13-letter words containing s, c, a, l
- sacerdotalism — the system, spirit, or methods of the priesthood.
- sacerdotalize — to submit (something) to sacerdotalism
- 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.
- sacralization — to make sacred; imbue with sacred character, especially through ritualized devotion: a society that sacralized science.
- sacramentally — of, relating to, or of the nature of a sacrament, especially the sacrament of the Eucharist.
- sacrifice fly — a fly ball when there are fewer than two players out that enables a base runner, usually at third base, to score after the ball is caught.
- sacrificially — pertaining to or concerned with sacrifice.
- saddle-backed — having the back or upper surface curved like a saddle.
- saddle-stitch — to sew, bind, or decorate with a saddle stitch.
- saint columba — Padraic [paw-drik] /ˈpɔ drɪk/ (Show IPA), 1881–1972, Irish poet and dramatist, in the U.S. from 1914.
- saint michael — one of the archangels. Feast day: Sept 29 or Nov 8
- saleleaseback — leaseback.
- sales receipt — slip or document: proof of payment
- salpingectomy — excision of the Fallopian tube.
- salvage costs — the costs involved in salvaging goods or property from fire, shipwreck, etc
- salviniaceous — relating to the genus Salviniaceae
- san cristobal — a city in SW Venezuela.
- sanctifyingly — in a sanctifying manner
- sandwich loaf — a loaf of the type of soft white sliced bread often used to make sandwiches
- sansculottism — (in the French Revolution) a revolutionary of the poorer class: originally a term of contempt applied by the aristocrats but later adopted as a popular name by the revolutionaries.
- santa clarita — city in SW Calif., near Los Angeles: pop. 151,000
- sarcastically — of, relating to, or characterized by sarcasm: a sarcastic reply.
- saving clause — a clause which denotes a reservation or exception
- sawbuck table — a table that has X -shaped legs.
- scalariformly — in a scalariform or ladder-like manner
- scale drawing — illustration made in proportion
- scalenohedral — a hemihedral crystal form of 8 or 12 faces, each face being a scalene triangle.
- scalenohedron — a hemihedral crystal form of 8 or 12 faces, each face being a scalene triangle.
- scallop shell — the shell of a scallop
- scalpelliform — having the shape of a scalpel blade
- scandal sheet — a newspaper or magazine that emphasizes scandal or gossip.
- scandalmonger — a person who spreads scandal or gossip.
- scanning line — (in a cathode-ray or television tube) a single horizontal trace made by the electron beam in one traversal of the fluorescent screen. Compare frame (def 9).
- scaphocephaly — premature closure of the sagittal suture resulting in a deformed skull having an elongated, keellike shape.
- scapulimantic — relating to scapulimancy
- scarcely ever — almost never, seldom
- scarlet fever — a contagious febrile disease caused by streptococci and characterized by a scarlet eruption.
- scarlet gilia — skyrocket.
- scarlet woman — a sexually promiscuous woman, especially a prostitute or a woman who commits adultery.
- scathefulness — the state or quality of being harmful or injurious
- scene-stealer — a performer in a play, motion picture, etc., who by charm, talent, or artifice, draws most of the audience's attention, often away from the leading performers.
- schematically — pertaining to or of the nature of a schema, diagram, or scheme; diagrammatic.
- schiller park — a town in NE Illinois.
- scholarliness — of, like, or befitting a scholar: scholarly habits.
- scholasticate — a course of study for seminarians, taken prior to their theological studies.
- scholasticism — (sometimes initial capital letter) the system of theological and philosophical teaching predominant in the Middle Ages, based chiefly upon the authority of the church fathers and of Aristotle and his commentators.
- school leaver — School leavers are young people who have just left school, because they have completed their time there.
- school of law — (in Chinese philosophy) a Neo-Confucian school asserting the existence of transcendent universals, which form individual objects from a primal matter otherwise formless.
- school phobia — a fear of going to or returning to school
- schoolmarmish — a female schoolteacher, especially of the old-time country school type, popularly held to be strict and priggish.