13-letter words containing t, e, s, l, a
- stratum title — a system of registered ownership of space in multistorey buildings, to be equivalent to the ownership of the land of a single-storey building
- street-walker — a prostitute who solicits on the streets.
- string player — a person who plays an instrument of the violin family.
- striped maple — a maple, Acer pensylvanicum, of northeastern North America, having white-striped bark.
- strobilaceous — resembling a strobilus; conelike.
- strophiolated — having strophioles, caruncles
- structuralize — to form into or make part of a structure.
- subadolescent — younger than or not quite adolescent
- subcollegiate — of, relating to, or characteristic of subcollege students or a subcollege
- subdelegation — a group or body of delegates: Our club sent a delegation to the rally.
- subepithelial — any animal tissue that covers a surface, or lines a cavity or the like, and that, in addition, performs any of various secretory, transporting, or regulatory functions.
- subequatorial — of, relating to, or being a region near the equatorial region.
- sublanceolate — (of leaves, etc) almost spear-shaped
- sublieutenant — British. a navy officer ranking next below a lieutenant.
- subliterature — writing below the standards of literature as an art form.
- subperiosteal — the normal investment of bone, consisting of a dense, fibrous outer layer, to which muscles attach, and a more delicate, inner layer capable of forming bone.
- subspecialist — a person who devotes himself or herself to one subject or to one particular branch of a subject or pursuit.
- subspeciality — a particular area of expertise within a specialism
- substanceless — that of which a thing consists; physical matter or material: form and substance.
- substantively — a noun.
- subternatural — falling below what is accepted as natural; less than natural
- subtriplicate — designating or involving the ratio of the cube roots of two terms
- suction valve — a nonreturn valve in a pump suction to prevent the pump draining or depriming when not in service
- sulfate paper — paper made from sulfate pulp.
- sulfathiazole — a sulfanilamide derivative, C 9 H 9 N 3 O 2 S 2 , formerly used in the treatment of pneumonia and staphylococcal infections, but now largely replaced because of its toxicity.
- sulfite paper — paper made from sulfite pulp.
- sulfonmethane — a colorless, crystalline compound, C7H16O4S2, used in medicine as a soporific and hypnotic
- sunlight peak — a mountain in SW Colorado, in the San Juan Mountains. 14,059 feet (4285 meters).
- sunray pleats — bias-cut knife pleats that are narrower at the top than at the bottom, producing a flared effect, used esp for skirts
- sunset clause — time limit written into a law
- suovetaurilia — (in ancient Rome) a sacrifice of a hog, a ram, and a bull.
- super-wealthy — having great wealth; rich; affluent: a wealthy person; a wealthy nation.
- supercritical — extremely critical.
- superdelegate — a party leader or elected public official chosen as an uncommitted delegate to a national political convention.
- superdiplomat — a highly skilled or powerful diplomat, a high-ranking diplomat
- superelevated — (of a curve in a road, railroad track, etc.) banked.
- supergalactic — a system of galaxies.
- superlatively — of the highest kind, quality, or order; surpassing all else or others; supreme; extreme: superlative wisdom.
- superloyalist — a fanatically loyal supporter (esp of a political party)
- supermilitant — highly militant
- supernational — tending to involve, or extending authority over, more than one nation; international; supranational.
- superparticle — (in supersymmetry theory) a theoretical particle that is a partner to an observed particle, having the same mass but a different spin
- superrational — beyond the scope or range of reason; intuitional.
- supplementary — Also, supplemental. of the nature of or forming a supplement; additional.
- supratemporal — situated above the upper part of the temporal bone or region.
- surface plate — Machinery. a flat plate used by machinists for testing surfaces that are to be made perfectly flat.
- suspercollate — to hang
- sustentacular — supporting.
- sustentaculum — an organ or part that gives support
- swash letters — italic capital letters formed with long tails and flourishes