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13-letter words containing p, i, s, t, l

  • siphon bottle — a bottle for aerated water, fitted with a bent tube through the neck, the water being forced out, when a valve is opened, by the pressure on its surface of the gas accumulating within the bottle.
  • skepticalness — inclined to skepticism; having an attitude of doubt: a skeptical young woman who will question whatever you say.
  • sleeping suit — an all-in-one outfit that babies and young children sleep in
  • slip trailing — the act of decorating an object with a poured stream of slip.
  • slipper satin — a fine satin fabric with a mat finish
  • slipstreaming — Aeronautics. the airstream pushed back by a revolving aircraft propeller. Compare backwash (def 2), wash (def 31).
  • small capital — a capital letter of a particular font, the same height as the x-high letters.
  • solitary wasp — any of numerous wasps, as the sand wasps or mud wasps, that do not live in a community.
  • sophistically — of the nature of sophistry; fallacious.
  • space lattice — lattice (def 4).
  • spaghettilike — resembling spaghetti
  • spastic colon — a chronic condition of recurring abdominal pain with constipation or diarrhoea or both
  • spathiphyllum — any of various tropical plants of the genus Spathiphyllum, having a white or green spathe and a spike of fragrant flowers and often cultivated as an ornamental.
  • special agent — an investigator in a law enforcement agency.
  • special staff — all staff officers assigned to headquarters of a division or higher unit who are not members of the general staff or personal staff.
  • specialities' — specialty.
  • spectral line — a line in a spectrum due to the absorption or emission of light at a discrete frequency.
  • speculatively — pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by speculation, contemplation, conjecture, or abstract reasoning: a speculative approach.
  • sphagnologist — a person who studies sphagna
  • 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.
  • splatter film — a film containing many scenes of violent and gruesome murders.
  • splenectomize — to remove the spleen from
  • split spindle — a turned piece halved lengthwise for use as applied ornament, as on a chest or cupboard, or as part of a chair back or the like.
  • splitting adz — a heavy stone tool used by prehistoric peoples in northwestern North America and northeastern Asia.
  • splutteringly — in a spluttering manner
  • 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.
  • sporting lady — a prostitute.
  • sportsmanlike — a man who engages in sports, especially in some open-air sport, as hunting, fishing, racing, etc.
  • spot lighting — Spot lighting is lighting directed towards and used to draw attention to a product or display.
  • spreadability — capable of being spread; easily spread: a soft, spreadable cheese.
  • sprightliness — animated or vivacious; lively.
  • sprint medley — a medley relay in which the first member of a team runs 440 yards, the second and third members run 220 yards each, and the fourth member runs 880 yards.
  • spy satellite — an orbiting satellite used to carry out surveillance of an enemy country or military formations from space
  • stader splint — a splint consisting of an adjustable metal rod with a steel pin at either end for insertion in the bone above and below a fracture.
  • standard lisp — A subset of Lisp 1.5 developed by A. Hearn primarily for implementing REDUCE. It was replaced by Portable Sandard LISP.
  • state capitol — the building which houses the government of a state
  • 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.
  • stirpiculture — the production of special stocks or strains by careful breeding.
  • string player — a person who plays an instrument of the violin family.
  • string-puller — a person who uses his or her influence with other people to get things done, often unfairly
  • striped maple — a maple, Acer pensylvanicum, of northeastern North America, having white-striped bark.
  • strophiolated — having strophioles, caruncles
  • sub-political — of, relating to, or concerned with politics: political writers.
  • subepithelial — any animal tissue that covers a surface, or lines a cavity or the like, and that, in addition, performs any of various secretory, transporting, or regulatory functions.
  • sublime porte — official name of Porte.
  • subperiosteal — the normal investment of bone, consisting of a dense, fibrous outer layer, to which muscles attach, and a more delicate, inner layer capable of forming bone.
  • subpopulation — the total number of persons inhabiting a country, city, or any district or area.
  • subspecialist — a person who devotes himself or herself to one subject or to one particular branch of a subject or pursuit.
  • subspeciality — a particular area of expertise within a specialism
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