13-letter words containing s, n, a, p, t, i
- scapulimantic — relating to scapulimancy
- scene painter — a person who paints scenery in a theatre
- scintigraphic — of or relating to scintigraphy
- scotch plains — a township in NE New Jersey.
- semipalatinsk — a city in NE Kazakhstan, on the Irtysh River.
- semipalmation — the state of being semipalmate
- semipermanent — not quite permanent.
- septentrional — northern; boreal
- sexploitation — the exploitation of sex in films, magazines, etc.
- shack-tapping — the making of house-by-house visits to canvass.
- sheep station — a large sheep farm
- ship decanter — a glass decanter with a very wide base.
- shopping cart — a four-wheeled cart provided by a supermarket or other retail store for a customer's use in collecting purchases.
- 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.
- skepticalness — inclined to skepticism; having an attitude of doubt: a skeptical young woman who will question whatever you say.
- skip distance — the minimum distance along the earth's surface between the position of a short-wave transmitter and the region where its signal is received after one reflection from the ionosphere.
- slip trailing — the act of decorating an object with a poured stream of slip.
- slipper satin — a fine satin fabric with a mat finish
- slipstreaming — Aeronautics. the airstream pushed back by a revolving aircraft propeller. Compare backwash (def 2), wash (def 31).
- snap the whip — crack the whip (def 2).
- snap-brim hat — a hat brim that can be turned up or down.
- space fiction — a book, film, TV series, etc, set in outer space
- space heating — the heating of a limited area, as a room, by means of a heater (space heater) within the area.
- space station — an orbiting manned structure that can be used for a variety of purposes, as to assemble or service satellites, refuel spacecraft, etc.
- spanish topaz — citrine (def 2).
- spastic colon — a chronic condition of recurring abdominal pain with constipation or diarrhoea or both
- speaking part — a part in which the character speaks scripted dialogue
- speaking tube — a tube for conveying the voice over a somewhat limited distance, as from one part of a building or ship to another.
- speaking type — a device on a medal or coin that has a punning reference to a person or thing.
- special agent — an investigator in a law enforcement agency.
- specification — the act of specifying.
- spectral line — a line in a spectrum due to the absorption or emission of light at a discrete frequency.
- speed skating — ice skating as a form of racing, usually on an oval course and against other competitors or the clock.
- spenta mainyu — the good and creative spirit that is the offspring of Ahura Mazda.
- spermatangium — the organ that produces spermatia in red algae.
- spermatogenic — relating to the development of spermatozoa
- spermatotoxin — spermotoxin.
- sphagnologist — a person who studies sphagna
- splitting adz — a heavy stone tool used by prehistoric peoples in northwestern North America and northeastern Asia.
- spontaneities — the exhibiting of actions, impulses, or behaviour that are stimulated by internal processes
- sporting lady — a prostitute.
- sportscasting — the reporting of a sports event by radio or television broadcast.
- sportsmanlike — a man who engages in sports, especially in some open-air sport, as hunting, fishing, racing, etc.
- sportsmanship — the character, practice, or skill of a sportsman.
- spread option — spread (def 25b).
- spring beauty — any American spring plant belonging to the genus Claytonia, of the purslane family, especially C. virginica, having an elongated cluster of white flowers tinged with pink.
- stader splint — a splint consisting of an adjustable metal rod with a steel pin at either end for insertion in the bone above and below a fracture.
- staff captain — a person who assists the master of a large ocean passenger vessel, being especially responsible for safety apparatus, fire and lifeboat drills, etc.
- stamp machine — a machine used for stamping documents, as with the time, etc