13-letter words containing i, d, l, e, p
- river dolphin — any freshwater cetacean of the family Platanistidae, inhabiting rivers of North and South America and S Asia. They are smaller than marine dolphins and have a longer narrower snout
- salad spinner — a utensil used for drying washed salad or vegetables that consists of a plastic basket inside a plastic bowl. The salad is placed in the basket and the outer bowl is then spun using a device such as a gear-operated handle or pull cord, and this spinning then separates water from the salad.
- self-occupied — to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels.
- ship chandler — a person who deals in cordage, canvas, and other supplies for ships.
- side-slipping — travelling down a slope in a direction that is not in line with one's skis
- sidesplitting — convulsively uproarious: sidesplitting laughter.
- silver-plated — Something that is silver-plated is covered with a very thin layer of silver.
- simple minded — free of deceit or guile; artless or unsophisticated.
- simple-minded — free of deceit or guile; artless or unsophisticated.
- slippery dick — a wrasse, Halichoeres bivittatus, inhabiting tropical regions of the Atlantic Ocean.
- special needs — learning difficulties
- special order — A special order is an extra order or an order for an item specially requested by a customer.
- special-order — to obtain by specific individual order: to special-order a dining-room chandelier.
- speech island — a speech community that is completely surrounded by another, usually larger, speech community.
- speed dialing — to dial (a telephone number) using speed dial.
- speed walking — power walking.
- spice islands — the Moluccas
- spider flower — cleome
- spindleshanks — spindlelegs.
- splendiferous — splendid; magnificent; fine.
- split spindle — a turned piece halved lengthwise for use as applied ornament, as on a chest or cupboard, or as part of a chair back or the like.
- spreadability — capable of being spread; easily spread: a soft, spreadable cheese.
- spring-loaded — (of a machine part) kept normally in a certain position by a spring: a spring-loaded safety valve.
- sprint medley — a medley relay in which the first member of a team runs 440 yards, the second and third members run 220 yards each, and the fourth member runs 880 yards.
- 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.
- striped maple — a maple, Acer pensylvanicum, of northeastern North America, having white-striped bark.
- strophiolated — having strophioles, caruncles
- subdiscipline — training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline.
- sulfapyridine — a sulfanilamide derivative, C 1 1 H 1 1 N 3 O 2 S, formerly used for infections caused by pneumococci, now used primarily for a particular dermatitis.
- supercollider — a very large colliding-beam machine in which superconducting magnets create millions of megavolts of energy.
- superdiplomat — a highly skilled or powerful diplomat, a high-ranking diplomat
- superfluidity — a fluid that exhibits frictionless flow, very high heat conductivity, and other unusual physical properties, helium below 2.186 K being the only known example.
- swivel-hipped — characterized by an exaggeratedly swinging or extremely free motion of the hips.
- tax duplicate — the certification of real-estate assessments to the taxing authorities
- the palisades — line of steep cliffs in NE N.J. & SE N.Y. on the west shore of the Hudson: c. 15 mi (24 km) long
- toilet powder — a fine powder sprinkled or rubbed over the skin, especially after bathing.
- triple double — a score in a basketball game of at least ten points, ten rebounds, and ten assists by a single player.
- triple-decker — three-decker (defs 3, 4).
- triple-double — a score in a basketball game of at least ten points, ten rebounds, and ten assists by a single player.
- triple-header — a set of three games, as of basketball, each game being played in the same arena on the same day and often between different pairs of teams.
- triple-nerved — noting a leaf in which two prominent nerves emerge from the middle nerve a little above its base.
- uncapitalized — to write or print in capital letters letters or with an initial capital letter.
- uncomplicated — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
- undisciplined — having or exhibiting discipline; rigorous: paintings characterized by a disciplined technique.
- unexemplified — not exemplified; not clarified by example
- unmanipulated — not manipulated
- unperceivedly — without being perceived; so as not to be perceived
- unplagiarized — to take and use by plagiarism.
- unplasticized — not made plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizer
- unpredictable — not predictable; not to be foreseen or foretold: an unpredictable occurrence.