12-letter words containing l, i, p, s, a
- slumpflation — a situation in which economic depression is combined with increasing inflation
- small magpie — an unrelated micro, Eurrhypara hortulata
- smoking lamp — formerly, a lamp aboard ship for lighting pipes, now used figuratively to indicate when smoking is or is not allowed: The smoking lamp is lit.
- snail's pace — an extremely slow rate: The work progresses at a snail's pace.
- sophomorical — characteristic of a sophomore
- space flight — journey into outer space
- space-filler — a short article of little or no importance written to fill space in a magazine or newspaper
- span loading — the act of a person or thing that loads.
- spanish heel — a high, curved heel with a straight heel breast, used on women's shoes.
- spark-killer — a device for diminishing sparking, consisting of a capacitor and a resistor connected in series across two points where sparking may occur in a circuit.
- spasmophilia — a condition in which only moderate mechanical or electrical stimulation produces spasms, convulsions, or tetany.
- spasmophilic — of or noting spasmophilia.
- special area — distressed area.
- special case — exception
- special jury — struck jury.
- special plea — a plea that alleges special or new matter as an answer to the allegations made by the opposite side and not as a denial of them.
- special rule — a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.: the rules of chess.
- special sort — a character, such as an accented letter, that is not a usual member of any font
- special team — Football. a group of players fielded for kicking plays, as punts, kickoffs, and field-goal attempts.
- special term — the sitting of a court for the trial of a special case.
- specialising — to pursue some special line of study, work, etc.; have a specialty: The doctor specializes in gastroenterology.
- specialistic — pertaining to or characteristic of specialists or specialism.
- specialities — specialty.
- speciational — relating to speciation
- specifically — in a definite or precise manner: The suspect was not specifically named in the report. More specifically, you will be responsible for half the total cost.
- spectatorial — a person who looks on or watches; onlooker; observer.
- speculatrice — a female speculator
- speedballing — the practice of taking cocaine and heroin together intravenously
- sphacelation — the process of mortification
- sphericality — the state of being a sphere
- sphincterial — relating to a sphincter
- spider plant — Also called ribbon plant. a plant, Chlorophytum comosum, of the lily family, native to southern Africa, that has long, narrow leaves and clusters of white flowers and is widely cultivated as a houseplant.
- spiflication — rough treatment
- spinal block — spinal anesthesia.
- spinal canal — the tube formed by the vertebrae in which the spinal cord and its membranes are located.
- spinal fluid — cerebrospinal fluid
- spinal nerve — any of a series of paired nerves that originate in the nerve roots of the spinal cord and emerge from the vertebrae on both sides of the spinal column, each branching out to innervate a specific region of the neck, trunk, or limbs.
- spiny lizard — any of numerous iguanid lizards of the genus Sceloporus, common in North and Central America, usually having keeled scales that may end in a sharp point.
- spiral-bound — having a spiral binding.
- spiritualism — the belief or doctrine that the spirits of the dead, surviving after the mortal life, can and do communicate with the living, especially through a person (a medium) particularly susceptible to their influence.
- spiritualist — an adherent of spiritualism.
- spirituality — the quality or fact of being spiritual.
- spiritualize — to make spiritual.
- spirochaetal — resulting from spirochaetes
- splenization — the transformation of something into a spleenlike tissue
- spongillafly — spongefly.
- spongioblast — one of the primordial cells in the embryonic brain and spinal cord capable of developing into neuroglia.
- sporadically — (of similar things or occurrences) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional: sporadic renewals of enthusiasm.
- sporangiolum — a small sporangium
- sportability — suitability to be used in or as a sport