13-letter words containing s, p, i, e, g, l
- mule spinning — a process of spinning that produces extremely fine yarn by drawing and twisting the roving, and winding the resultant yarn onto a bobbin or spindle in the form of a cop.
- oilspot glaze — a brown or black ceramic glaze dotted with silvery spots caused by impurities.
- oligopeptides — Plural form of oligopeptide.
- olympic games — international sports event
- palingenesist — a person who believes in a doctrine of rebirth or transmigration of souls.
- palos heights — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- panic selling — widespread selling of a security or investment, causing sharp price declines. Usually caused by an unexpected event seen to devalue the security.
- pantagruelism — (in Rabelais' Pantagruel) the huge son of Gargantua, represented as dealing with serious matters in a spirit of broad and somewhat cynical good humor.
- pantheologist — a student of, or expert in, pantheology
- paring chisel — a woodworking chisel moved by steady hand pressure to make long, light cuts.
- passing place — a wider place on a narrow road where vehicles can pass
- perseveringly — displaying perseverance; resolutely persistent; steadfast: a persevering student.
- phlogisticate — to integrate or blend phlogiston with
- phraseologist — a person who treats of or is concerned with phraseology.
- pilsner-glass — a pale, light lager beer.
- place setting — the group of dishes, silverware, glasses, etc., set at the place of each person at a meal.
- place-setting — the group of dishes, silverware, glasses, etc., set at the place of each person at a meal.
- plane sailing — sailing on a course plotted without reference to the curvature of the earth.
- planetologist — the branch of astronomy that deals with the physical features of the planets.
- plasma engine — an engine that generates thrust by reaction to the emission of a jet of plasma
- playing games — If you say that someone is playing games or playing silly games, you mean that they are not treating a situation seriously and you are annoyed with them.
- prestigiously — indicative of or conferring prestige: the most prestigious address in town.
- progressional — the act of progressing; forward or onward movement.
- progressively — favoring or advocating progress, change, improvement, or reform, as opposed to wishing to maintain things as they are, especially in political matters: a progressive mayor.
- pulse dialing — a system of calling telephone numbers wherein electrical pulses corresponding to the digits in the number called are generated by manipulating a rotary dial or push buttons (contrasted with tone dialing).
- quadriplegics — Plural form of quadriplegic.
- raising plate — wall plate (def 1).
- resting place — grave
- salpingectomy — excision of the Fallopian tube.
- self-emptying — containing nothing; having none of the usual or appropriate contents: an empty bottle.
- self-exposing — to lay open to danger, attack, harm, etc.: to expose soldiers to gunfire; to expose one's character to attack.
- self-pleasing — giving pleasure; agreeable; gratifying: a pleasing performance.
- self-policing — Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws.
- selling point — a unique or advantageous feature that appeals to the prospective buyer of a service, product, etc.: A generous discount is the chief selling point of the book club.
- selling price — cost at which sth is put up for sale
- serpiginously — in a serpiginous manner; in the manner characteristic of serpigo
- shag pile rug — a piece of thick material with a nap of long rough strands that you put on a floor. It is like a carpet but covers a smaller area
- shipping lane — sea lane.
- shipping line — a business that operates ships, which it may or may not own
- side-slipping — travelling down a slope in a direction that is not in line with one's skis
- sidesplitting — convulsively uproarious: sidesplitting laughter.
- silver spring — a town in central Maryland, near Washington, D.C.
- single parent — mother or father without a partner
- single-parent — of or noting a family in which a parent brings up a child or children alone, without a partner: a single-parent family; a single-parent household.
- sinking spell — a temporary decline, as in health or market values: Wall Street is over its sinking spell.
- sleep hygiene — the habits conducive to getting the right amount and quality of sleep
- sleeping area — an area in a room or house where people can sleep
- sleeping pill — a pill or capsule containing a drug for inducing sleep.
- sleeping suit — an all-in-one outfit that babies and young children sleep in
- slip carriage — a railway car detached from a moving train as it passes through a station.