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13-letter words containing s, l, i, p, n, g

  • nailing strip — a strip of wood or other partly yielding material attached to a hard surface, as of steel or concrete, so that objects may be nailed to the surface.
  • painstakingly — taking or characterized by taking pains or trouble; expending or showing diligent care and effort; careful: a painstaking craftsman; painstaking research.
  • palingenesist — a person who believes in a doctrine of rebirth or transmigration of souls.
  • panic selling — widespread selling of a security or investment, causing sharp price declines. Usually caused by an unexpected event seen to devalue the security.
  • pantagruelism — (in Rabelais' Pantagruel) the huge son of Gargantua, represented as dealing with serious matters in a spirit of broad and somewhat cynical good humor.
  • pantheologist — a student of, or expert in, pantheology
  • paring chisel — a woodworking chisel moved by steady hand pressure to make long, light cuts.
  • passing place — a wider place on a narrow road where vehicles can pass
  • perseveringly — displaying perseverance; resolutely persistent; steadfast: a persevering student.
  • pilsner-glass — a pale, light lager beer.
  • place setting — the group of dishes, silverware, glasses, etc., set at the place of each person at a meal.
  • place-setting — the group of dishes, silverware, glasses, etc., set at the place of each person at a meal.
  • plain sailing — Navigation. sailing on waters that are free of hazards or obstructions. Compare plane sailing.
  • plane sailing — sailing on a course plotted without reference to the curvature of the earth.
  • planetologist — the branch of astronomy that deals with the physical features of the planets.
  • plasma engine — an engine that generates thrust by reaction to the emission of a jet of plasma
  • playing cards — cards used in playing various games, arranged in decks of four suits (spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs): a standard deck has 52 cards
  • playing games — If you say that someone is playing games or playing silly games, you mean that they are not treating a situation seriously and you are annoyed with them.
  • postinaugural — of or relating to the period after an inauguration
  • progressional — the act of progressing; forward or onward movement.
  • prostaglandin — Biochemistry. any of a class of unsaturated fatty acids that are involved in the contraction of smooth muscle, the control of inflammation and body temperature, and many other physiological functions.
  • pulse dialing — a system of calling telephone numbers wherein electrical pulses corresponding to the digits in the number called are generated by manipulating a rotary dial or push buttons (contrasted with tone dialing).
  • raising plate — wall plate (def 1).
  • resting place — grave
  • salpingectomy — excision of the Fallopian tube.
  • salpingostomy — the formation of an artificial opening into a Fallopian tube.
  • self-emptying — containing nothing; having none of the usual or appropriate contents: an empty bottle.
  • self-exposing — to lay open to danger, attack, harm, etc.: to expose soldiers to gunfire; to expose one's character to attack.
  • self-pleasing — giving pleasure; agreeable; gratifying: a pleasing performance.
  • self-policing — Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws.
  • selling point — a unique or advantageous feature that appeals to the prospective buyer of a service, product, etc.: A generous discount is the chief selling point of the book club.
  • selling price — cost at which sth is put up for sale
  • serpiginously — in a serpiginous manner; in the manner characteristic of serpigo
  • shaking palsy — Parkinson's disease.
  • shipping lane — sea lane.
  • shipping line — a business that operates ships, which it may or may not own
  • shopping list — a list made by a shopper of items or goods to be bought.
  • shopping mall — mall (def 1).
  • side-slipping — travelling down a slope in a direction that is not in line with one's skis
  • sidesplitting — convulsively uproarious: sidesplitting laughter.
  • silver spring — a town in central Maryland, near Washington, D.C.
  • single parent — mother or father without a partner
  • 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.
  • sinking spell — a temporary decline, as in health or market values: Wall Street is over its sinking spell.
  • sleep hygiene — the habits conducive to getting the right amount and quality of sleep
  • sleeping area — an area in a room or house where people can sleep
  • sleeping pill — a pill or capsule containing a drug for inducing sleep.
  • sleeping suit — an all-in-one outfit that babies and young children sleep in
  • slip trailing — the act of decorating an object with a poured stream of slip.
  • slipstreaming — Aeronautics. the airstream pushed back by a revolving aircraft propeller. Compare backwash (def 2), wash (def 31).
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