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13-letter words containing s, n, i, v

  • root division — the act or process of reproducing plants by a division of roots or crowns.
  • rosenkavalier — an opera (1911) by Richard Strauss.
  • russian olive — oleaster.
  • sabin vaccine — an orally administered vaccine of live viruses for immunization against poliomyelitis.
  • saint david's — a town in SW Wales, in Pembrokeshire: its cathedral was a place of pilgrimage in medieval times. Pop: 1627 (2001)
  • saint vincent — Saint, died a.d. 304, Spanish martyr: patron saint of winegrowers.
  • salviniaceous — relating to the genus Salviniaceae
  • saving clause — a clause which denotes a reservation or exception
  • savings ratio — the ratio of personal savings to disposable income, esp using the difference between national figures for disposable income and consumer spending as a measure of savings
  • savings stamp — a stamp which can be bought (for example at a machine in a supermarket), saved, and then redeemed against the cost of goods later (for example at Christmas)
  • sciatic nerve — either of a pair of nerves, the largest in the body, that originate in the sacral plexus of the lower back and extend down the buttocks to the back of the knees, where they divide into other nerves: the sciatic nerve and its branches innervate large areas of the pelvis, leg, and foot.
  • scrivenership — the position of being a scrivener or scribe; scribing
  • seclusiveness — tending to seclude, especially oneself.
  • seductiveness — tending to seduce; enticing; beguiling; captivating: a seductive smile.
  • self-devotion — intense devotion of oneself to an activity or to a field or profession, as art or science.
  • self-evolving — to develop gradually: to evolve a scheme.
  • self-involved — self-centered; preoccupied with oneself
  • self-oblivion — the state of being completely forgotten or unknown: a former movie star now in oblivion.
  • self-punitive — serving for, concerned with, or inflicting punishment: punitive laws; punitive action.
  • self-violence — swift and intense force: the violence of a storm.
  • semievergreen — retaining green, unwithered leaves for part of the winter or through comparatively mild winters.
  • sensitiveness — the state or quality of being sensitive.
  • sensitivities — a tendency to have a strong emotional reaction, esp to be offended or upset
  • serviceperson — a person who is a member of the armed forces of a country.
  • serving hatch — a small hatch or opening in a kitchen wall used to serve food through to an adjoining room
  • serving spoon — utensil used to serve food
  • set-in sleeve — a sleeve joined to the body of a garment at the shoulder and having a seam at that juncture.
  • seventy-eight — a cardinal number, 70 plus 8.
  • seventy-fifth — next after the seventy-fourth; being the ordinal number for 75.
  • seventy-first — next after the seventieth; being the ordinal number for 71.
  • seventy-ninth — next after the seventy-eighth; being the ordinal number for 79.
  • seventy-sixth — next after the seventy-fifth; being the ordinal number for 76.
  • seventy-third — next after the seventy-second; being the ordinal number for 73.
  • shaving brush — a short, cylindrical brush with long, soft, bristles, used in lathering the face before shaving.
  • shaving cream — a preparation, as of soap and free fatty acid, that is lathered and applied to the face to soften and condition the beard for shaving.
  • shaving horse — a trestle for supporting and steadying a piece of work being shaved.
  • shaving stick — a piece of shaving foam moulded into a slender shape and held in a slender container for ease of application to the face when removing hair with a razor
  • shelving unit — A shelving unit is a flexible display system which can be moved and adjusted to accommodate different product dimensions.
  • shivering owl — screech owl.
  • sierra nevada — a mountain range in E California. Highest peak, Mt. Whitney, 14,495 feet (4420 meters).
  • significative — serving to signify.
  • silver lining — a sign of hope in an unfortunate or gloomy situation; a bright prospect: Every cloud has a silver lining.
  • 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 tongue — the characteristic of being skilful at persuading people to believe what they say or to do what they want them to do
  • simon bolivar — Simón [sahy-muh n;; Spanish see-mawn] /ˈsaɪ mən;; Spanish siˈmɔn/ (Show IPA), ("El Libertador") 1783–1830, Venezuelan statesman: leader of revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule.
  • singing voice — the musical quality of a voice when a person is singing
  • single-valued — (of a function) having the property that each element in the domain has corresponding to it exactly one element in the range.
  • sir-reverence — (used as an expression of apology, as before unseemly or indelicate words.)
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