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14-letter words containing s, a, p

  • arthrogryposis — (countable, pathology) The permanent fixation of a joint in a contracted position.
  • arthroplasties — Plural form of arthroplasty.
  • ascii graphics — ASCII art
  • asparagus bean — a trailing, long-stemmed Asian vine, Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis, of the legume family, having yellow or violet flowers and very long pods.
  • asparagus fern — a fernlike species of asparagus, A. plumosus, native to southern Africa
  • asparagus tips — the ends of asparagus spears, considered to be the tastiest part
  • asphalt jungle — an expression used to refer to a city environment, which emphasizes its dangerous nature
  • assault troops — soldiers of the infantry who are specially trained to lead an attack
  • assault weapon — any of various automatic and semiautomatic military firearms utilizing an intermediate-power cartridge, designed for individual use. Compare assault rifle.
  • assembly plant — An assembly plant is a factory where large items such as cars are put together, usually using parts which have been made in other factories.
  • assembly point — a designated place where people have been told to wait after evacuating a building in the event of a fire or other emergency
  • assemblyperson — a member of a legislative assembly, especially a member of the lower house of the legislature in certain states of the U.S.
  • assistantships — Plural form of assistantship.
  • assisted place — a place at a private school reserved for a pupil from a family with a low income, with the fees paid by the government
  • asthenospermia — (medicine) Loss or reduction in the strength or energy of sperm cells, hence infertility. Not always infertile many are subfertile.
  • asthenospermic — (medicine) Characterised by or pertaining to asthenospermia, hence infertile.
  • asthenospheric — relating to the asthenosphere
  • astigmatoscope — an instrument for determining the presence and severity of astigmatism.
  • astigmatoscopy — examination by means of an astigmatoscope.
  • astrocompasses — Plural form of astrocompass.
  • astrophysicist — An astrophysicist is someone who studies astrophysics.
  • asymptotically — of or relating to an asymptote.
  • at one's peril — If you say that someone does something at their peril, you are warning them that they will probably suffer as a result of doing it.
  • atomic physics — the branch of physics concerned with the structure and behaviour of atomic nuclei
  • attention span — the period of time during which someone's attention is held by something in particular
  • audio response — a computer response that is audible rather than textual or graphical
  • auspiciousness — The state or quality of being auspicious or successful.
  • autoresponders — Plural form of autoresponder.
  • autotransplant — autograft.
  • aztec two-step — Montezuma's revenge
  • backstage pass — a document or badge that entitles the bearer to go backstage at an event, esp a pop concert
  • backstrap loom — a simple horizontal loom, used especially in Central and South America, on which one of two beams holding the warp yarn is attached to a strap that passes across the weaver's back.
  • bacteriophages — Plural form of bacteriophage.
  • balance spring — hairspring.
  • ballast pocket — a depression that is formed beneath the ballast layer by penetration of ballast particles into the subgrade and that tends to collect moisture.
  • ballet slipper — a heelless cloth or leather slipper worn by ballet dancers.
  • balsam of peru — an aromatic balsam that is obtained from the tropical South American leguminous tree Myroxylon pereirae and is similar to balsam of Tolu
  • baptismal font — a large bowl for baptismal water, usually mounted on a pedestal
  • baptismal name — Christian name (def 1).
  • baptismal vows — the solemn promises made during baptism, either by the person baptized or by his or her sponsors
  • barbados pride — Also called bead tree. a tropical African and Asian tree, Adenanthera pavonina, of the legume family, having feathery foliage and bearing red seeds that are used in beadwork.
  • bare ownership — ownership of a piece of property without the right to use and derive profit from that property
  • bark chippings — small pieces of tree bark used chiefly for pathways in gardens or woodland
  • base component — the system of rules in a transformational grammar that specify the deep structure of the language
  • bass saxophone — a large saxophone of low range, usually supported on a stand while being played.
  • basso profundo — (esp in operatic solo singing) a singer with a very deep bass voice
  • bay psalm book — a translation of the Psalms by John Eliot and others: the first book published (1640) in America.
  • beggar's opera — a ballad opera (1728) with text by John Gay and music arranged by John Pepusch.
  • benday process — a process for adding tone or shading, as in reproducing drawings, by the overlay on the plate of patterns, as of dots
  • biceps brachii — See under biceps.
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