12-letter words containing s, e, p, t, n, i
- self-pitying — Someone who is self-pitying is full of self-pity.
- self-tapping — (of a screw) cutting its own thread when screwed into a plain hole in a metal sheet
- semideponent — (of a Latin verb) active in meaning but passive in form in the perfect tense
- septentrions — the seven stars of the Plough
- serendipiter — an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident.
- seringapatam — a town in S Karnataka, in S India, former capital of Mysore state: taken by the British 1799.
- serpentarium — a place where snakes are housed, especially for exhibition.
- serpentiform — shaped like a snake.
- serpentinely — in a serpentine fashion
- serpentinite — a rock containing large quantities of serpentine
- serpentinize — to convert (a mineral or rock) into serpentine.
- serpentinous — of the nature of serpentine; containing or consisting of serpentine
- share option — A share option is an opportunity for the employees of a company to buy shares at a special price.
- sidestepping — the act of ascending or descending by facing sideways and lifting each ski alternately
- silver point — the melting point of silver, equal to 960.8°C, used as a fixed point on the international temperature scale.
- simple tense — a tense of verbs, in English and other languages, not involving the use of an auxiliary verb in addition to the main verb, as for example the past he drowned as opposed to the future he will drown
- single-party — of or relating to a form of government in which only a single political party constitutes the government
- siphonostele — a hollow tube of vascular tissue enclosing a pith and embedded in ground tissue.
- sixteenpenny — noting a nail 3½ inches (9 cm) long. Symbol: 16d.
- somers point — a town in SE New Jersey.
- soup kitchen — a place where food, usually soup, is served at little or no charge to the needy.
- speciational — relating to speciation
- speed dating — an organized social event in which participants have one-on-one conversations typically limited to less than ten minutes, for the purpose of meeting people they would like to date.
- speedboating — the act, practice, or sport of traveling in a speedboat.
- speedskating — a form of ice skating in which contestants race against each other or the clock over various distances
- speedwriting — a system of shorthand that is based on the sound of words and utilizes letters of the alphabet rather than symbols.
- sphacelation — the process of mortification
- sphincterial — relating to a sphincter
- spider plant — Also called ribbon plant. a plant, Chlorophytum comosum, of the lily family, native to southern Africa, that has long, narrow leaves and clusters of white flowers and is widely cultivated as a houseplant.
- spiderhunter — any of several sunbirds of the genus Arachnothera, of southern Asia and the East Indies, having dull-colored plumage and a long bill.
- spinach beet — chard, a plant cultivated for its edible leaves
- spindle tree — any of various shrubs or trees of the genus Euonymus, esp E. europaeus, of Europe and W Asia, typically having red fruits and yielding a hard wood formerly used in making spindles: family Celastraceae
- spinsterhood — Disparaging and Offensive. a woman still unmarried beyond the usual age of marrying.
- spinstership — the state of being a spinster
- spinulescent — producing spines
- spiritedness — having or showing mettle, courage, vigor, liveliness, etc.: a spirited defense of poetry.
- spitefulness — full of spite or malice; showing spite; malicious; malevolent; venomous: a spiteful child.
- splenization — the transformation of something into a spleenlike tissue
- split screen — Also called composite shot. Movies, Television. a type of process photography in which two or more shots are juxtaposed and projected simultaneously on the screen.
- split second — a fraction of a second.
- split-screen — Split-screen is used to describe the technique in making films and television programmes in which two different pieces of film are shown at the same time.
- splotchiness — the state or condition of being splotchy
- spot welding — fusing metal
- spring vetch — any of several mostly climbing plants belonging to the genus Vicia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves ending in tendrils and bearing pealike flowers, especially V. sativa (spring vetch) cultivated for forage and soil improvement.
- spring water — water from natural underground source
- sputteringly — in a sputtering manner
- state prison — a prison maintained by a state for the confinement of felons.
- stauropegion — (in an autocephalous church) a monastery subject directly to the primate.
- stenographic — the art of writing in shorthand.
- stephen viii — died a.d. 942, pope 939–942.