13-letter words containing l, s, e, r
- self-procured — to obtain or get by care, effort, or the use of special means: to procure evidence.
- self-produced — produced by oneself or itself.
- self-reliance — reliance on oneself or one's own powers, resources, etc.
- self-renewing — of or relating to the act of renewing oneself or itself
- self-reproach — blame or censure by one's own conscience.
- self-resigned — submissive or acquiescent.
- self-reverent — feeling, exhibiting, or characterized by reverence; deeply respectful: a reverent greeting.
- self-ridicule — speech or action intended to cause contemptuous laughter at a person or thing; derision.
- 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-strength — the quality or state of being strong; bodily or muscular power; vigor.
- self-training — the education, instruction, or discipline of a person or thing that is being trained: He's in training for the Olympics.
- selling floor — floor (def 10).
- selling price — cost at which sth is put up for sale
- semi-circular — Something that is semi-circular has the shape of half a circle.
- semi-delirium — Pathology. a more or less temporary disorder of the mental faculties, as in fevers, disturbances of consciousness, or intoxication, characterized by restlessness, excitement, delusions, hallucinations, etc.
- semi-tropical — Semi-tropical places have warm, wet air.
- semiempirical — partly empirical
- semilegendary — having some historical basis, but legendary in part
- semimenstrual — (esp of tides) occurring twice monthly
- seminole wars — a series of conflicts in 1818–19 between American forces under Andrew Jackson and the Seminole Indians in Spanish-controlled eastern Florida.
- semipermeable — permeable only to certain small molecules: a semipermeable membrane.
- semiporcelain — any of several vitrified ceramic wares lacking the translucency or hardness of true porcelain but otherwise similar to it.
- semireligious — having a somewhat religious character.
- senior school — a school for pupils between the ages of 11 or 12 and 17 or 18
- sensorineural — related to or affecting a sensory nerve or a sensory mechanism together with its neural circuitry.
- septentrional — northern; boreal
- serial killer — anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- serial number — a number, usually one of a series, assigned for identification: the serial number of an automobile engine.
- 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
- serial-access — sequential-access.
- serialization — to publish in serial form.
- serologically — as pertains to or with respect to serology; in a serological manner
- serpiginously — in a serpiginous manner; in the manner characteristic of serpigo
- serum albumin — Biochemistry. the principal protein of blood plasma, important in osmotic regulation of the blood and transport of metabolites.
- service clasp — clasp (def 4).
- service rifle — a rifle that is issued as standard to soldiers of an army or armed force
- sewing circle — a group, especially of women, meeting regularly to sew.
- shag pile rug — a piece of thick material with a nap of long rough strands that you put on a floor. It is like a carpet but covers a smaller area
- share capital — A company's share capital is the money that shareholders invest in order to start or expand the business.
- shaver outlet — a point in a wall, esp in a bathroom, where you can connect an electric razor to the power supply
- shear modulus — The shear modulus of a material is how stiff or rigid it is. It is equal to the shear stress divided by the shear strain.
- shelf-stacker — a person whose job is to fill the shelves and displays in a supermarket or other shop with goods for sale
- shell program — A shell program is a basic computer program that provides a framework within which the user can develop the program to suit their own needs.
- shield bearer — an attendant who carries the shield or arms of a warrior.
- ship chandler — a person who deals in cordage, canvas, and other supplies for ships.