13-letter words containing n, o, s, t, a
- russification — Russianize (defs 1, 2).
- s corporation — An S corporation is a type of corporation in which the owners are taxed for any taxable income on their individual returns.
- sacralization — to make sacred; imbue with sacred character, especially through ritualized devotion: a society that sacralized science.
- sacrosanctity — extremely sacred or inviolable: a sacrosanct chamber in the temple.
- saint anthony — Antony, Mark.
- saint columba — Padraic [paw-drik] /ˈpɔ drɪk/ (Show IPA), 1881–1972, Irish poet and dramatist, in the U.S. from 1914.
- saint gregory — Saint (Hildebrand) c1020–85, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1073–85.
- saint leonard — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada: suburb of Montreal.
- saint-émilion — a dry claret wine from the parish of St.-Émilion in the Bordeaux region of France.
- salpingectomy — excision of the Fallopian tube.
- salpingostomy — the formation of an artificial opening into a Fallopian tube.
- san cristobal — a city in SW Venezuela.
- sanctimonious — making a hypocritical show of religious devotion, piety, righteousness, etc.: They resented his sanctimonious comments on immorality in America.
- sanction mark — a mark on pieces of 19th-century French furniture signifying that the piece met the quality standards required by the Parisian guild of ebonists
- sanitationist — someone who promotes sanitation
- sanitationman — a sanitation worker.
- 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.
- santo domingo — a republic in the West Indies, occupying the E part of the island of Hispaniola. 19,129 sq. mi. (49,545 sq. km). Capital: Santo Domingo.
- santos-dumont — Alberto [ahl-ber-too] /ɑlˈbɛr tʊ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1932, Brazilian aeronaut in France: designer and builder of dirigibles and airships.
- saurognathous — related to or resembling the Saurognathae family of birds that possess palate bones similar to those in saurians or lizards
- savings ratio — the ratio of personal savings to disposable income, esp using the difference between national figures for disposable income and consumer spending as a measure of savings
- saxony-anhalt — a state in central Germany. 9515 sq. mi. (24,644 sq. km). Capital: Magdeburg.
- scarfed joint — a lapped joint between two pieces of timber made by notching or grooving the ends and strapping, bolting, or gluing the two pieces together
- scarification — an act or instance of scarifying.
- scarlet woman — a sexually promiscuous woman, especially a prostitute or a woman who commits adultery.
- scenarization — the process of making or creating a scenario, esp to aid distance learning education
- scintillation — the act of scintillating; sparkling.
- scorification — an assaying process whereby gold or silver is separated from ore by fusion with lead.
- scotch plains — a township in NE New Jersey.
- scotland yard — a short street in central London, England: formerly the site of the London police headquarters, which were removed 1890 to a Thames embankment (New Scotland Yard, ).
- sea buckthorn — a thorny Eurasian shrub, Hippophaë rhamnoides, growing on sea coasts and having silvery leaves and orange fruits: family Elaeagnaceae
- sea transport — transport by ship over the sea
- season ticket — a ticket for a specified series or number of events or valid for unlimited use during a specified time, often sold at a reduced rate, for athletic events, concerts, transportation, etc.
- seasonability — fact of being seasonable
- seaton valley — a region in NE England, in SE Northumberland: consists of a group of former coal-mining villages
- second advent — Second Coming.
- second ballot — an electoral procedure in which if no candidate emerges as a clear winner in a first ballot, candidates at the bottom of the poll are eliminated and another ballot is held among the remaining candidates
- second estate — the second of the three estates: the nobles in France; the lords temporal in England. Compare estate (def 5).
- second nature — an acquired habit or tendency in one's character that is so deeply ingrained as to appear automatic: Neatness is second nature to him.
- secret weapon — Someone's secret weapon is a thing or person which they believe will help them achieve something and which other people do not know about.
- sectionalized — divided into sections
- sectorization — the act or state of sectorizing
- sedimentation — the deposition or accumulation of sediment.
- segregational — the act or practice of segregating; a setting apart or separation of people or things from others or from the main body or group: gender segregation in some fundamentalist religions.
- self-anointed — to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- self-creation — the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- self-donation — an act or instance of presenting something as a gift, grant, or contribution.
- self-ignorant — lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man.
- self-loathing — strong dislike or disgust; intense aversion.
- semi-autonomy — the quality or state of being semiautonomous.