14-letter words containing s, p, i, r, l, a
- sharptail mola — a fish, Masturus lanceolatus, related to the ocean sunfish but having a pointed tail.
- sheepdog trial — a competition in which sheepdogs are tested in their tasks
- shortleaf pine — a pine, Pinus echinata, of the southern U.S., having short, flexible leaves.
- shropshire lad — a volume of poetry (1896) by A. E. Housman.
- 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.
- simple measure — rhythm characterized by two or three beats or pulses to a measure.
- simple-hearted — free of deceit; artless; sincere.
- sinclair pc200 — (computer) 1998-07-28
- singular point — a point at which a given function of a complex variable has no derivative but of which every neighborhood contains points at which the function has derivatives.
- 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 chair — a chair of the 17th century, having a high back, usually adjustable, with deep wings of the same height.
- 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.
- sparkling wine — a wine that is naturally carbonated by a second fermentation.
- spatiotemporal — pertaining to space-time.
- special branch — The Special Branch is the department of the British police that is concerned with political security and deals with things such as terrorism and visits by foreign leaders.
- special forces — crack military team
- spectacularity — of or like a spectacle; marked by or given to an impressive, large-scale display.
- spectrological — relating to spectres or spectrology
- spike lavender — a lavender, Lavandula latifolia, having spikes of pale-purple flowers, and yielding an oil used in painting.
- spiral binding — a binding, as for a notebook or booklet, in which the pages are fastened together by a spiral of wire or plastic that coils through a series of holes punched along one side of each page and the front and back covers.
- spiritualistic — the belief or doctrine that the spirits of the dead, surviving after the mortal life, can and do communicate with the living, especially through a person (a medium) particularly susceptible to their influence.
- spiritualities — church property or revenue or a Church benefice
- spironolactone — a steroid, C 2 4 H 3 2 O 4 S, used in combination with other drugs as a diuretic and antihypertensive.
- splash erosion — erosion caused by the impact of falling raindrops.
- splatter movie — a film containing many scenes of violent and gruesome murders.
- spring balance — a device in which an object to be weighed is attached to the end of a helical spring, the extension of which indicates the weight of the object on a calibrated scale
- squared splice — square splice.
- st. louis park — a city in E Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- stella polaris — Polaris.
- streptobacilli — any of various bacilli that form in chains.
- strip planting — the growing of different crops on alternate strips of ground that usually follow the contour of the land, a recourse to minimize erosion.
- striped marlin — a marlin, Tetrapturus audax, of the Pacific Ocean, having the sides of the body marked with dark blue vertical stripes, valued for sport and food.
- sub-peritoneal — the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera.
- subproletariat — the poorest group within the working class
- sugar the pill — to make something unpleasant more agreeable by adding something pleasant
- sulfinpyrazone — a substance, C 2 3 H 2 0 N 2 O 3 S, used in the treatment of chronic gout.
- sulphuric acid — Sulphuric acid is a colourless, oily, and very powerful acid.
- super-rational — beyond the scope or range of reason; intuitional.
- supercelestial — located above the heavens; above the heavens or celestial regions
- superelevation — bank1 (def 6).
- superessential — beyond or above essence; transcending being
- superficiality — being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.
- superficialize — to treat things superficially
- superimposable — to impose, place, or set over, above, or on something else.
- superinflation — hyperinflation.
- superinsulated — highly insulated