13-letter words containing a, l, b, e
- sketchability — the suitability for being sketched
- skilled labor — labor that requires special training for its satisfactory performance.
- slaughterable — (of an animal) ready for slaughter
- slumber party — a social gathering typically of teenagers held at the home of one of them for the purpose of sleeping there overnight.
- snowball tree — any of several caprifoliaceous shrubs of the genus Viburnum, esp V. opulus var. roseum, a sterile cultivated variety with spherical clusters of white or pinkish flowers
- solar battery — an array of solar cells, used as a source of electrical power.
- solderability — the characteristic of being solderable
- soluble glass — sodium silicate.
- solvent abuse — Solvent abuse is the dangerous practice of breathing in the gases from substances such as glue in order to feel as if you are drunk.
- sound blaster — (hardware) The best known family of sound cards for the IBM PC from Creative Labs.
- space biology — exobiology.
- space blanket — a plastic insulating body wrapping coated on one or both sides with aluminium foil which reflects back most of the body heat lost by radiation: carried by climbers, mountaineers, etc, for use in cases of exposure or exhaustion
- spermatoblast — a reproductive cell
- spiral nebula — (formerly) a spiral galaxy.
- splenial bone — a small bone in the lower jaw of some animals, such as reptiles and birds
- spreadability — capable of being spread; easily spread: a soft, spreadable cheese.
- squeezability — the quality of being capable of, or suitable for, being squeezed
- stamen blight — a disease of blackberries, characterized by a gray, powdery mass of spores covering the anthers, caused by a fungus, Hapalosphaeria deformans.
- stone bramble — a herbaceous Eurasian rosaceous plant, Rubus saxatilis, of stony places, having white flowers and berry-like scarlet fruits (drupelets)
- strobilaceous — resembling a strobilus; conelike.
- subadolescent — younger than or not quite adolescent
- subassemblage — a group of persons or things gathered or collected; an assembly; collection; aggregate.
- subcollegiate — of, relating to, or characteristic of subcollege students or a subcollege
- subdelegation — a group or body of delegates: Our club sent a delegation to the rally.
- subepithelial — any animal tissue that covers a surface, or lines a cavity or the like, and that, in addition, performs any of various secretory, transporting, or regulatory functions.
- subequatorial — of, relating to, or being a region near the equatorial region.
- sublanceolate — (of leaves, etc) almost spear-shaped
- sublieutenant — British. a navy officer ranking next below a lieutenant.
- subliterature — writing below the standards of literature as an art form.
- subperiosteal — the normal investment of bone, consisting of a dense, fibrous outer layer, to which muscles attach, and a more delicate, inner layer capable of forming bone.
- subprime loan — A subprime loan is a loan with a higher interest rate, to borrowers who are a high credit risk.
- subspecialist — a person who devotes himself or herself to one subject or to one particular branch of a subject or pursuit.
- subspeciality — a particular area of expertise within a specialism
- subspecialize — to specialize in a particular area of expertise within a specialism
- substanceless — that of which a thing consists; physical matter or material: form and substance.
- substantively — a noun.
- subternatural — falling below what is accepted as natural; less than natural
- subtriplicate — designating or involving the ratio of the cube roots of two terms
- superannuable — (of a salary or job) with which a superannuation is associated, which entitles one to a superannuation
- suprasensible — not perceptible by the senses
- sweat bullets — to perspire, especially freely or profusely.
- table dancing — Table dancing is a type of entertainment in a bar or club in which a woman who is wearing very few clothes dances in a sexy way close to a customer or group of customers.
- table licence — a licence authorizing the sale of alcoholic drinks with meals only
- table manners — etiquette when eating
- table setting — a set of cutlery, glasses, napkin, etc. for one person, as used on a table
- table--d-hote — a meal of preselected courses served at a fixed time and price to the guests at a hotel or restaurant.
- table-rapping — the sounds of knocking or tapping made without any apparent physical agency while a group of people sit round a table, and attributed by spiritualists to the spirit of a dead person using this as a means of communication with the living
- table-turning — the movement of a table attributed by spiritualists to the power of spirits working through a group of persons placing their hands or fingers on the table top
- tablespoonful — the amount a tablespoon can hold.
- tail assembly — the tail part of a plane