11-letter words containing s, p, e, n, t, a
- sempiternal — everlasting; eternal.
- senatorship — the office or position of a senator
- septavalent — having a valence of seven; heptavalent.
- septenarius — a verse consisting of seven feet, usually printed in two lines: used especially in Latin poems.
- septic tank — a tank in which solid organic sewage is decomposed and purified by anaerobic bacteria.
- septivalent — having a valence of seven; heptavalent.
- sex partner — a person with whom you have had sex
- shinplaster — a plaster for the shin or leg.
- single tape — a ribbon of material, usually with a plastic base, coated on one side (single tape) or both sides (double tape) with a substance containing iron oxide, to make it sensitive to impulses from an electromagnet: used to record sound, images, data, etc.
- smart phone — a device that combines a cell phone with a handheld computer, typically offering Internet access, data storage, email capability, etc.
- snake plant — a widely grown houseplant, Sansevieria trifasciata, having stiffly erect, mottled, lance-shaped leaves.
- snapshooter — an amateur photographer, especially one who takes snapshots with a simple camera.
- snapshotted — an informal photograph, especially one taken quickly by a handheld camera.
- sneaky pete — a homemade or inferior liquor or wine.
- spaghettini — pasta in the form of long thin strings
- speculating — to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
- speculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
- spermatoxin — a substance toxic to spermatozoa.
- spinsterial — relating to a spinster
- spinsterian — relating to a spinster
- sponge bath — a bath in which the bather is cleaned by a wet sponge or washcloth dipped in water, without getting into a tub of water.
- spontaneity — the state, quality, or fact of being spontaneous.
- spontaneous — coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency; without effort or premeditation; natural and unconstrained; unplanned: a spontaneous burst of applause.
- spring rate — The spring rate is a measurement of the amount of force needed to compress a spring a particular distance.
- springwater — water from a spring
- stalin peak — former name of Communism Peak.
- standpatter — a person who refuses to consider or accept change.
- stanley cup — a trophy emblematic since 1926 of the championship of the National Hockey League, composed of Canadian and U.S. professional teams.
- steam point — the temperature at which water vapor condenses at a pressure of one atmosphere, represented by 100°C and 212°F.
- stearoptene — the oxygenated solid part of an essential oil (opposed to eleoptene).
- stench trap — a trap in a sewer that by means of a water seal prevents the upward passage of foul-smelling gases
- stenography — the art of writing in shorthand.
- step change — A step change is a sudden or major change in the way that something happens or the way that someone behaves.
- step-parent — a stepfather or stepmother.
- stepanakert — a city in and the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh, within Azerbaijan.
- stepdancing — a dance emphasizing footwork or certain steps instead of other bodily gestures or movement
- stephanotis — any vine belonging to the genus Stephanotis, of the milkweed family, having fragrant, waxy, white flowers and leathery leaves.
- stevengraph — a small picture woven in colored silk thread: introduced in 1879 and mass-produced on a Jacquard-type loom.
- stipendiary — receiving a stipend; performing services for regular pay.
- stipendiate — to pay or support with a stipend
- stone plant — living stones.
- strandloper — a member of an extinct tribe of Khoikhoi or Bushmen who lived on seafood gathered on the beaches of southern Africa
- strap hinge — a hinge having a flap, especially a long one, attached to one face of a door or the like.
- strap-hinge — a hinge having a flap, especially a long one, attached to one face of a door or the like.
- straphanger — a passenger who stands in a crowded bus or subway train and holds onto a strap or other support suspended from above.
- substance p — a small peptide released upon stimulation in the nervous system and involved in regulation of the pain threshold.
- superaltern — a universal proposition that is the basis for the immediate inference of a corresponding particular proposition.
- superdainty — very dainty
- superjacent — lying above or upon something else.
- supernatant — floating above or on the surface.