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13-letter words containing a, n, i

  • six-yard line — the line marking the limits of the goal area
  • skateboarding — a device for riding upon, usually while standing, consisting of a short, oblong piece of wood, plastic, or aluminum mounted on large roller-skate wheels, used on smooth surfaces and requiring better balance of the rider than the ordinary roller skate does.
  • skepticalness — inclined to skepticism; having an attitude of doubt: a skeptical young woman who will question whatever you say.
  • skin and bone — You can say someone is just skin and bone when you do not approve of the fact that they are very thin.
  • skin grafting — the transplanting of healthy skin from the patient's or another's body to a wound or burn, to form new skin.
  • skin magazine — a magazine containing pornographic images
  • 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.
  • skip distance — the minimum distance along the earth's surface between the position of a short-wave transmitter and the region where its signal is received after one reflection from the ionosphere.
  • slàinte mhath — a drinking toast; cheers
  • slash fiction — a type or piece of fan fiction involving usually same-sex romantic relationships between fictional characters or famous people, whether or not the romances actually exist: Sherlock Holmes/Dr. Watson slash fiction. Also called slash.
  • slave trading — trafficking in people
  • sleeping area — an area in a room or house where people can sleep
  • slide changer — a device for changing the slide displayed in a projector
  • sliding scale — a variable scale, especially of industrial costs, as wages, that may be adapted to changes in demand.
  • slieve donard — a mountain in SE Northern Ireland, in the Mourne Mountains: highest peak in Northern Ireland. Height: 853 m (2798 ft)
  • slip trailing — the act of decorating an object with a poured stream of slip.
  • slipper satin — a fine satin fabric with a mat finish
  • slipstreaming — Aeronautics. the airstream pushed back by a revolving aircraft propeller. Compare backwash (def 2), wash (def 31).
  • slow-speaking — tending to speak slowly
  • small holding — a piece of land rented or sold to a farmer by county authorities for purposes of cultivation.
  • smoking stand — an ashtray mounted on a low pedestal, often placed next to an armchair, sofa, etc.
  • snap the whip — crack the whip (def 2).
  • snap-brim hat — a hat brim that can be turned up or down.
  • sneak preview — a preview of a motion picture, often shown in addition to an announced film, in order to observe the reaction of the audience.
  • social action — individual or group behavior that involves interaction with other individuals or groups, especially organized action toward social reform.
  • social column — a column in a newspaper or magazine that details the activities of members of fashionable society
  • social gaming — the playing of online games on social media websites.
  • social-minded — interested in or concerned with social conditions or the welfare of society.
  • socialization — a continuing process whereby an individual acquires a personal identity and learns the norms, values, behavior, and social skills appropriate to his or her social position.
  • soda fountain — a counter, as in a restaurant or drugstore, at which sodas, ice cream, light meals, etc., are served.
  • soixante-neuf — sixty-nine (def 4).
  • solar heating — to heat (a building) by means of solar energy.
  • solemnization — to perform the ceremony of (marriage).
  • solicitations — instances of asking someone for money, help, support, or an opinion
  • solidungulate — having a single, undivided hoof on each foot, as a horse.
  • solifidianism — a person who maintains that faith alone, without the performance of good works, is all that is necessary for salvation.
  • sonic barrier — sound barrier.
  • sorbitization — the act of sorbitizing
  • sound barrier — Also called sonic barrier, transonic barrier. (not in technical use) a hypothetical barrier to flight beyond the speed of sound, so postulated because aircraft undergo an abruptly increasing drag force induced by compression of the surrounding air when traveling near the speed of sound.
  • sound library — a collection of sounds stored on file (for example on CDs, DVDs, or as digital audio files)
  • sound ranging — a method for determining the distance between a point and the position of a sound source by measuring the time lapse between the origin of the sound and its arrival at the point.
  • sounding lead — a line weighted with a lead or plummet (sounding lead) and bearing marks to show the length paid out, used for sounding, as at sea.
  • soup-and-fish — a man's formal evening clothes.
  • soupfin shark — a requiem shark, Galeorhinus zyopterus, inhabiting the Pacific Ocean, valued for its fins, which are used by the Chinese in the preparation of a soup, and for its liver, which is rich in vitamin A.
  • south african — of southern Africa.
  • south arabian — of or relating to the former South Arabia (now South Yemen) or its inhabitants
  • south nahanni — a river in the SW Northwest Territories, Canada, flowing SE from near the Yukon border to the Liard River. 336 miles (540 km) long.
  • south vietnam — a former country in SE Asia that comprised Vietnam S of about 17° N latitude; a separate state 1954–75; now part of reunified Vietnam. Capital: Saigon.
  • space fiction — a book, film, TV series, etc, set in outer space
  • space heating — the heating of a limited area, as a room, by means of a heater (space heater) within the area.
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