17-letter words containing s, p, e, d, i
- stars and stripes — US national flag
- stratified sample — a sample that is not drawn at random from the whole population, but separately from a number of disjoint strata of the population in order to ensure a more representative sample
- striped killifish — a killifish, Fundulus majalis, of the Atlantic coast of the U.S., the female of which is marked with black stripes.
- superaerodynamics — the branch of aerodynamics that deals with gases at very low densities.
- superconductivity — the phenomenon of almost perfect conductivity shown by certain substances at temperatures approaching absolute zero. The recent discovery of materials that are superconductive at temperatures hundreds of degrees above absolute zero raises the possibility of revolutionary developments in the production and transmission of electrical energy.
- supervision order — an order by a juvenile court requiring a named probation officer or local-authority social worker to advise, assist, and befriend a child or young person who is the subject of care proceedings, over a period of up to three years
- supervisory board — a board of management of which nonmanagerial workers are members, having supervisory powers over some aspects of management decision-making
- suspension bridge — a bridge having a deck suspended from cables anchored at their extremities and usually raised on towers.
- telescopic damper — a device with telescopic parts that reduce vibration in a motor vehicle
- the tabloid press — (considered as a whole) newspapers with pages about 30 cm (12 inches) by 40 cm (16 inches), usually characterized by an emphasis on photographs and a concise and often sensational style
- thiopental sodium — a barbiturate, C 11 H 18 N 2 NaO 2 S, used as an anesthetic in surgery and, in psychiatry, for narcoanalysis and to stimulate recall of past events.
- triskaidekaphobia — fear or a phobia concerning the number 13.
- undercompensation — to compensate or pay less than is fair, customary, or expected.
- unpredictableness — not predictable; not to be foreseen or foretold: an unpredictable occurrence.
- vice-presidential — relating to a person who ranks immediately below the chief executive or head of state of a republic
- video disk player — a device that reads the information on a video disc
- visually impaired — (of a person) having reduced vision so severe as to constitute a handicap.
- well-accomplished — completed; done; effected: an accomplished fact.
- wild sweet potato — man-of-the-earth.
- wood preservative — a coating applied to timber as a protection against decay, insects, weather, etc
- yorkshire pudding — a pudding made of an unsweetened batter of flour, salt, eggs, and milk, baked under meat as it roasts to catch the drippings or baked separately with a small amount of meat drippings.