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14-letter words containing n, i, p, l, e

  • semipolar bond — type of chemical bond
  • serial line ip — (SLIP) Serial Line Internet Protocol.
  • serpentiningly — in a winding or sinuous manner
  • sesquipedalian — given to using long words.
  • shipping clerk — a clerk who attends to the packing, unpacking, receiving, sending out, and recording of shipments.
  • shortleaf pine — a pine, Pinus echinata, of the southern U.S., having short, flexible leaves.
  • side-splitting — convulsively uproarious: sidesplitting laughter.
  • silent partner — a partner taking no active part in the conduct of a business.
  • silver protein — any of several colloidal silver solutions containing silver and a protein, as albumin: formerly used in treating inflammation of mucous membranes
  • silver-spooned — born into, of, or relating to a wealthy upper-class family
  • simple machine — machine (def 3b).
  • simple protein — a protein that yields only amino acids and no other major products when hydrolyzed (contrasted with conjugated protein).
  • simpson's rule — a method for approximating the value of a definite integral by approximating, with parabolic arcs, the area under the curve defined by the integrand.
  • single premium — a single payment that covers the entire cost of an insurance policy.
  • sistine chapel — the chapel of the pope in the Vatican at Rome, built for Pope Sixtus IV and decorated with frescoes by Michelangelo and others.
  • sleep learning — the act or process of learning during sleep by listening to recordings repeatedly.
  • sleep-learning — the idea that people can learn things while they are asleep
  • sleeping berth — a bunk for sleeping on on a train or boat
  • sleeping chair — a chair of the 17th century, having a high back, usually adjustable, with deep wings of the same height.
  • sleeping giant — If you refer to someone or something as a sleeping giant, you mean that they are powerful but they have not yet shown the full extent of their power.
  • sleeping porch — a porch enclosed with glass or screening or a room with open sides or a row of windows used for sleeping in the open air.
  • spanish omelet — an omelet served with a sauce of tomatoes, onions, and green peppers.
  • sparkling wine — a wine that is naturally carbonated by a second fermentation.
  • speaking clock — a telephone service that gives a precise verbal statement of the correct time
  • special branch — The Special Branch is the department of the British police that is concerned with political security and deals with things such as terrorism and visits by foreign leaders.
  • specialisation — the act of specializing, or pursuing a particular line of study or work: Medical students with high student loans often feel driven into specialization.
  • specialization — the act of specializing, or pursuing a particular line of study or work: Medical students with high student loans often feel driven into specialization.
  • specimen plant — a plant grown by itself for ornamental effect, rather than being massed with others in a bed or border.
  • spellbindingly — in a spellbinding manner
  • spelling error — an error in the conventionally accepted form of spelling a word
  • spike lavender — a lavender, Lavandula latifolia, having spikes of pale-purple flowers, and yielding an oil used in painting.
  • spindle-legged — (used with a plural verb) long, thin legs.
  • spine-chilling — very frightening or horrifying.
  • spine-tingling — A spine-tingling film or piece of music is enjoyable because it causes you to feel a strong emotion such as excitement or fear.
  • spinning wheel — a device formerly used for spinning wool, flax, etc., into yarn or thread, consisting essentially of a single spindle driven by a large wheel operated by hand or foot.
  • spiritus lenis — smooth breathing.
  • spironolactone — a steroid, C 2 4 H 3 2 O 4 S, used in combination with other drugs as a diuretic and antihypertensive.
  • spittle insect — any of numerous leaping, homopterous insects of the family Cercopidae, which in the immature stages live in a spittlelike secretion on plants.
  • splash erosion — erosion caused by the impact of falling raindrops.
  • splinter group — a small organization that becomes separated from or acts apart from an original larger group or a number of other small groups, with which it would normally be united, as because of disagreement.
  • split decision — a decision of a bout on whose outcome the referee and judges did not unanimously agree.
  • sprightfulness — the condition or quality of being sprightful
  • spring balance — a device in which an object to be weighed is attached to the end of a helical spring, the extension of which indicates the weight of the object on a calibrated scale
  • springing line — a horizontal line between the springs of an arch or dome.
  • spuyten duyvil — ship canal between N Manhattan Island & the mainland, connecting the Hudson & Harlem rivers
  • steeplechasing — a horse race over a turf course furnished with artificial ditches, hedges, and other obstacles over which the horses must jump.
  • stegocephalian — an extinct, pre-Jurassic amphibian
  • sticking place — Also called sticking point. the place or point at which something stops and holds firm.
  • stopping place — a place where vehicles may stop temporarily
  • striped marlin — a marlin, Tetrapturus audax, of the Pacific Ocean, having the sides of the body marked with dark blue vertical stripes, valued for sport and food.
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