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13-letter words containing s, a, b, i, n

  • satanic abuse — sexual abuse (esp of children), killing, or violent acts considered to be carried out as part of satanic worship rituals
  • scythian lamb — a fern, Cibotium barometz, of southeastern Asia, having stalks covered with shaggy, brownish hair and large, feathery leaves, formerly believed to be a source of vegetable wool.
  • seasonability — fact of being seasonable
  • semicarbazone — a product that occurs as a result of aldehyde or ketone reacting with semicarbazide
  • sensible heat — Sensible heat is heat which is exchanged in an energy generation system, and which only affects the temperature of one or more substances.
  • serial number — a number, usually one of a series, assigned for identification: the serial number of an automobile engine.
  • serum albumin — Biochemistry. the principal protein of blood plasma, important in osmotic regulation of the blood and transport of metabolites.
  • sewing basket — box for sewing accessories
  • shadow boxing — to make the motions of attack and defense, as in boxing, as a training or conditioning procedure.
  • shaving brush — a short, cylindrical brush with long, soft, bristles, used in lathering the face before shaving.
  • shingle beach — a beach made of a mass of small pieces of rough stone
  • shot-blasting — the cleaning of metal, etc, by a stream of shot
  • siberian high — the prevailing high pressure system over Asia in winter.
  • siberian ruby — a red tourmaline used as a gem: not a true ruby.
  • silent barter — dumb barter.
  • simon bolivar — Simón [sahy-muh n;; Spanish see-mawn] /ˈsaɪ mən;; Spanish siˈmɔn/ (Show IPA), ("El Libertador") 1783–1830, Venezuelan statesman: leader of revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule.
  • single combat — combat between two persons.
  • single-barrel — a gun having one barrel, especially a shotgun.
  • sinterability — the capacity to be sintered
  • sinumbra lamp — an unshaded sperm-oil lamp consisting of a translucent glass globe supported on a pedestal: a form of astral lamp.
  • sinus sabaeus — an area in the southern hemisphere and near the equator of Mars, appearing dark when viewed telescopically from the earth.
  • 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.
  • skin and bone — You can say someone is just skin and bone when you do not approve of the fact that they are very thin.
  • snap-brim hat — a hat brim that can be turned up or down.
  • sonic barrier — sound barrier.
  • sorbitization — the act of sorbitizing
  • sound barrier — Also called sonic barrier, transonic barrier. (not in technical use) a hypothetical barrier to flight beyond the speed of sound, so postulated because aircraft undergo an abruptly increasing drag force induced by compression of the surrounding air when traveling near the speed of sound.
  • sound library — a collection of sounds stored on file (for example on CDs, DVDs, or as digital audio files)
  • south arabian — of or relating to the former South Arabia (now South Yemen) or its inhabitants
  • spanish broom — a spiny, often leafless shrub, Genista hispanica, of the legume family, native to southern Europe, having clustered, golden-yellow flowers and hairy pods.
  • speaking tube — a tube for conveying the voice over a somewhat limited distance, as from one part of a building or ship to another.
  • spine-bashing — to rest; loaf.
  • spiral nebula — (formerly) a spiral galaxy.
  • splenial bone — a small bone in the lower jaw of some animals, such as reptiles and birds
  • spring beauty — any American spring plant belonging to the genus Claytonia, of the purslane family, especially C. virginica, having an elongated cluster of white flowers tinged with pink.
  • springboarded — a flexible board, projecting over water, from which divers leap or spring.
  • stabilization — the act or process of stabilizing or the state of being stabilized.
  • stamen blight — a disease of blackberries, characterized by a gray, powdery mass of spores covering the anthers, caused by a fungus, Hapalosphaeria deformans.
  • station break — an interval between or during programs for identifying the station, making announcements, etc.
  • steam turbine — a turbine driven by steam pressure.
  • stringer bead — a small, usually round object of glass, wood, stone, or the like with a hole through it, often strung with others of its kind in necklaces, rosaries, etc.
  • sub-franchise — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
  • sub-librarian — an assistant or junior librarian
  • suballocation — an allocation made from a previous allocation
  • subastringent — slightly astringent.
  • subdelegation — a group or body of delegates: Our club sent a delegation to the rally.
  • subgeneration — a generation within another generation
  • subindication — the act or process of subindicating
  • subindicative — of or relating to subindicating
  • sublieutenant — British. a navy officer ranking next below a lieutenant.
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