13-letter words containing s, y, n
- seventy-sixth — next after the seventy-fifth; being the ordinal number for 76.
- seventy-third — next after the seventy-second; being the ordinal number for 73.
- seventy-three — a cardinal number, 70 plus 3.
- severance pay — money, exclusive of wages, back pay, etc., paid to an employee who has tenure and who is dismissed because of lack of work or other reasons beyond the employee's control.
- shaking palsy — Parkinson's disease.
- shanks's pony — one's own legs as a means of transportation
- shell company — A shell company is a company that another company takes over in order to use its name to gain an advantage.
- shetland pony — one of a breed of small but sturdy, rough-coated ponies, raised originally in the Shetland Islands.
- shockumentary — a television programme showing members of the public in shocking or violent situations
- shoeshine boy — a man or boy who cleans shoes
- shrove monday — the Monday before Ash Wednesday.
- shrove sunday — the Sunday before Ash Wednesday; Quinquagesima.
- shunting yard — a place where railway coaches are manoeuvred
- siberian ruby — a red tourmaline used as a gem: not a true ruby.
- siege economy — an economy in which the export of capital is limited and import controls are imposed
- significantly — important; of consequence.
- significatory — serving to signify
- silicon alley — an area of New York City in which industries associated with information technology are concentrated
- silk industry — the industry that is involved with the breeding of silkworms and the manufacture of the silk they produce into thread and fabric
- singing hinny — a type of currant cake popular in NE England which, when cooked on a griddle, makes a singing noise
- single-family — designed or suitable for one family of average size: single-family homes.
- single-storey — (of a building) having only one floor or level
- sinterability — the capacity to be sintered
- situationally — manner of being situated; location or position with reference to environment: The situation of the house allowed for a beautiful view.
- six-yard line — the line marking the limits of the goal area
- sixty-seventh — next after the sixty-sixth; being the ordinal number for 67.
- sky-blue pink — a jocular name for a nonexistent, unknown, or unimportant colour
- sleep hygiene — the habits conducive to getting the right amount and quality of sleep
- soft currency — econ: fluctuating value
- solomon gundy — a dish of salted marinated herring in vinegar and spices
- somatosensory — of or relating to sensations that involve parts of the body not associated with the primary sense organs.
- sound library — a collection of sounds stored on file (for example on CDs, DVDs, or as digital audio files)
- speaking type — a device on a medal or coin that has a punning reference to a person or thing.
- specimen copy — a copy of a document regarded as typical of that type of document
- spectinomycin — an antibiotic drug, C 1 4 H 2 4 N 2 O 7 , produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces spectabilis, used in the treatment of susceptible gonorrhea.
- spend a penny — to urinate
- spenta mainyu — the good and creative spirit that is the offspring of Ahura Mazda.
- sperry univac — (company) One of the divisions of Sperry Corporation at the time that company merged with the Burroughs Corporation to form Unisys Corporation.
- sphingomyelin — any of the class of phospholipids occurring chiefly in the brain and spinal cord, composed of phosphoric acid, choline, sphingosine, and a fatty acid.
- spider monkey — any of several tropical American monkeys of the genus Ateles, having a slender body, long, slender limbs, and a long, prehensile tail: some are endangered.
- spiny dogfish — any of several dogfish sharks of the genus Squalus, having a spine in front of each of the two dorsal fins, especially S. acanthias, inhabiting Atlantic coastal waters.
- spiny lobster — any of several edible crustaceans of the family Palinuridae, differing from the true lobsters in having a spiny shell and lacking the large pincers.
- splanchnology — the visceral system
- splutteringly — in a spluttering manner
- spondylolysis — the destruction of the vertebra
- spontaneously — coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency; without effort or premeditation; natural and unconstrained; unplanned: a spontaneous burst of applause.
- sporting lady — a prostitute.
- sports injury — wound sustained while playing sport
- spotted hyena — a long-legged carnivorous doglike mammal native to Africa and S Asia (Crocuta crocuta)
- spring beauty — any American spring plant belonging to the genus Claytonia, of the purslane family, especially C. virginica, having an elongated cluster of white flowers tinged with pink.