13-letter words containing g, l, o, s, e
- selenographer — the branch of astronomy that deals with the charting of the moon's surface.
- self-begotten — a past participle of beget.
- self-doubting — lacking in confidence
- self-evolving — to develop gradually: to evolve a scheme.
- self-exposing — to lay open to danger, attack, harm, etc.: to expose soldiers to gunfire; to expose one's character to attack.
- self-governed — governed by itself or having self-government, as a state or community; independent.
- self-ignition — the spontaneous combustion or ignition of something without any external spark or flame
- self-ignorant — lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man.
- self-loathing — strong dislike or disgust; intense aversion.
- self-policing — Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws.
- self-soothing — that soothes: a soothing voice.
- selling floor — floor (def 10).
- selling point — a unique or advantageous feature that appeals to the prospective buyer of a service, product, etc.: A generous discount is the chief selling point of the book club.
- semireligious — having a somewhat religious character.
- serologically — as pertains to or with respect to serology; in a serological manner
- serpiginously — in a serpiginous manner; in the manner characteristic of serpigo
- shed light on — something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light.
- shell program — A shell program is a basic computer program that provides a framework within which the user can develop the program to suit their own needs.
- shivering owl — screech owl.
- short selling — a person, as a speculator, who sells short.
- shoulder-high — A shoulder-high object is as high as your shoulders.
- show the flag — to assert a claim, as to a territory or stretch of water, by military presence
- silver tongue — the characteristic of being skilful at persuading people to believe what they say or to do what they want them to do
- single combat — combat between two persons.
- single mother — a mother who brings up a child or children alone, without a partner.
- single-action — (of a firearm) requiring the cocking of the hammer before firing each shot: a single-action revolver.
- single-storey — (of a building) having only one floor or level
- single-tongue — to play (any nonlegato passage) on a wind instrument by obstructing and uncovering the air passage through the lips with the tongue
- skeletogenous — forming a skeleton, or parts of one
- sleep through — If you sleep through something, it does not wake you up.
- sloane ranger — a member of a trendy and acquisitive set of largely upper-middle-class young people of London, England.
- slow-speaking — tending to speak slowly
- social gospel — a movement in America, chiefly in the early part of the 20th century, stressing the social teachings of Jesus and their applicability to public life.
- solan (goose) — gannet
- solar heating — to heat (a building) by means of solar energy.
- solidungulate — having a single, undivided hoof on each foot, as a horse.
- soluble glass — sodium silicate.
- sounding lead — a line weighted with a lead or plummet (sounding lead) and bearing marks to show the length paid out, used for sounding, as at sea.
- sounding line — a line weighted with a lead or plummet (sounding lead) and bearing marks to show the length paid out, used for sounding, as at sea.
- sovietologist — Kremlinology.
- space biology — exobiology.
- spelling book — an elementary textbook or manual to teach spelling
- spelling-book — a person who spells words.
- 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.
- spring-loaded — (of a machine part) kept normally in a certain position by a spring: a spring-loaded safety valve.
- staff college — a training centre for executive military personnel
- stalagmometer — an instrument for determining the number of drops, or the weight of each drop, in a given volume of liquid.
- stalagmometry — measurement of drops of liquid using a staktometer
- starring role — a main role; the main role
- state college — a city in central Pennsylvania.