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14-letter words containing s, t, e, p, l

  • repositionable — to put in a new or different position; shift: to reposition the artwork on the advertising layout.
  • repressibility — the quality or condition of being repressible
  • respectability — the state or quality of being respectable.
  • respectabilize — to make respectable
  • respectfulness — full of, characterized by, or showing politeness or deference: a respectful reply.
  • respiritualize — to spiritualize again; reinvest with a spiritual character or meaning
  • responsibility — the state or fact of being responsible, answerable, or accountable for something within one's power, control, or management.
  • restricted epl — (language)   (REPL) The efficient subset of EPL used to write the core of Multics.
  • reversal plate — a plate developed by the reversal process.
  • rumbledethumps — a Scottish dish of butter and mashed potatoes, sometimes mixed with cabbage or turnips
  • sable antelope — a large antelope, Hippotragus niger, of Africa, with long, saberlike horns and, in the male, a black coat: an endangered species.
  • salt dome trap — A salt dome trap is an area where oil has been trapped underground by salt pushing upward.
  • sample section — a section of sth, intended as representative of the whole
  • self-appointed — chosen by oneself to act in a certain capacity or to fulfill a certain function, especially pompously or self-righteously: a self-appointed guardian of the public's morals.
  • self-deception — the act or fact of deceiving oneself.
  • self-dependent — relying on someone or something else for aid, support, etc.
  • self-exploited — to utilize, especially for profit; turn to practical account: to exploit a business opportunity.
  • self-important — having or showing an exaggerated opinion of one's own importance; pompously conceited or haughty.
  • self-operating — automatic.
  • self-operative — automatic.
  • self-promotion — advancement in rank or position.
  • self-publicist — someone who is skilled at promoting him or herself
  • self-replicate — (of a computer virus, etc) to reproduce itself
  • selling plater — a horse that competes in a selling race; an inferior horse.
  • selling-plater — a horse that competes in a selling race; an inferior horse.
  • semielliptical — a half ellipse, usually one containing both ends of the major axis.
  • serpentiningly — in a winding or sinuous manner
  • sesquipedality — given to using long words.
  • set an example — If you set an example, you encourage or inspire people by your behaviour to behave or act in a similar way.
  • sheepdog trial — a competition in which sheepdogs are tested in their tasks
  • shirley temple — Shirley (Shirley Temple Black) 1928–2014, U.S. film actress, famous for child roles during the 1930s, and diplomat.
  • shortleaf pine — a pine, Pinus echinata, of the southern U.S., having short, flexible leaves.
  • shoulder patch — a cloth emblem worn on the upper part of a sleeve of a uniform typically as identification of the organization to which the wearer is assigned.
  • shoulder strap — a strap worn over the shoulder, as to support a garment.
  • side-splitting — convulsively uproarious: sidesplitting laughter.
  • 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.
  • silver protein — any of several colloidal silver solutions containing silver and a protein, as albumin: formerly used in treating inflammation of mucous membranes
  • simple protein — a protein that yields only amino acids and no other major products when hydrolyzed (contrasted with conjugated protein).
  • simple-hearted — free of deceit; artless; sincere.
  • simplex method — a numerical method for solving problems in linear programming.
  • 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.
  • skull practice — a meeting for the purpose of discussion, exchange of ideas, solving problems, etc.
  • slatwall panel — A slatwall panel is a slatted surface which can be fixed to the wall from which shelves or hooks can be hung at varying heights to display merchandise.
  • sleep movement — the folding together of leaflets, petals, etc, that occurs at night in certain plants, such as the prayer plant (Maranta leuconura)
  • sleep together — have sex with one another
  • sleeping berth — a bunk for sleeping on on a train or boat
  • 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.
  • small potatoes — a person or thing of little significance, importance, or value: His salary was small potatoes for an executive of his ability.
  • social chapter — The social chapter is an agreement between countries in the European Union concerning workers' rights and working conditions.
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