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

  • standard time — the civil time officially adopted for a country or region, usually the civil time of some specific meridian lying within the region. The standard time zones in the U.S. (Atlantic time, Eastern time, Central time, Mountain time, Pacific time, Yukon time, Alaska-Hawaii time, and Bering time) use the civil times of the 60th, 75th, 90th, 105th, 120th, 135th, 150th, and 165th meridians respectively, the difference of time between one zone and the next being exactly one hour.
  • standard-bred — pertaining to a horse of the Standardbred breed.
  • standing joke — If something is a standing joke among a group of people, they often make jokes about it.
  • standing wave — a wave in a medium in which each point on the axis of the wave has an associated constant amplitude ranging from zero at the nodes to a maximum at the antinodes.
  • standover man — a person who extorts money by intimidation
  • stannic oxide — a white, amorphous, water-insoluble powder, SnO 2 , used chiefly in the manufacture of ceramic glazes and glass, and of polishing powders for metal, glass, and marble.
  • star-spangled — spangled with stars.
  • state of aden — Aden (def 2).
  • state of mind — mental condition, mood
  • staten island — an island facing New York Bay.
  • steadfastness — fixed in direction; steadily directed: a steadfast gaze.
  • steady-handed — having steady hands; having self-control; calm.
  • steganopodous — belonging to the Stegandopodes or having all four toes webbed together
  • stone-hearted — stony-hearted.
  • stony-hearted — hardhearted.
  • stringer bead — a small, usually round object of glass, wood, stone, or the like with a hole through it, often strung with others of its kind in necklaces, rosaries, etc.
  • striped hyena — a hyena, Hyaena hyaena, of northern Africa, Arabia, and India, having a grayish coat with distinct blackish stripes.
  • student grant — a grant of money awarded to somebody to fund their studying at a university or college
  • subadolescent — younger than or not quite adolescent
  • subdelegation — a group or body of delegates: Our club sent a delegation to the rally.
  • subdepartment — a distinct part of anything arranged in divisions; a division of a complex whole or organized system.
  • subindicative — of or relating to subindicating
  • subordinative — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
  • substantiated — to establish by proof or competent evidence: to substantiate a charge.
  • sulfadimidine — an antibacterial sulfa drug used in human and veterinary medicine. It is effective against chlamydia, toxoplasma, and cocidia
  • sulfanilamide — a white, crystalline amide of sulfanilic acid, C 6 H 8 N 2 O 2 S, formerly used in the treatment of bacterial infections: replaced by its derivatives and by antibiotics.
  • sulfapyridine — a sulfanilamide derivative, C 1 1 H 1 1 N 3 O 2 S, formerly used for infections caused by pneumococci, now used primarily for a particular dermatitis.
  • sunday driver — a person who drives a car inexpertly, especially slowly or overcautiously, in the manner of one who drives infrequently.
  • sunken garden — a formal garden set below the main level of the ground surrounding it.
  • superabundant — exceedingly or excessively abundant; more than sufficient; excessive.
  • superannuated — retired because of age or infirmity.
  • supercalender — a roll or set of rolls for giving a high, smooth finish to paper.
  • superdominant — submediant.
  • superordinary — that is superior to the ordinary
  • superordinate — of higher degree in condition or rank.
  • sweat-stained — (of clothes or fabric) bearing the marks left by a person's sweat
  • swedenborgian — of or relating to Emanuel Swedenborg, his religious doctrines, or the body of followers adhering to these doctrines and constituting the Church of the New Jerusalem, or New Church.
  • sweet-natured — having a pleasant temperament and a gentle nature
  • sword bayonet — a short sword that may be attached to the muzzle of a gun and used as a bayonet.
  • synecdochical — a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special, as in ten sail for ten ships or a Croesus for a rich man.
  • syrian desert — a desert in N Saudi Arabia, SE Syria, W Iraq, and NE Jordan. About 125,000 sq. mi. (323,750 sq. km).
  • task-oriented — focusing on the completion of particular tasks as a measure of success
  • telediagnosis — the detection of a disease by evaluating data transmitted to a receiving station from instruments monitoring a distant patient, as someone in a spacecraft.
  • tetradynamous — having four long and two short stamens, as a cruciferous flower.
  • the antipodes — Australia and New Zealand
  • the headlines — the main points of a television or radio news broadcast, read out before the full broadcast and summarized at the end
  • the highlands — mountainous region occupying nearly all of the N half of Scotland
  • the secondary — cornerbacks and safeties collectively
  • third baseman — the player whose position is third base.
  • thomas edison — Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
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