13-letter words containing h, e, s, l
- school report — written assessment of school pupil
- school system — state education
- schoolteacher — a teacher in a school, especially in one below the college level.
- schutzstaffel — an elite military unit of the Nazi party that served as Hitler's bodyguard and as a special police force. Abbreviation: SS.
- schuylerville — a village in E New York, on the Hudson: scene of Burgoyne's defeat and surrender in the Battle of Saratoga 1777.
- schwenkfelder — a member of a Protestant group that emigrated in 1734 from Germany and settled in Pennsylvania, where they organized the Schwenkfelder Church.
- 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 lovage — a similar and related plant, Ligusticum scoticum, of N Europe
- sea hollyhock — a rose mallow, Hibiscus moscheutos.
- seal the deal — make an agreement official
- see the light — something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light.
- selenographer — the branch of astronomy that deals with the charting of the moon's surface.
- self-adhesive — having a side or surface coated with an adhesive substance to permit sticking without glue, paste, or the like: a self-adhesive label; self-adhesive ceramic tiles.
- 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.
- self-hypnosis — autohypnosis.
- self-loathing — strong dislike or disgust; intense aversion.
- self-reproach — blame or censure by one's own conscience.
- self-righting — able to or designed to right itself or oneself after falling or capsizing.
- self-soothing — that soothes: a soothing voice.
- self-strength — the quality or state of being strong; bodily or muscular power; vigor.
- self-thinning — having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick: thin ice.
- semi-mythical — pertaining to, of the nature of, or involving a myth.
- semiochemical — a chemical substance produced by an animal and used in communications, such as a pheromone
- seneschalship — the office or position of a seneschal
- senior school — a school for pupils between the ages of 11 or 12 and 17 or 18
- sensible heat — Sensible heat is heat which is exchanged in an energy generation system, and which only affects the temperature of one or more substances.
- serial rights — the rights to reprint or publish a serial or as a serial
- seventeenthly — in the seventeenth place
- sexual health — health care and counselling related to sexual relations, reproductive health, sexually transmitted infections, etc
- shag pile rug — a piece of thick material with a nap of long rough strands that you put on a floor. It is like a carpet but covers a smaller area
- shamelessness — lacking any sense of shame: immodest; audacious.
- share capital — A company's share capital is the money that shareholders invest in order to start or expand the business.
- shaver outlet — a point in a wall, esp in a bathroom, where you can connect an electric razor to the power supply
- shear modulus — The shear modulus of a material is how stiff or rigid it is. It is equal to the shear stress divided by the shear strain.
- shed light on — something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light.
- sheep measles — a disease of sheep caused by infestation by the cysticerci of a dog tapeworm (Taenia ovis)
- shelf-stacker — a person whose job is to fill the shelves and displays in a supermarket or other shop with goods for sale
- shell company — A shell company is a company that another company takes over in order to use its name to gain an advantage.
- 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.
- shell-shocked — battle fatigue.
- shelving unit — A shelving unit is a flexible display system which can be moved and adjusted to accommodate different product dimensions.
- shetland pony — one of a breed of small but sturdy, rough-coated ponies, raised originally in the Shetland Islands.
- shetland wool — the fine wool undercoat pulled by hand from Shetland sheep.
- shield bearer — an attendant who carries the shield or arms of a warrior.
- shiftlessness — lacking in resourcefulness; inefficient; lazy.
- shingle beach — a beach made of a mass of small pieces of rough stone
- ship chandler — a person who deals in cordage, canvas, and other supplies for ships.
- shipping lane — sea lane.
- shipping line — a business that operates ships, which it may or may not own