12-letter words containing s, e, a, d, o
- sound camera — a motion-picture camera that is capable of photographing silently at the normal speed of 24 fps and operating in synchronization with separate audio recording equipment.
- sound change — any phonetic or phonological change in spoken language, for example the replacement of one speech sound with another, or the loss of a particular sound
- sounion head — the tip of the Attica peninsula, E central Greece: site of ancient temple ruins.
- south hadley — a city in W Massachusetts.
- speedboating — the act, practice, or sport of traveling in a speedboat.
- spermatocide — spermicide.
- spermatozoid — a motile male gamete produced in an antheridium.
- spit-roasted — cooked on a spit
- sponged ware — spongeware.
- spotted cavy — paca.
- spotted tail — (Sinte-galeshka) 1833?–81, Brulé Sioux leader.
- staddlestone — (formerly) one of several supports for a hayrick, consisting of a truncated conical stone surmounted by a flat circular stone
- stakeholders — the holder of the stakes of a wager.
- stapedectomy — a microsurgical procedure to relieve deafness by replacing the stapes of the ear with a prosthetic device.
- star-crossed — thwarted or opposed by the stars; ill-fated: star-crossed lovers.
- steady-going — steadfast; faithful; unchanging: steady-going service to the cause of justice.
- stock saddle — Western saddle.
- stone-washed — Stone-washed jeans are jeans which have been specially washed with small pieces of stone so that when you buy them they are fairly pale and soft.
- stonyhearted — unfeeling; pitiless; cruel
- storm-lashed — badly affected by storms
- stouthearted — brave and resolute; dauntless.
- stranglehold — Wrestling. an illegal hold by which an opponent's breath is choked off.
- stride piano — a style of jazz piano playing in which the right hand plays the melody while the left hand plays a single bass note or octave on the strong beat and a chord on the weak beat, developed in Harlem during the 1920s, partly from ragtime piano playing.
- student loan — A student loan is a government loan that is available to students at a college or university in order to help them pay their expenses.
- subdeaconate — subdiaconate.
- subdiaconate — the office or dignity of a subdeacon.
- subeditorial — of or relating to a subeditor, the work of a subeditor or a subeditorship
- subfeudatory — of or relating to subfeu
- subordinated — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
- succedaneous — a substitute.
- sugar-coated — Sugar-coated food is covered with a sweet substance made of sugar.
- sulphadoxine — an antibiotic drug of the sulphonamide group, commonly used in combination with pyrimethamine to treat malaria, and in combination with various drugs to treat certain infections
- sulphonamide — any of a class of organic compounds that are amides of sulphonic acids containing the group –SO2NH2 or a group derived from this. An important class of sulphonamides are the sulfa drugs
- superordinal — relating to the superorder
- superstardom — a person, as a performer or athlete, who enjoys wide recognition, is esteemed for exceptional talent, and is eagerly sought after for his or her services.
- surface road — a road or street level with its surroundings: surface roads and elevated highways.
- swallow dive — swan dive.
- sweet almond — the nutlike kernel of the fruit of either of two trees, Prunus dulcis (sweet almond) or P. dulcis amara (bitter almond) which grow in warm temperate regions.
- sword-bearer — an official who carries the sword of state on ceremonial occasions, as before the sovereign, a magistrate, or the like.
- tardenoisian — of or referring to a Mesolithic culture characterized by small flint instruments
- the lowlands — a low generally flat region of central Scotland, around the Forth and Clyde valleys, separating the Southern Uplands from the Highlands
- the old days — the past
- thermostated — a device, including a relay actuated by thermal conduction or convection, that functions to establish and maintain a desired temperature automatically or signals a change in temperature for manual adjustment.
- to stop dead — To stop dead means to suddenly stop happening or moving. To stop someone or something dead means to cause them to suddenly stop happening or moving.
- tombstone ad — a boxed advertisement without artwork or illustrations, especially one announcing an issue of a stock or bond.
- tossed salad — a salad consisting of one or more greens, tomatoes, etc., tossed with a dressing.
- trade school — a high school giving instruction chiefly in the skilled trades.
- tradespeople — people engaged in trade, esp shopkeepers
- tradesperson — a skilled worker
- traverse rod — a horizontal rod upon which drapes slide to open or close when pulled by cords.