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16-letter words that end in d

  • self-constituted — constituted as such by oneself or itself
  • self-disciplined — Someone who is self-disciplined has the ability to control themselves and to make themselves work hard or behave in a particular way without needing anyone else to tell them what to do.
  • self-opinionated — conceited; having an inordinately high regard for oneself, one's own opinions, views, etc.
  • self-preoccupied — preoccupied by one's own concerns
  • semidomesticated — living in a state of partial domestication.
  • sensory overload — being overwhelmed by sights, sounds, etc.
  • shake one's head — to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements.
  • sheffield shield — (in Australia) the former name for the trophy of the annual interstate cricket competition
  • shepherd's plaid — a checkered black and white pattern
  • shoot one's load — (of a man) to ejaculate at orgasm
  • short ski method — a way of learning to ski, using short skis
  • simply-connected — (of a set or domain) having a connected complement.
  • single-barrelled — (of a firearm) having a single barrel
  • sir herbert read — George, 1733–98, American political leader: served in the Continental Congress 1774–77.
  • soft in the head — stupid or foolish
  • south plainfield — a city in N New Jersey.
  • speak one's mind — give one's frank opinion
  • st. john's-bread — carob (def 2).
  • state-controlled — controlled by the government
  • state-maintained — publicly funded
  • state-subsidized — partly paid for by the state; subsidized by the state
  • stick in the mud — someone who avoids new activities, ideas, or attitudes; old fogy.
  • stick-in-the-mud — someone who avoids new activities, ideas, or attitudes; old fogy.
  • strawberry blond — reddish blond.
  • streaked gurnard — a type of fish, Chelidonichthys lastoviza or Trigloporus lastoviza
  • sublingual gland — (in human beings) either of a pair of salivary glands situated beneath the tongue
  • summation method — a method for associating a sum with a divergent series.
  • suprarenal gland — adrenal gland.
  • sutton coldfield — a town in central England, in Birmingham unitary authority, West Midlands; a residential suburb of Birmingham. Pop: 105 452 (2001)
  • swamp buttonwood — the buttonbush.
  • swedish vallhund — a small sturdy dog of a Swedish breed with a long body and pricked pointed ears
  • take for granted — to bestow or confer, especially by a formal act: to grant a charter.
  • take to the road — to start traveling; set out
  • taurocholic acid — an acid, C 26 H 45 NO 7 S, occurring as a sodium salt in the bile of carnivorous animals, which on hydrolysis yields taurine and cholic acid.
  • teutoburger wald — a chain of wooded hills in Germany, in Westphalia: Romans defeated by German tribes a.d.
  • the christ child — a very reverential way of referring to Jesus Christ as a child, used particularly when referring to art
  • the dispossessed — people who have had property or possessions taken away
  • the four hundred — the most exclusive or affluent social clique in a particular place
  • the herring-pond — the Atlantic Ocean
  • the renosterveld — an area of high altitude in SW South Africa, having fertile ground
  • the south island — the largest island of New Zealand, separated from the North Island by the Cook Strait. Pop: 1 048 200 (2013 est). Area: 153 947 sq km (59 439 sq miles)
  • the war-disabled — those people who have been disabled by war
  • the written word — writing rather than speaking
  • thioarsenic acid — any of three hypothetical acids, H3AsS4, HAsS3, and H4As2S7, known only in the forms of their salts
  • thirteenth chord — a chord much used in jazz and pop, consisting of a major or minor triad upon which are superimposed the seventh, ninth, eleventh, and thirteenth above the root
  • through-composed — having different music for each verse: a through-composed song. Compare strophic (def 2).
  • time out of mind — time immemorial (def 1).
  • to beat the band — a company of persons or, sometimes, animals or things, joined, acting, or functioning together; aggregation; party; troop: a band of protesters.
  • to run an errand — If you run an errand for someone, you do or get something for them, usually by making a short trip somewhere.
  • to try your hand — If you try your hand at an activity, you attempt to do it, usually for the first time.
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