13-letter words containing s, a, l, y
- scalariformly — in a scalariform or ladder-like manner
- scaphocephaly — premature closure of the sagittal suture resulting in a deformed skull having an elongated, keellike shape.
- scarcely ever — almost never, seldom
- schematically — pertaining to or of the nature of a schema, diagram, or scheme; diagrammatic.
- 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.
- scotland yard — a short street in central London, England: formerly the site of the London police headquarters, which were removed 1890 to a Thames embankment (New Scotland Yard, ).
- scullery maid — a maid whose duties include washing up and vegetable preparation
- 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.
- sea butterfly — any member of the gastropod order Pteropoda, shelled marine mollusks so called for their ability to swim using winglike extensions of the foot.
- sea hollyhock — a rose mallow, Hibiscus moscheutos.
- seasonability — fact of being seasonable
- seaton valley — a region in NE England, in SE Northumberland: consists of a group of former coal-mining villages
- security leak — a leak of information that could endanger public safety
- see you later — an expression of farewell
- selectability — to choose in preference to another or others; pick out.
- self-advocacy — the practice of having mentally handicapped people speak for themselves and control their own affairs, rather than having nonhandicapped people automatically assume responsibility for them
- self-analysis — the application of psychoanalytic techniques and theories to an analysis of one's own personality and behavior, especially without the aid of a psychiatrist or other trained person.
- self-analyzed — having undergone self-analysis.
- self-assembly — Self-assembly is used to refer to furniture and other goods that you buy in parts and that you have to put together yourself.
- self-betrayal — to deliver or expose to an enemy by treachery or disloyalty: Benedict Arnold betrayed his country.
- self-flattery — praise and exaggeration of one's own achievements coupled with a denial or glossing over of one's faults or failings; self-congratulation.
- semi-mythical — pertaining to, of the nature of, or involving a myth.
- semilegendary — having some historical basis, but legendary in part
- sensationally — producing or designed to produce a startling effect, strong reaction, intense interest, etc., especially by exaggerated, superficial, or lurid elements: a sensational novel.
- sentimentally — expressive of or appealing to sentiment, especially the tender emotions and feelings, as love, pity, or nostalgia: a sentimental song.
- septisyllable — a word made up of seven syllables.
- sequentiality — characterized by regular sequence of parts.
- serologically — as pertains to or with respect to serology; in a serological manner
- sexagesimally — into sixtieths
- shaking palsy — Parkinson's disease.
- 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.
- shilly-shally — to show indecision or hesitation; be irresolute; vacillate.
- sidereal year — year (def 4c).
- significantly — important; of consequence.
- silicon alley — an area of New York City in which industries associated with information technology are concentrated
- single-family — designed or suitable for one family of average size: single-family homes.
- sinterability — the capacity to be sintered
- situationally — manner of being situated; location or position with reference to environment: The situation of the house allowed for a beautiful view.
- six-yard line — the line marking the limits of the goal area
- sketchability — the suitability for being sketched
- skittle alley — a place where the game of skittles is played
- slumber party — a social gathering typically of teenagers held at the home of one of them for the purpose of sleeping there overnight.
- soccer player — A soccer player is a person who plays soccer, especially as a profession.
- sodomitically — in a sodomitical manner
- 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.