13-letter words containing o, y, l
- self-hypnosis — autohypnosis.
- sensationally — producing or designed to produce a startling effect, strong reaction, intense interest, etc., especially by exaggerated, superficial, or lurid elements: a sensational novel.
- sententiously — abounding in pithy aphorisms or maxims: a sententious book.
- serologically — as pertains to or with respect to serology; in a serological manner
- serpiginously — in a serpiginous manner; in the manner characteristic of serpigo
- shambolically — in a completely disorganized or chaotic manner
- shell company — A shell company is a company that another company takes over in order to use its name to gain an advantage.
- shetland pony — one of a breed of small but sturdy, rough-coated ponies, raised originally in the Shetland Islands.
- shirley poppy — a cultivated strain of the corn poppy, having variously colored single or double flowers.
- silicon alley — an area of New York City in which industries associated with information technology are concentrated
- silver-y moth — a brownish noctuid moth, Plusia gamma, having a light Y-shaped marking on each forewing; it migrates in large flocks
- single-storey — (of a building) having only one floor or level
- situationally — manner of being situated; location or position with reference to environment: The situation of the house allowed for a beautiful view.
- soccer player — A soccer player is a person who plays soccer, especially as a profession.
- sodomitically — in a sodomitical manner
- softly-softly — A softly-softly approach to something is cautious and patient and avoids direct action or force.
- solar battery — an array of solar cells, used as a source of electrical power.
- solderability — the characteristic of being solderable
- solitary wasp — any of numerous wasps, as the sand wasps or mud wasps, that do not live in a community.
- solitary wave — a localized disturbance that propagates like a wave but resembles a particle in that it does not disperse, even if it collides with other such waves.
- solomon gundy — a dish of salted marinated herring in vinegar and spices
- sophistically — of the nature of sophistry; fallacious.
- sound library — a collection of sounds stored on file (for example on CDs, DVDs, or as digital audio files)
- southeasterly — coming from the south east
- southwesterly — coming from the south west
- space biology — exobiology.
- spasmodically — given to or characterized by bursts of excitement.
- speleotherapy — a form of treatment for asthma sufferers that takes place in clinics in disused mines, in which the air is free of pollen, dust mites, and the other irritants that provoke an allergic reaction; used to reduce the risk of heart disease
- sphingomyelin — any of the class of phospholipids occurring chiefly in the brain and spinal cord, composed of phosphoric acid, choline, sphingosine, and a fatty acid.
- spiny lobster — any of several edible crustaceans of the family Palinuridae, differing from the true lobsters in having a spiny shell and lacking the large pincers.
- splanchnology — the visceral system
- spoiler party — a third political party formed to draw votes away from one of the two major parties, thus spoiling its chance of winning an election.
- spoils system — the system or practice in which public offices with their emoluments and advantages are at the disposal of the victorious party for its own purposes.
- spondylolysis — the destruction of the vertebra
- spontaneously — coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency; without effort or premeditation; natural and unconstrained; unplanned: a spontaneous burst of applause.
- sporting lady — a prostitute.
- stalagmometry — measurement of drops of liquid using a staktometer
- state of play — current situation
- status symbol — an object, habit, etc., by which the social or economic status of the possessor may be judged.
- statutory law — the written law established by enactments expressing the will of the legislature, as distinguished from the unwritten law or common law.
- stenophyllous — having narrow leaves.
- stentoriously — stentorian.
- stereotypical — a process, now often replaced by more advanced methods, for making metal printing plates by taking a mold of composed type or the like in papier-mâché or other material and then taking from this mold a cast in type metal.
- stomatoplasty — plastic surgery of the mouth or the cervix.
- stone parsley — a parsley, Sison amomum, of Eurasia, bearing aromatic seeds that are used as a condiment.
- storax family — the plant family Styracaceae, characterized by trees and shrubs having simple, alternate leaves, clusters of bell-shaped white flowers, and fleshy or dry fruit, and including the silver bell, snowbell, and storax.
- storm trysail — a small fore-and-aft sail, triangular or square, set on the mainmast of a sailing vessel in foul weather to help keep her head to the wind
- stormy petrel — the British storm petrel, Hydrobates pelagicus, of the eastern Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and Indian Ocean.
- subemployment — insufficient employment in the labor force of a country, area, or industry, including unemployment and underemployment.
- subtropically — in the subtropics