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14-letter words containing s, p, e, i

  • sharp practice — You can use sharp practice to refer to an action or a way of behaving, especially in business or professional matters, that you think is clever but dishonest.
  • sheep-worrying — the act (of a dog, sheepdog, wolf, etc) of chasing a flock of sheep and biting or injuring the sheep
  • sheepdog trial — a competition in which sheepdogs are tested in their tasks
  • shepherd's pie — a baked dish of ground or diced meat with a crust of mashed potatoes.
  • shipping agent — a person or company whose business is to prepare shipping documents, arrange shipping space and insurance, and deal with customs requirements
  • shipping clerk — a clerk who attends to the packing, unpacking, receiving, sending out, and recording of shipments.
  • shipping fever — a respiratory disease of cattle, caused by Pasteurella haemolytica, often spread during the shipment of livestock.
  • shirley temple — Shirley (Shirley Temple Black) 1928–2014, U.S. film actress, famous for child roles during the 1930s, and diplomat.
  • shoe repairing — the trade of mending shoes
  • shooting spree — a series of shootings by a mad person
  • shopping spree — frenzied, indulgent buying
  • shortleaf pine — a pine, Pinus echinata, of the southern U.S., having short, flexible leaves.
  • shrink-wrapped — A shrink-wrapped product is sold in a tight covering of thin plastic.
  • shropshire lad — a volume of poetry (1896) by A. E. Housman.
  • side-splitting — convulsively uproarious: sidesplitting laughter.
  • siege perilous — a vacant seat at the Round Table that could be filled only by the predestined finder of the Holy Grail and was fatal to pretenders.
  • sigma particle — an unstable hyperon having positive, negative, or zero electric charge and strangeness −1. Symbol: Σ.
  • silent partner — a partner taking no active part in the conduct of a business.
  • silver protein — any of several colloidal silver solutions containing silver and a protein, as albumin: formerly used in treating inflammation of mucous membranes
  • silver-spooned — born into, of, or relating to a wealthy upper-class family
  • simple machine — machine (def 3b).
  • simple measure — rhythm characterized by two or three beats or pulses to a measure.
  • simple protein — a protein that yields only amino acids and no other major products when hydrolyzed (contrasted with conjugated protein).
  • simple-hearted — free of deceit; artless; sincere.
  • simplex method — a numerical method for solving problems in linear programming.
  • simpson desert — an uninhabited arid region in central Australia, mainly in the Northern Territory. Area: about 145 000 sq km (56 000 sq miles)
  • simpson's rule — a method for approximating the value of a definite integral by approximating, with parabolic arcs, the area under the curve defined by the integrand.
  • single premium — a single payment that covers the entire cost of an insurance policy.
  • siphonapterous — belonging or pertaining to the insect order Siphonaptera, comprising the fleas.
  • sistine chapel — the chapel of the pope in the Vatican at Rome, built for Pope Sixtus IV and decorated with frescoes by Michelangelo and others.
  • sitting pretty — (of a bird) occupying a nest of eggs for hatching.
  • skull practice — a meeting for the purpose of discussion, exchange of ideas, solving problems, etc.
  • sleep learning — the act or process of learning during sleep by listening to recordings repeatedly.
  • sleep-learning — the idea that people can learn things while they are asleep
  • sleeping berth — a bunk for sleeping on on a train or boat
  • sleeping chair — a chair of the 17th century, having a high back, usually adjustable, with deep wings of the same height.
  • sleeping giant — If you refer to someone or something as a sleeping giant, you mean that they are powerful but they have not yet shown the full extent of their power.
  • sleeping porch — a porch enclosed with glass or screening or a room with open sides or a row of windows used for sleeping in the open air.
  • slippery slope — a dangerous and irreversible course: the slippery slope from narcotics to prison.
  • smear campaign — a campaign to tarnish the reputation of a public figure, especially by vilification or innuendo.
  • snippersnapper — an insignificant but pretentious person
  • social chapter — The social chapter is an agreement between countries in the European Union concerning workers' rights and working conditions.
  • social process — the means by which culture and social organization change or are preserved.
  • something's up — something is amiss
  • space invaders — a video or computer game, the object of which is to destroy attacking alien spacecraft
  • space medicine — the branch of aviation medicine dealing with the effects on humans of flying outside the earth's atmosphere.
  • space sickness — a complex of symptoms including nausea, lethargy, headache, and sweating, occurring among astronauts under conditions of weightlessness.
  • spanish dagger — a stemless or short-trunked plant, Yucca gloriosa, of the agave family, native to the southeastern U.S., having leaves nearly 2½ feet (75 cm) long, with a stiff, sharp point, and greenish-white or reddish flowers nearly 4 inches (10 cm) wide.
  • spanish guinea — a republic in W equatorial Africa, comprising the mainland province of Río Muni and the island province of Bioko: formerly a Spanish colony. 10,824 sq. mi. (28,034 sq. km). Capital: Malabo.
  • spanish omelet — an omelet served with a sauce of tomatoes, onions, and green peppers.
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