13-letter words containing s, p, a, n, d
- spice islands — the Moluccas
- spindleshanks — spindlelegs.
- splitting adz — a heavy stone tool used by prehistoric peoples in northwestern North America and northeastern Asia.
- sporting lady — a prostitute.
- spotted hyena — a long-legged carnivorous doglike mammal native to Africa and S Asia (Crocuta crocuta)
- spread option — spread (def 25b).
- spring-loaded — (of a machine part) kept normally in a certain position by a spring: a spring-loaded safety valve.
- springboarded — a flexible board, projecting over water, from which divers leap or spring.
- spy wednesday — (in Ireland) the Wednesday before Easter, named for Judas' becoming a spy for the Sanhedrin
- 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.
- stand up with — to act as a wedding attendant to
- standard lamp — A standard lamp is a tall electric light which stands on the floor in a living room.
- standard lisp — A subset of Lisp 1.5 developed by A. Hearn primarily for implementing REDUCE. It was replaced by Portable Sandard LISP.
- standing chop — (in an axemen's competition) a chop with the log standing upright
- standing crop — the totality of living things in an ecosystem at a given time.
- standing jump — a jump performed from a stationary position without a run-up
- star-spangled — spangled with stars.
- steganopodous — belonging to the Stegandopodes or having all four toes webbed together
- striped hyena — a hyena, Hyaena hyaena, of northern Africa, Arabia, and India, having a grayish coat with distinct blackish stripes.
- subdepartment — a distinct part of anything arranged in divisions; a division of a complex whole or organized system.
- sulfapyridine — a sulfanilamide derivative, C 1 1 H 1 1 N 3 O 2 S, formerly used for infections caused by pneumococci, now used primarily for a particular dermatitis.
- superabundant — exceedingly or excessively abundant; more than sufficient; excessive.
- superannuated — retired because of age or infirmity.
- supercalender — a roll or set of rolls for giving a high, smooth finish to paper.
- superdominant — submediant.
- superordinary — that is superior to the ordinary
- superordinate — of higher degree in condition or rank.
- the antipodes — Australia and New Zealand
- townsend plan — a pension plan, proposed in the U.S. in 1934 but never passed by Congress, that would have awarded $200 monthly to persons over 60 who were no longer gainfully employed, provided that such allowance was spent in the U.S. within 30 days.
- trading stamp — a stamp with a certain value given as a premium by a retailer to a customer, specified quantities of these stamps being exchangeable for various articles.
- transportedly — in a passionate or rapturous manner
- uncompensated — to recompense for something: They gave him ten dollars to compensate him for his trouble.
- under a spell — in a trance
- underemphasis — inadequate emphasis.
- understrapper — an underling.
- unencompassed — to form a circle about; encircle; surround: He built a moat to encompass the castle.
- unimpassioned — not filled with passion or affected by strong emotion
- unparasitized — not host to a parasite or parasites
- unpasteurized — to expose (a food, as milk, cheese, yogurt, beer, or wine) to an elevated temperature for a period of time sufficient to destroy certain microorganisms, as those that can produce disease or cause spoilage or undesirable fermentation of food, without radically altering taste or quality.
- unpersuadable — not open or susceptible to persuasion
- unplasticized — not made plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizer
- unspecialized — not specialized
- ups and downs — good and bad experiences
- vino de pasto — a pale, dry sherry of Spain.
- weapons-grade — Weapons-grade substances such as uranium or plutonium are of a quality which makes them suitable for use in the manufacture of nuclear weapons.
- wild spaniard — any of various subalpine perennials of the genus Aciphylla of New Zealand, with sharp leaves