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13-letter words containing s, e, n, d, a

  • scalenohedron — a hemihedral crystal form of 8 or 12 faces, each face being a scalene triangle.
  • scandal sheet — a newspaper or magazine that emphasizes scandal or gossip.
  • scandalmonger — a person who spreads scandal or gossip.
  • scarfed joint — a lapped joint between two pieces of timber made by notching or grooving the ends and strapping, bolting, or gluing the two pieces together
  • scatteredness — distributed or occurring at widely spaced and usually irregular intervals: scattered villages; scattered showers.
  • schadenfreude — satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune.
  • screen reader — (application)   A text-to-speech system, intended for use by blind or low-vision users, that speaks the text content of a computer display.
  • second advent — Second Coming.
  • second ballot — an electoral procedure in which if no candidate emerges as a clear winner in a first ballot, candidates at the bottom of the poll are eliminated and another ballot is held among the remaining candidates
  • second banana — a comic who supports the leading comedian, often as a straight man, especially in burlesque or vaudeville.
  • second estate — the second of the three estates: the nobles in France; the lords temporal in England. Compare estate (def 5).
  • second nature — an acquired habit or tendency in one's character that is so deeply ingrained as to appear automatic: Neatness is second nature to him.
  • 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
  • sectionalized — divided into sections
  • sedentariness — characterized by or requiring a sitting posture: a sedentary occupation.
  • sedimentation — the deposition or accumulation of sediment.
  • seed merchant — someone that collects, packages and sells seeds
  • segmentalized — separated into parts, sections, elements, classes, etc.; compartmentalized: a segmentalized society.
  • selenous acid — a colorless, transparent, crystalline powder, H2SeO3, soluble in water and used as a reagent
  • self-analyzed — having undergone self-analysis.
  • self-anointed — to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
  • self-donation — an act or instance of presenting something as a gift, grant, or contribution.
  • 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-standing — An object or structure that is self-standing is not supported by other objects or structures.
  • semi-darkness — partial darkness
  • semi-nomadism — a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply.
  • semidominance — incomplete dominance.
  • semilegendary — having some historical basis, but legendary in part
  • seminal fluid — the fluid component of semen, excluding the sperm.
  • semisedentary — partially or somewhat sedentary
  • send away for — order by post
  • sendmail inc. — (company)   The company, announced in November 1997 and launched in March 1998, created by Eric Allman, the original author of Sendmail. Allman is Chief Technology Officer, Greg Olson is President and CEO. Sendmail Inc. will sell commercial upgrades, service and support to Internet Service Providers and corporations running critical e-mail applications, while still continuing freeware development. Allman said that he devoted the fist six months of the life of Sendmail Inc. to finalising the freeware release. A commercial version was due in summer 1998, at around $1000 per server. The company is expected to reach $40m annual sales within three years. Funding is in the region of $1.25m. Address: Emeryville, California, USA.
  • 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.
  • seventh grade — school year: age 12-13
  • sex addiction — an addiction to sexual activity
  • sex education — Sex education is education in schools on the subject of sexual activity and sexual relationships.
  • shaft encoder — A shaft encoder is a sensor for measuring how fast a shaft rotates.
  • sharp-tongued — characterized by or given to harshness, bitterness, or sarcasm in speech.
  • shearing shed — a farm building equipped with power machinery for sheepshearing and equipment for baling wool
  • shetland pony — one of a breed of small but sturdy, rough-coated ponies, raised originally in the Shetland Islands.
  • shetland wool — the fine wool undercoat pulled by hand from Shetland sheep.
  • ship chandler — a person who deals in cordage, canvas, and other supplies for ships.
  • ship decanter — a glass decanter with a very wide base.
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