14-letter words containing s, t, a, e, l
- street railway — a company that operates streetcars or buses.
- streptobacilli — any of various bacilli that form in chains.
- stress-related — resulting from mental or emotional strain or tension
- stretchability — to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often followed by out): to stretch oneself out on the ground.
- strike a light — to ignite something, esp a match, by friction
- striped marlin — a marlin, Tetrapturus audax, of the Pacific Ocean, having the sides of the body marked with dark blue vertical stripes, valued for sport and food.
- structuralized — to form into or make part of a structure.
- stuffed animal — soft toy
- stumble across — to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip.
- sturgeon's law — "Ninety percent of everything is crap". Derived from a quote by science fiction author Theodore Sturgeon, who once said, "Sure, 90% of science fiction is crud. That's because 90% of everything is crud." Oddly, when Sturgeon's Law is cited, the final word is almost invariably changed to "crap". Compare Ninety-Ninety Rule. Though this maxim originated in SF fandom, most hackers recognise it and are all too aware of its truth.
- 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.
- 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.
- subcutaneously — situated or lying under the skin, as tissue.
- 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
- sulfantimonide — any compound containing an antimonide and a sulfide.
- sulphacetamide — a topical antibiotic of the sulphonamide group, used to treat eye infections, as well as skin infections including acne
- sulphonmethane — a colourless crystalline compound used medicinally as a hypnotic. Formula: C7H16O4S2
- 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).
- superessential — beyond or above essence; transcending being
- superficiality — being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.
- superinflation — hyperinflation.
- superinsulated — highly insulated
- supernaturally — of, relating to, or being above or beyond what is natural; unexplainable by natural law or phenomena; abnormal.
- 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
- superspectacle — an extravagant cinematic spectacle, esp the silent Italian films of the early 1900s
- superstimulate — to stimulate excessively
- supplementally — supplementary.
- supply teacher — A supply teacher is a teacher whose job is to take the place of other teachers at different schools when they are unable to be there.
- suprasegmental — above, beyond, or in addition to a segment.
- swallow-tailed — having a deeply forked tail like that of a swallow, as various birds.
- sweated labour — workers forced to work in poor conditions for low pay
- swing the lead — to malinger or make up excuses
- 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.
- symmetry plane — reflection plane.
- synaptic cleft — the small gap, measured in nanometers, between an axon terminal and any of the cell membranes in the immediate vicinity.
- 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.
- tar heel state — North Carolina (used as a nickname).
- 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