13-letter words containing s, p, e, n, t, a
- steganography — the practice of concealing messages in such a way that only the sender and the recipient know that there is a message
- steganopodous — belonging to the Stegandopodes or having all four toes webbed together
- stenopetalous — having narrow petals.
- stepparenting — parenting within a stepfamily
- stone parsley — a parsley, Sison amomum, of Eurasia, bearing aromatic seeds that are used as a condiment.
- straighten up — stand straighter
- stranger rape — sexual assault by an assailant upon a person he or she does not know.
- strepsipteran — strepsipterous.
- streptokinase — an enzyme used to dissolve blood clots.
- string player — a person who plays an instrument of the violin family.
- 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.
- sunlight peak — a mountain in SW Colorado, in the San Juan Mountains. 14,059 feet (4285 meters).
- sunray pleats — bias-cut knife pleats that are narrower at the top than at the bottom, producing a flared effect, used esp for skirts
- superabundant — exceedingly or excessively abundant; more than sufficient; excessive.
- superannuated — retired because of age or infirmity.
- superdominant — submediant.
- superfetation — the fertilization of an ovum in a female mammal already pregnant.
- supermilitant — highly militant
- supernational — tending to involve, or extending authority over, more than one nation; international; supranational.
- superordinate — of higher degree in condition or rank.
- superrational — beyond the scope or range of reason; intuitional.
- superreaction — a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- superromantic — exceptionally romantic
- supplementary — Also, supplemental. of the nature of or forming a supplement; additional.
- sweep account — Finance. a checking account from which money in excess of a specified amount is automatically transferred to another account or to an investment that earns a higher rate of return.
- synaposematic — relating to synaposematism
- tablespoonful — the amount a tablespoon can hold.
- taphrogenesis — the process of forming rifts, resulting in regional faulting and subsidence
- tax inspector — a government official whose job is to make sure that people and companies are paying the right amount of tax
- temporariness — lasting, existing, serving, or effective for a time only; not permanent: a temporary need; a temporary job.
- tennis player — sportsperson who plays tennis
- terminal post — A terminal post is the terminal on a battery to which the battery lead is attached.
- terpsichorean — pertaining to dancing.
- the antipodes — Australia and New Zealand
- the pants off — If someone bores, charms, or scares the pants off you, for example, they bore, charm, or scare you a lot.
- theanthropism — the doctrine of the union of the divine and human natures, especially the manifestation of God as man in Christ.
- thespian lion — a lion that attacked the flocks of Amphitryon and was killed by Hercules.
- thysanopteran — Also, thysanopterous. belonging or pertaining to the insect order Thysanoptera, comprising the thrips.
- thysanopteron — thysanopteran.
- tip one's hat — to take off, raise, or touch one's hat in salutation
- 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.
- train spotter — a person who collects the numbers of railway locomotives
- transcriptase — RNA polymerase.
- transcriptome — a collection of all the messenger RNA in a particular cell
- transparently — having the property of transmitting rays of light through its substance so that bodies situated beyond or behind can be distinctly seen.
- transpersonal — extending beyond or transcending the personal.
- transportedly — in a passionate or rapturous manner
- treponemiasis — infection with treponema; syphilis.
- tungsten lamp — an incandescent electric lamp in which the filament is made of tungsten.