0%

13-letter words containing s, i, l, e, r

  • silent butler — a small receptacle having a handle and a hinged lid, used for collecting the contents of ashtrays, crumbs from a dinner table, etc., for disposal.
  • silent killer — a disease that has no obvious symptoms or indications
  • silky terrier — one of an Australian breed of toy dogs having a long, silky, blue coat with tan markings and erect ears, a topknot, and a docked tail.
  • silver bullet — direct or immediate solution
  • silver doctor — a type of artificial fly, used chiefly for trout and salmon.
  • silver dollar — A silver dollar is an American coin, worth one dollar, that is made of silver.
  • silver halide — a compound in which silver is combined with a halogen, as silver chloride, bromide, or iodide.
  • silver iodate — a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble powder, AgIO 3 , used in medicine chiefly as an antiseptic and as an astringent.
  • silver iodide — a pale-yellow, water-insoluble solid, AgI, which darkens on exposure to light: used chiefly in medicine, photography, and artificial rainmaking.
  • silver lining — a sign of hope in an unfortunate or gloomy situation; a bright prospect: Every cloud has a silver lining.
  • silver polish — a type of polishing medium that is suitable for silver
  • silver poplar — white poplar (def 1).
  • silver salmon — coho salmon.
  • silver screen — motion pictures; the motion-picture industry: a star of the silver screen.
  • silver spring — a town in central Maryland, near Washington, D.C.
  • silver surfer — elderly internet user
  • silver tongue — the characteristic of being skilful at persuading people to believe what they say or to do what they want them to do
  • silver wattle — a tree, Acacia dealbata, of the legume family, native to Australia and Tasmania, having feathery, silver-gray foliage and fragrant yellow flowers.
  • silver-bullet — a quick solution to a difficult problem.
  • silver-haired — having silver coloured hair
  • silver-plated — Something that is silver-plated is covered with a very thin layer of silver.
  • silver-y moth — a brownish noctuid moth, Plusia gamma, having a light Y-shaped marking on each forewing; it migrates in large flocks
  • single father — a father who brings up a child or children alone, without a partner.
  • single market — a market consisting of a number of nations, esp those of the European Union, in which goods, capital, and currencies can move freely across borders without tariffs or restrictions
  • single mother — a mother who brings up a child or children alone, without a partner.
  • single parent — mother or father without a partner
  • single thread — the execution of an entire task from beginning to end without interruption
  • single-barrel — a gun having one barrel, especially a shotgun.
  • single-decker — A single-decker or a single-decker bus is a bus with only one deck.
  • single-figure — relating to numbers below ten
  • 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.
  • single-seater — a vehicle that has only one seat
  • single-storey — (of a building) having only one floor or level
  • single-suiter — one-suiter.
  • singles chart — a ranked chart of popular music (individual songs, not albums or collections) for a specific period of time
  • singlesticker — a vessel, especially a sloop or cutter, having one mast.
  • sinterability — the capacity to be sintered
  • sirloin steak — cut of beef
  • sister school — a university or college which is financially, historically or socially linked to another
  • sister-in-law — the sister of one's husband or wife.
  • six-yard line — the line marking the limits of the goal area
  • skilled labor — labor that requires special training for its satisfactory performance.
  • slasher movie — a film in which victims, often women, are slashed with knives, razors, etc
  • slave trading — trafficking in people
  • slave traffic — the traffic of slaves
  • sleeping area — an area in a room or house where people can sleep
  • slender loris — loris (def 1).
  • slide changer — a device for changing the slide displayed in a projector
  • slieve donard — a mountain in SE Northern Ireland, in the Mourne Mountains: highest peak in Northern Ireland. Height: 853 m (2798 ft)
  • slip carriage — a railway car detached from a moving train as it passes through a station.
Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?