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13-letter words containing a, p, e, r, s

  • semiempirical — partly empirical
  • semioviparous — bearing young in an incomplete state of development, as a marsupial.
  • semiparasitic — Biology. commonly parasitic but also capable of living on dead or decaying animal matter.
  • semipermanent — not quite permanent.
  • semipermeable — permeable only to certain small molecules: a semipermeable membrane.
  • semiporcelain — any of several vitrified ceramic wares lacking the translucency or hardness of true porcelain but otherwise similar to it.
  • sepia drawing — a drawing with a brownish tone, produced by first bleaching it (after fixing) and then immersing it for a short time in a solution of sodium sulphide or of alkaline thiourea
  • septempartite — separated into seven sections.
  • septentrional — northern; boreal
  • serial rapist — someone who carries out a series of rapes
  • service clasp — clasp (def 4).
  • severance pay — money, exclusive of wages, back pay, etc., paid to an employee who has tenure and who is dismissed because of lack of work or other reasons beyond the employee's control.
  • shag pile rug — a piece of thick material with a nap of long rough strands that you put on a floor. It is like a carpet but covers a smaller area
  • shakespearean — of, relating to, or suggestive of Shakespeare or his works.
  • shakespearian — of, relating to, or suggestive of Shakespeare or his works.
  • shape-shifter — a creature or thing that can change shape at will or that does so under certain conditions
  • shaped charge — a warhead having a concave, hollow end and operating on the Munroe effect.
  • share capital — A company's share capital is the money that shareholders invest in order to start or expand the business.
  • share premium — the excess of the amount actually subscribed for an issue of corporate capital over its par value
  • sharecropping — the practice of cultivating farmland as a sharecropper
  • sharp-sighted — having keen sight.
  • sharp-tongued — characterized by or given to harshness, bitterness, or sarcasm in speech.
  • she-crab soup — a thick, bisquelike soup made with the meat and eggs of the female crab.
  • sheep farming — agriculture: sheep raising
  • sheepshearing — an act or instance of shearing sheep.
  • shell program — A shell program is a basic computer program that provides a framework within which the user can develop the program to suit their own needs.
  • ship chandler — a person who deals in cordage, canvas, and other supplies for ships.
  • ship decanter — a glass decanter with a very wide base.
  • ship's papers — the documents that are required by law to be carried by a ship for the purpose of ascertaining details of her ownership, nationality, destination, and cargo or to prove her neutrality
  • 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.
  • shoe repairer — a person who mends shoes
  • silver poplar — white poplar (def 1).
  • silver-plated — Something that is silver-plated is covered with a very thin layer of silver.
  • single parent — mother or father without a partner
  • single-parent — of or noting a family in which a parent brings up a child or children alone, without a partner: a single-parent family; a single-parent household.
  • sleeping area — an area in a room or house where people can sleep
  • slip carriage — a railway car detached from a moving train as it passes through a station.
  • slipper chair — a small bedroom chair with a low seat.
  • 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).
  • slumber party — a social gathering typically of teenagers held at the home of one of them for the purpose of sleeping there overnight.
  • snap fastener — A snap fastener is a small metal object used to fasten clothes, made up of two parts which can be pressed together.
  • 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.
  • soapbox derby — a race between children in homemade racing carts
  • soccer player — A soccer player is a person who plays soccer, especially as a profession.
  • 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-powered — powered by heat radiation from the sun converted into electrical power
  • southern alps — a mountain range in New Zealand, on South Island: the highest range in Australasia. Highest peak: Mount Cook (also known as Aoraki or Aorangi), 3754 m (12 316 ft)
  • spa treatment — a non-medical procedure to help the health of the body, such as a massage
  • space carrier — a vehicle designed to put payloads in orbit about the earth or to boost payloads for extraterrestrial exploration.
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