13-letter words containing s, d, p
- splitting adz — a heavy stone tool used by prehistoric peoples in northwestern North America and northeastern Asia.
- spondylolysis — the destruction of the vertebra
- sporting lady — a prostitute.
- sports ground — an area of land where sports are played
- spot reducing — the usually futile effort to exercise one part of the body, as the thighs, in hopes of reducing the amount of fat stored in that area.
- spotted adder — milk snake.
- spotted crake — a Eurasian rail, Porzana porzana, of swamps and marshes, having a buff speckled plumage and dark brown wings
- spotted fever — any of several fevers characterized by spots on the skin, especially as in cerebrospinal meningitis or typhus fever.
- spotted hyena — a long-legged carnivorous doglike mammal native to Africa and S Asia (Crocuta crocuta)
- spotted skunk — either of two small, nocturnal skunks of the genus Spilogale, distinguished by a white forehead patch and a luxuriant coat of broken stripes and spots, including S. putorius of temperate North America and S. pygmaea of Mexico.
- spread option — spread (def 25b).
- spreadability — capable of being spread; easily spread: a soft, spreadable cheese.
- spreader beam — a crosspiece for spacing the chains or cables hanging from the boom of a crane.
- spring binder — a loose-leaf binder in which a single, long, clamplike spring, forming the spine, holds the leaves.
- spring-loaded — (of a machine part) kept normally in a certain position by a spring: a spring-loaded safety valve.
- springboarded — a flexible board, projecting over water, from which divers leap or spring.
- sprint medley — a medley relay in which the first member of a team runs 440 yards, the second and third members run 220 yards each, and the fourth member runs 880 yards.
- spy wednesday — (in Ireland) the Wednesday before Easter, named for Judas' becoming a spy for the Sanhedrin
- squared paper — graph paper with a pattern of squares formed by lines crossing at right angles.
- stader splint — a splint consisting of an adjustable metal rod with a steel pin at either end for insertion in the bone above and below a fracture.
- stand up with — to act as a wedding attendant to
- standard lamp — A standard lamp is a tall electric light which stands on the floor in a living room.
- standard lisp — A subset of Lisp 1.5 developed by A. Hearn primarily for implementing REDUCE. It was replaced by Portable Sandard LISP.
- standing chop — (in an axemen's competition) a chop with the log standing upright
- standing crop — the totality of living things in an ecosystem at a given time.
- standing jump — a jump performed from a stationary position without a run-up
- star-spangled — spangled with stars.
- steganopodous — belonging to the Stegandopodes or having all four toes webbed together
- stepford wife — a married woman who submits to her husband's will and is preoccupied by domestic concerns and her own personal appearance
- striped hyena — a hyena, Hyaena hyaena, of northern Africa, Arabia, and India, having a grayish coat with distinct blackish stripes.
- striped maple — a maple, Acer pensylvanicum, of northeastern North America, having white-striped bark.
- stripped down — having only essential features; lacking any special appointments or accessories.
- stripped pine — natural pine from which any varnish or painted finish has been removed
- stripped-down — having only essential features; lacking any special appointments or accessories.
- strophiolated — having strophioles, caruncles
- subdepartment — a distinct part of anything arranged in divisions; a division of a complex whole or organized system.
- subdiscipline — training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline.
- subeditorship — the position or office of a subeditor
- sulfapyridine — a sulfanilamide derivative, C 1 1 H 1 1 N 3 O 2 S, formerly used for infections caused by pneumococci, now used primarily for a particular dermatitis.
- sunny side up — (of an egg) fried without breaking the yolk or being turned over, with the yolk remaining visible and somewhat liquid inside.
- sunny-side up — (of an egg) fried without breaking the yolk or being turned over, with the yolk remaining visible and somewhat liquid inside.
- super tuesday — the Tuesday, typically in March, on which party members in over 20 states vote in primary elections to select their party's presidential candidate
- superabundant — exceedingly or excessively abundant; more than sufficient; excessive.
- superannuated — retired because of age or infirmity.
- supercalender — a roll or set of rolls for giving a high, smooth finish to paper.
- supercollider — a very large colliding-beam machine in which superconducting magnets create millions of megavolts of energy.
- superdelegate — a party leader or elected public official chosen as an uncommitted delegate to a national political convention.
- superdiplomat — a highly skilled or powerful diplomat, a high-ranking diplomat
- superdominant — submediant.
- superelevated — (of a curve in a road, railroad track, etc.) banked.