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13-letter words containing e, l, a, s, t, n

  • shetland wool — the fine wool undercoat pulled by hand from Shetland sheep.
  • show and tell — an activity for young children, especially in school, in which each participant produces an object of unusual interest and tells something about it.
  • show-and-tell — an activity for young children, especially in school, in which each participant produces an object of unusual interest and tells something about it.
  • 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
  • sinterability — the capacity to be sintered
  • sirloin steak — cut of beef
  • sister-in-law — the sister of one's husband or wife.
  • 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
  • slave trading — trafficking in people
  • 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).
  • small fortune — a large sum of money
  • snowball tree — any of several caprifoliaceous shrubs of the genus Viburnum, esp V. opulus var. roseum, a sterile cultivated variety with spherical clusters of white or pinkish flowers
  • solar heating — to heat (a building) by means of solar energy.
  • solemnization — to perform the ceremony of (marriage).
  • solidungulate — having a single, undivided hoof on each foot, as a horse.
  • solvent abuse — Solvent abuse is the dangerous practice of breathing in the gases from substances such as glue in order to feel as if you are drunk.
  • sound blaster — (hardware)   The best known family of sound cards for the IBM PC from Creative Labs.
  • 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 blanket — a plastic insulating body wrapping coated on one or both sides with aluminium foil which reflects back most of the body heat lost by radiation: carried by climbers, mountaineers, etc, for use in cases of exposure or exhaustion
  • 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.
  • spontaneously — coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency; without effort or premeditation; natural and unconstrained; unplanned: a spontaneous burst of applause.
  • sportsmanlike — a man who engages in sports, especially in some open-air sport, as hunting, fishing, racing, etc.
  • spotter plane — an aircraft used in observing enemy movements or the accuracy of fire on a target
  • 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.
  • standard cell — a primary electric cell, as the Weston cell, that produces an accurately known constant voltage: used in scientific measurements.
  • stanley falls — series of seven cataracts of the upper Congo River, just south of Kisangani
  • stanley knife — A Stanley knife is a very sharp knife that is used to cut materials such as carpet and paper. It consists of a small blade fixed in the end of a handle.
  • star-spangled — spangled with stars.
  • starring role — a main role; the main role
  • starting line — marking at beginning of a race
  • state control — government ownership
  • state funeral — a ceremonial funeral for a head of state, or other very important person
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