13-letter words containing s, t, a, y, e
- bouncy castle — A bouncy castle is a large object filled with air, often in the shape of a castle, which children play on at a fairground or other outdoor event.
- brachypterous — having very short or incompletely developed wings
- buckeye state — Ohio (used as a nickname).
- butler's tray — a tray resting on or attached to an X-shaped, often folding stand, on which are kept drink bottles and glasses
- by contraries — contrary to what is expected
- by its nature — If you say that something has a particular characteristic by its nature or by its very nature, you mean that things of that type always have that characteristic.
- candy striper — a volunteer worker in a hospital
- candy-striped — (esp of clothing fabric) having narrow coloured stripes on a white background
- candy-striper — a person, often a teenager, who works as a volunteer in a hospital.
- carbohydrates — foods which contain carbohydrate
- castro valley — a town in W California, near San Francisco Bay.
- cayenne-whist — a seaport in and the capital of French Guiana.
- centrosomally — In a centrosomal way.
- cerynean stag — a stag living in Arcadia, captured by Hercules as one of his labors.
- chastity belt — a locking beltlike device with a loop designed to go between a woman's legs in order to prevent her from having sexual intercourse
- chicago style — a style of jazz flourishing in Chicago especially in the early 1920s, constituting a direct offshoot of New Orleans style, and differing from its predecessor chiefly in the diminished influence of native folk sources, the greater tension of its group improvisation, the increased emphasis on solos, and the regular use of the tenor saxophone as part of the ensemble.
- chimney stack — A chimney stack is the brick or stone part of a chimney that is above the roof of a building.
- chimneybreast — the wall or walls that surround the base of a chimney or fireplace
- chrysanthemum — A chrysanthemum is a large garden flower with many long, thin petals.
- chrysotherapy — gold therapy.
- city chambers — (in Scotland) the municipal building of a city; town hall
- clandestinely — characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, especially for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious: Their clandestine meetings went undiscovered for two years.
- clandestinity — secrecy; the quality of being clandestine
- class society — a society in which class distinctions are influential
- company store — a retail store operated by a company for the convenience of the employees, who are required to buy from the store.
- considerately — showing kindly awareness or regard for another's feelings, circumstances, etc.: a very considerate critic.
- constellatory — Astronomy. any of various groups of stars to which definite names have been given, as Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Boötes, Cancer, Orion. the section of the heavens occupied by such a group.
- constrainedly — forced, compelled, or obliged: a constrained confession.
- contrastively — tending to contrast; contrasting. contrastive colors.
- controversary — (obsolete) controversial.
- costume party — A costume party or costume ball is a party at which the guests try to look like famous people or people from history, from stories, or from particular professions.
- courtesy call — a formal visit
- courtesy card — a privilege card
- cradle scythe — cradle (def 4b).
- crustaceology — The branch of zoology dealing with crustaceans.
- cryotherapies — Plural form of cryotherapy.
- cryptesthesia — allegedly paranormal perception, as clairvoyance or clairaudience.
- crystal clear — Water that is crystal clear is absolutely clear and transparent like glass.
- crystal pleat — one of a series of fine, permanently pressed pleats of varying widths, usually in a sheer fabric
- crystal-clear — absolutely clear; transparent; lucid.
- cyberactivism — Activism facilitated by the Internet.
- cybersquatter — the registration of a commercially valuable Internet domain name, as a trademark, with the intention of selling it or profiting from its use.
- cyberstalkers — Plural form of cyberstalker.
- cyberstalking — Cyberstalking is the use of the Internet to contact someone or find out information about them in a way that is annoying or frightening.
- cyclosilicate — any silicate in which the SiO 4 tetrahedra are linked to form rings.
- cystathionine — an amino acid, C 7 H 14 O 4 N 2 S, that is an intermediate in the transfer of sulfur from methionine to cysteine.
- cytopharynges — Plural form of cytopharynx.
- daguerrotypes — Plural form of daguerrotype, a misspelling of daguerreotype.
- dalton system — a method of progressive education whereby students contract to carry through on their own responsibility the year's work as divided up into monthly assignments.
- dare i say it — You use 'dare I say it' when you know that what you are going to say will disappoint or annoy someone.