13-letter words containing r, o, t, e, n, s
- septentrional — northern; boreal
- septentriones — the seven stars of the Plough, the Great Bear
- sequestration — removal or separation; banishment or exile.
- serendipitous — come upon or found by accident; fortuitous: serendipitous scientific discoveries.
- serialization — to publish in serial form.
- seventh chord — a chord formed by the superposition of three thirds.
- severodonetsk — a city in E Ukraine, NE of Donetsk.
- sex chromatin — Barr body.
- shaft encoder — A shaft encoder is a sensor for measuring how fast a shaft rotates.
- share account — a savings account in a credit union.
- sharp-tongued — characterized by or given to harshness, bitterness, or sarcasm in speech.
- sheet erosion — Geology. erosion by sheets of running water, rather than by streams.
- shockumentary — a television programme showing members of the public in shocking or violent situations
- short selling — a person, as a speculator, who sells short.
- shoulder knot — a knot of ribbon or lace worn on the shoulder, as by men of fashion in the 17th and 18th centuries, by servants in livery, or by women or children.
- silver tongue — the characteristic of being skilful at persuading people to believe what they say or to do what they want them to do
- single mother — a mother who brings up a child or children alone, without a partner.
- single-storey — (of a building) having only one floor or level
- sirloin steak — cut of beef
- skateboarding — a device for riding upon, usually while standing, consisting of a short, oblong piece of wood, plastic, or aluminum mounted on large roller-skate wheels, used on smooth surfaces and requiring better balance of the rider than the ordinary roller skate does.
- skiing resort — a place which provides accommodation and facilities for skiing such as skiing trails, slopes, etc, esp for people who go there to take skiing holidays
- 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.
- slow puncture — a small hole in a tyre, from which the air escapes very slowly, so that at first it is not obvious that there is any problem with the tyre
- small fortune — a large sum of money
- snowball tree — any of several caprifoliaceous shrubs of the genus Viburnum, esp V. opulus var. roseum, a sterile cultivated variety with spherical clusters of white or pinkish flowers
- sociocentrism — oriented toward or focused on one's own social group.
- socket wrench — a box wrench with a socket that is an extension of the shank.
- soft currency — econ: fluctuating value
- solar heating — to heat (a building) by means of solar energy.
- somatosensory — of or relating to sensations that involve parts of the body not associated with the primary sense organs.
- sound blaster — (hardware) The best known family of sound cards for the IBM PC from Creative Labs.
- south-eastern — South-eastern means in or from the south-east of a region or country.
- south-western — South-western means in or from the south-west of a region or country.
- southern alps — a mountain range in New Zealand, on South Island: the highest range in Australasia. Highest peak: Mount Cook (also known as Aoraki or Aorangi), 3754 m (12 316 ft)
- southern blot — a procedure for identifying and measuring the amount of a specific DNA sequence or gene in a mixed extract, as in testing for a mutation or a virus: DNA strands from the person or organism under study are cut with restriction enzymes, separated by gel electrophoresis, transferred to special filter paper, and hybridized with a labeled DNA probe.
- southern cane — a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- southern fish — the constellation Piscis Austrinus.
- southern toad — a common toad, Bufo terrestris, of the southeastern U.S., having prominent knoblike crests on its head.
- sovereigntist — a supporter of sovereignty association
- spermatogenic — relating to the development of spermatozoa
- spermatotoxin — spermotoxin.
- spheristerion — an area designated for ballplay
- 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.
- spiritousness — the state of being spiritous
- sports centre — a place where people take part in sports
- sportsmanlike — a man who engages in sports, especially in some open-air sport, as hunting, fishing, racing, etc.
- spot reducing — the usually futile effort to exercise one part of the body, as the thighs, in hopes of reducing the amount of fat stored in that area.
- spotter plane — an aircraft used in observing enemy movements or the accuracy of fire on a target
- spread option — spread (def 25b).
- staghorn fern — any of several epiphytic Old World ferns of the genus Platycerium, having broad, often antlerlike leaves and cultivated as a houseplant.