13-letter words containing s, o, e, y
- restoratively — in a restorative manner
- resynchronize — to synchronize again
- rhesus monkey — animal: macaque
- road surveyor — a person who does surveying work for road building
- rosehip syrup — a syrup made from rosehips, used as a cough remedy
- royal marines — a corps of soldiers specially trained in amphibious warfare
- royal society — The Royal Society of London for the Advancement of Science, a society through which the British government has supported scientific investigation since 1662: awards four annual medals.
- saccharometry — the process of determining the quantity of sugar in a solution
- saccharomyces — a fungus of the genus Saccharomyces, esp the yeast plant
- safety factor — the ratio of the maximum stress that a structural part or other piece of material can withstand to the maximum stress estimated for it in the use for which it is designed.
- saint gregory — Saint (Hildebrand) c1020–85, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1073–85.
- salpingectomy — excision of the Fallopian tube.
- savoy cabbage — a variety of cabbage having a compact head of crinkled, blistered leaves.
- scaphocephaly — premature closure of the sagittal suture resulting in a deformed skull having an elongated, keellike shape.
- schizomycetes — any of numerous microorganisms of the subkingdom (or phylum) Schizophyta, kingdom Monera, comprising the bacteria.
- school system — state education
- sclerotherapy — Medicine/Medical. a treatment for varicose veins in which blood flow is diverted and the veins collapsed by injection of a hardening solution, also used cosmetically in spider veins to eliminate discoloration.
- screen memory — a childhood memory, perhaps recalled falsely, that screens out a more distressing recollection.
- screwworm fly — the adult screwworm.
- sea hollyhock — a rose mallow, Hibiscus moscheutos.
- seasonability — fact of being seasonable
- seaton valley — a region in NE England, in SE Northumberland: consists of a group of former coal-mining villages
- secondary era — the period from the beginning of the Triassic to the end of the Cretaceous
- security zone — an area controlled by security forces
- sedimentology — the study of sedimentary rocks.
- see one's way — to find it possible and be willing (to do something)
- see you later — an expression of farewell
- self-advocacy — the practice of having mentally handicapped people speak for themselves and control their own affairs, rather than having nonhandicapped people automatically assume responsibility for them
- self-employed — earning one's living directly from one's own profession or business, as a freelance writer or artist, rather than as an employee earning salary or commission from another.
- self-hypnosis — autohypnosis.
- semi-autonomy — the quality or state of being semiautonomous.
- send away for — order by post
- sensationally — producing or designed to produce a startling effect, strong reaction, intense interest, etc., especially by exaggerated, superficial, or lurid elements: a sensational novel.
- sententiously — abounding in pithy aphorisms or maxims: a sententious book.
- serologically — as pertains to or with respect to serology; in a serological manner
- serpiginously — in a serpiginous manner; in the manner characteristic of serpigo
- shell company — A shell company is a company that another company takes over in order to use its name to gain an advantage.
- shetland pony — one of a breed of small but sturdy, rough-coated ponies, raised originally in the Shetland Islands.
- shirley poppy — a cultivated strain of the corn poppy, having variously colored single or double flowers.
- shock therapy — (not in technical use) any of various therapies, as insulin shock therapy or electroconvulsive therapy, that induce convulsions or unconsciousness, used for symptomatic relief in certain mental disorders.
- shockumentary — a television programme showing members of the public in shocking or violent situations
- shoeshine boy — a man or boy who cleans shoes
- shrove monday — the Monday before Ash Wednesday.
- shrove sunday — the Sunday before Ash Wednesday; Quinquagesima.
- siege economy — an economy in which the export of capital is limited and import controls are imposed
- sigmoidectomy — surgical removal of the sigmoid colon
- silicon alley — an area of New York City in which industries associated with information technology are concentrated
- silver-y moth — a brownish noctuid moth, Plusia gamma, having a light Y-shaped marking on each forewing; it migrates in large flocks
- single-storey — (of a building) having only one floor or level
- soapbox derby — a race between children in homemade racing carts