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13-letter words containing a, r, s, e, 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • slieve donard — a mountain in SE Northern Ireland, in the Mourne Mountains: highest peak in Northern Ireland. Height: 853 m (2798 ft)
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • solar heating — to heat (a building) by means of solar energy.
  • sonic barrier — sound barrier.
  • 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.
  • spanish cedar — a tropical American tree, Cedrela odorata, of the mahogany family.
  • spanish river — a river in S Ontario, Canada, flowing S into the North Channel of Lake Huron. 150 miles (241 km) long.
  • spark erosion — a method of machining using a shaped electrode which erodes the workpiece by an electric spark discharge between itself and the workpiece
  • speaking part — a part in which the character speaks scripted dialogue
  • spectral line — a line in a spectrum due to the absorption or emission of light at a discrete frequency.
  • speechreading — the act or process of determining the intended meaning of a speaker by utilizing all visual clues accompanying speech attempts, as lip movements, facial expressions, and bodily gestures, used especially by people with impaired hearing.
  • speed reading — a method of reading faster than normal, esp by skimming
  • sperm washing — a technique that separates sperm from the seminal fluid, used especially for isolating active sperm for artificial insemination.
  • spermatangium — the organ that produces spermatia in red algae.
  • spermatogenic — relating to the development of spermatozoa
  • spermatotoxin — spermotoxin.
  • sperry univac — (company)   One of the divisions of Sperry Corporation at the time that company merged with the Burroughs Corporation to form Unisys Corporation.
  • spiral nebula — (formerly) a spiral galaxy.
  • sportsmanlike — a man who engages in sports, especially in some open-air sport, as hunting, fishing, racing, etc.
  • spread option — spread (def 25b).
  • spring a leak — to develop a leak
  • spring beauty — any American spring plant belonging to the genus Claytonia, of the purslane family, especially C. virginica, having an elongated cluster of white flowers tinged with pink.
  • spring valley — a city in SW California, near San Diego.
  • spring-loaded — (of a machine part) kept normally in a certain position by a spring: a spring-loaded safety valve.
  • springboarded — a flexible board, projecting over water, from which divers leap or spring.
  • spying charge — an accusation of having taken part in espionage
  • squanderingly — in a squandering manner
  • squandermania — an extreme urge for, or level of pleasure obtained by, spending money recklessly
  • stader splint — a splint consisting of an adjustable metal rod with a steel pin at either end for insertion in the bone above and below a fracture.
  • stain remover — a substance designed for removing stains or dirty marks, as from clothes, carpets, etc
  • staminiferous — bearing or having a stamen or stamens.
  • standard time — the civil time officially adopted for a country or region, usually the civil time of some specific meridian lying within the region. The standard time zones in the U.S. (Atlantic time, Eastern time, Central time, Mountain time, Pacific time, Yukon time, Alaska-Hawaii time, and Bering time) use the civil times of the 60th, 75th, 90th, 105th, 120th, 135th, 150th, and 165th meridians respectively, the difference of time between one zone and the next being exactly one hour.
  • starring role — a main role; the main role
  • starting gate — any of various types of movable barriers for lining up and giving an equal start to the entries in a horse or dog race.
  • starting line — marking at beginning of a race
  • starting rate — (in Britain) a rate of income tax below the basic rate
  • station break — an interval between or during programs for identifying the station, making announcements, etc.
  • stationmaster — a person in charge of a railroad station; station agent.
  • staying power — ability or strength to last or endure; endurance; stamina.
  • steam turbine — a turbine driven by steam pressure.
  • steering gear — the apparatus or mechanism for steering a ship, automobile, bicycle, airplane, etc.
  • stepparenting — parenting within a stepfamily
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