13-letter words containing a, t, l, n, i, s
- serialization — to publish in serial form.
- settling tank — a tank for holding liquid until particles suspended in it settle.
- sexploitation — the exploitation of sex in films, magazines, etc.
- sexualization — to render sexual; endow with sexual characteristics.
- shot-blasting — the cleaning of metal, etc, by a stream of shot
- signalization — to make notable or conspicuous.
- significantly — important; of consequence.
- silent barter — dumb barter.
- single combat — combat between two persons.
- single father — a father who brings up a child or children alone, without a partner.
- single market — a market consisting of a number of nations, esp those of the European Union, in which goods, capital, and currencies can move freely across borders without tariffs or restrictions
- single parent — mother or father without a partner
- single status — a national agreement that aims to avoid unfairness in pay and reward arrangements for employees and to ensure harmonisation of conditions in comparable posts
- single thread — the execution of an entire task from beginning to end without interruption
- 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.
- single-masted — (of a boat) having a single mast
- single-parent — of or noting a family in which a parent brings up a child or children alone, without a partner: a single-parent family; a single-parent household.
- single-seater — a vehicle that has only one seat
- singles chart — a ranked chart of popular music (individual songs, not albums or collections) for a specific period of time
- sinistrocular — favoring the left eye, rather than the right, by habit or for effective vision (opposed to dextrocular).
- sinterability — the capacity to be sintered
- sirloin steak — cut of beef
- sister-in-law — the sister of one's husband or wife.
- situationally — manner of being situated; location or position with reference to environment: The situation of the house allowed for a beautiful view.
- skepticalness — inclined to skepticism; having an attitude of doubt: a skeptical young woman who will question whatever you say.
- slàinte mhath — a drinking toast; cheers
- slash fiction — a type or piece of fan fiction involving usually same-sex romantic relationships between fictional characters or famous people, whether or not the romances actually exist: Sherlock Holmes/Dr. Watson slash fiction. Also called slash.
- slave trading — trafficking in people
- slip trailing — the act of decorating an object with a poured stream of slip.
- 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).
- social action — individual or group behavior that involves interaction with other individuals or groups, especially organized action toward social reform.
- socialization — a continuing process whereby an individual acquires a personal identity and learns the norms, values, behavior, and social skills appropriate to his or her social position.
- solar heating — to heat (a building) by means of solar energy.
- solemnization — to perform the ceremony of (marriage).
- solicitations — instances of asking someone for money, help, support, or an opinion
- solidungulate — having a single, undivided hoof on each foot, as a horse.
- spastic colon — a chronic condition of recurring abdominal pain with constipation or diarrhoea or both
- special agent — an investigator in a law enforcement agency.
- spectral line — a line in a spectrum due to the absorption or emission of light at a discrete frequency.
- sphagnologist — a person who studies sphagna
- splitting adz — a heavy stone tool used by prehistoric peoples in northwestern North America and northeastern Asia.
- sporting lady — a prostitute.
- sportsmanlike — a man who engages in sports, especially in some open-air sport, as hunting, fishing, racing, etc.
- stabilization — the act or process of stabilizing or the state of being stabilized.
- 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.
- 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.