13-letter words containing a, c, o, s, t, e
- spotted crake — a Eurasian rail, Porzana porzana, of swamps and marshes, having a buff speckled plumage and dark brown wings
- staff college — a training centre for executive military personnel
- staff officer — a commissioned officer who is a member of a staff.
- staff section — section (def 10b).
- stagecoachman — the driver or operator of a stagecoach
- stannic oxide — a white, amorphous, water-insoluble powder, SnO 2 , used chiefly in the manufacture of ceramic glazes and glass, and of polishing powders for metal, glass, and marble.
- state capitol — the building which houses the government of a state
- state college — a city in central Pennsylvania.
- state control — government ownership
- static memory — the contents of computer memory that remain fixed until written to or until the power is turned off.
- step aerobics — a set of aerobic exercises designed to improve the cardiovascular system, which consists of stepping on and off a special box of adjustable height
- stercoraceous — consisting of, resembling, or pertaining to dung or feces.
- stercorarious — stercoraceous
- stereological — of, relating to, stereology
- stereotypical — a process, now often replaced by more advanced methods, for making metal printing plates by taking a mold of composed type or the like in papier-mâché or other material and then taking from this mold a cast in type metal.
- stock footage — film containing stock shots.
- stomach upset — a slight illness affecting your stomach and/or bowels characterized by nausea, vomiting and/or diarrhoea
- stratospheric — relating to the stratosphere
- streaky bacon — Streaky bacon is bacon which has stripes of fat between stripes of meat.
- streptocarpus — any of various plants belonging to the genus Streptocarpus, of the gesneria family, native to Africa and Asia, having showy white, pink, or purplish flowers and often cultivated as a houseplant.
- strobilaceous — resembling a strobilus; conelike.
- subadolescent — younger than or not quite adolescent
- subcategorize — to split into subcategories
- subcollegiate — of, relating to, or characteristic of subcollege students or a subcollege
- sublanceolate — (of leaves, etc) almost spear-shaped
- suction valve — a nonreturn valve in a pump suction to prevent the pump draining or depriming when not in service
- supercautious — very or extremely cautious
- superreaction — a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- superromantic — exceptionally romantic
- suspercollate — to hang
- sweep account — Finance. a checking account from which money in excess of a specified amount is automatically transferred to another account or to an investment that earns a higher rate of return.
- sympathectomy — surgery that interrupts a nerve pathway of the sympathetic or involuntary nervous system.
- synaposematic — relating to synaposematism
- tachistoscope — an apparatus for use in exposing visual stimuli, as pictures, letters, or words, for an extremely brief period, used chiefly to assess visual perception or to increase reading speed.
- take occasion — to avail oneself of an opportunity (to do something)
- take stock in — a supply of goods kept on hand for sale to customers by a merchant, distributor, manufacturer, etc.; inventory.
- tax inspector — a government official whose job is to make sure that people and companies are paying the right amount of tax
- tectosilicate — any silicate in which each tetrahedral group shares all its oxygen atoms with neighboring groups, the ratio of silicon to oxygen being 1 to 2.
- tektosilicate — any silicate in which each tetrahedral group shares all its oxygen atoms with neighboring groups, the ratio of silicon to oxygen being 1 to 2.
- tenaciousness — holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of): a tenacious grip on my arm; tenacious of old habits.
- terpsichorean — pertaining to dancing.
- terrace house — a house in a terrace or a row of houses, usually identical and having common dividing walls
- testification — the act of testifying or giving testimony.
- testificatory — related to a person who witnesses or an object used as evidence
- tetrastichous — arranged in a spike of four vertical rows, as flowers.
- the ascension — the bodily ascent of Jesus into heaven on the fortieth day after the Resurrection: Acts 1:9
- the carolinas — North Carolina and South Carolina
- the consulate — the consular government of France from 1799 to 1804
- the holocaust — the systematic, genocidal destruction of over six million European Jews by the Nazis before and during WWII
- the secondary — cornerbacks and safeties collectively