13-letter words containing s, o, r, d, e
- scalenohedron — a hemihedral crystal form of 8 or 12 faces, each face being a scalene triangle.
- scandalmonger — a person who spreads scandal or gossip.
- scarfed joint — a lapped joint between two pieces of timber made by notching or grooving the ends and strapping, bolting, or gluing the two pieces together
- school dinner — meal served at educational institution
- school friend — A school friend is a friend of yours who is at the same school as you, or who used to be at the same school when you were children.
- school record — the information that is kept about a child at school, including biographical information and exam results
- sclerodermite — the hard covering of a section or segment of the body of an insect
- scratch video — the technique or practice of recycling images from films or television to make collages
- scribble down — If you scribble down something, you write it quickly or roughly.
- sealed orders — written instructions that are not to be read until a specified time
- second empire — the empire established in France (1852–70) by Louis Napoleon: the successor to the Second Republic.
- second growth — the plant growth that follows the destruction of virgin forest.
- second nature — an acquired habit or tendency in one's character that is so deeply ingrained as to appear automatic: Neatness is second nature to him.
- second of arc — second2 (def 4).
- second papers — the documents by which an alien formerly made application for U.S. citizenship after having earlier filed a declaration of intention
- second person — the grammatical person used by the speaker of an utterance in referring to the one (second person singular) or ones (second person plural) to whom he or she is speaking.
- second reader — the elected official of a church or society who conducts services and reads from the Scriptures.
- second string — Sports. the squad of players available either individually or as a team to replace or relieve those who start a game.
- second-degree — In the United States, second-degree is used to describe crimes that are considered to be less serious than first-degree crimes.
- second-grader — a pupil who is in the second grade
- second-source — of or pertaining to a cooperative arrangement whereby the products, as electronic parts, of one company are also manufactured by another company
- second-strike — noting, pertaining to, or using nuclear forces capable of withstanding attack and retaliating after an adversary has launched a first strike.
- secondary era — the period from the beginning of the Triassic to the end of the Cretaceous
- self-absorbed — preoccupied with one's thoughts, interests, etc.
- self-coloured — of one color.
- self-enamored — to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with): to be enamored of a certain lady; a brilliant woman with whom he became enamored.
- self-governed — governed by itself or having self-government, as a state or community; independent.
- self-observed — to see, watch, perceive, or notice: He observed the passersby in the street.
- self-ordained — to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- self-oriented — the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- self-procured — to obtain or get by care, effort, or the use of special means: to procure evidence.
- self-produced — produced by oneself or itself.
- semiconductor — a substance, as silicon or germanium, with electrical conductivity intermediate between that of an insulator and a conductor: a basic component of various kinds of electronic circuit element (semiconductor device) used in communications, control, and detection technology and in computers.
- send away for — order by post
- senior editor — chief publishing manager
- senza sordino — a musical direction to remove or play without the mute or (on the piano) with the sustaining pedal pressed down
- serendipitous — come upon or found by accident; fortuitous: serendipitous scientific discoveries.
- serodiagnosis — a diagnosis involving tests on blood serum or other serous fluid of the body.
- seventh chord — a chord formed by the superposition of three thirds.
- severodonetsk — a city in E Ukraine, NE of Donetsk.
- shaft encoder — A shaft encoder is a sensor for measuring how fast a shaft rotates.
- sharp-tongued — characterized by or given to harshness, bitterness, or sarcasm in speech.
- shear modulus — The shear modulus of a material is how stiff or rigid it is. It is equal to the shear stress divided by the shear strain.
- short-sighted — unable to see far; nearsighted; myopic.
- short-sleeved — having short sleeves
- short-staffed — A company or place that is short-staffed does not have enough people working there.
- short-waisted — of less than average length between the shoulders and waistline; having a high waistline.
- shoulder arms — to bring the rifle vertically close to the right side with the muzzle uppermost and held at the trigger guard
- shoulder knot — a knot of ribbon or lace worn on the shoulder, as by men of fashion in the 17th and 18th centuries, by servants in livery, or by women or children.
- shoulder loop — a flap on each shoulder of a service uniform on which metallic insignia of rank are worn by commissioned and warrant officers in the Army, Air Force, and Marines.