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13-letter words containing a, r, s, e, n, i

  • semilegendary — having some historical basis, but legendary in part
  • semimenstrual — (esp of tides) occurring twice monthly
  • seminole wars — a series of conflicts in 1818–19 between American forces under Andrew Jackson and the Seminole Indians in Spanish-controlled eastern Florida.
  • semipermanent — not quite permanent.
  • semiporcelain — any of several vitrified ceramic wares lacking the translucency or hardness of true porcelain but otherwise similar to it.
  • semisedentary — partially or somewhat sedentary
  • senior airman — a noncommissioned officer ranking between a staff sergeant and airman first class. Abbreviation: SrA.
  • senior master — a male teacher in a senior position
  • sensorineural — related to or affecting a sensory nerve or a sensory mechanism together with its neural circuitry.
  • senza sordino — a musical direction to remove or play without the mute or (on the piano) with the sustaining pedal pressed down
  • 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
  • septentrional — northern; boreal
  • sequestration — removal or separation; banishment or exile.
  • sergeant fish — cobia
  • serial number — a number, usually one of a series, assigned for identification: the serial number of an automobile engine.
  • serialization — to publish in serial form.
  • serodiagnosis — a diagnosis involving tests on blood serum or other serous fluid of the body.
  • serum albumin — Biochemistry. the principal protein of blood plasma, important in osmotic regulation of the blood and transport of metabolites.
  • serving hatch — a small hatch or opening in a kitchen wall used to serve food through to an adjoining room
  • sex chromatin — Barr body.
  • shakespearian — of, relating to, or suggestive of Shakespeare or his works.
  • sharecropping — the practice of cultivating farmland as a sharecropper
  • shaving cream — a preparation, as of soap and free fatty acid, that is lathered and applied to the face to soften and condition the beard for shaving.
  • shaving horse — a trestle for supporting and steadying a piece of work being shaved.
  • shearing gang — a group of itinerant workers who contract to shear, class, and bale a farmer's wool clip
  • shearing shed — a farm building equipped with power machinery for sheepshearing and equipment for baling wool
  • sheep farming — agriculture: sheep raising
  • sheepshearing — an act or instance of shearing sheep.
  • ship chandler — a person who deals in cordage, canvas, and other supplies for ships.
  • ship decanter — a glass decanter with a very wide base.
  • siberian high — the prevailing high pressure system over Asia in winter.
  • siberian ruby — a red tourmaline used as a gem: not a true ruby.
  • side entrance — an entrance at the side of a building
  • sierra morena — a mountain range in SW Spain, between the Guadiana and Guadalquivir Rivers. Highest peak: Estrella, 1299 m (4262 ft)
  • sierra nevada — a mountain range in E California. Highest peak, Mt. Whitney, 14,495 feet (4420 meters).
  • sight reading — the act or skill of performing unfamiliar written music, or of translating something written in a foreign language, readily on sight, without previous study
  • silent barter — dumb barter.
  • silver salmon — coho salmon.
  • simware, inc. — (company)   The producers of REXXWARE. E-mail: <[email protected]>. Address: Ottawa, Canada.
  • single father — a father who brings up a child or children alone, without a partner.
  • single market — a market consisting of a number of nations, esp those of the European Union, in which goods, capital, and currencies can move freely across borders without tariffs or restrictions
  • single parent — mother or father without a partner
  • single thread — the execution of an entire task from beginning to end without interruption
  • single-barrel — a gun having one barrel, especially a shotgun.
  • 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.
  • single-seater — a vehicle that has only one seat
  • singles chart — a ranked chart of popular music (individual songs, not albums or collections) for a specific period of time
  • sinterability — the capacity to be sintered
  • sirloin steak — cut of beef
  • sister-in-law — the sister of one's husband or wife.
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