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14-letter words containing s, l, i, p, e, r

  • splinter group — a small organization that becomes separated from or acts apart from an original larger group or a number of other small groups, with which it would normally be united, as because of disagreement.
  • spoiled priest — a person who was a student for the priesthood but who has withdrawn or been dismissed
  • sprightfulness — the condition or quality of being sprightful
  • spring balance — a device in which an object to be weighed is attached to the end of a helical spring, the extension of which indicates the weight of the object on a calibrated scale
  • springing line — a horizontal line between the springs of an arch or dome.
  • squared splice — square splice.
  • stella polaris — Polaris.
  • streptobacilli — any of various bacilli that form in chains.
  • striped marlin — a marlin, Tetrapturus audax, of the Pacific Ocean, having the sides of the body marked with dark blue vertical stripes, valued for sport and food.
  • striped muscle — a type of contractile tissue that is marked by transverse striations; it is concerned with moving skeletal parts to which it is usually attached
  • sub-peritoneal — the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera.
  • subproletariat — the poorest group within the working class
  • sugar the pill — to make something unpleasant more agreeable by adding something pleasant
  • sulfinpyrazone — a substance, C 2 3 H 2 0 N 2 O 3 S, used in the treatment of chronic gout.
  • super-rational — beyond the scope or range of reason; intuitional.
  • supercelestial — located above the heavens; above the heavens or celestial regions
  • superciliously — haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression.
  • supercivilized — (of a person or society) highly or excessively civilized
  • superelevation — bank1 (def 6).
  • supereminently — in a supereminent manner; to a supereminent degree
  • superessential — beyond or above essence; transcending being
  • superficiality — being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.
  • superficialize — to treat things superficially
  • superimposable — to impose, place, or set over, above, or on something else.
  • superinflation — hyperinflation.
  • superinsulated — highly insulated
  • superluxurious — extremely luxurious
  • supermasculine — highly masculine
  • superovulation — to produce more than the normal number of ova at one time, as through hormone treatment.
  • supersexuality — the quality of having a strong sexual appetite
  • superstimulate — to stimulate excessively
  • symmetric lisp — A parallel Lisp in which environments are first-class objects. It is implemented in Common LISP. E-mail: Suresh Jagannathan <[email protected]>.
  • teleprocessing — computerized processing and transmission of data over the telephone or other long-distance communications systems.
  • thermal spring — a spring whose temperature is higher than the mean temperature of ground water in the area.
  • ticket scalper — an unauthorized ticket speculator who buys tickets to a performance or sports event and resells them at inflated prices.
  • tortoise plant — elephant's-foot.
  • transempirical — beyond the range of experiential knowledge.
  • trepidatiously — tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.
  • tripersonalism — the doctrine of three persons making up the Trinity
  • tripersonalist — someone who believes in the Trinity
  • tripersonality — the state or condition of being tripersonal; existence in three persons, as the Godhead.
  • triple dresser — a dresser having three drawers across for most of its height.
  • triple measure — time or rhythm characterized by three beats to the measure with an accent on the first beat.
  • trysting place — a place for a meeting, especially a secret meeting of lovers; rendezvous.
  • ultraprecision — extreme accuracy or precision
  • un-replenished — to make full or complete again, as by supplying what is lacking, used up, etc.: to replenish one's stock of food.
  • undespairingly — in an undespairing manner
  • unpersonalized — to have marked with one's initials, name, or monogram: to personalize stationery.
  • unpleasantries — an unpleasant word, action, comment, etc.: comments filled with unpleasantries.
  • unpresidential — of or relating to a president or presidency.
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