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12-letter words containing a, s, p, l

  • sexual spore — a spore formed after the fusion of gametes and an asexual spore is the result of asexual reproduction
  • shark patrol — a watch for sharks kept by an aircraft flying over beaches used by swimmers
  • she's apples — all is going well
  • sheep laurel — a small E North American plant (Kalmia angustifolia) of the heath family, with pinkish flowers and evergreen leaves poisonous to sheep and other animals
  • shore patrol — (often initial capital letters) members of an organization in the U.S. Navy having police duties similar to those performed by military police. Abbreviation: SP.
  • shoulder pad — clothing: insert in shoulder
  • shrimp plant — a small, sprawling shrub, Justicia brandegeana (or Beloperone guttata), of the acanthus family, native to Mexico, having small white flowers protruding from a series of overlapping reddish bracts and often cultivated as a houseplant.
  • shuffle play — a facility on a compact disc player that randomly selects a track from one of a number of compact discs
  • sieve-plates — an elongated cell whose walls contain perforations (sieve pores) that are arranged in circumscribed areas (sieve plates) and that afford communication with similar adjacent cells.
  • signal corps — a branch of the army responsible for military communications, meteorological studies, and related work.
  • silver maple — a maple, Acer saccharinum, having leaves that are light green above and silvery white beneath.
  • silver paper — silver foil.
  • silver plate — thin coat of silver
  • silver-plate — to coat (base metal) with silver, especially by electroplating.
  • simple sugar — monosaccharide.
  • simplicially — from a simplicial point of view
  • simplifiable — having the ability to be made less complicated, clearer, or easier
  • simplon pass — a pass over the Lepontine Alps in S Switzerland, between Brig (Switzerland) and Iselle (Italy). Height: 2009 m (6590 ft)
  • single-party — of or relating to a form of government in which only a single political party constitutes the government
  • single-payer — noting or relating to a healthcare or health insurance system in which the government or a publicly owned and regulated agency pays all medical costs from a single fund.
  • single-phase — noting or pertaining to a circuit having an alternating current with one phase or with phases differing by 180°.
  • single-space — to type (copy) on each line space.
  • skeleton map — a map showing only basic details of a land, place, etc
  • slap dashing — slab dashing.
  • slash pocket — a pocket set into a garment, especially below the waistline, to which easy access is provided by an exterior, vertical or diagonal slit.
  • sleep apnoea — the temporary cessation of breathing during sleep, which in some cases is due to obstruction of the upper airway by enlarged tonsils, uvula, etc, causing the sufferer to snore loudly and fight for breath
  • sleep around — to take the rest afforded by a suspension of voluntary bodily functions and the natural suspension, complete or partial, of consciousness; cease being awake.
  • sleeper seat — a seat, as on an airplane, that can be extended horizontally to permit sleeping.
  • sleeping bag — a warmly lined or padded body-length bag, usually waterproof and with a closure, in which one or two persons can sleep, especially outdoors, as when camping.
  • sleeping car — a railroad car fitted with berths, compartments, bedrooms, or drawing rooms for passengers to sleep in.
  • sleepwalking — an act of sleepwalking; somnambulation.
  • slip casting — a pottery-making process in which partially liquefied clay is poured into a plaster mold.
  • slipper bath — a bath in the shape of a slipper, with a covered end
  • sloop of war — (formerly) a sailing or steam naval vessel having cannons on only one deck.
  • sloped roman — a roman (vertical) typeface, usually sans serif, i.e. without the small, decorative, terminal strokes with which some typefaces are designed. The typeface is made to slope (usually to the right), but not generally to the same degree as a true italic typeface
  • slumpflation — a situation in which economic depression is combined with increasing inflation
  • small magpie — an unrelated micro, Eurrhypara hortulata
  • smoking lamp — formerly, a lamp aboard ship for lighting pipes, now used figuratively to indicate when smoking is or is not allowed: The smoking lamp is lit.
  • snail's pace — an extremely slow rate: The work progresses at a snail's pace.
  • snow leopard — a long-haired, leopardlike feline, Panthera (Uncia) uncia, of mountain ranges of central Asia, having a relatively small head and a thick, creamy-gray coat with rosette spots: an endangered species.
  • solar plexus — Also called celiac plexus. Anatomy. a network of nerves situated at the upper part of the abdomen, behind the stomach and in front of the aorta.
  • somatopleure — the double layer formed by the association of the upper layer of the lateral plate of mesoderm with the overlying ectoderm, functioning in the formation of the body wall and amnion.
  • sophomorical — characteristic of a sophomore
  • soprano clef — a sign locating middle C on the bottom line of the staff.
  • south platte — a river flowing NE from central Colorado to the Platte River in W Nebraska. 424 miles (683 km) long.
  • space flight — journey into outer space
  • space helmet — a helmet worn by astronauts while in outer space
  • space travel — spaceflight of manned vehicles.
  • space-filler — a short article of little or no importance written to fill space in a magazine or newspaper
  • span loading — the act of a person or thing that loads.
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