12-letter words containing a, p, e, n, i, s
- self-tapping — (of a screw) cutting its own thread when screwed into a plain hole in a metal sheet
- send packing — to dismiss peremptorily
- seringapatam — a town in S Karnataka, in S India, former capital of Mysore state: taken by the British 1799.
- serpentarium — a place where snakes are housed, especially for exhibition.
- share option — A share option is an opportunity for the employees of a company to buy shares at a special price.
- shopbreaking — the act of breaking into a shop
- single-party — of or relating to a form of government in which only a single political party constitutes the government
- single-payer — noting or relating to a healthcare or health insurance system in which the government or a publicly owned and regulated agency pays all medical costs from a single fund.
- single-phase — noting or pertaining to a circuit having an alternating current with one phase or with phases differing by 180°.
- single-space — to type (copy) on each line space.
- sleeping bag — a warmly lined or padded body-length bag, usually waterproof and with a closure, in which one or two persons can sleep, especially outdoors, as when camping.
- sleeping car — a railroad car fitted with berths, compartments, bedrooms, or drawing rooms for passengers to sleep in.
- sleepwalking — an act of sleepwalking; somnambulation.
- snail's pace — an extremely slow rate: The work progresses at a snail's pace.
- snake-hipped — having thin, sinuous hips.
- snappishness — the quality of being sharp or irritable
- space-saving — that saves space.
- spaciousness — containing much space, as a house, room, or vehicle; amply large.
- spade guinea — a guinea decorated with a spade-shaped shield, coined during the reign of George III
- spanish heel — a high, curved heel with a straight heel breast, used on women's shoes.
- spanish rice — rice prepared with chopped onions, tomatoes, green peppers, and sometimes diced ham, seasoned with cayenne pepper and mixed with butter.
- spearfishing — any of several fishes of the genus Tetrapturus, resembling the sailfish but having the first dorsal fin much less developed: inhabiting all seas, but rare.
- spearheading — the sharp-pointed head that forms the piercing end of a spear.
- specialising — to pursue some special line of study, work, etc.; have a specialty: The doctor specializes in gastroenterology.
- speciational — relating to speciation
- speed dating — an organized social event in which participants have one-on-one conversations typically limited to less than ten minutes, for the purpose of meeting people they would like to date.
- speedballing — the practice of taking cocaine and heroin together intravenously
- speedboating — the act, practice, or sport of traveling in a speedboat.
- speedskating — a form of ice skating in which contestants race against each other or the clock over various distances
- spermagonium — Botany, Mycology. spermogonium.
- sphacelation — the process of mortification
- sphincterial — relating to a sphincter
- spider plant — Also called ribbon plant. a plant, Chlorophytum comosum, of the lily family, native to southern Africa, that has long, narrow leaves and clusters of white flowers and is widely cultivated as a houseplant.
- spin machine — an organization or group of people acting together to present news or information in a way that creates a particular desired impression
- spinach beet — chard, a plant cultivated for its edible leaves
- spinal nerve — any of a series of paired nerves that originate in the nerve roots of the spinal cord and emerge from the vertebrae on both sides of the spinal column, each branching out to innervate a specific region of the neck, trunk, or limbs.
- splenization — the transformation of something into a spleenlike tissue
- spring break — a vacation from school or college during the spring term, lasting about a week.
- spring water — water from natural underground source
- spring-clean — to subject (a place) to a spring-cleaning.
- spur gearing — a system of spur gears.
- square piano — a piano with a rectangular, horizontal body.
- state prison — a prison maintained by a state for the confinement of felons.
- stauropegion — (in an autocephalous church) a monastery subject directly to the primate.
- stenographic — the art of writing in shorthand.
- stereoptican — a projector usually consisting of two complete lanterns arranged so that one picture appears to dissolve while the next is forming.
- strepitation — the quality or state of being strepitant
- stride piano — a style of jazz piano playing in which the right hand plays the melody while the left hand plays a single bass note or octave on the strong beat and a chord on the weak beat, developed in Harlem during the 1920s, partly from ragtime piano playing.
- stupefacient — stupefying; producing stupor.
- stupefaction — the state of being stupefied; stupor.