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13-letter words containing i, n, s, c, a

  • ramifications — the act or process of ramifying.
  • rankine scale — William John Macquorn [muh-kwawrn] /məˈkwɔrn/ (Show IPA), 1820–70, Scottish engineer and physicist.
  • rationalistic — the principle or habit of accepting reason as the supreme authority in matters of opinion, belief, or conduct.
  • re-escalation — the act of re-escalating
  • reacquisition — the act of acquiring or gaining possession: the acquisition of real estate.
  • reactionarism — of, pertaining to, marked by, or favoring reaction, especially extreme conservatism or rightism in politics; opposing political or social change.
  • reassociation — an organization of people with a common purpose and having a formal structure.
  • recalcitrants — resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant; refractory.
  • recessionista — a person whose clothes, whether cheap, second-hand, or suitably subdued, are considered appropriate to an economic downturn
  • recitationist — someone who gives recitations
  • reconsolidate — to bring together (separate parts) into a single or unified whole; unite; combine: They consolidated their three companies.
  • recreationist — a person who advocates that national parks, seashores, lakes, etc., be preserved in their natural state for recreation, farming, or scientific study.
  • regionalistic — Government. the principle or system of dividing a city, state, etc., into separate administrative regions.
  • republicanism — republican government.
  • resting place — grave
  • resuscitation — to revive, especially from apparent death or from unconsciousness.
  • rhinoscleroma — an inflammatory bacterial disease of the nose that is mostly found in Africa and Central America
  • rising action — a related series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward the point of greatest interest.
  • roasting jack — a rotating spit for roasting meat on
  • rocking shear — a shear having a curved blade that cuts with a rocking motion.
  • romanticising — to make romantic; invest with a romantic character: Many people romanticize the role of an editor.
  • rose of china — China rose (def 2).
  • rural science — the study and theory of agriculture, biology, ecology, and associated fields
  • russification — Russianize (defs 1, 2).
  • s corporation — An S corporation is a type of corporation in which the owners are taxed for any taxable income on their individual returns.
  • sabin vaccine — an orally administered vaccine of live viruses for immunization against poliomyelitis.
  • sacralization — to make sacred; imbue with sacred character, especially through ritualized devotion: a society that sacralized science.
  • sacrosanctity — extremely sacred or inviolable: a sacrosanct chamber in the temple.
  • saint columba — Padraic [paw-drik] /ˈpɔ drɪk/ (Show IPA), 1881–1972, Irish poet and dramatist, in the U.S. from 1914.
  • saint maurice — a river in S Quebec, Canada, flowing S and SE to the St. Lawrence River at Three Rivers: lower course in valley called La Mauricie. 325 miles (523 km) long.
  • saint michael — one of the archangels. Feast day: Sept 29 or Nov 8
  • saint vincent — Saint, died a.d. 304, Spanish martyr: patron saint of winegrowers.
  • saint-brieucs — a city in and the capital of the Côtes-du-Nord, in W France.
  • salpingectomy — excision of the Fallopian tube.
  • salviniaceous — relating to the genus Salviniaceae
  • san cristobal — a city in SW Venezuela.
  • san francisco — a seaport in W California, on San Francisco Bay: earthquake and fire 1906; United Nations Conference 1945.
  • sanctifyingly — in a sanctifying manner
  • sanctimonious — making a hypocritical show of religious devotion, piety, righteousness, etc.: They resented his sanctimonious comments on immorality in America.
  • sanction mark — a mark on pieces of 19th-century French furniture signifying that the piece met the quality standards required by the Parisian guild of ebonists
  • sand-yachting — the sport of riding in a sand yacht
  • sandwich beam — flitch beam.
  • sandwich cake — a cake that is made up of two or more layers with a jam or other filling
  • sandwich coin — a coin having a layer of one metal between outside layers of another, as a quarter with a layer of copper between layers of silver.
  • sandwich loaf — a loaf of the type of soft white sliced bread often used to make sandwiches
  • sandwich tern — a European tern, Sterna sandvicensis, that has a yellow-tipped bill, whitish plumage, and white forked tail, and nests in colonies on beaches, etc
  • sansculottism — (in the French Revolution) a revolutionary of the poorer class: originally a term of contempt applied by the aristocrats but later adopted as a popular name by the revolutionaries.
  • santa clarita — city in SW Calif., near Los Angeles: pop. 151,000
  • sao francisco — a river flowing NE and E through E Brazil into the Atlantic. 1800 miles (2900 km) long.
  • sarcasticness — of, relating to, or characterized by sarcasm: a sarcastic reply.
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