11-letter words containing s, i, d, r, a
- sarcodinian — belonging or pertaining to the protist phylum Sarcodina, comprising protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopodia.
- sarcoidosis — a disease of unknown cause, characterized by granulomatous tubercles of the skin, lymph nodes, lungs, eyes, and other structures.
- sardonicism — characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering: a sardonic grin.
- sauropsidan — relating to the Sauropsida or animals belonging to the Sauriodea group in Huxley's classification
- scarabaeoid — resembling a scarab.
- scorpaenoid — resembling or related to the family Scorpaenidae.
- scuba diver — sb who dives underwater
- secondarily — next after the first in order, place, time, etc.
- secularized — to make secular; separate from religious or spiritual connection or influences; make worldly or unspiritual; imbue with secularism.
- sedan chair — an enclosed vehicle for one person, borne on poles by two bearers and common during the 17th and 18th centuries.
- sedimentary — of, relating to, or of the nature of sediment.
- seditionary — of or relating to sedition; seditious.
- semidiurnal — pertaining to, consisting of, or accomplished in half a day.
- share index — A share index is a number that indicates the state of a stock market. It is based on the combined share prices of a set of companies.
- shared line — a telephone number that is assigned to more than one person, for example in an office. When somebody calls the number, all of the phones will ring until somebody picks up their phone to answer the call
- shit-scared — very scared
- shock radio — broadcasting by a commercial radio station whose humor includes tasteless jokes, sexual innuendo, and ethnic insults.
- shorthaired — (of an animal) having hair that is short and lies close to the body.
- shroud-laid — noting a fiber rope of four strands laid right-handed with or without a heart.
- sideropenia — a lack of iron in the body
- sidetracked — any railroad track, other than a siding, auxiliary to the main track.
- sight draft — a draft payable upon presentation.
- silk thread — thread that is manufactured from silk
- sir galahad — (in Arthurian legend) the most virtuous knight of the Round Table, destined to regain the Holy Grail; son of Lancelot and Elaine
- six day war — a war fought in June, 1967, between Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria, in which Israel captured large tracts of Arab territory.
- six-day war — a war fought in June, 1967, between Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria, in which Israel captured large tracts of Arab territory.
- sixth grade — (in the US) the sixth school year after kindergarten, usually containing pupils around 11 or 12 years old
- skidbladnir — the huge collapsible ship, made by two dwarfs for Frey, that always had a favoring wind.
- sluggardise — indolence or laziness
- sluggardize — to make lazy or sluggish
- smart drink — a nonalcoholic beverage with added amino acids and vitamins claimed to increase energy, improve memory, and boost intelligence.
- soldier ant — a type of ant that has a disproportionately large head
- solidarnosc — a Polish organization of independent trade unions founded in 1980: outlawed by the government of Poland in 1982.
- sorbic acid — a white, crystalline compound, C 6 H 8 O 2 , slightly soluble in water, soluble in many organic solvents: used as a preservative in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and food.
- spermicidal — that kills sperm
- sphaeridium — a round body found on sea urchins
- spider crab — any of various crabs of the family Majidae, having long, slender legs and a comparatively small, triangular body.
- spider wasp — any of certain wasps, especially of the family Pompilidae, that provision their nests with paralyzed spiders.
- spinal cord — the cord of nerve tissue extending through the spinal canal of the spinal column.
- spiny-rayed — spiny-finned.
- sporadicity — (of similar things or occurrences) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional: sporadic renewals of enthusiasm.
- spreadingly — in a spreading manner
- springboard — a flexible board, projecting over water, from which divers leap or spring.
- 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
- stenocardia — angina pectoris, a contraction of the heart or its vessels due to a lack of oxygen, causing severe chest pain
- 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.