13-letter words containing l, u, i, s
- sansculottism — (in the French Revolution) a revolutionary of the poorer class: originally a term of contempt applied by the aristocrats but later adopted as a popular name by the revolutionaries.
- saturnalianly — in a saturnalian or dissolute manner
- saving clause — a clause which denotes a reservation or exception
- sawdust trail — the road to conversion or rehabilitation, as for a sinner or criminal.
- scapulimantic — relating to scapulimancy
- school figure — (in ice skating) any one of a group of sixty-nine different figures, skated in two- or three-circle figure-eight patterns, used to test various skating movements, a skater usually being required to perform six selected ones in competition.
- school outing — a short trip that a school organizes for schoolchildren, usually during the school day, to a place of interest such as museum or art gallery
- schuylerville — a village in E New York, on the Hudson: scene of Burgoyne's defeat and surrender in the Battle of Saratoga 1777.
- scripturalism — the state of being scriptural or adhering to the Scriptures when translating or writing
- scripturalist — a literalist or translator obedient to the Scriptures
- scullery maid — a maid whose duties include washing up and vegetable preparation
- seclusiveness — tending to seclude, especially oneself.
- security leak — a leak of information that could endanger public safety
- selenium cell — a photovoltaic cell consisting of a thin strip of selenium placed between two metal electrodes.
- selenous acid — a colorless, transparent, crystalline powder, H2SeO3, soluble in water and used as a reagent
- self-assuming — taking too much for granted; presumptuous.
- self-delusion — the act or fact of deluding oneself.
- self-distrust — lack of confidence in oneself, in one's abilities, etc.
- self-doubting — lacking in confidence
- self-immunity — the state of being immune from or insusceptible to a particular disease or the like.
- self-incurred — to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious): to incur a huge number of debts.
- self-luminous — radiating or reflecting light; shining; bright.
- self-occupied — to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels.
- self-punitive — serving for, concerned with, or inflicting punishment: punitive laws; punitive action.
- self-ridicule — speech or action intended to cause contemptuous laughter at a person or thing; derision.
- self-security — freedom from danger, risk, etc.; safety.
- 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.
- semimenstrual — (esp of tides) occurring twice monthly
- seminal fluid — the fluid component of semen, excluding the sperm.
- semireligious — having a somewhat religious character.
- sensorineural — related to or affecting a sensory nerve or a sensory mechanism together with its neural circuitry.
- sententiously — abounding in pithy aphorisms or maxims: a sententious book.
- sequentiality — characterized by regular sequence of parts.
- serial number — a number, usually one of a series, assigned for identification: the serial number of an automobile engine.
- 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.
- sesquiplicate — relating to or involving the ratio between the square roots of the cubes of given terms; i.e. the sesquiplicate ratio of given terms is the ratio between the square roots of the cubes of those terms
- sexualization — to render sexual; endow with sexual characteristics.
- 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
- shelving unit — A shelving unit is a flexible display system which can be moved and adjusted to accommodate different product dimensions.
- shoulder-high — A shoulder-high object is as high as your shoulders.
- sidereal hour — a 24th part of a sidereal day
- sign language — Also called sign. any of several visual-gestural systems of communication, especially employing manual gestures, as used among deaf people.
- 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.
- silk industry — the industry that is involved with the breeding of silkworms and the manufacture of the silk they produce into thread and fabric
- silver bullet — direct or immediate solution
- silver surfer — elderly internet user
- 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-bullet — a quick solution to a difficult problem.