13-letter words containing s, p, a, t, e
- as it happens — You use as it happens in order to introduce a statement, especially one that is rather surprising.
- as opposed to — You use as opposed to when you want to make it clear that you are talking about one particular thing and not something else.
- asphalt paper — paper treated with asphalt, as to increase toughness or water resistance.
- associateship — to connect or bring into relation, as thought, feeling, memory, etc.: Many people associate dark clouds with depression and gloom.
- asthenosphere — a thin semifluid layer of the earth (100–200 km thick), below the outer rigid lithosphere, forming part of the mantle and thought to be able to flow vertically and horizontally, enabling sections of lithosphere to subside, rise, and undergo lateral movement
- asti spumante — a sweet, sparkling Italian white wine with a muscat flavor.
- astroparticle — (astrophysics) A subatomic particle of cosmic origin.
- atmospherical — pertaining to, existing in, or consisting of the atmosphere: atmospheric vapors.
- atypicalities — not typical; not conforming to the type; irregular; abnormal: atypical behavior; a flower atypical of the species.
- austrian pine — an evergreen tree, Pina nigra austriaca
- autocephalous — (of an Eastern Christian Church) governed by its own national synods and appointing its own patriarchs or prelates
- autoresponder — A program that automatically generates a set response to all messages sent to a particular e-mail address.
- bacterioscopy — the examination of bacteria with a microscope.
- balanced step — any of a series of staircase winders so planned that they are nearly as wide at the inside of the stair as the adjacent fliers.
- ballistospore — a spore, esp a fungal spore, that is forcefully ejected from its source
- band spectrum — a spectrum consisting of a number of bands of closely spaced lines that are associated with emission or absorption of radiation by molecules
- barley stripe — a disease of barley, characterized by blighted heads and chlorotic, brown, or frayed stripes on the leaves, caused by a fungus, Helminthosporium gramineum.
- baroreceptors — Plural form of baroreceptor.
- barristership — the office of a barrister
- base hospital — a hospital serving a large rural area
- batch-process — to perform batch processing on (files)
- be upstanding — (in a court of law) a direction to all persons present to rise to their feet before the judge enters or leaves the court
- beam splitter — a system that divides a beam of light, electrons, etc, into two or more paths
- beast of prey — any animal that hunts other animals for food
- beaux esprits — bel esprit
- beaux-esprits — plural of bel-esprit.
- best practice — Best practice is the way of running a business or providing a service that is recognized as correct or most effective.
- bias-ply tire — a vehicle tire in which the main plies or cords run across the bead.
- birth parents — a child's biological parents, regardless of whether they subsequently bring up the child
- blepharoplast — a cylindrical cytoplasmic body in protozoa
- brachypterous — having very short or incompletely developed wings
- breaker strip — breaker1 (def 4).
- breaker-strip — a person or thing that breaks.
- breast pocket — The breast pocket of a man's coat or jacket is a pocket, usually on the inside, next to his chest.
- breeches part — a male role played by an actress.
- camping stove — a portable stove powered by butane gas canisters, designed to be used for cooking while camping
- candidateship — candidature
- candy striper — a volunteer worker in a hospital
- candy-striped — (esp of clothing fabric) having narrow coloured stripes on a white background
- candy-striper — a person, often a teenager, who works as a volunteer in a hospital.
- cape hatteras — a promontory off the E coast of North Carolina, on Hatteras Island, which is situated between Pamlico Sound and the Atlantic: known as the "Graveyard of the Atlantic" for its danger to shipping
- capellmeister — a person in charge of an orchestra, esp in an 18th-century princely household
- capital asset — fixed asset.
- capital lease — A capital lease is a lease which is treated as the purchase of the asset that is being leased.
- capstan lathe — a lathe for repetitive work, having a rotatable turret resembling a capstan to hold tools for successive operations
- capstan table — drum table.
- captain's bed — a bed consisting of a shallow box with drawers in the side and a mattress on top.
- cardiopathies — Plural form of cardiopathy.
- carpetbaggers — U.S. History. a Northerner who went to the South after the Civil War and became active in Republican politics, especially so as to profiteer from the unsettled social and political conditions of the area during Reconstruction.
- cartographers — Plural form of cartographer.