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13-letter words containing a, s, l, o, p

  • psychotically — Psychiatry. characterized by or afflicted with psychosis. Synonyms: (in nontechnical usage) insane, psychopathic, lunatic, mentally ill; mad, disturbed, deranged, demented, non compos mentis. Antonyms: sane; compos mentis, clearheaded, lucid.
  • pusillanimous — lacking courage or resolution; cowardly; faint-hearted; timid.
  • random sample — a statistical sample that is devised to avoid interference so that its distribution is affected only by, and so can be held to represent, that of the whole population
  • rehospitalize — to place in hospital again
  • saloon keeper — a person who owns or operates a saloon.
  • salpingectomy — excision of the Fallopian tube.
  • salpingostomy — the formation of an artificial opening into a Fallopian tube.
  • san pablo bay — the N part of San Francisco Bay, in W California.
  • scallop shell — the shell of a scallop
  • scalpelliform — having the shape of a scalpel blade
  • scaphocephaly — premature closure of the sagittal suture resulting in a deformed skull having an elongated, keellike shape.
  • school phobia — a fear of going to or returning to school
  • sclerotherapy — Medicine/Medical. a treatment for varicose veins in which blood flow is diverted and the veins collapsed by injection of a hardening solution, also used cosmetically in spider veins to eliminate discoloration.
  • scotch plains — a township in NE New Jersey.
  • selenographer — the branch of astronomy that deals with the charting of the moon's surface.
  • self-approval — the act of approving; approbation.
  • self-portrait — a portrait of oneself done by oneself.
  • self-reproach — blame or censure by one's own conscience.
  • semi-tropical — Semi-tropical places have warm, wet air.
  • semipalmation — the state of being semipalmate
  • semipolitical — of a partially political nature; having some political features.
  • semiporcelain — any of several vitrified ceramic wares lacking the translucency or hardness of true porcelain but otherwise similar to it.
  • septentrional — northern; boreal
  • sexploitation — the exploitation of sex in films, magazines, etc.
  • shell company — A shell company is a company that another company takes over in order to use its name to gain an advantage.
  • shell program — A shell program is a basic computer program that provides a framework within which the user can develop the program to suit their own needs.
  • shetland pony — one of a breed of small but sturdy, rough-coated ponies, raised originally in the Shetland Islands.
  • shopping mall — mall (def 1).
  • silver poplar — white poplar (def 1).
  • simplificator — a person who simplifies matters
  • slow handclap — slow rhythmic clapping, esp used by an audience to indicate dissatisfaction or impatience
  • slow-speaking — tending to speak slowly
  • soccer player — A soccer player is a person who plays soccer, especially as a profession.
  • social gospel — a movement in America, chiefly in the early part of the 20th century, stressing the social teachings of Jesus and their applicability to public life.
  • social phobia — a type of anxiety disorder characterized by shyness and heightened self-consciousness in particular social situations
  • solar eclipse — Astronomy. the obscuration of the light of the moon by the intervention of the earth between it and the sun (lunar eclipse) or the obscuration of the light of the sun by the intervention of the moon between it and a point on the earth (solar eclipse) a similar phenomenon with respect to any other planet and either its satellite or the sun. the partial or complete interception of the light of one component of a binary star by the other.
  • solar-powered — powered by heat radiation from the sun converted into electrical power
  • solitary wasp — any of numerous wasps, as the sand wasps or mud wasps, that do not live in a community.
  • somar dumpacl — (tool)   A utilty which provides a concise report of Windows NT file system permissions, to help find holes in system security.
  • sophistically — of the nature of sophistry; fallacious.
  • southern alps — a mountain range in New Zealand, on South Island: the highest range in Australasia. Highest peak: Mount Cook (also known as Aoraki or Aorangi), 3754 m (12 316 ft)
  • space biology — exobiology.
  • spadicifloral — having flowers borne on a spadix
  • spasmodically — given to or characterized by bursts of excitement.
  • spastic colon — a chronic condition of recurring abdominal pain with constipation or diarrhoea or both
  • speak volumes — a collection of written or printed sheets bound together and constituting a book.
  • special offer — bargain
  • special order — A special order is an extra order or an order for an item specially requested by a customer.
  • special-order — to obtain by specific individual order: to special-order a dining-room chandelier.
  • speleotherapy — a form of treatment for asthma sufferers that takes place in clinics in disused mines, in which the air is free of pollen, dust mites, and the other irritants that provoke an allergic reaction; used to reduce the risk of heart disease
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