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16-letter words containing t, i, l, d, e, n

  • radio evangelist — a Christian minister who devotes time to preaching on the radio
  • radio-controlled — A radio-controlled device works by receiving radio signals which operate it.
  • rattle around in — to live or work in (a house, office, etc.) that is too big for one's needs
  • reading material — any matter that can be read; written or printed text
  • reconceptualized — to form into a concept; make a concept of.
  • redemption value — the price at which the issuing company may choose to repurchase a security before its maturity date
  • redemption yield — the yield produced by a redeemable gilt-edged security taking into account the annual interest it pays and an annualized amount to account for any profit or loss when it is redeemed
  • redistributional — a distribution performed again or anew.
  • relational model — relational data model
  • relative density — specific gravity.
  • residential care — the provision by a welfare agency of a home with social-work supervision for people who need more than just housing accommodation, such as children in care or mentally handicapped adults
  • residential home — a home with social-work supervision for people who need more than just housing accommodation, such as esp the elderly, and also children in care or mentally handicapped adults
  • residual current — an electric current that continues to flow in a device, etc when there is no voltage supply, due to electrons emitted by heat, etc
  • returned soldier — a soldier who has served abroad
  • revolving credit — credit automatically available up to a predetermined limit while payments are periodically made. Compare credit line (def 2).
  • romeo and juliet — a tragedy (produced between 1591 and 1596) by Shakespeare.
  • roosevelt island — Formerly Welfare Island, Blackwells Island. an island in the East River, New York City: residential community. 1½ miles (2½ km) long.
  • saddle stitching — to sew, bind, or decorate with a saddle stitch.
  • schlieren method — a method for detecting regions of differing densities in a clear fluid by photographing a beam of light passed obliquely through it.
  • schouten islands — a group of islands belonging to Papua New Guinea, in the Pacific Oceans, off the N coast of New Guinea.
  • self-advertising — the act or practice of calling public attention to one's product, service, need, etc., especially by paid announcements in newspapers and magazines, over radio or television, on billboards, etc.: to get more customers by advertising.
  • self-constituted — constituted as such by oneself or itself
  • self-degradation — the act of degrading.
  • self-denigrating — to speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner; sully; defame: to denigrate someone's character.
  • self-denigration — to speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner; sully; defame: to denigrate someone's character.
  • self-deprecating — belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest.
  • self-deprecation — belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest.
  • self-deprivation — the act of depriving.
  • self-description — a statement, picture in words, or account that describes; descriptive representation.
  • self-designation — a name taken for oneself or one's own people
  • self-destruction — the destruction or ruination of oneself or one's life.
  • self-determinism — a theory that every present state or condition of the self is a result of previous states or conditions of the self.
  • self-discernment — the faculty of discerning; discrimination; acuteness of judgment and understanding.
  • self-dissolution — the act or process of resolving or dissolving into parts or elements.
  • self-dramatizing — exaggerating one's own qualities, role, situation, etc., for dramatic effect or as an attention-getting device; presenting oneself dramatically.
  • self-indignation — strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base; righteous anger.
  • self-liquidating — capable of being sold and converted into cash within a short period of time or before the date on which the supplier must be paid.
  • self-opinionated — conceited; having an inordinately high regard for oneself, one's own opinions, views, etc.
  • self-vindicating — to clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the like: to vindicate someone's honor.
  • self-vindication — the act of vindicating.
  • sexual deviation — a type of mental disorder characterized by a preference for or obsession with unusual sexual practices, as pedophilia, sadomasochism, or exhibitionism.
  • simply-connected — (of a set or domain) having a connected complement.
  • sleeping draught — any drink containing a drug or agent that induces sleep
  • sodium pentothal — the sodium salt of thiopental sodium.
  • soil conditioner — any of various organic or inorganic materials added to soil to improve its structure.
  • solid propellant — a rocket propellant in solid form, usually containing a mixture or combination of fuel and oxidizer.
  • south plainfield — a city in N New Jersey.
  • standard english — the English language in its most widely accepted form, as written and spoken by educated people in both formal and informal contexts, having universal currency while incorporating regional differences.
  • standoff missile — a missile capable of striking a distant target after launch by an aircraft outside the range of missile defences
  • stannic chloride — a colorless fuming and caustic liquid, SnCl 4 , soluble in water and alcohol, that converts with water to a crystalline solid: used for electrically conductive and electroluminescent coatings and in ceramics.
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