13-letter words containing e, i, g, n, s, p
- sphingomyelin — any of the class of phospholipids occurring chiefly in the brain and spinal cord, composed of phosphoric acid, choline, sphingosine, and a fatty acid.
- spine-bashing — to rest; loaf.
- spinning mule — mule1 (def 7).
- spinning reel — a fishing reel mounted on a spinning rod, having a stationary spool on the side of which is a revolving metal arm that catches the line and winds it onto the spool as a handle is turned, the metal arm being disengaged during casting so the line spirals freely off the spool, carried by the cast lure.
- splutteringly — in a spluttering manner
- sponge finger — sweet finger-shaped biscuit
- spot reducing — the usually futile effort to exercise one part of the body, as the thighs, in hopes of reducing the amount of fat stored in that area.
- sprightliness — animated or vivacious; lively.
- spring a leak — to develop a leak
- 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.
- spring binder — a loose-leaf binder in which a single, long, clamplike spring, forming the spine, holds the leaves.
- spring greens — Young cabbages are sometimes referred to as spring greens.
- spring peeper — a tree frog, Hyla crucifer, having an X -shaped mark on the back and voicing a shrill call commonly heard near ponds and swamps of eastern North America in the early spring.
- spring valley — a city in SW California, near San Diego.
- spring-loaded — (of a machine part) kept normally in a certain position by a spring: a spring-loaded safety valve.
- springboarded — a flexible board, projecting over water, from which divers leap or spring.
- spying charge — an accusation of having taken part in espionage
- staying power — ability or strength to last or endure; endurance; stamina.
- stepparenting — parenting within a stepfamily
- steppingstone — a stone, or one of a line of stones, in shallow water, a marshy place, or the like, that is stepped on in crossing.
- straighten up — stand straighter
- string player — a person who plays an instrument of the violin family.
- string-puller — a person who uses his or her influence with other people to get things done, often unfairly
- sunlight peak — a mountain in SW Colorado, in the San Juan Mountains. 14,059 feet (4285 meters).
- superorganism — a form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes.
- superregional — involving many regions
- supplementing — something added to complete a thing, supply a deficiency, or reinforce or extend a whole.
- supreme being — God.
- taphrogenesis — the process of forming rifts, resulting in regional faulting and subsidence
- tissue typing — identification of specific genetically linked antigens in tissue in order to minimize antigenic differences between donor and recipient tissue in organ transplantation.
- underpinnings — a system of supports beneath a wall or the like.
- underspending — the process or fact of spending less than one can afford or is allocated
- unprogressive — favoring or advocating progress, change, improvement, or reform, as opposed to wishing to maintain things as they are, especially in political matters: a progressive mayor.
- untrespassing — not trespassing or infringing
- volute spring — a coil spring, conical in shape, extending in the direction of the axis of the coil.
- wappenshawing — (formerly) the reviewing of the men under arms in a Scottish lordship or district
- watering spot — watering hole
- well-speaking — the act, utterance, or discourse of a person who speaks.
- when pigs fly — If you say 'when pigs fly' after someone has said that something might happen, you are emphasizing that you think it is very unlikely.
- wife swapping — sexual activity in which two or more married couples exchange partners.
- workingperson — a workingman or workingwoman.
- zip fastening — a fastener in the form of a zip
- zuppa inglese — tiered layers of sponge cake sprinkled with rum or liqueur, then spread with custard or other cream filling.