14-letter words containing s, e, r, d, a
- self-addressed — addressed for return to the sender.
- self-adornment — something that adds attractiveness; ornament; accessory: the adornments and furnishings of a room.
- self-generated — made without the aid of an external agent; produced spontaneously.
- self-hardening — noting or pertaining to any of various steels that harden after heating without quenching or other treatment.
- self-laudatory — containing or expressing praise: overwhelmed by the speaker's laudatory remarks.
- self-parodying — given to or involving self-parody
- self-regarding — consideration for oneself or one's own interests.
- self-regulated — governed or controlled from within; self-regulating.
- semi-legendary — somewhat legendary; having something of the nature of a legend; almost legendary
- semi-paralyzed — to affect with paralysis.
- semipolar bond — type of chemical bond
- sergiyev posad — a city in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, NE of Moscow.
- serodiscordant — pertaining to a relationship with one HIV-positive partner and one HIV-negative partner.
- serrated wrack — the seaweed Fucus serratus
- seventh-grader — a student in the seventh year of school, usually 11 to 13 years old
- seward's folly — the purchase of Alaska in 1867, through the negotiations of Secretary of State W. H. Seward.
- shark-infested — (of a body of water) known to contain large numbers of sharks, and therefore considered to be dangerous
- sharp-featured — having very clearly defined facial features
- sharp-tempered — with a tendency to become suddenly angry
- sheepdog trial — a competition in which sheepdogs are tested in their tasks
- shoulder blade — the scapula.
- shoulder board — one of a pair of narrow, stiff, cloth patches bearing an insignia of rank and worn on the shoulders by a commissioned officer.
- shoulder patch — a cloth emblem worn on the upper part of a sleeve of a uniform typically as identification of the organization to which the wearer is assigned.
- shoulder strap — a strap worn over the shoulder, as to support a garment.
- shredded wheat — a breakfast cereal made by shredding cooked, dried whole wheat and baking or toasting it in biscuit- or spoon-size pieces.
- shrink-wrapped — A shrink-wrapped product is sold in a tight covering of thin plastic.
- shropshire lad — a volume of poetry (1896) by A. E. Housman.
- shrove tuesday — the last day of Shrovetide, long observed as a season of merrymaking before Lent.
- sick and tired — afflicted with ill health or disease; ailing.
- sidereal month — Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
- simple-hearted — free of deceit; artless; sincere.
- single-hearted — sincere and undivided in feeling or spirit; dedicated; not reflecting mixed emotions: He was single-hearted in his patriotism.
- skeleton draft — a basic or minimum draft or outline
- skilled labour — labour or work that demands skill and which you usually have to be trained for, or the workers that provide this labour
- slantendicular — slanting (rather than perpendicular or horizontal)
- slate-coloured — like slate in colour
- slave cylinder — a small cylinder containing a piston that operates the brake shoes or pads in hydraulic brakes or the working part in any other hydraulically operated system
- slide fastener — zipper (def 2).
- smothered mate — checkmate delivered by a knight when the king's mobility is restricted by his own pieces.
- social drinker — a person who drinks alcoholic beverages usually in the company of others and is in control of his or her drinking.
- sodium citrate — a white, crystalline or granular, water-soluble, odorless solid, Na 3 C 6 H 5 O 7 ⋅2H 2 O, having a cool, saline taste: used in photography, in soft drinks, and in medicine chiefly to prevent the coagulation of blood.
- sodium nitrate — a crystalline, water-soluble compound, NaNO 3 , that occurs naturally as soda niter: used in fertilizers, explosives, and glass, and as a color fixative in processed meats.
- solar calendar — a calendar whose dates are based on the position of the earth and its proximity to the sun
- sonderkommando — a group of prisoners assigned to collect belongings and dispose of the bodies of other prisoners who had died or been killed.
- sound archives — official records or files (as in a library) of sound recordings, broadcasts, or performances, esp those from radio programmes
- southeastwards — Also, southeastwards. toward the southeast.
- southwestwards — Also, southwestwards. toward the southwest.
- space invaders — a video or computer game, the object of which is to destroy attacking alien spacecraft
- spanish dagger — a stemless or short-trunked plant, Yucca gloriosa, of the agave family, native to the southeastern U.S., having leaves nearly 2½ feet (75 cm) long, with a stiff, sharp point, and greenish-white or reddish flowers nearly 4 inches (10 cm) wide.
- speech-reading — the act or process of determining the intended meaning of a speaker by utilizing all visual clues accompanying speech attempts, as lip movements, facial expressions, and bodily gestures, used especially by people with impaired hearing.