13-letter words containing s, i, d, b
- self-doubting — lacking in confidence
- semicarbazide — an organic nitrogen compound derived from urea
- shadow boxing — to make the motions of attack and defense, as in boxing, as a training or conditioning procedure.
- shield bearer — an attendant who carries the shield or arms of a warrior.
- shill bidding — (on an online auction) the illegal practice of a seller or a seller’s acquaintances placing bids on his or her goods in order to drive up the price
- signed number — Mathematics. a number preceded by a plus sign (+) to indicate a positive quantity or by a minus sign (−) to indicate a negative quantity.
- skateboarding — a device for riding upon, usually while standing, consisting of a short, oblong piece of wood, plastic, or aluminum mounted on large roller-skate wheels, used on smooth surfaces and requiring better balance of the rider than the ordinary roller skate does.
- skilled labor — labor that requires special training for its satisfactory performance.
- skin and bone — You can say someone is just skin and bone when you do not approve of the fact that they are very thin.
- sodium borate — borax1 .
- solderability — the characteristic of being solderable
- sound barrier — Also called sonic barrier, transonic barrier. (not in technical use) a hypothetical barrier to flight beyond the speed of sound, so postulated because aircraft undergo an abruptly increasing drag force induced by compression of the surrounding air when traveling near the speed of sound.
- sound library — a collection of sounds stored on file (for example on CDs, DVDs, or as digital audio files)
- sphenoid bone — the large butterfly-shaped compound bone at the base of the skull, containing a protective depression for the pituitary gland
- spreadability — capable of being spread; easily spread: a soft, spreadable cheese.
- spring binder — a loose-leaf binder in which a single, long, clamplike spring, forming the spine, holds the leaves.
- springboarded — a flexible board, projecting over water, from which divers leap or spring.
- stockbreeding — the breeding and raising of livestock for marketing or exhibition.
- 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.
- subdelegation — a group or body of delegates: Our club sent a delegation to the rally.
- subderivative — a word derived from a derivative.
- subdiscipline — training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline.
- subeditorship — the position or office of a subeditor
- subindication — the act or process of subindicating
- subindicative — of or relating to subindicating
- subject index — alphabetical contents list
- subordination — the act of placing in a lower rank or position: The refusal to allow women to be educated was part of society's subordination of women to men.
- subordinative — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
- subsidization — to furnish or aid with a subsidy.
- substantiated — to establish by proof or competent evidence: to substantiate a charge.
- 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.
- symbolic code — a program code unrelated to the hardware of a particular computer and requiring conversion to the code used by the computer before the program can be used.
- third baseman — the player whose position is third base.
- undescribable — to tell or depict in written or spoken words; give an account of: He described the accident very carefully.
- undiagnosable — unable to be diagnosed
- undiscernable — capable of being discerned; distinguishable.
- undiscernible — capable of being discerned; distinguishable.
- undiscussable — to consider or examine by argument, comment, etc.; talk over or write about, especially to explore solutions; debate: to discuss the proposed law on taxes.
- undisguisable — to change the appearance or guise of so as to conceal identity or mislead, as by means of deceptive garb: The king was disguised as a peasant.
- undistributed — (in distinctive feature analysis) characterized by relatively extensive contact or constriction between the articulating organs, as the (sh) in show in contrast to the (s) in so.
- undisturbedly — in an undisturbed manner
- unembellished — to beautify by or as if by ornamentation; ornament; adorn.
- unestablished — not established.
- unmetabolised — not metabolised
- urban studies — the various disciplines associated with the study of urban areas, including urban planning, urban economics and urban architecture
- vitreous body — a transparent gelatinous substance, permeated by fine fibrils, that fills the interior of the eyeball between the lens and the retina
- wedding bells — church bells that peal after marriage ceremony
- windsor bench — a bench similar in construction to a Windsor chair.
- within bounds — not beyond limits
- yieldableness — the quality of being submissive or compliant