14-letter words containing s, e, t, u
- self-actuating — to incite or move to action; impel; motivate: actuated by selfish motives.
- self-adjusting — that adjusts itself in response to circumstances
- self-adulation — excessive devotion to someone; servile flattery.
- self-executing — going into effect immediately without the need of supplementary legislation: a self-executing treaty.
- self-forgetful — forgetful or not thinking of one's own advantage, interest, etc.
- self-induction — the process by which an electromotive force is induced in a circuit by a varying current in that circuit.
- self-indulgent — indulging one's own desires, passions, whims, etc., especially without restraint.
- self-laudation — an act or instance of lauding; encomium; tribute.
- self-laudatory — containing or expressing praise: overwhelmed by the speaker's laudatory remarks.
- self-publicist — someone who is skilled at promoting him or herself
- self-regulated — governed or controlled from within; self-regulating.
- self-righteous — confident of one's own righteousness, especially when smugly moralistic and intolerant of the opinions and behavior of others.
- self-slaughter — suicide.
- self-valuation — an estimated value or worth.
- semi-automated — partially automated.
- semi-automatic — partly automatic.
- semi-nocturnal — active at night (opposed to diurnal): nocturnal animals.
- semiautonomous — partially self-governing, especially with reference to internal affairs.
- semiconducting — of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a semiconductor.
- semper paratus — always prepared
- seniority rule — the custom in Congress providing for the assignment of a committee chairpersonship to that member of the majority party who has served on the committee the longest.
- sensualization — to render sensual.
- septuagenarian — of the age of 70 years or between 70 and 80 years old.
- sequestrectomy — the removal of dead spicules or portions, especially of bone.
- servant church — the attitude or practices of a church whose avowed purpose is to serve the world.
- service tunnel — a tunnel alongside another which is used for services such as maintenance, repairs, etc
- sesquipedality — given to using long words.
- settecentesque — of, relating to, or characteristic of the art and literature of 18th-century Italy.
- seventh avenue — an avenue in the borough of Manhattan, in New York City.
- seventy-fourth — next after the seventy-third; being the ordinal number for 74.
- sexual assault — abuse or violence of a sexual nature
- sharp-featured — having very clearly defined facial features
- shit disturber — a person who enjoys causing controversy or upsetting people
- shoot the bull — exaggerations; lies; nonsense.
- short trousers — knee-length trousers formerly worn by small boys
- shoulder joint — the joint at the junction of the forelimb with the pectoral girdle
- 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.
- shower curtain — waterproof sheet around a shower
- shrove tuesday — the last day of Shrovetide, long observed as a season of merrymaking before Lent.
- shut in a well — To shut in a well is to close off a well so that it stops producing.
- shutting stile — the stile of a door or shutter that closes against the frame of the opening.
- signature loan — a loan requiring no collateral.
- signature tune — theme song (def 2).
- silent auction — an auction at which previously submitted written bids of prospective buyers are opened and compared, with each item being sold to the highest bidder.
- silver-tongued — persuasive; eloquent: a silver-tongued orator.
- simultaneously — existing, occurring, or operating at the same time; concurrent: simultaneous movements; simultaneous translation.
- siphonapterous — belonging or pertaining to the insect order Siphonaptera, comprising the fleas.
- situs inversus — a congenital defect in which an organ is on the side opposite from its normal position.
- size reduction — Size reduction is a process in which the particle size of a solid is made smaller.