11-letter words containing s, i, d, e, r
- silver disc — (in Britain) an album certified to have sold 60 000 copies or a single certified to have sold 200 000 copies
- silversides — any of several small fishes of the family Atherinidae, having a silvery stripe along each side, as Menidia menidia, inhabiting the Atlantic coast of the U.S.
- simmer down — to cook or cook in a liquid at or just below the boiling point.
- sixth grade — (in the US) the sixth school year after kindergarten, usually containing pupils around 11 or 12 years old
- sleigh ride — trip on a sledge
- sluggardise — indolence or laziness
- sluggardize — to make lazy or sluggish
- smoke-dried — to dry or cure (meat or other food) using smoke.
- smouldering — burning slowly without flame, usually emitting smoke
- sniffer dog — a dog trained to find illegal drugs or explosives by smell.
- snow bridge — a mass of snow bridging a crevasse, sometimes affording a risky way across it
- sockdoliger — a conclusive argument; a hard blow
- sodium-free — (of food) containing less than 5 mg of sodium per serving
- soil binder — a plant that prevents or inhibits erosion by providing a ground cover and forming a dense network of roots that hold the soil.
- soldier ant — a type of ant that has a disproportionately large head
- soldier fly — any of several flies of the family Stratiomyidae, characterized by brightly colored abdominal stripes.
- soldierfish — any of several squirrelfishes of the family Holocentridae.
- soldierlike — resembling a soldier
- soldiership — a person who serves in an army; a person engaged in military service.
- sound mixer — sb who records film sound
- soured milk — milk that has been deliberately soured by fermentation or by adding acids such as lemon juice or vinegar, to be used in cooking
- southbridge — a town in S Massachusetts.
- spellbinder — a person or thing that spellbinds, especially a powerful speaker who can captivate an audience.
- spendthrift — a person who spends possessions or money extravagantly or wastefully; prodigal.
- spermicidal — that kills sperm
- sphaeridium — a round body found on sea urchins
- spheroidize — to turn or be turned into spheroids
- spider crab — any of various crabs of the family Majidae, having long, slender legs and a comparatively small, triangular body.
- spider hole — a foxhole with a camouflaged lid or cover in which a sniper hides
- spider lily — any of several plants having lilylike flowers with narrow petals, as those belonging to the genera Crinum, Hymenocallis, and Lycoris, of the amaryllis family.
- spider mite — any of numerous, variously colored web-spinning mites of the family Tetranychidae, many of which are pests of garden plants and fruit trees.
- spider vein — one of a radiating network of dilated capillaries on the skin.
- spider wasp — any of certain wasps, especially of the family Pompilidae, that provision their nests with paralyzed spiders.
- spinsterdom — the state of being a spinster
- spiny-rayed — spiny-finned.
- spreadingly — in a spreading manner
- spring tide — the large rise and fall of the tide at or soon after the new or the full moon.
- springfield — a state in the central United States: a part of the Midwest. 56,400 sq. mi. (146,075 sq. km). Capital: Springfield. Abbreviation: IL (for use with zip code), Ill.
- sprinklered — having or protected by a sprinkler system.
- stadiometer — an instrument that measures the length of curves, dashes, etc, by running a toothed wheel along them
- standardise — to bring to or make of an established standard size, weight, quality, strength, or the like: to standardize manufactured parts.
- standardize — to bring to or make of an established standard size, weight, quality, strength, or the like: to standardize manufactured parts.
- starlighted — lit by the stars
- steam radio — radio, seen as old-fashioned in comparison with television
- stem-winder — a stemwinding watch.
- stenocardia — angina pectoris, a contraction of the heart or its vessels due to a lack of oxygen, causing severe chest pain
- stereoblind — lacking the ability to see in three dimensions through both eyes
- stern-drive — inboard-outboard (def 1).
- stevedoring — the act or practice of loading or unloading a ship, ship's cargo, etc
- stewardship — the position and duties of a steward, a person who acts as the surrogate of another or others, especially by managing property, financial affairs, an estate, etc.