14-letter words containing s, i, t, e, l
- 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.
- styling mousse — a light foamy substance applied to the hair before styling in order to retain the shape of the style
- styptic pencil — a pencil-shaped stick of a paste containing alum or a similar styptic agent, used to stanch the bleeding of minor cuts.
- 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
- suggestibility — subject to or easily influenced by suggestion.
- sulfantimonide — any compound containing an antimonide and a sulfide.
- sulfuric ether — ether (def 1).
- 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).
- supereminently — in a supereminent manner; to a supereminent degree
- 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
- susceptibility — state or character of being susceptible: susceptibility to disease.
- susceptible of — that gives a chance for; admitting; allowing
- susceptible to — liable to
- suspensibility — capable of being suspended.
- swallow-tailed — having a deeply forked tail like that of a swallow, as various birds.
- swing the lead — to malinger or make up excuses
- switch selling — a system of selling, now illegal in Britain, whereby potential customers are attracted by a special offer on some goods but the salesman's real aim is to sell other more expensive goods instead
- 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.
- symmetric lisp — A parallel Lisp in which environments are first-class objects. It is implemented in Common LISP. E-mail: Suresh Jagannathan <[email protected]>.
- synaptic cleft — the small gap, measured in nanometers, between an axon terminal and any of the cell membranes in the immediate vicinity.
- synthetic fuel — fuel in the form of liquid or gas (synthetic natural gas) manufactured from coal or in the form of oil extracted from shale or tar sands.
- 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.
- telejournalism — the writing and broadcasting of journalism for television
- telejournalist — a journalist who writes for or broadcasts on television
- teleprocessing — computerized processing and transmission of data over the telephone or other long-distance communications systems.
- telescopically — of, relating to, or of the nature of a telescope.
- telesmatically — in a telesmatic manner
- television set — appliance that receives tv signals