13-letter words containing t, e, s, l, a
- self-chastise — to discipline, especially by corporal punishment.
- self-creation — the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- self-critical — capable of criticizing oneself objectively.
- self-donation — an act or instance of presenting something as a gift, grant, or contribution.
- self-educated — educated by one's own efforts, especially without formal instruction.
- self-estimate — to form an approximate judgment or opinion regarding the worth, amount, size, weight, etc., of; calculate approximately: to estimate the cost of a college education.
- self-flattery — praise and exaggeration of one's own achievements coupled with a denial or glossing over of one's faults or failings; self-congratulation.
- self-ignorant — lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man.
- self-loathing — strong dislike or disgust; intense aversion.
- self-medicate — to medicate oneself without consulting a physician
- self-negating — to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of: an investigation tending to negate any supernatural influences.
- self-portrait — a portrait of oneself done by oneself.
- self-standing — An object or structure that is self-standing is not supported by other objects or structures.
- self-starting — starter (def 3).
- self-training — the education, instruction, or discipline of a person or thing that is being trained: He's in training for the Olympics.
- semi-finalist — A semi-finalist is a player, athlete, or team that is competing in a semi-final.
- semi-mythical — pertaining to, of the nature of, or involving a myth.
- semi-tropical — Semi-tropical places have warm, wet air.
- semimenstrual — (esp of tides) occurring twice monthly
- semipalatinsk — a city in NE Kazakhstan, on the Irtysh River.
- semipalmation — the state of being semipalmate
- semipolitical — of a partially political nature; having some political features.
- sensationally — producing or designed to produce a startling effect, strong reaction, intense interest, etc., especially by exaggerated, superficial, or lurid elements: a sensational novel.
- sensible heat — Sensible heat is heat which is exchanged in an energy generation system, and which only affects the temperature of one or more substances.
- sentimentally — expressive of or appealing to sentiment, especially the tender emotions and feelings, as love, pity, or nostalgia: a sentimental song.
- septentrional — northern; boreal
- septisyllable — a word made up of seven syllables.
- sequentiality — characterized by regular sequence of parts.
- serial rapist — someone who carries out a series of rapes
- serial rights — the rights to reprint or publish a serial or as a serial
- serial writer — someone who writes novels, dramas, etc, presented in separate instalments at regular intervals
- serialization — to publish in serial form.
- sesquiplicate — relating to or involving the ratio between the square roots of the cubes of given terms; i.e. the sesquiplicate ratio of given terms is the ratio between the square roots of the cubes of those terms
- settling tank — a tank for holding liquid until particles suspended in it settle.
- sexploitation — the exploitation of sex in films, magazines, etc.
- sexual health — health care and counselling related to sexual relations, reproductive health, sexually transmitted infections, etc
- sexualization — to render sexual; endow with sexual characteristics.
- share capital — A company's share capital is the money that shareholders invest in order to start or expand the business.
- shaver outlet — a point in a wall, esp in a bathroom, where you can connect an electric razor to the power supply
- shelf-stacker — a person whose job is to fill the shelves and displays in a supermarket or other shop with goods for sale
- shetland pony — one of a breed of small but sturdy, rough-coated ponies, raised originally in the Shetland Islands.
- shetland wool — the fine wool undercoat pulled by hand from Shetland sheep.
- show and tell — an activity for young children, especially in school, in which each participant produces an object of unusual interest and tells something about it.
- show the flag — to assert a claim, as to a territory or stretch of water, by military presence
- show-and-tell — an activity for young children, especially in school, in which each participant produces an object of unusual interest and tells something about it.
- sidereal time — time measured by the diurnal motion of stars. A sidereal day is about four minutes shorter than a solar day, with hours, minutes, and seconds all proportionally shorter.
- silent barter — dumb barter.
- silver iodate — a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble powder, AgIO 3 , used in medicine chiefly as an antiseptic and as an astringent.
- silver wattle — a tree, Acacia dealbata, of the legume family, native to Australia and Tasmania, having feathery, silver-gray foliage and fragrant yellow flowers.
- silver-plated — Something that is silver-plated is covered with a very thin layer of silver.