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14-letter words containing s, p, i

  • simplification — to make less complex or complicated; make plainer or easier: to simplify a problem.
  • simplistically — characterized by extreme simplism; oversimplified: a simplistic notion of good and bad.
  • 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.
  • simscript ii.5 — Another version of SIMSCRIPT from CACI.
  • sinclair pc200 — (computer)   1998-07-28
  • single premium — a single payment that covers the entire cost of an insurance policy.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • skinny-dipping — to swim in the nude.
  • skip-tooth saw — a saw with alternate teeth absent
  • 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.
  • slip your mind — If something slips your mind, you forget about it.
  • 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.
  • snap out of it — return quickly to normal
  • snippersnapper — an insignificant but pretentious person
  • social capital — the interpersonal relationships, institutions, and other social assets of a society or group that can be used to gain advantage: the impact of social capital on productivity and economic well-being; the ways in which women accumulate social capital.
  • social chapter — The social chapter is an agreement between countries in the European Union concerning workers' rights and working conditions.
  • social dumping — the practice of allowing employers to lower wages and reduce employees' benefits in order to attract and retain employment and investment
  • social process — the means by which culture and social organization change or are preserved.
  • social-compact — the voluntary agreement among individuals by which, according to any of various theories, as of Hobbes, Locke, or Rousseau, organized society is brought into being and invested with the right to secure mutual protection and welfare or to regulate the relations among its members.
  • sociopolitical — of, relating to, or signifying the combination or interaction of social and political factors: the sociopolitical environment in Japan.
  • solid compound — a word formed from two or more other words or elements, written or printed as single word without a hyphen
  • something's up — something is amiss
  • sophisticating — a sophisticated person.
  • sophistication — sophisticated character, ideas, tastes, or ways as the result of education, worldly experience, etc.: the sophistication of the wealthy.
  • 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 arabic — the Arabic language as used in Spain during the period of Moorish domination and influence, c900–1500. Abbreviation: SpAr.
  • spanish armada — Armada (def 1).
  • spanish burton — any of several tackles employing a runner in addition to the fall.
  • 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 guitar — acoustic guitar.
  • spanish omelet — an omelet served with a sauce of tomatoes, onions, and green peppers.
  • spanish sahara — former name of Western Sahara.
  • sparkling wine — a wine that is naturally carbonated by a second fermentation.
  • sparring match — a practice boxing match
  • spatialization — the process of causing something to occupy space or assume some of the properties of space
  • spatiotemporal — pertaining to space-time.
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