13-letter words containing c, e, t, s, h
- sacred thread — a cord worn by Hindus of the three upper castes as a sign of being twice-born or initiated into the Vedas.
- saddle-stitch — to sew, bind, or decorate with a saddle stitch.
- saint michael — one of the archangels. Feast day: Sept 29 or Nov 8
- sandwich tern — a European tern, Sterna sandvicensis, that has a yellow-tipped bill, whitish plumage, and white forked tail, and nests in colonies on beaches, etc
- scandal sheet — a newspaper or magazine that emphasizes scandal or gossip.
- scathefulness — the state or quality of being harmful or injurious
- scene shifter — a person who changes scenes during a play
- schematically — pertaining to or of the nature of a schema, diagram, or scheme; diagrammatic.
- schizogenetic — reproducing or formed by fission.
- schizomycetes — any of numerous microorganisms of the subkingdom (or phylum) Schizophyta, kingdom Monera, comprising the bacteria.
- scholasticate — a course of study for seminarians, taken prior to their theological studies.
- school report — written assessment of school pupil
- school system — state education
- schoolteacher — a teacher in a school, especially in one below the college level.
- schreibersite — a mineral, iron-nickel phosphide, (Fe, Ni) 3 P, found only in meteorites.
- schutzstaffel — an elite military unit of the Nazi party that served as Hitler's bodyguard and as a special police force. Abbreviation: SS.
- 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 bonnet — a small, irregularly shaped, extremely hot chili pepper, the fruit of a variety of Capsicum chinense related to the habanero and ranging from yellow to red.
- scotch lovage — a similar and related plant, Ligusticum scoticum, of N Europe
- scotch-hearth — ore hearth.
- scottish rite — one of the two advanced divisions of Masonic membership, leading to the 33rd degree.
- scratch paper — rough paper for notes, etc.
- scratch score — an estimated number of strokes for a hole or course that a scratch player should make
- scratch sheet — a racing publication giving the betting odds and other information on the horses entered at a racetrack or racetracks during a racing day.
- scratch video — the technique or practice of recycling images from films or television to make collages
- screen rights — the rights to make a film version of a book
- sea buckthorn — a thorny Eurasian shrub, Hippophaë rhamnoides, growing on sea coasts and having silvery leaves and orange fruits: family Elaeagnaceae
- second growth — the plant growth that follows the destruction of virgin forest.
- 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.
- section eight — a military discharge for physical or mental unfitness as determined by an Army Regulation in effect from 1922 to 1944.
- seed merchant — someone that collects, packages and sells seeds
- self-chastise — to discipline, especially by corporal punishment.
- self-checkout — A self-checkout is a checkout where customers scan, pack and pay for their goods in a store without being served by a sales associate.
- semi-attached — partially attached; semidetached.
- semi-detached — partly detached.
- semi-mythical — pertaining to, of the nature of, or involving a myth.
- semisynthetic — derived synthetically from one or more substances of natural origin.
- serving hatch — a small hatch or opening in a kitchen wall used to serve food through to an adjoining room
- set the scene — establish a certain setting
- seventh chord — a chord formed by the superposition of three thirds.
- sex chromatin — Barr body.
- 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
- sheriff court — (in Scotland) a court having jurisdiction to try summarily or on indictment all but the most serious crimes and to deal with most civil actions
- 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