16-letter words containing t, r, e, s, d
- stevedore's knot — a knot that forms a lump in a line to prevent it from passing through a hole or grommet.
- stone-cold sober — If someone is stone-cold sober, they are not drunk at all.
- stop-limit order — stop order.
- storm and stress — Sturm und Drang.
- strain hardening — a process in which a metal is permanently deformed in order to increase its resistance to further deformation
- strait-lacedness — the state or quality of being strait-laced
- strawberry blond — reddish blond.
- streaked gurnard — a type of fish, Chelidonichthys lastoviza or Trigloporus lastoviza
- street directory — a directory containing an alphabetical list of streets along with other information such as the names and addresses of householders and tradespeople
- streets ahead of — superior to, more advanced than, etc
- striped squirrel — any squirrel with stripes on its back, as a chipmunk.
- studio apartment — an apartment consisting of one main room, a kitchen or kitchenette, and a bathroom. Compare efficiency apartment.
- sulphur trioxide — a white corrosive substance existing in three crystalline forms of which the stable (alpha-) form is usually obtained as silky needles. It is produced by the oxidation of sulphur dioxide, and is used in the sulphonation of organic compounds. Formula: SO3
- summary judgment — a judgment, as in an action for debt, that is entered without the necessity of jury trial, based on affidavits of the creditor and debtor that convince the court that there is no arguable issue.
- sun-dried tomato — tomato dried in the sun
- sunrise industry — any of the high-technology industries, such as electronics, that hold promise of future development
- superfecundation — the fertilization of two or more ova discharged at the same ovulation by successive acts of sexual intercourse.
- surround theater — a theater, concert hall, or the like, in which seats are arranged around or on all four sides of a central stage.
- sutherland falls — a waterfall in New Zealand, on SW South Island. 1904 feet (580 meters) high.
- take holy orders — to become ordained
- tandem computers — (company) A US computer manufacturer. Quarterly sales $544M, profits $49M (Aug 1994).
- terminus ad quem — the end to which; aim; goal; final or latest limiting point.
- the barren lands — a region of tundra in N Canada, extending westwards from Hudson Bay: sparsely inhabited, chiefly by Inuit
- the christ child — a very reverential way of referring to Jesus Christ as a child, used particularly when referring to art
- the oil industry — the industry that produces and delivers petroleum and petroleum products
- the red brigades — a group of urban guerrillas, based in Italy, who kidnapped and murdered the former Italian prime minister Aldo Moro (1916–78) in 1978
- the renosterveld — an area of high altitude in SW South Africa, having fertile ground
- the retired list — officers who have retired and are on a pension
- the roaring days — the period of the Australian goldrushes
- the scots guards — a regiment of Guards Division of the British Army which dates back to 1642
- the sex industry — a commercial sector that employs sex workers in prostitution, pornography, etc.
- the subsidiariat — a collective term for the news sources that would not survive without being subsidized directly (by a government, etc), or indirectly (through sharing a parent company with another more profitable revenue source)
- the war-disabled — those people who have been disabled by war
- the-card-players — a painting (1892) by Paul Cézanne.
- thioarsenic acid — any of three hypothetical acids, H3AsS4, HAsS3, and H4As2S7, known only in the forms of their salts
- this-worldliness — concern or preoccupation with worldly things and values.
- thought disorder — disorganized speech, as flight of ideas or loosening of associations, thought to reflect disorganized thinking and occurring as a symptom of some types of mental illness, as manic disorder or schizophrenia.
- three-toed sloth — a small sloth of the genus Bradypus, having three claws on each limb and very long forelimbs.
- thrilled to bits — If someone is thrilled, they are extremely pleased about something.
- through-composed — having different music for each verse: a through-composed song. Compare strophic (def 2).
- tiger salamander — a salamander, Ambystoma tigrinum, common in North America, having a dark body marked with yellowish spots or bars.
- to dip your toes — If you dip your toes into something or dip your toes into the waters of something, you start doing that thing slowly and carefully, because you are not sure whether it will be successful or whether you will like it.
- to dish the dirt — If someone dishes the dirt on you, they say bad things about you, without worrying if they are true or not, or if they will damage your reputation.
- to get bad press — If someone or something gets bad press, they are criticized, especially in the newspapers, on television, or on radio. If they get good press, they are praised.
- tongue depressor — a broad, thin piece of wood used by doctors to hold down the patient's tongue during an examination of the mouth and throat.
- top drive system — A top drive system is a system which includes a motor that turns the drill string, used instead of the kelly.
- torsion pendulum — a pendulum the weight of which is rotated alternately in opposite directions through a horizontal plane by the torsion of the suspending rod or spring: used for clocks intended to run a long time between windings.
- transcendentally — transcendent, surpassing, or superior.
- transconductance — the ratio of a small change in anode current of an electron tube at a certain level of output to the corresponding small change of control-electrode voltage, usually expressed in mhos or micromhos.
- transfer molding — a method of molding thermosetting plastic in which the plastic enters a closed mold from an adjoining chamber in which it has been softened.