13-letter words containing a, s, c, e, t
- secret ballot — a vote in which the confidentiality of how one votes is safeguarded.
- secret weapon — Someone's secret weapon is a thing or person which they believe will help them achieve something and which other people do not know about.
- secretaryship — a person, usually an official, who is in charge of the records, correspondence, minutes of meetings, and related affairs of an organization, company, association, etc.: the secretary of the Linguistic Society of America.
- sectionalized — divided into sections
- sectorization — the act or state of sectorizing
- security leak — a leak of information that could endanger public safety
- seed merchant — someone that collects, packages and sells seeds
- selectability — to choose in preference to another or others; pick out.
- self-catering — holiday accommodation not including meals
- self-chastise — to discipline, especially by corporal punishment.
- self-creation — the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- self-critical — capable of criticizing oneself objectively.
- self-educated — educated by one's own efforts, especially without formal instruction.
- self-medicate — to medicate oneself without consulting a physician
- semi-abstract — pertaining to or designating a style of painting or sculpture in which the subject remains recognizable although the forms are highly stylized in a manner derived from abstract art.
- semi-attached — partially attached; semidetached.
- semi-comatose — a light coma from which a person can be roused.
- semi-detached — partly detached.
- semi-mythical — pertaining to, of the nature of, or involving a myth.
- semi-tropical — Semi-tropical places have warm, wet air.
- semiautomatic — partly automatic.
- semiparasitic — Biology. commonly parasitic but also capable of living on dead or decaying animal matter.
- semipolitical — of a partially political nature; having some political features.
- sensate focus — a series of touching exercises designed to increase intimacy in a sexual relationship
- serving hatch — a small hatch or opening in a kitchen wall used to serve food through to an adjoining room
- sesquiplicate — relating to or involving the ratio between the square roots of the cubes of given terms; i.e. the sesquiplicate ratio of given terms is the ratio between the square roots of the cubes of those terms
- severance tax — a tax levied by a state on the extraction and use of a natural product, as coal, that is sold outside the state or during a certain period.
- sex addiction — an addiction to sexual activity
- sex chromatin — Barr body.
- sex education — Sex education is education in schools on the subject of sexual activity and sexual relationships.
- shaft encoder — A shaft encoder is a sensor for measuring how fast a shaft rotates.
- share account — a savings account in a credit union.
- share capital — A company's share capital is the money that shareholders invest in order to start or expand the business.
- shark watcher — a business consultant who assists companies in identifying and preventing unwelcome takeover bids
- shelf-stacker — a person whose job is to fill the shelves and displays in a supermarket or other shop with goods for sale
- ship decanter — a glass decanter with a very wide base.
- 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.
- shockumentary — a television programme showing members of the public in shocking or violent situations
- shore terrace — a terrace or bench produced by wave erosion and biochemical attack along the shore of an ocean or a large lake.
- side entrance — an entrance at the side of a building
- significative — serving to signify.
- single combat — combat between two persons.
- single-acting — (of a reciprocating engine, pump, etc.) having pistons accomplishing work only in one direction. Compare double-acting (def 1).
- single-action — (of a firearm) requiring the cocking of the hammer before firing each shot: a single-action revolver.
- singles chart — a ranked chart of popular music (individual songs, not albums or collections) for a specific period of time
- sister carrie — a novel (1900) by Theodore Dreiser.
- skepticalness — inclined to skepticism; having an attitude of doubt: a skeptical young woman who will question whatever you say.
- sketchability — the suitability for being sketched
- 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.
- skip distance — the minimum distance along the earth's surface between the position of a short-wave transmitter and the region where its signal is received after one reflection from the ionosphere.