13-letter words containing s, h, e, l, t
- pantheologist — a student of, or expert in, pantheology
- parnell shout — a social occasion where each person in a group pays for his or her own entertainment or meal
- pearly whites — white and lustrous as a pearl.
- penny whistle — a type of flageolet with six finger holes, esp a cheap one made of metal
- pentadelphous — (of a plant) having its stamens arranged in five groups; (of stamens) being arranged in five groups
- perishability — subject to decay, ruin, or destruction: perishable fruits and vegetables.
- perityphlitis — the inflammation of the tissue surrounding the caecum
- petrophysical — relating to the analysis of the constitution and characteristics of rocks
- phalansterian — of or relating to a phalanstery.
- phalansterism — a model of society in which members of a community live in the same space and share common belongings
- phelloplastic — an image or a representation that has been fashioned from cork
- phlogisticate — to integrate or blend phlogiston with
- phosphorylate — to introduce the phosphoryl group into (an organic compound).
- phraseologist — a person who treats of or is concerned with phraseology.
- physicalities — the physical attributes of a person, especially when overdeveloped or overemphasized.
- plain-clothes — Plain-clothes police officers wear ordinary clothes instead of a police uniform.
- platform shoe — a shoe with a platform.
- pleasant hill — a city in W California, near San Francisco Bay.
- plethysmogram — the recording of a plethysmograph.
- pocket chisel — any woodworking chisel having a blade of medium length.
- polysynthetic — (of a language) characterized by a prevalence of relatively long words containing a large number of affixes to express syntactic relationships and meanings. Many American Indian languages are polysynthetic. Compare analytic (def 3), synthetic (def 3).
- pre-establish — to establish, set up, set out, arrange or make secure in advance or previously
- reestablished — to found, institute, build, or bring into being on a firm or stable basis: to establish a university; to establish a medical practice.
- rehospitalize — to place in hospital again
- replenishment — to make full or complete again, as by supplying what is lacking, used up, etc.: to replenish one's stock of food.
- reptile house — a house, shed, etc, used to keep reptiles in, as at a zoo, etc
- residual heat — heat that remains or lingers after something has been hot or heated up
- reupholstered — to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
- rhaetian alps — a section of the central Alps along E Switzerland's borders with Austria and Italy. Highest peak: Piz Bernina, 4049 m (13 284 ft)
- richter scale — a scale, ranging from 1 to 10, for indicating the intensity of an earthquake.
- rochelle salt — a white crystalline double salt, sodium potassium tartrate, used in Seidlitz powder. Formula: KNaC4H4O6.4H2O
- saddle-stitch — to sew, bind, or decorate with a saddle stitch.
- safety helmet — protective hard hat
- saint michael — one of the archangels. Feast day: Sept 29 or Nov 8
- scandal sheet — a newspaper or magazine that emphasizes scandal or gossip.
- scathefulness — the state or quality of being harmful or injurious
- schematically — pertaining to or of the nature of a schema, diagram, or scheme; diagrammatic.
- scholasticate — a course of study for seminarians, taken prior to their theological studies.
- school report — written assessment of school pupil
- school system — state education
- schoolteacher — a teacher in a school, especially in one below the college level.
- schutzstaffel — an elite military unit of the Nazi party that served as Hitler's bodyguard and as a special police force. Abbreviation: SS.
- 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.
- scotch lovage — a similar and related plant, Ligusticum scoticum, of N Europe
- seal the deal — make an agreement official
- see the light — something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light.
- self-chastise — to discipline, especially by corporal punishment.
- self-checkout — A self-checkout is a checkout where customers scan, pack and pay for their goods in a store without being served by a sales associate.
- self-loathing — strong dislike or disgust; intense aversion.
- self-righting — able to or designed to right itself or oneself after falling or capsizing.