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

  • 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).
  • snap the whip — crack the whip (def 2).
  • soixante-neuf — sixty-nine (def 4).
  • solar heating — to heat (a building) by means of solar energy.
  • solemnization — to perform the ceremony of (marriage).
  • solidungulate — having a single, undivided hoof on each foot, as a horse.
  • south vietnam — a former country in SE Asia that comprised Vietnam S of about 17° N latitude; a separate state 1954–75; now part of reunified Vietnam. Capital: Saigon.
  • space fiction — a book, film, TV series, etc, set in outer space
  • space heating — the heating of a limited area, as a room, by means of a heater (space heater) within the area.
  • space station — an orbiting manned structure that can be used for a variety of purposes, as to assemble or service satellites, refuel spacecraft, etc.
  • speaking part — a part in which the character speaks scripted dialogue
  • speaking tube — a tube for conveying the voice over a somewhat limited distance, as from one part of a building or ship to another.
  • speaking type — a device on a medal or coin that has a punning reference to a person or thing.
  • special agent — an investigator in a law enforcement agency.
  • specification — the act of specifying.
  • spectral line — a line in a spectrum due to the absorption or emission of light at a discrete frequency.
  • speed skating — ice skating as a form of racing, usually on an oval course and against other competitors or the clock.
  • spenta mainyu — the good and creative spirit that is the offspring of Ahura Mazda.
  • spermatangium — the organ that produces spermatia in red algae.
  • spermatogenic — relating to the development of spermatozoa
  • spermatotoxin — spermotoxin.
  • spontaneities — the exhibiting of actions, impulses, or behaviour that are stimulated by internal processes
  • sportsmanlike — a man who engages in sports, especially in some open-air sport, as hunting, fishing, racing, etc.
  • spread option — spread (def 25b).
  • 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.
  • st. augustine — Saint, a.d. 354–430, one of the Latin fathers in the early Christian Church; author; bishop of Hippo in N Africa.
  • 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.
  • staff meeting — company gathering of employees
  • staff section — section (def 10b).
  • stage setting — setting (def 6).
  • stain remover — a substance designed for removing stains or dirty marks, as from clothes, carpets, etc
  • stained glass — glass that has been colored, enameled, painted, or stained, especially by having pigments baked onto its surface or by having various metallic oxides fused into it, as used in church windows, decorative lampshades, etc.
  • stainlessness — the quality or condition of being stainless
  • stamen blight — a disease of blackberries, characterized by a gray, powdery mass of spores covering the anthers, caused by a fungus, Hapalosphaeria deformans.
  • staminiferous — bearing or having a stamen or stamens.
  • stamp machine — a machine used for stamping documents, as with the time, etc
  • 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.
  • standing joke — If something is a standing joke among a group of people, they often make jokes about it.
  • standing wave — a wave in a medium in which each point on the axis of the wave has an associated constant amplitude ranging from zero at the nodes to a maximum at the antinodes.
  • stanley knife — A Stanley knife is a very sharp knife that is used to cut materials such as carpet and paper. It consists of a small blade fixed in the end of a handle.
  • stannic oxide — a white, amorphous, water-insoluble powder, SnO 2 , used chiefly in the manufacture of ceramic glazes and glass, and of polishing powders for metal, glass, and marble.
  • 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
  • state of mind — mental condition, mood
  • staten island — an island facing New York Bay.
  • statesmanlike — a person who is experienced in the art of government or versed in the administration of government affairs.
  • statesmanship — the ability, qualifications, or practice of a statesman; wisdom and skill in the management of public affairs.
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