15-letter words containing s, e, n, t, i, a
- senile dementia — a syndrome of progressive, irreversible impairment of cognitive function, caused by organic factors and having its onset late in life.
- sensitive plant — Also called humble plant. a tropical American plant, Mimosa pudica, cultivated in greenhouses, having bipinnate leaves whose leaflets fold together when touched.
- sentinel animal — an animal that is placed in a given environment and then monitored to find out if an infectious disease or other harmful agent is present in that environment
- september rains — rainy weather during the month of September
- septentrionally — northwards; in the direction of the north
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- ship's manifest — a list of the shipments or cargo that a vessel is carrying
- 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 basket — a metal or plastic container with one or two handles, used to carry shopping in a shop
- shot in the arm — a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- siege mentality — a state of mind whereby one believes that one is being constantly attacked, oppressed, or isolated.
- significatively — serving to signify.
- 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.
- silver standard — a monetary standard or system using silver of specified weight and fineness to define the basic unit of currency.
- simple equation — linear equation
- simple fraction — a ratio of two integers.
- simple interval — an interval of an octave or less.
- simplicidentate — belonging or pertaining to the Simplicidentata, formerly regarded as a suborder or division of rodents having only one pair of upper incisor teeth.
- 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.
- 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.
- sistine madonna — a Madonna painted by Raphael for the Church of St. Sixtus at Piacenza, Italy.
- sixth amendment — an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights, guaranteeing the right to a trial by jury in criminal cases.
- slab plastering — coarse plastering, as between the studs in a half-timbered wall.
- slap and tickle — sexual play
- sleeping beauty — a beautiful princess, the heroine of a popular fairy tale, awakened from a charmed sleep by the kiss of the prince who is her true love.
- sleeping tablet — A sleeping tablet is the same as a sleeping pill.
- sleight of hand — skill in feats requiring quick and clever movements of the hands, especially for entertainment or deception, as jugglery, card or coin magic, etc.; legerdemain.
- small intestine — intestine (def 2).
- smoking-related — (of a disease, illness, etc) caused by smoking tobacco, etc
- snapping beetle — click beetle.
- snapping turtle — either of two large, edible, freshwater turtles of the family Chelydridae, of North and Central America, having a large head and powerful hooked jaws, especially the common snapping turtle, Chelydra serpentina.
- social benefits — the social welfare provision made available to those in need
- social distance — the extent to which individuals or groups are removed from or excluded from participating in one another's lives.
- social movement — a group of diffusely organized people or organizations striving toward a common goal relating to human society or social change, or the organized activities of such a group: The push for civil rights was a social movement that peaked in the 1950s and 1960s.
- society islands — a group of islands in the S Pacific: administratively part of French Polynesia; consists of the Windward Islands and the Leeward Islands; became a French protectorate in 1843 and a colony in 1880. Pop: 214 445 (2002). Area: 1595 sq km (616 sq miles)
- sodium arsenite — a white or grayish-white, water-soluble, poisonous powder, NaAsO 2 , used chiefly in arsenical soaps for hides, as an insecticide, and as a weed-killer.