14-letter words containing ea
- root treatment — a procedure, used for treating an abscess at the tip of the root of a tooth, in which the pulp is removed and a filling (root filling) inserted in the root canal
- rose of heaven — a plant, Lychnis coeli-rosa, of the pink family, native to the Mediterranean region, having solitary terminal, rose-pink flowers.
- russia leather — a fine, smooth leather produced by careful tanning and dyeing, especially in dark red: originally prepared in Russia.
- rutting season — a recurrent period of sexual excitement and reproductive activity in certain male ruminants, such as the deer, that corresponds to the period of oestrus in females
- sacrococcygeal — relating to the sacrum and the coccyx
- saddle leather — hide, as from a cow or bull, that undergoes vegetable tanning and is used for saddlery.
- safety feature — sth designed to prevent injury
- safety measure — a measure taken to increase or ensure safety or protection from danger
- salvageability — the act of saving a ship or its cargo from perils of the seas.
- scaly anteater — pangolin.
- schiff reagent — a solution of rosaniline and sulfurous acid in water, used to test for the presence of aldehydes.
- schoolteaching — the profession of a schoolteacher.
- scorched earth — military policy: destroying enemy crops
- scream and die — Synonym cough and die, but connotes that an error message was printed or displayed before the program crashed.
- sea gooseberry — a comb jelly, especially of the genus Pleurobrachia.
- sea of galilee — a lake in NE Israel, 209 m (686 ft) below sea level, through which the River Jordan flows. Area: 165 sq km (64 sq miles)
- sea of marmara — a deep inland sea in NW Turkey, linked with the Black Sea by the Bosporus and with the Aegean by the Dardanelles: separates Turkey in Europe from Turkey in Asia. Area: 11 471 sq km (4429 sq miles)
- sea of okhotsk — part of the NW Pacific, surrounded by the Kamchatka Peninsula, the Kurile Islands, Sakhalin Island, and the E coast of Siberia. Area: 1 589 840 sq km (613 838 sq miles)
- seaman recruit — a noncommissioned enlisted person of the lowest rank. Abbreviation: SR.
- sean o'faolain — Seán [shawn] /ʃɔn/ (Show IPA), 1900–91, Irish writer and teacher.
- seanad eireann — the upper house of the parliament of the Republic of Ireland. Compare Oireachtas (def 1).
- search warrant — a court order authorizing the examination of a dwelling or other private premises by police officials, as for stolen goods.
- seaside resort — coastal holiday town
- second reading — the stage in the consideration of a legislative bill that provides an opportunity for debate and amendment.
- secondary beam — a beam of particles of one kind selected from the group of particles produced when a beam of particles from an accelerator (primary beam) strikes a target.
- self-annealing — denoting certain metals, such as lead, tin, and zinc, that recrystallize at air temperatures and so may be cold-worked without strain-hardening
- self-clearance — the act of clearing.
- self-defeating — serving to frustrate, thwart, etc., one's own intention or interests: His behavior was certainly self-defeating.
- self-revealing — displaying, exhibiting, or disclosing one's most private feelings, thoughts, etc.: an embarrassingly self-revealing autobiography.
- self-searching — examining carefully or thoroughly: a searching inspection.
- self-treatment — an act or manner of treating.
- semi-permeable — permeable only to certain small molecules: a semipermeable membrane.
- semi-realistic — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
- sergeant baker — a large brightly-coloured fish of the genus Latropiscis, found in temperate reef waters of Australasia
- sergeant major — U.S. Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps. a noncommissioned officer serving as chief administrative assistant in a unit headquarters.
- serpent bearer — the constellation Ophiuchus.
- serviceability — capable of or being of service; useful.
- set on its ear — to cause excitement, upheaval, etc. in
- seventh heaven — (especially in Islam and the cabala) the highest heaven, where God and the most exalted angels dwell.
- shakespeareana — collected writings or items relating to Shakespeare
- share earnings — the earnings returned on the initial investment amount
- sharp-featured — having very clearly defined facial features
- shear strength — the degree to which a material or bond is able to resist shear
- shortleaf pine — a pine, Pinus echinata, of the southern U.S., having short, flexible leaves.
- shredded wheat — a breakfast cereal made by shredding cooked, dried whole wheat and baking or toasting it in biscuit- or spoon-size pieces.
- sickle feather — one of the paired, elongated, sickle-shaped, middle feathers of the tail of the rooster.
- sidereal month — Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
- sierra leonean — an independent republic in W Africa: member of the Commonwealth of Nations; formerly a British colony and protectorate. 27,925 sq. mi. (72,326 sq. km). Capital: Freetown.
- silky anteater — an arboreal, tropical American anteater, Cyclopes didactylus, about the size of a rat, having a prehensile tail, glossy, golden fur, and two toes on each forelimb.
- simple measure — rhythm characterized by two or three beats or pulses to a measure.