john — Sir (Arthur) John, 1904–2000, English actor and director.
- slab plastering — coarse plastering, as between the studs in a half-timbered wall.
- slavonian grebe — a N Eurasian or N American grebe with reddish underside and a black and gold crest; Podiceps auritus
- slumpflationary — of or relating to slumpflation
- smoking-related — (of a disease, illness, etc) caused by smoking tobacco, etc