13-letter words containing o, s, c, i, t
- scoping study — a preliminary study to define the scope of a project
- scorification — an assaying process whereby gold or silver is separated from ore by fusion with lead.
- scotch plains — a township in NE New Jersey.
- scotch whisky — whiskey distilled in Scotland, especially from malted barley in a pot still.
- scottish fold — a breed of medium-sized short-haired cat with folded ears
- scottish rite — one of the two advanced divisions of Masonic membership, leading to the 33rd degree.
- scout uniform — the uniform worn by the Scouts
- scratch video — the technique or practice of recycling images from films or television to make collages
- script doctor — one who revises or alters a script to improve it.
- 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.
- second string — Sports. the squad of players available either individually or as a team to replace or relieve those who start a game.
- second-strike — noting, pertaining to, or using nuclear forces capable of withstanding attack and retaliating after an adversary has launched a first strike.
- secret police — a police force that functions as the enforcement arm of a government's political policies and whose activities, which often include surveillance, intimidation, and physical violence as a means of suppressing dissent, are usually concealed from the public.
- section eight — a military discharge for physical or mental unfitness as determined by an Army Regulation in effect from 1922 to 1944.
- sectionalized — divided into sections
- sectorization — the act or state of sectorizing
- security zone — an area controlled by security forces
- selenocentric — having the moon as its center.
- self-conflict — to come into collision or disagreement; be contradictory, at variance, or in opposition; clash: The account of one eyewitness conflicted with that of the other. My class conflicts with my going to the concert.
- self-creation — the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- semi-comatose — a light coma from which a person can be roused.
- semi-tropical — Semi-tropical places have warm, wet air.
- semiautomatic — partly automatic.
- semiconductor — a substance, as silicon or germanium, with electrical conductivity intermediate between that of an insulator and a conductor: a basic component of various kinds of electronic circuit element (semiconductor device) used in communications, control, and detection technology and in computers.
- semipolitical — of a partially political nature; having some political features.
- sensitometric — of or relating to sensitometry
- service court — the part of the court into which a player must serve in various games, as tennis, badminton, handball, or squash.
- sewing cotton — cotton thread used for sewing, embroidery, etc.
- sex addiction — an addiction to sexual activity
- sex chromatin — Barr body.
- sex education — Sex education is education in schools on the subject of sexual activity and sexual relationships.
- sex selection — the practice of attempting to control the sex of a baby in order to achieve a desired sex, through various scientific methods
- shadowcasting — the enhancement of images by the casting of shadows
- sheriff court — (in Scotland) a court having jurisdiction to try summarily or on indictment all but the most serious crimes and to deal with most civil actions
- shock tactics — shock tactics are a way of trying to influence people's attitudes to a particular matter by shocking them
- shopping cart — a four-wheeled cart provided by a supermarket or other retail store for a customer's use in collecting purchases.
- short-circuit — Electricity. to make (an appliance, switch, etc.) inoperable by establishing a short circuit in. to carry (a current) as a short circuit.
- sigmoidectomy — surgical removal of the sigmoid colon
- signification — meaning; import; sense.
- significatory — serving to signify
- silk stocking — a lady's stocking made from a very fine material such as silk or nylon
- silk-stocking — rich or luxurious in dress.
- silver doctor — a type of artificial fly, used chiefly for trout and salmon.
- simplificator — a person who simplifies matters
- single combat — combat between two persons.
- single-action — (of a firearm) requiring the cocking of the hammer before firing each shot: a single-action revolver.
- sinistrocular — favoring the left eye, rather than the right, by habit or for effective vision (opposed to dextrocular).
- sister school — a university or college which is financially, historically or socially linked to another
- skin friction — the friction acting on a solid body when it is moving through a fluid
- skin reaction — an irritation or inflammation of the skin due to an allergy or infection, brought about by natural means or by a skin test.