15-letter words containing t, e, s, c
- special partner — a partner whose liability for the firm's debts is limited to the amount that partner has invested in the firm.
- special student — a student who is not seeking a degree but enrols in a course, esp to gain academic credits
- special subject — an area of knowledge in which someone specializes
- speckle pattern — the visual appearance of a star as viewed through a large telescope, with irregularities caused by the distorting effect of local turbulence in the earth's atmosphere.
- spectator sport — any sport that can be watched by spectators, as football or basketball, usually for a fee.
- spectral series — a series of lines in the spectrum of light emitted by excited atoms of an element, each line being related to the others in the series by a simple numerical equation and identified with a particular energy level of an atom of the element.
- spectrochemical — of, relating to, or utilizing the techniques of spectrochemistry.
- speech training — training designed to improve spoken skills, such as voice projection
- speed indicator — an instrument for counting the number of revolutions of a gasoline engine.
- speeding ticket — notice of traffic violation
- spermatoblastic — relating to a spermatoblast
- spirochaetaemia — the presence of spirochaetes in the blood
- sporting chance — an even or fair opportunity for a favorable outcome in an enterprise, as winning in a game of chance or in any kind of contest: They gave the less experienced players a sporting chance by handicapping the experts.
- sports medicine — a field of medicine concerned with the functioning of the human body during physical activity and with the prevention and treatment of athletic injuries.
- spotted cowbane — a North American water hemlock, Cicuta maculata, of the parsley family, having a purple-mottled stem, white flowers, and deadly poisonous, tuberlike roots.
- squelch circuit — a circuit which disconnects a receiver in order to eliminate output noise when no signal or an extremely weak signal is received
- st. christopher — Saint, died a.d. c250, Christian martyr.
- st. cyr-l'ecole — a town in N France, W of Versailles: military academy.
- stack the cards — to prearrange the order of a pack of cards secretly so that the deal will benefit someone
- stacking swivel — a metal swivel attached to the stock of a military rifle for use in hooking three rifles together to form a stack.
- stage direction — an instruction written into the script of a play, indicating stage actions, movements of performers, or production requirements.
- stalactite work — (in Islamic architecture) intricate decorative corbeling in the form of brackets, squinches, and portions of pointed vaults.
- stand-up comedy — telling jokes to an audience
- standard candle — a unit of luminous intensity; the candela: not in scientific usage because of possible confusion with a former unit (international candle)
- standard clause — a clause which is inserted as standard into certain types of contracts or agreements
- standing charge — fixed energy costs
- stannic sulfide — a yellowish or brownish, water-insoluble powder, SnS 2 , usually used suspended in lacquer or varnish for gilding and bronzing metals, wood, paper, etc.; mosaic gold.
- star connection — a connection used in a polyphase electrical device or system of devices in which the windings each have one end connected to a common junction, the star point, and the other end to a separate terminal
- star of courage — a Canadian award for bravery
- state education — education provided by the state; education which is not private
- state socialism — the theory, doctrine, and movement advocating a planned economy controlled by the state, with state ownership of all industries and natural resources.
- static pressure — the pressure exerted by a fluid that is not moving or flowing.
- station officer — a person who is in charge of a fire station
- statutory crime — a wrong punishable under a statute, rather than at common law.
- stay the course — to spend some time in a place, in a situation, with a person or group, etc.: He stayed in the army for ten years.
- steering column — the shaft that connects the steering wheel to the steering gear assembly of an automotive vehicle.
- stereochemistry — the branch of chemistry that deals with the determination of the relative positions in space of the atoms or groups of atoms in a compound and with the effects of these positions on the properties of the compound.
- stereologically — by way of stereology or in a stereological manner
- stereotypically — in a stereotypical manner
- stick-at-it-ive — stick-to-it-ive.
- stick-to-it-ive — tenaciously resolute; persevering: Stick-to-it-ive people get ahead in life.
- sticky-fingered — given to thieving
- stiffneckedness — having a stiff neck; having torticollis.
- stillson wrench — a large wrench having adjustable jaws that tighten as the pressure on the handle is increased
- stock character — a character in literature, theater, or film of a type quickly recognized and accepted by the reader or viewer and requiring no development by the writer.
- stocking filler — A stocking filler is a small present that is suitable for putting in a Christmas stocking.
- stokesay castle — a fortified manor house near Craven Arms in Shropshire: built in the 12th century, with a 16th-century gatehouse
- stone the crows — an expression of surprise, dismay, etc
- store detective — A store detective is someone who is employed by a shop to walk around the shop looking for people who are secretly stealing goods.
- storm insurance — insurance cover against damage caused by windstorms