13-letter words containing p, a, s, e
- salpingectomy — excision of the Fallopian tube.
- sample letter — an example of a particular type of letter intended to show people how to construct their own letter
- sample survey — a survey of particular examples of sth, intended as representative of the whole category
- san luis peak — a mountain in SW Colorado, in the San Juan Mountains. 14,014 feet (4271 meters).
- satin slipper — a play (1925–28) by Paul Claudel.
- sauce supreme — suprême (def 1).
- scallop shell — the shell of a scallop
- scalpelliform — having the shape of a scalpel blade
- scaphocephaly — premature closure of the sagittal suture resulting in a deformed skull having an elongated, keellike shape.
- scavenge pump — an oil pump used in some internal-combustion engines to return oil from the crankcase to the oil tank
- scene painter — a person who paints scenery in a theatre
- schiller park — a town in NE Illinois.
- schizophrenia — Psychiatry.. Also called dementia praecox. a severe mental disorder characterized by some, but not necessarily all, of the following features: emotional blunting, intellectual deterioration, social isolation, disorganized speech and behavior, delusions, and hallucinations.
- sclerotherapy — Medicine/Medical. a treatment for varicose veins in which blood flow is diverted and the veins collapsed by injection of a hardening solution, also used cosmetically in spider veins to eliminate discoloration.
- scratch paper — rough paper for notes, etc.
- script reader — playreader.
- sea transport — transport by ship over the sea
- seaplane base — a base for seaplanes
- seckel (pear) — a small, sweet, juicy, reddish-brown pear
- second papers — the documents by which an alien formerly made application for U.S. citizenship after having earlier filed a declaration of intention
- 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.
- secretaryship — a person, usually an official, who is in charge of the records, correspondence, minutes of meetings, and related affairs of an organization, company, association, etc.: the secretary of the Linguistic Society of America.
- selenographer — the branch of astronomy that deals with the charting of the moon's surface.
- self-apparent — clear and evident without need of further evidence
- self-approval — the act of approving; approbation.
- self-depraved — corrupt, wicked, or perverted.
- self-pampered — to treat or gratify with extreme or excessive indulgence, kindness, or care: to pamper a child; to pamper one's stomach.
- self-pleasing — giving pleasure; agreeable; gratifying: a pleasing performance.
- self-portrait — a portrait of oneself done by oneself.
- self-prepared — properly expectant, organized, or equipped; ready: prepared for a hurricane.
- self-reproach — blame or censure by one's own conscience.
- semi-parasite — Biology. commonly parasitic but also capable of living on dead or decaying animal matter.
- semi-tropical — Semi-tropical places have warm, wet air.
- semiempirical — partly empirical
- semioviparous — bearing young in an incomplete state of development, as a marsupial.
- semipalatinsk — a city in NE Kazakhstan, on the Irtysh River.
- semipalmation — the state of being semipalmate
- semiparasitic — Biology. commonly parasitic but also capable of living on dead or decaying animal matter.
- semipermanent — not quite permanent.
- semipermeable — permeable only to certain small molecules: a semipermeable membrane.
- semipolitical — of a partially political nature; having some political features.
- semiporcelain — any of several vitrified ceramic wares lacking the translucency or hardness of true porcelain but otherwise similar to it.
- seneschalship — the office or position of a seneschal
- sepia drawing — a drawing with a brownish tone, produced by first bleaching it (after fixing) and then immersing it for a short time in a solution of sodium sulphide or of alkaline thiourea
- septempartite — separated into seven sections.
- septentrional — northern; boreal
- septisyllable — a word made up of seven syllables.
- serial rapist — someone who carries out a series of rapes
- service clasp — clasp (def 4).
- sesquiplicate — relating to or involving the ratio between the square roots of the cubes of given terms; i.e. the sesquiplicate ratio of given terms is the ratio between the square roots of the cubes of those terms