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13-letter words containing a, c, s, e, o

  • semi-official — having some degree of official authority.
  • semi-tropical — Semi-tropical places have warm, wet air.
  • semiautomatic — partly automatic.
  • semicarbazone — a product that occurs as a result of aldehyde or ketone reacting with semicarbazide
  • semidominance — incomplete dominance.
  • semiochemical — a chemical substance produced by an animal and used in communications, such as a pheromone
  • semipolitical — of a partially political nature; having some political features.
  • semiporcelain — any of several vitrified ceramic wares lacking the translucency or hardness of true porcelain but otherwise similar to it.
  • sensate focus — a series of touching exercises designed to increase intimacy in a sexual relationship
  • serologically — as pertains to or with respect to serology; in a serological manner
  • sex addiction — an addiction to sexual activity
  • sex chromatin — Barr body.
  • sex education — Sex education is education in schools on the subject of sexual activity and sexual relationships.
  • shaft encoder — A shaft encoder is a sensor for measuring how fast a shaft rotates.
  • share account — a savings account in a credit union.
  • sharecropping — the practice of cultivating farmland as a sharecropper
  • she-crab soup — a thick, bisquelike soup made with the meat and eggs of the female crab.
  • shell company — A shell company is a company that another company takes over in order to use its name to gain an advantage.
  • shock and awe — US military: use of extreme force
  • shock therapy — (not in technical use) any of various therapies, as insulin shock therapy or electroconvulsive therapy, that induce convulsions or unconsciousness, used for symptomatic relief in certain mental disorders.
  • shockumentary — a television programme showing members of the public in shocking or violent situations
  • shore terrace — a terrace or bench produced by wave erosion and biochemical attack along the shore of an ocean or a large lake.
  • sign of peace — the liturgical practice of giving a sign of peace, union, or friendship, as a handshake or embrace, at some point in a Christian service, esp. in a Mass or Communion service
  • silicon alley — an area of New York City in which industries associated with information technology are concentrated
  • single combat — combat between two persons.
  • single-action — (of a firearm) requiring the cocking of the hammer before firing each shot: a single-action revolver.
  • skin reaction — an irritation or inflammation of the skin due to an allergy or infection, brought about by natural means or by a skin test.
  • small calorie — Thermodynamics. calorie (def 1a).
  • smoke chamber — an enlarged area between the throat of a fireplace and the chimney flue.
  • soccer player — A soccer player is a person who plays soccer, especially as a profession.
  • soccer season — the part of each year during which soccer is usually played
  • social circle — a group of people who are socially connected
  • social credit — the doctrine that under capitalism there is an inadequate distribution of purchasing power, for which the remedy lies in governmental control of retail prices and the distribution of national dividends to consumers.
  • social gospel — a movement in America, chiefly in the early part of the 20th century, stressing the social teachings of Jesus and their applicability to public life.
  • social market — an economic system in which industry and commerce are run by private enterprise within limits set by the government to ensure equality of opportunity and social and environmental responsibility
  • social worker — sb who assists local community
  • social-minded — interested in or concerned with social conditions or the welfare of society.
  • solar eclipse — Astronomy. the obscuration of the light of the moon by the intervention of the earth between it and the sun (lunar eclipse) or the obscuration of the light of the sun by the intervention of the moon between it and a point on the earth (solar eclipse) a similar phenomenon with respect to any other planet and either its satellite or the sun. the partial or complete interception of the light of one component of a binary star by the other.
  • solar furnace — a furnace using sunlight concentrated by concave mirrors as the direct source of heat.
  • sonic barrier — sound barrier.
  • sophisticated — sophisticated.
  • south america — a continent in the S part of the Western Hemisphere. About 6,900,000 sq. mi. (17,871,000 sq. km).
  • southern cane — a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
  • space biology — exobiology.
  • space fiction — a book, film, TV series, etc, set in outer space
  • space station — an orbiting manned structure that can be used for a variety of purposes, as to assemble or service satellites, refuel spacecraft, etc.
  • space tourism — travel into space for recreational purposes
  • special offer — bargain
  • special order — A special order is an extra order or an order for an item specially requested by a customer.
  • special-order — to obtain by specific individual order: to special-order a dining-room chandelier.
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