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13-letter words containing n, s, a, l, i, e

  • resting place — grave
  • resublimation — Psychology. the diversion of the energy of a sexual or other biological impulse from its immediate goal to one of a more acceptable social, moral, or aesthetic nature or use.
  • retranslation — the rendering of something into another language or into one's own from another language.
  • revelationist — a person who believes in divine revelation.
  • rhaetian alps — a section of the central Alps along E Switzerland's borders with Austria and Italy. Highest peak: Piz Bernina, 4049 m (13 284 ft)
  • rhinoscleroma — an inflammatory bacterial disease of the nose that is mostly found in Africa and Central America
  • riding stable — a place where horses are kept for people to ride
  • rivalrousness — characterized by rivalry; competitive: the rivalrous aspect of their friendship.
  • robben island — a small island in South Africa, 11 km (7 miles) off the Cape Peninsula: formerly used by the South African government to house political prisoners
  • rosenkavalier — an opera (1911) by Richard Strauss.
  • royal marines — a corps of soldiers specially trained in amphibious warfare
  • rural science — the study and theory of agriculture, biology, ecology, and associated fields
  • rusine antler — an antler resembling that of the sambar.
  • russian olive — oleaster.
  • safety island — an area provided for the safety of pedestrians from vehicular traffic, as between lanes on a busy street or highway.
  • safety lintel — an auxiliary lintel concealed behind a visible lintel, arch, etc.
  • saint austell — a town in SW England, in S Cornwall on St Austell Bay (an inlet of the English Channel): centre for the now-declining china clay industry; the Eden Project, a rainforest environment in the world's largest greenhouse, is nearby; administratively part of St Austell with Fowey 1968-74. Pop (with Fowey): 22 658 (2001)
  • saint laurent — Louis Stephen [lwee ste-fen] /lwi stɛˈfɛn/ (Show IPA), 1882–1973, prime minister of Canada 1948–57.
  • saint leonard — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada: suburb of Montreal.
  • saint michael — one of the archangels. Feast day: Sept 29 or Nov 8
  • saint-émilion — a dry claret wine from the parish of St.-Émilion in the Bordeaux region of France.
  • saint-laurent — Louis Stephen [lwee ste-fen] /lwi stɛˈfɛn/ (Show IPA), 1882–1973, prime minister of Canada 1948–57.
  • salad spinner — a utensil used for drying washed salad or vegetables that consists of a plastic basket inside a plastic bowl. The salad is placed in the basket and the outer bowl is then spun using a device such as a gear-operated handle or pull cord, and this spinning then separates water from the salad.
  • sales meeting — briefing of sales representatives
  • salmonellosis — food poisoning caused by consumption of food contaminated with bacteria of the genus Salmonella, characterized by the sudden onset of abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, and fever.
  • salpingectomy — excision of the Fallopian tube.
  • salviniaceous — relating to the genus Salviniaceae
  • san ildefonso — a town in central Spain, near Segovia: termed the “Spanish Versailles” for its 18th-century palace (La Granja) treaty 1800.
  • san luis peak — a mountain in SW Colorado, in the San Juan Mountains. 14,014 feet (4271 meters).
  • sanitary belt — a narrow belt, usually of elastic, for holding a sanitary napkin in place.
  • satin slipper — a play (1925–28) by Paul Claudel.
  • saving clause — a clause which denotes a reservation or exception
  • scale drawing — illustration made in proportion
  • scanning line — (in a cathode-ray or television tube) a single horizontal trace made by the electron beam in one traversal of the fluorescent screen. Compare frame (def 9).
  • scholarliness — of, like, or befitting a scholar: scholarly habits.
  • seasonability — fact of being seasonable
  • sectionalized — divided into sections
  • segmentalized — separated into parts, sections, elements, classes, etc.; compartmentalized: a segmentalized society.
  • 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.
  • selenous acid — a colorless, transparent, crystalline powder, H2SeO3, soluble in water and used as a reagent
  • self-analysis — the application of psychoanalytic techniques and theories to an analysis of one's own personality and behavior, especially without the aid of a psychiatrist or other trained person.
  • self-anointed — to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
  • self-assuming — taking too much for granted; presumptuous.
  • self-catering — holiday accommodation not including meals
  • self-cleaning — an act or instance of making clean: Give the house a good cleaning.
  • 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-effacing — the act or fact of keeping oneself in the background, as in humility.
  • self-ignorant — lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man.
  • self-loathing — strong dislike or disgust; intense aversion.
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