15-letter words containing l, i, t, s
- stocking filler — A stocking filler is a small present that is suitable for putting in a Christmas stocking.
- streamline flow — the flow of a fluid past an object such that the velocity at any fixed point in the fluid is constant or varies in a regular manner.
- street lighting — the provision of lighting at night in public places to illuminate the streets
- strephosymbolia — a condition of perceiving objects as their mirror image and, specifically, having difficulty in distinguishing letters in words
- streptobacillus — any of various bacilli that form in chains.
- strike it lucky — to have some good luck
- strike the flag — to relinquish command, esp of a ship
- striking circle — the semicircular area in front of each goal, which an attacking player must have entered before scoring a goal
- string variable — data on which arithmetical operations will not be performed
- strobe lighting — a high-intensity flashing beam of light produced by rapid electrical discharges in a tube or by a perforated disc rotating in front of an intense light source: used in discotheques, etc
- strombuliferous — having organs coiled as spirals
- structural iron — iron shaped for use in construction.
- student council — a representative body composed chiefly of students chosen by their classmates to organize social and extracurricular activities and to participate in the government of a school or college.
- stumbling block — an obstacle or hindrance to progress, belief, or understanding.
- styloid process — a long, spinelike process of a bone, especially the projection from the base of the temporal bone.
- subalimentation — hypoalimentation.
- subcivilization — a division of a civilization
- subconjunctival — the mucous membrane that lines the exposed portion of the eyeball and inner surface of the eyelids.
- subintellection — an implication that is more or less understood
- subintelligence — below average intelligence
- subperiosteally — the normal investment of bone, consisting of a dense, fibrous outer layer, to which muscles attach, and a more delicate, inner layer capable of forming bone.
- subreptitiously — in a subreptitious manner
- substantiatable — to establish by proof or competent evidence: to substantiate a charge.
- subvocalization — the act or process of producing subvocal speech
- sulfite process — a process for making wood pulp by digesting wood chips in an acid liquor consisting of sulfurous acid and a salt, usually calcium bisulfite.
- sulfiting agent — sulfite (def 2).
- sulfur trioxide — an irritant, corrosive, low-melting solid, SO 3 , obtained by the oxidation of sulfur dioxide, used as an intermediate in the manufacture of sulfuric acid.
- summer solstice — the solstice on or about June 21st that marks the beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere.
- summer triangle — a group of three first-magnitude stars (Deneb, Vega, and Altair) visible during the summer in the N skies
- super-sexuality — sexual character; possession of the structural and functional traits of sex.
- superexaltation — extreme or supreme exaltation; the act of superexalting; the process or condition of being superexalted
- superinvolution — an act or instance of involving or entangling; involvement.
- superior planet — any of the five planets whose orbits are outside the orbit of the earth, namely, the planets Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
- supernaturalism — supernatural character or agency.
- supernaturalist — supernatural character or agency.
- supernaturality — the quality or state of being supernatural; supernaturalism.
- supernaturalize — to make supernatural; give supernatural character or qualities to.
- superplasticity — the phenomenon, exhibited by certain metals and alloys usually at high temperatures, of stretching to extreme lengths without breaking
- superspecialist — a highly skilled specialist
- supplementation — the act or process of supplementing.
- supporting film — a film that accompanies the main feature film in a film programme
- supporting role — acting: secondary part
- suppressibility — the capacity to be suppressed
- surgical spirit — Surgical spirit is a liquid which is used to clean wounds or surgical instruments. It consists mainly of alcohol.
- surgical strike — a military action designed to destroy a particular target without harming other people or damaging other buildings near it
- surreptitiously — obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth; secret or unauthorized; clandestine: a surreptitious glance.
- sustained yield — the continuing supply of a natural resource, as timber, through scheduled harvests to insure replacement by regrowth or reproduction.
- sycophantically — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
- syllabification — to form or divide into syllables.
- syllogistically — of or relating to a syllogism.