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13-letter words containing l, e, i, s, t, r

  • satin slipper — a play (1925–28) by Paul Claudel.
  • scarlet gilia — skyrocket.
  • sclerodermite — the hard covering of a section or segment of the body of an insect
  • scleroprotein — protein that is fibrous and insoluble in water, serving a protective or supportive function in the body.
  • secret police — a police force that functions as the enforcement arm of a government's political policies and whose activities, which often include surveillance, intimidation, and physical violence as a means of suppressing dissent, are usually concealed from the public.
  • security leak — a leak of information that could endanger public safety
  • segregational — the act or practice of segregating; a setting apart or separation of people or things from others or from the main body or group: gender segregation in some fundamentalist religions.
  • selenocentric — having the moon as its center.
  • selenotropism — growth in response to moonlight.
  • self-catering — holiday accommodation not including meals
  • self-creation — the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
  • self-critical — capable of criticizing oneself objectively.
  • self-directed — guided, regulated, or managed: a carefully directed program.
  • self-distrust — lack of confidence in oneself, in one's abilities, etc.
  • self-ignorant — lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man.
  • self-interest — regard for one's own interest or advantage, especially with disregard for others.
  • self-oriented — the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
  • self-portrait — a portrait of oneself done by oneself.
  • self-righting — able to or designed to right itself or oneself after falling or capsizing.
  • self-security — freedom from danger, risk, etc.; safety.
  • self-starting — starter (def 3).
  • self-steering — maintaining a course without constant human action
  • self-training — the education, instruction, or discipline of a person or thing that is being trained: He's in training for the Olympics.
  • semi-tropical — Semi-tropical places have warm, wet air.
  • semimenstrual — (esp of tides) occurring twice monthly
  • septentrional — northern; boreal
  • serial rapist — someone who carries out a series of rapes
  • serial rights — the rights to reprint or publish a serial or as a serial
  • serial writer — someone who writes novels, dramas, etc, presented in separate instalments at regular intervals
  • serialization — to publish in serial form.
  • share capital — A company's share capital is the money that shareholders invest in order to start or expand the business.
  • shirt-sleeves — not wearing a jacket; informally dressed: a shirt-sleeve mob.
  • short selling — a person, as a speculator, who sells short.
  • sidereal time — time measured by the diurnal motion of stars. A sidereal day is about four minutes shorter than a solar day, with hours, minutes, and seconds all proportionally shorter.
  • silent barter — dumb barter.
  • silent butler — a small receptacle having a handle and a hinged lid, used for collecting the contents of ashtrays, crumbs from a dinner table, etc., for disposal.
  • silent killer — a disease that has no obvious symptoms or indications
  • silky terrier — one of an Australian breed of toy dogs having a long, silky, blue coat with tan markings and erect ears, a topknot, and a docked tail.
  • silver bullet — direct or immediate solution
  • silver doctor — a type of artificial fly, used chiefly for trout and salmon.
  • silver iodate — a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble powder, AgIO 3 , used in medicine chiefly as an antiseptic and as an astringent.
  • silver tongue — the characteristic of being skilful at persuading people to believe what they say or to do what they want them to do
  • silver wattle — a tree, Acacia dealbata, of the legume family, native to Australia and Tasmania, having feathery, silver-gray foliage and fragrant yellow flowers.
  • silver-bullet — a quick solution to a difficult problem.
  • silver-plated — Something that is silver-plated is covered with a very thin layer of silver.
  • silver-y moth — a brownish noctuid moth, Plusia gamma, having a light Y-shaped marking on each forewing; it migrates in large flocks
  • single father — a father who brings up a child or children alone, without a partner.
  • single market — a market consisting of a number of nations, esp those of the European Union, in which goods, capital, and currencies can move freely across borders without tariffs or restrictions
  • single mother — a mother who brings up a child or children alone, without a partner.
  • single parent — mother or father without a partner
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