12-letter words containing e, l, i, p
- silver spoon — spoon (def 16).
- silver-plate — to coat (base metal) with silver, especially by electroplating.
- simple fruit — a fruit formed from one pistil.
- simple group — a group that has no normal subgroup except the group itself and the identity.
- simple meter — any time signature in which the upper figure indicates two, three, or four beats per measure, as 2/8, 3/2, 4/4, etc.
- simple simon — a simpleton.
- simple sugar — monosaccharide.
- simple syrup — a thick, sweet liquid, usually prepared from sugar and water and used chiefly as a base for soda fountain flavors.
- simple tense — a tense of verbs, in English and other languages, not involving the use of an auxiliary verb in addition to the main verb, as for example the past he drowned as opposed to the future he will drown
- simpleminded — free of deceit or guile; artless or unsophisticated.
- simplifiable — having the ability to be made less complicated, clearer, or easier
- 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.
- siphonostele — a hollow tube of vascular tissue enclosing a pith and embedded in ground tissue.
- skip welding — a technique of spacing welds on thin structural members in order to balance and minimize internal stresses due to heat.
- sleep it off — to rid oneself of the effects of some excess, overindulgence, etc., specif. of the aftereffects of drinking much alcoholic liquor, by 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.
- slipped disc — displaced spinal disc
- slipped disk — herniated disk.
- slipper bath — a bath in the shape of a slipper, with a covered end
- slipper foot — an elongated pad foot.
- slipper sock — a sock with a soft leather or vinyl sole sewn onto it, used as indoor footwear.
- slippery dip — a long slide at a playground or funfair
- slippery elm — an elm, Ulmus rubra, of eastern North America, having a mucilaginous inner bark.
- sloop-rigged — (of a sailboat) fore-and-aft rigged with a mainsail and a jib.
- small magpie — an unrelated micro, Eurrhypara hortulata
- snail's pace — an extremely slow rate: The work progresses at a snail's pace.
- snowy mespil — a N American tree, Amelanchier Lamarckii, that produces small white flowers in spring
- soil profile — a vertical succession of horizons, commonly lettered A, B, C (beginning at the surface), that have been subjected to soil-forming processes, chiefly leaching and oxidation.
- space flight — journey into outer space
- space-filler — a short article of little or no importance written to fill space in a magazine or newspaper
- spanish heel — a high, curved heel with a straight heel breast, used on women's shoes.
- spark-killer — a device for diminishing sparking, consisting of a capacitor and a resistor connected in series across two points where sparking may occur in a circuit.
- special area — distressed area.
- special case — exception
- special jury — struck jury.
- special plea — a plea that alleges special or new matter as an answer to the allegations made by the opposite side and not as a denial of them.
- special rule — a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.: the rules of chess.
- special sort — a character, such as an accented letter, that is not a usual member of any font
- special team — Football. a group of players fielded for kicking plays, as punts, kickoffs, and field-goal attempts.
- special term — the sitting of a court for the trial of a special case.
- specialising — to pursue some special line of study, work, etc.; have a specialty: The doctor specializes in gastroenterology.
- specialistic — pertaining to or characteristic of specialists or specialism.
- specialities — specialty.
- speciational — relating to speciation
- specifically — in a definite or precise manner: The suspect was not specifically named in the report. More specifically, you will be responsible for half the total cost.