14-letter words containing ll
- sclerophyllous — Also, sclerophyllous [skleer-uh-fil-uh s] /ˌsklɪər əˈfɪl əs/ (Show IPA). of, relating to, or exhibiting sclerophylly.
- secondary cell — storage cell.
- secondary wall — the innermost part of a plant cell wall, deposited after the wall has ceased to increase in surface area.
- self-collected — having or showing self-control; composed; self-possessed.
- self-levelling — having no part higher than another; having a flat or even surface.
- self-propelled — propelled by itself.
- selling climax — a brief, abrupt decline in stock prices that is succeeded by a rally.
- selling plater — a horse that competes in a selling race; an inferior horse.
- selling-plater — a horse that competes in a selling race; an inferior horse.
- semielliptical — a half ellipse, usually one containing both ends of the major axis.
- semiofficially — in a semiofficial manner
- semiologically — in a semiological manner; in a way that pertains to semiology
- serial killing — multiple killings or murders carried out by the same person or persons
- seville orange — a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
- seward's folly — the purchase of Alaska in 1867, through the negotiations of Secretary of State W. H. Seward.
- shallow-minded — lacking intellectual or mental depth or subtlety; superficial
- shillingsworth — the amount that can be purchased for a shilling
- shoot the bull — exaggerations; lies; nonsense.
- shoshone falls — waterfall on the Snake River, in S Ida.: c. 200 ft (61 m)
- shut in a well — To shut in a well is to close off a well so that it stops producing.
- silicon valley — the area in northern California, southwest of San Francisco in the Santa Clara valley region, where many of the high-technology design and manufacturing companies in the semiconductor industry are concentrated.
- simplistically — characterized by extreme simplism; oversimplified: a simplistic notion of good and bad.
- sinistrorsally — in a sinistrorsal manner
- skilled labour — labour or work that demands skill and which you usually have to be trained for, or the workers that provide this labour
- skull practice — a meeting for the purpose of discussion, exchange of ideas, solving problems, etc.
- slant drilling — Slant drilling is drilling at an angle of usually 30° to 45°.
- slatwall panel — A slatwall panel is a slatted surface which can be fixed to the wall from which shelves or hooks can be hung at varying heights to display merchandise.
- small potatoes — a person or thing of little significance, importance, or value: His salary was small potatoes for an executive of his ability.
- smelling salts — a preparation for smelling, essentially of ammonium carbonate with some agreeable scent, used as a stimulant and restorative.
- snowball fight — game: throwing balls of snow
- speak well for — to say or indicate something favorable about
- spectra yellow — a vivid yellow color.
- spellbindingly — in a spellbinding manner
- spelling error — an error in the conventionally accepted form of spelling a word
- spine-chilling — very frightening or horrifying.
- stability ball — a firm, very large, usually inflatable ball used in various exercises, chiefly to strengthen the back, pelvis, and abdominal muscles.
- stalling angle — critical angle (def 2).
- stella polaris — Polaris.
- straight stall — a narrow, oblong stall in which a horse or other animal cannot turn around.
- straining sill — (in a roof with a queen post) a compression member lying along the tie beam and separating the feet of the struts.
- straits dollar — a former silver coin and monetary unit of the Straits Settlements.
- streptobacilli — any of various bacilli that form in chains.
- string-pulling — the use of one's influence with other people to get things done, often unfairly
- subgenerically — in a subgeneric manner; in a way relating to a subgenus
- sugar the pill — to make something unpleasant more agreeable by adding something pleasant
- superexcellent — extremely excellent; better than excellent
- supernaturally — of, relating to, or being above or beyond what is natural; unexplainable by natural law or phenomena; abnormal.
- supplementally — supplementary.
- supramaxillary — of or relating to the upper jaw
- swallow-tailed — having a deeply forked tail like that of a swallow, as various birds.