13-letter words containing i, s, o, t, n
- sensitization — the state or process of being sensitized.
- sensitometric — of or relating to sensitometry
- sententiously — abounding in pithy aphorisms or maxims: a sententious book.
- septentrional — northern; boreal
- septentriones — the seven stars of the Plough, the Great Bear
- sequestration — removal or separation; banishment or exile.
- serendipitous — come upon or found by accident; fortuitous: serendipitous scientific discoveries.
- serialization — to publish in serial form.
- set in motion — prompt, cause to begin
- sewing cotton — cotton thread used for sewing, embroidery, etc.
- sex addiction — an addiction to sexual activity
- sex chromatin — Barr body.
- sex education — Sex education is education in schools on the subject of sexual activity and sexual relationships.
- sex selection — the practice of attempting to control the sex of a baby in order to achieve a desired sex, through various scientific methods
- sexploitation — the exploitation of sex in films, magazines, etc.
- sexualization — to render sexual; endow with sexual characteristics.
- shadowcasting — the enhancement of images by the casting of shadows
- shed light on — something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light.
- sheep station — a large sheep farm
- sheet erosion — Geology. erosion by sheets of running water, rather than by streams.
- shooting iron — a firearm, especially a pistol or revolver.
- shooting star — meteor (def 1b).
- shooting-down — fatal shooting
- shopping cart — a four-wheeled cart provided by a supermarket or other retail store for a customer's use in collecting purchases.
- shopping list — a list made by a shopper of items or goods to be bought.
- shopping trip — visit to the shops
- short selling — a person, as a speculator, who sells short.
- shot-blasting — the cleaning of metal, etc, by a stream of shot
- show-stopping — Theater. a performer or performance that wins enthusiastic or prolonged applause.
- signalization — to make notable or conspicuous.
- signification — meaning; import; sense.
- significatory — serving to signify
- silk stocking — a lady's stocking made from a very fine material such as silk or nylon
- silk-stocking — rich or luxurious in dress.
- silver tongue — the characteristic of being skilful at persuading people to believe what they say or to do what they want them to do
- sindonologist — a student of sindonology
- 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
- sinistrocular — favoring the left eye, rather than the right, by habit or for effective vision (opposed to dextrocular).
- siphon bottle — a bottle for aerated water, fitted with a bent tube through the neck, the water being forced out, when a valve is opened, by the pressure on its surface of the gas accumulating within the bottle.
- sirloin steak — cut of beef
- situationally — manner of being situated; location or position with reference to environment: The situation of the house allowed for a beautiful view.
- skateboarding — a device for riding upon, usually while standing, consisting of a short, oblong piece of wood, plastic, or aluminum mounted on large roller-skate wheels, used on smooth surfaces and requiring better balance of the rider than the ordinary roller skate does.
- skiing resort — a place which provides accommodation and facilities for skiing such as skiing trails, slopes, etc, esp for people who go there to take skiing holidays
- skin friction — the friction acting on a solid body when it is moving through a fluid
- skin reaction — an irritation or inflammation of the skin due to an allergy or infection, brought about by natural means or by a skin test.
- slash fiction — a type or piece of fan fiction involving usually same-sex romantic relationships between fictional characters or famous people, whether or not the romances actually exist: Sherlock Holmes/Dr. Watson slash fiction. Also called slash.