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13-letter words containing s, a, r, p, l

  • sacral plexus — a nerve network originating from the nerves of the sacral spine and innervating large areas of the lower trunk and legs, especially via the sciatic nerves.
  • salad spinner — a utensil used for drying washed salad or vegetables that consists of a plastic basket inside a plastic bowl. The salad is placed in the basket and the outer bowl is then spun using a device such as a gear-operated handle or pull cord, and this spinning then separates water from the salad.
  • sales receipt — slip or document: proof of payment
  • saloon keeper — a person who owns or operates a saloon.
  • sample letter — an example of a particular type of letter intended to show people how to construct their own letter
  • sample survey — a survey of particular examples of sth, intended as representative of the whole category
  • sardanapalian — excessively luxurious or sensual.
  • satin slipper — a play (1925–28) by Paul Claudel.
  • scalpelliform — having the shape of a scalpel blade
  • schiller park — a town in NE Illinois.
  • 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.
  • scripturalism — the state of being scriptural or adhering to the Scriptures when translating or writing
  • scripturalist — a literalist or translator obedient to the Scriptures
  • seckel (pear) — a small, sweet, juicy, reddish-brown pear
  • selenographer — the branch of astronomy that deals with the charting of the moon's surface.
  • self-apparent — clear and evident without need of further evidence
  • self-approval — the act of approving; approbation.
  • self-depraved — corrupt, wicked, or perverted.
  • self-pampered — to treat or gratify with extreme or excessive indulgence, kindness, or care: to pamper a child; to pamper one's stomach.
  • self-portrait — a portrait of oneself done by oneself.
  • self-prepared — properly expectant, organized, or equipped; ready: prepared for a hurricane.
  • self-reproach — blame or censure by one's own conscience.
  • semi-tropical — Semi-tropical places have warm, wet air.
  • semiempirical — partly empirical
  • semipermeable — permeable only to certain small molecules: a semipermeable membrane.
  • semiporcelain — any of several vitrified ceramic wares lacking the translucency or hardness of true porcelain but otherwise similar to it.
  • septentrional — northern; boreal
  • serial rapist — someone who carries out a series of rapes
  • service clasp — clasp (def 4).
  • shag pile rug — a piece of thick material with a nap of long rough strands that you put on a floor. It is like a carpet but covers a smaller area
  • share capital — A company's share capital is the money that shareholders invest in order to start or expand the business.
  • shell program — A shell program is a basic computer program that provides a framework within which the user can develop the program to suit their own needs.
  • ship chandler — a person who deals in cordage, canvas, and other supplies for ships.
  • silver poplar — white poplar (def 1).
  • silver-plated — Something that is silver-plated is covered with a very thin layer of silver.
  • simplificator — a person who simplifies matters
  • single parent — mother or father without a partner
  • single-parent — of or noting a family in which a parent brings up a child or children alone, without a partner: a single-parent family; a single-parent household.
  • sinumbra lamp — an unshaded sperm-oil lamp consisting of a translucent glass globe supported on a pedestal: a form of astral lamp.
  • sleeping area — an area in a room or house where people can sleep
  • slip carriage — a railway car detached from a moving train as it passes through a station.
  • slip trailing — the act of decorating an object with a poured stream of slip.
  • slipper chair — a small bedroom chair with a low seat.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • solar eclipse — Astronomy. the obscuration of the light of the moon by the intervention of the earth between it and the sun (lunar eclipse) or the obscuration of the light of the sun by the intervention of the moon between it and a point on the earth (solar eclipse) a similar phenomenon with respect to any other planet and either its satellite or the sun. the partial or complete interception of the light of one component of a binary star by the other.
  • solar-powered — powered by heat radiation from the sun converted into electrical power
  • solitary wasp — any of numerous wasps, as the sand wasps or mud wasps, that do not live in a community.
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