11-letter words containing a, r, i, s, t
- spirit lake — a lake in SW Washington, at the N foot of Mount St. Helens: site of devastation during 1980 eruptions of Mount St. Helens.
- spirit lamp — a lamp that burns methylated or other spirits instead of oil
- spiritually — of, relating to, or consisting of spirit; incorporeal.
- spiritualty — Often, spiritualties. ecclesiastical property or revenue.
- spirochaete — any of various spiral-shaped motile bacteria of the family Spirochaetaceae, certain species, as Treponema, Leptospira, and Borrelia, being pathogenic to humans and other animals, and other species being free-living, saprophytic, or parasitic.
- split brain — having, involving, or pertaining to a severed corpus callosum.
- split hairs — any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- split-brain — having, involving, or pertaining to a severed corpus callosum.
- sporadicity — (of similar things or occurrences) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional: sporadic renewals of enthusiasm.
- sporulation — to produce spores.
- sporulative — involving or relating to sporulation
- spray paint — paint in aerosol form
- spray skirt — a piece of waterproof material that fits around the paddler and opening of a kayak to keep water out of the craft.
- spray-paint — to cover, mark, draw, or write with spray paint.
- spring rate — The spring rate is a measurement of the amount of force needed to compress a spring a particular distance.
- springwater — water from a spring
- sprite crab — ghost crab.
- square with — a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
- st. francis — Saint Francis (Francisco Javier"the Apostle of the Indies") 1506–52, Spanish Jesuit missionary, especially in India and Japan.
- st. nazaire — a seaport in W France, on the Loire estuary.
- st.-germain — St.-Germain-en-Laye.
- stable girl — a girl or woman who looks after or attends horses in stables
- stadiometer — an instrument that measures the length of curves, dashes, etc, by running a toothed wheel along them
- stage right — Stage right is the right side of the stage for an actor who is standing facing the audience.
- standardise — to bring to or make of an established standard size, weight, quality, strength, or the like: to standardize manufactured parts.
- standardize — to bring to or make of an established standard size, weight, quality, strength, or the like: to standardize manufactured parts.
- star rating — a rating indicated by stars (usually 1–5), the highest number of stars indicating the best quality, highest amount etc
- star-gazing — Star-gazing is the activity of studying the stars as an astronomer or astrologer.
- starchiness — of, relating to, or of the nature of starch.
- starchitect — a well-known and well-paid architect noted for his or her landmark buildings
- starlighted — lit by the stars
- startlingly — creating sudden alarm, surprise, or wonder; astonishing.
- stasimorphy — structural modification by arrested development
- stationer's — a shop which sells stationery
- statutorily — of, relating to, or of the nature of a statute.
- steam radio — radio, seen as old-fashioned in comparison with television
- steam train — a locomotive powered by steam
- steamfitter — a highly skilled person who installs and repairs pipes for air conditioning, ventilation, refrigeration, and heating systems
- stenocardia — angina pectoris, a contraction of the heart or its vessels due to a lack of oxygen, causing severe chest pain
- stereobatic — relating to or resembling a stereobate
- stereocilia — any of the long, flexible microvilli that superficially resemble cilia and occur as a brush border or series of tufts on the surface of various epithelial tissues.
- stereoimage — the single three-dimensional image perceived in the brain by the coordination of the two slightly different views seen by the eyes.
- stereotaxia — the electrical destruction of a small area of brain tissue, using stereotactic methods, to relieve disorders such as epilepsy and Parkinsonism
- stereotaxic — of, relating to, or based on three-dimensional studies of the brain, especially as an adjunct to brain surgery.
- stereotaxis — movement of an organism in response to contact with a solid.
- sterlitamak — a city in the Russian Federation in Europe, W of the Southern Urals.
- stewardship — the position and duties of a steward, a person who acts as the surrogate of another or others, especially by managing property, financial affairs, an estate, etc.
- stickleader — a person assigned to check the appearance or condition of each person in a stick
- still alarm — a burglar alarm, fire alarm, or the like, that is activated silently and transmits a warning signal, usually by telephone.
- still frame — continuous display of a single frame of a film or of a single picture from a television signal