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14-letter words containing t, r, e, s, d

  • res adjudicata — res judicata.
  • residence time — Also called residence. Chemistry. the length of time a substance remains in the adsorbed, suspended, or dissolved state.
  • resident alien — an alien who has legally established residence in the U.S.
  • restiform body — a cordlike bundle of nerve fibers lying on each side of the medulla oblongata and connecting it with the cerebellum.
  • restrainedness — the state or quality of being restrained
  • restricted epl — (language)   (REPL) The efficient subset of EPL used to write the core of Multics.
  • revolutionised — to bring about a revolution in; effect a radical change in: to revolutionize petroleum refining methods.
  • ride the rails — Someone who rides the rails travels by train, especially over a long period of time and without buying a ticket.
  • ride to hounds — to take part in a fox hunt with hounds
  • roundaboutness — the characteristic of being roundabout
  • rumbledethumps — a Scottish dish of butter and mashed potatoes, sometimes mixed with cabbage or turnips
  • sacred history — history that is retold with the aim of instilling religious faith and which may or may not be founded on fact
  • sacred monster — a celebrity whose eccentricities or indiscretions are easily forgiven by admirers.
  • saddle leather — hide, as from a cow or bull, that undergoes vegetable tanning and is used for saddlery.
  • sales director — a professional responsible for directing and managing the sales department of a company
  • salt dome trap — A salt dome trap is an area where oil has been trapped underground by salt pushing upward.
  • sand stargazer — a fish of the family Dactyloscopidae, especially Dactyloscopus tridigitatus, of Atlantic waters from Bermuda to Brazil, having tiny, tubular eyes on top of the head, and capable of emitting electric discharges.
  • saturated fats — a type of single-bond animal or vegetable fat, as that found in butter, meat, egg yolks, and coconut or palm oil, that in humans tends to increase cholesterol levels in the blood. Compare saturated (def 3).
  • scatterbrained — a person incapable of serious, connected thought.
  • scented orchid — a slender orchid, Gymnadenia conopsea, with fragrant pink flowers carried in a dense spike and having a three-lobed lip; found in calcareous turf
  • schafer method — a method of artificial respiration in which the patient is placed face downward, pressure then being rhythmically applied with the hands to the lower part of the thorax.
  • scorched earth — military policy: destroying enemy crops
  • scotch verdict — a verdict of not proven: acceptable in certain cases in Scottish criminal law.
  • scratchbuilder — a person who scratchbuilds
  • screen editing — the act or process of editing text on screen
  • screen trading — a form of trading on a market or exchange in which the visual display unit of a computer replaces personal contact as in floor trading
  • screen-printed — printed by screen process
  • screw extruder — A screw extruder is a type of mixer which moves the components through a cylinder using a screw which turns.
  • seaside resort — coastal holiday town
  • secretary bird — a large, long-legged, raptorial bird, Sagittarius serpentarius, of Africa, that feeds on reptiles.
  • security guard — a uniformed guard employed by a bank, airport, office building, etc., to maintain security.
  • security video — a video recording taken by a security camera
  • self-adornment — something that adds attractiveness; ornament; accessory: the adornments and furnishings of a room.
  • self-directing — to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
  • self-direction — the act or an instance of directing.
  • self-directive — serving to direct; directing: a directive board.
  • self-generated — made without the aid of an external agent; produced spontaneously.
  • self-laudatory — containing or expressing praise: overwhelmed by the speaker's laudatory remarks.
  • self-regulated — governed or controlled from within; self-regulating.
  • serodiscordant — pertaining to a relationship with one HIV-positive partner and one HIV-negative partner.
  • serrated wrack — the seaweed Fucus serratus
  • seventh-grader — a student in the seventh year of school, usually 11 to 13 years old
  • shark-infested — (of a body of water) known to contain large numbers of sharks, and therefore considered to be dangerous
  • sharp-featured — having very clearly defined facial features
  • sharp-tempered — with a tendency to become suddenly angry
  • sheepdog trial — a competition in which sheepdogs are tested in their tasks
  • shield cricket — the interstate cricket competition held for the Sheffield Shield
  • shit disturber — a person who enjoys causing controversy or upsetting people
  • short-tempered — having a quick, hasty temper; irascible.
  • shortened form — an abbreviated form of a multisyllable word; clipped form.
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