14-letter words containing s, e, t, a, i, l
- steeplechasing — a horse race over a turf course furnished with artificial ditches, hedges, and other obstacles over which the horses must jump.
- stegocephalian — an extinct, pre-Jurassic amphibian
- stella polaris — Polaris.
- sterculiaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Sterculiaceae, a chiefly tropical family of plants that includes cacao and cola
- stereochemical — of, relating to, stereochemistry
- stewart island — one of the islands of New Zealand, S of South Island. 670 sq. mi. (1735 sq. km).
- sticking place — Also called sticking point. the place or point at which something stops and holds firm.
- stopping place — a place where vehicles may stop temporarily
- straight angle — the angle formed by two radii of a circle that are drawn to the extremities of an arc equal to one half of the circle; an angle of 180°.
- straight-laced — strait-laced (sense 2)
- strait-lacedly — in a strait-laced manner
- street railway — a company that operates streetcars or buses.
- streptobacilli — any of various bacilli that form in chains.
- stretchability — to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often followed by out): to stretch oneself out on the ground.
- strike a light — to ignite something, esp a match, by friction
- striped marlin — a marlin, Tetrapturus audax, of the Pacific Ocean, having the sides of the body marked with dark blue vertical stripes, valued for sport and food.
- structuralized — to form into or make part of a structure.
- stuffed animal — soft toy
- sturmabteilung — a political militia of the Nazi party, organized about 1923 and notorious for its violence and terrorism up to 1934, when it was purged and reorganized as an instrument of physical training and political indoctrination of German men; Brown Shirts.
- sub-peritoneal — the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera.
- subcontinental — a large, relatively self-contained landmass forming a subdivision of a continent: the subcontinent of India.
- subjectability — that which forms a basic matter of thought, discussion, investigation, etc.: a subject of conversation.
- subproletariat — the poorest group within the working class
- substantialize — to make or become substantial or actual
- subterrestrial — underground; subterranean.
- sugar the pill — to make something unpleasant more agreeable by adding something pleasant
- sulfantimonide — any compound containing an antimonide and a sulfide.
- sulphacetamide — a topical antibiotic of the sulphonamide group, used to treat eye infections, as well as skin infections including acne
- super-rational — beyond the scope or range of reason; intuitional.
- supercelestial — located above the heavens; above the heavens or celestial regions
- superelevation — bank1 (def 6).
- superessential — beyond or above essence; transcending being
- superficiality — being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.
- superinflation — hyperinflation.
- superinsulated — highly insulated
- superovulation — to produce more than the normal number of ova at one time, as through hormone treatment.
- supersexuality — the quality of having a strong sexual appetite
- superstimulate — to stimulate excessively
- swallow-tailed — having a deeply forked tail like that of a swallow, as various birds.
- swing the lead — to malinger or make up excuses
- syllable-timed — having a rhythm in which syllables are approximately equal in duration and thus tend to follow each other at regular intervals of time.
- synaptic cleft — the small gap, measured in nanometers, between an axon terminal and any of the cell membranes in the immediate vicinity.
- systematically — having, showing, or involving a system, method, or plan: a systematic course of reading; systematic efforts.
- tabes dorsalis — syphilis of the spinal cord and its appendages, characterized by shooting pains and other sensory disturbances, and, in the later stages, by paralysis.
- take a dislike — If you take a dislike to someone or something, you decide that you do not like them.
- take liberties — If you take liberties or take a liberty with someone or something, you act in a way that is too free and does not show enough respect.
- take sb's life — If someone takes another person's life, they kill them. If someone takes their own life, they kill themselves.
- tate galleries — two art galleries in London, the original Tate Gallery (1897), now Tate Britain, and Tate Modern, created in the former Bankside power station in 2000
- technicalities — technical methods and vocabulary
- telangiectasis — chronic dilatation of the capillaries and other small blood vessels.