17-letter words containing t, e, r, s, n
- secretary-general — the head or chief administrative officer of a secretariat.
- see someone right — to ensure fair treatment of (someone)
- self-administered — to manage (affairs, a government, etc.); have executive charge of: to administer the law.
- self-appreciation — gratitude; thankful recognition: They showed their appreciation by giving him a gold watch.
- self-confirmation — the act of confirming.
- self-consecration — the act of setting oneself to a task or vocation without ordination by others or by a religious body.
- self-conservation — the act of conserving; prevention of injury, decay, waste, or loss; preservation: conservation of wildlife; conservation of human rights.
- self-depreciating — self-deprecating.
- self-entertaining — affording entertainment; amusing; diverting: We spent an entertaining evening at the theater.
- self-estrangement — to turn away in feeling or affection; make unfriendly or hostile; alienate the affections of: Their quarrel estranged the two friends.
- self-impregnating — to make pregnant; get with child or young.
- self-interpreting — to give or provide the meaning of; explain; explicate; elucidate: to interpret the hidden meaning of a parable.
- self-introduction — the act of introducing or the state of being introduced.
- self-perpetuating — continuing oneself in office, rank, etc., beyond the normal limit.
- self-presentation — an act of presenting.
- self-preservation — preservation of oneself from harm or destruction.
- self-purification — a natural process of purifying, as the ability of a body of water to rid itself of pollutants.
- self-recollection — the act or power of recollecting, or recalling to mind; remembrance.
- self-renunciation — renunciation of one's own will, interests, etc.
- self-reproduction — the act or process of reproducing.
- selkirk mountains — a mountain range in SW Canada, in SE British Columbia. Highest peak: Mount Sir Sandford, 3533 m (11 590 ft)
- semi-experimental — pertaining to, derived from, or founded on experiment: an experimental science.
- semi-manufactured — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
- senior management — the most senior staff of an organization or business, including the heads of various divisions or departments led by the chief executive
- sensitivity group — a group of persons participating in sensitivity training.
- sentence fragment — a phrase or clause written as a sentence but lacking an element, as a subject or verb, that would enable it to function as an independent sentence in normative written English.
- sentencing circle — a method of dispensing justice amongst native Canadian peoples involving discussion between offenders, victims, and members of the community
- separating funnel — a large funnel having a tap in its output tube, used to separate immiscible liquids
- separation center — a place at which military personnel are processed for release from active service.
- separation energy — binding energy (def 1).
- serendipity berry — miracle fruit (def 2).
- series connection — a circuit in which positive and negative cells are connected, thus increasing voltage
- servient tenement — land subject to an easement or servitude.
- set one's cap for — a close-fitting covering for the head, usually of soft supple material and having no visor or brim.
- settlement worker — a person who works with underprivileged people in a settlement house.
- sexual generation — the gametophyte generation in the alternation of generations in plants that produces a zygote from male and female gametes.
- sexual harassment — unwelcome sexual advances made by an employer or superior, especially when compliance is made a condition of continued employment or advancement.
- sheltered housing — accommodation designed esp for the elderly or infirm consisting of a group of individual premises, often with some shared facilities and a caretaker
- shetland pullover — a thick woollen sweater made from Shetland wool
- shipping articles — articles of agreement.
- shoestring tackle — a tackle made around the ankles of the ball carrier.
- shooting practice — practice in shooting for soldiers or other people who shoot guns
- shopping precinct — pedestrian area with shops
- shorten the reins — to take up the reins so that the distance between hand and bit is lessened, in order that the horse may be more collected
- shorthold tenancy — letting of a dwelling for between one and five years at a fair rent
- shower attachment — a device fixed to taps to make a shower
- sign of the cross — a movement of the hand to indicate a cross, as from forehead to breast and left shoulder to right or, in the Eastern Orthodox Church, from right shoulder to left.
- significant other — Sociology. a person, as a parent or peer, who has great influence on one's behavior and self-esteem.
- silent revolution — a social or political revolution that takes place with little warning and without great fuss or unrest
- silicon rectifier — a rectifier consisting of a semiconductor diode using crystalline silicon