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13-letter words containing s, l, a, t, e, r

  • the last word — final retort
  • the pole star — the star closest to the N celestial pole at any particular time. At present this is Polaris, but it will eventually be replaced by some other star owing to precession of the earth's axis
  • the spiritual — the realm of spirits
  • theatricalism — conduct suggesting theatrical actions or mannerisms, especially of an extravagant or exhibitionist sort.
  • thermal baths — warm water spa
  • thermal noise — a wide spectrum of electromagnetic noise appearing in electronic circuits and devices as a result of the temperature-dependent random motions of electrons and other charge carriers.
  • thermal shock — a fluctuation in temperature causing stress in a material. It often results in fracture, esp in brittle materials such as ceramics
  • thermoelastic — pertaining to the thermodynamic effects produced by deformation of an elastic substance.
  • thermoplastic — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
  • thigh-slapper — a very funny joke, remark, story, or incident.
  • thundersquall — a combined squall and thunderstorm.
  • time reversal — the mathematical operation of reversing the direction of time. Symbol: T.
  • timed-release — sustained-release.
  • to lose heart — If you lose heart, you become sad and depressed and are no longer interested in something, especially because it is not progressing as you would like.
  • to raise hell — If you say that someone raises hell, you are emphasizing that they protest strongly and angrily about a situation in order to persuade other people to correct it or improve it.
  • toll traverse — a payment made for the right to cross privately owned property.
  • tower hamlets — a borough of Greater London, England.
  • trade surplus — If a country has a trade surplus, it exports more than it imports.
  • tradesmanlike — like or characteristic of a tradesman
  • trailer trash — poor white person
  • trans-stellar — of or relating to the stars; consisting of stars.
  • transfer list — In football, a transfer list is a list of players at a club who may be sold to other clubs.
  • transferrable — to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another: He transferred the package from one hand to the other.
  • transformable — to change in form, appearance, or structure; metamorphose.
  • transfusively — in a transfusive manner
  • transliterate — to change (letters, words, etc.) into corresponding characters of another alphabet or language: to transliterate the Greek Χ as ch.
  • translucently — permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that persons, objects, etc., on the opposite side are not clearly visible: Frosted window glass is translucent but not transparent.
  • transmissible — capable of being transmitted.
  • transmittable — to send or forward, as to a recipient or destination; dispatch; convey.
  • transparently — having the property of transmitting rays of light through its substance so that bodies situated beyond or behind can be distinctly seen.
  • transpersonal — extending beyond or transcending the personal.
  • transportedly — in a passionate or rapturous manner
  • transseasonal — pertaining to, dependent on, or accompanying the seasons of the year or some particular season; periodical: seasonal work.
  • transversally — transverse.
  • treacherously — characterized by faithlessness or readiness to betray trust; traitorous.
  • treasury bill — an obligation of the U.S. government represented by promissory notes in denominations ranging from $1000 to $1,000,000, with a maturity of about 90 days but bearing no interest, and sold periodically at a discount on the market.
  • trestle table — a table having transverse slabs or rigid frames for supports, and usually strengthened by a long stretcher.
  • trilateralism — the policy or practice of maintaining relations and cooperation between three groups, nations, or regions.
  • trilateralist — one engaged in trilateralism
  • triliteralism — the characteristic presence of triliteral roots in a language, as in the Semitic languages.
  • trumpet blast — the sound of a single note made by a trumpet
  • tubular bells — Often, tubular bells. one of a set of tuned metal tubes of different lengths used as a musical instrument, suspended vertically from a frame and struck with a mallet to produce sounds or melodies.
  • tubular skate — a type of ice skate consisting of a steel blade set into an aluminum tube and connected to the shoe by tubular supports, used for both hockey and racing skates.
  • tubular steel — steel in the shape of a cylinder or long narrow rectangle; tube-shaped steel
  • ultra-leftism — the beliefs of extremely left-wing political parties or groups
  • ultra-leftist — a person with extremely left-wing political views
  • ultra-realism — interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc.
  • umbrella step — (in the game of giant steps) a step executed by extending one foot forward and whirling on the heel.
  • unassertively — in an unassertive manner
  • understatedly — in an understated manner
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