14-letter words containing s, c, l, e, r, m
- schlaer-mellor — An object-oriented analysis (OOA), design and modelling method that addresses the integration of structural and behavioural properties. It also allows an animation of the design.
- schleiermacher — Friedrich Ernst Daniel [free-drikh ernst dah-nee-el] /ˈfri drɪx ɛrnst ˈdɑ niˌɛl/ (Show IPA), 1768–1834, German theologian and philosopher.
- schlockmeister — a person who deals in or sells inferior or worthless goods; junk dealer.
- scholar's mate — a simple mate by the queen on the f7 square, achievable by white's fourth move
- schoolmistress — a woman who presides over or teaches in a school.
- scintillometer — a device for detecting and measuring radioactivity, having a crystal scintillator, a photoelectric cell sensitive to the light from scintillations, and an amplifier.
- scrambled eggs — scrambled eggs are eggs that are mixed together and then cooked in butter.
- scrimmage line — line of scrimmage.
- segmental arch — a shallow arch not including a complete semicircle
- self-composure — calmness and self-possession
- self-criticism — the act or fact of being self-critical.
- semi-nocturnal — active at night (opposed to diurnal): nocturnal animals.
- semi-realistic — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
- semi-spherical — shaped like half a sphere; hemispheric.
- semicommercial — of, relating to, or characterized by limited marketing of an experimental product
- service module — (often initial capital letters) U.S. Aerospace. the section of an Apollo spacecraft containing the principal propulsion system, electrical system, water, and other supplies.
- sigma particle — an unstable hyperon having positive, negative, or zero electric charge and strangeness −1. Symbol: Σ.
- slum clearance — the removal for rehousing, by the state, of those people who previously lived in slum areas, to prepare the area for demolition and rebuilding
- snake mackerel — an elongate, deep-sea fish, Gempylus serpens, inhabiting tropical and temperate seas, having jutting jaws and strong teeth.
- social climber — a person who attempts to gain admission into a group with a higher social standing.
- social realism — a style of painting, especially of the 1930s in the U.S., in which the scenes depicted typically convey a message of social or political protest edged with satire.
- somali current — a current of the Indian Ocean, flowing northward along the coast of Somalia in summer and southwestward the rest of the year.
- space platform — space station.
- sports complex — exercise facility, leisure centre
- stereochemical — of, relating to, stereochemistry
- striped muscle — a type of contractile tissue that is marked by transverse striations; it is concerned with moving skeletal parts to which it is usually attached
- stumble across — to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip.
- summer clothes — light clothes which are suitable for summer
- supermasculine — highly masculine
- supramolecular — having an organization more complex than that of a molecule.
- sycamore maple — a maple, Acer pseudoplatanus, of Europe and western Asia, having gray bark and opposite, lobed leaves: grown as a shade tree.
- symmetric lisp — A parallel Lisp in which environments are first-class objects. It is implemented in Common LISP. E-mail: Suresh Jagannathan <[email protected]>.
- transempirical — beyond the range of experiential knowledge.
- transmasculine — noting or relating to a person who was born female but whose gender identity is more male than female.
- trituberculism — the condition of being trituberculate
- tumbler switch — electrical control
- ultramasculine — extremely masculine