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13-letter words containing y, e, t, s

  • single-storey — (of a building) having only one floor or level
  • sinterability — the capacity to be sintered
  • sixty-seventh — next after the sixty-sixth; being the ordinal number for 67.
  • sketchability — the suitability for being sketched
  • skew symmetry — symmetry of top left with bottom right, and top right with bottom left
  • skittle alley — a place where the game of skittles is played
  • slumber party — a social gathering typically of teenagers held at the home of one of them for the purpose of sleeping there overnight.
  • society verse — light, graceful, entertaining poetry considered as appealing to polite society.
  • soft currency — econ: fluctuating value
  • solar battery — an array of solar cells, used as a source of electrical power.
  • solderability — the characteristic of being solderable
  • solitary wave — a localized disturbance that propagates like a wave but resembles a particle in that it does not disperse, even if it collides with other such waves.
  • somatosensory — of or relating to sensations that involve parts of the body not associated with the primary sense organs.
  • south by east — a point on the compass 11°15′ east of south. Abbreviation: SbE.
  • south by west — a point on the compass 11°15′ west of south. Abbreviation: SbW.
  • southeasterly — coming from the south east
  • southwesterly — coming from the south west
  • sparcsystem 4 — (computer)   A computer built with the MicroSPARC ii 70MHz CPU as used in the SPARC 5 Model 70. The SPARCsystem 4 is basically a cheaper, cut-down SPARC 5. It has an 8-bit pixel accelerator instead of the SBus Turbo GX card. Memory expansion is limited to 160 MB. Availability was planned for March/April 1995.
  • speaking type — a device on a medal or coin that has a punning reference to a person or thing.
  • spectacularly — of or like a spectacle; marked by or given to an impressive, large-scale display.
  • 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.
  • spectral type — a category for classifying a star, as A star or G star, according to features of its spectrum, as its shape as a function of temperature and wavelength and its absorption spectrum, that indicate the surface temperature of the star and the presence of particular atoms or molecules in its outer layers: principal types are spectral types O, B, A, F, G, K, and M.
  • spectrography — a spectroscope for photographing or producing a representation of a spectrum.
  • speculatively — pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by speculation, contemplation, conjecture, or abstract reasoning: a speculative approach.
  • speleotherapy — a form of treatment for asthma sufferers that takes place in clinics in disused mines, in which the air is free of pollen, dust mites, and the other irritants that provoke an allergic reaction; used to reduce the risk of heart disease
  • spenta mainyu — the good and creative spirit that is the offspring of Ahura Mazda.
  • spermatophyte — any of the Spermatophyta, a primary division or group of plants comprising those that bear seeds.
  • spherocytosis — the condition of having spherocytes
  • spheroidicity — a spheroidal state or form.
  • 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.
  • splutteringly — in a spluttering manner
  • spoiler party — a third political party formed to draw votes away from one of the two major parties, thus spoiling its chance of winning an election.
  • spoils system — the system or practice in which public offices with their emoluments and advantages are at the disposal of the victorious party for its own purposes.
  • spontaneously — coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency; without effort or premeditation; natural and unconstrained; unplanned: a spontaneous burst of applause.
  • spotted hyena — a long-legged carnivorous doglike mammal native to Africa and S Asia (Crocuta crocuta)
  • spreadability — capable of being spread; easily spread: a soft, spreadable cheese.
  • 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.
  • sprint medley — a medley relay in which the first member of a team runs 440 yards, the second and third members run 220 yards each, and the fourth member runs 880 yards.
  • spy satellite — an orbiting satellite used to carry out surveillance of an enemy country or military formations from space
  • squeezability — the quality of being capable of, or suitable for, being squeezed
  • stalagmometry — measurement of drops of liquid using a staktometer
  • stanley falls — series of seven cataracts of the upper Congo River, just south of Kisangani
  • stanley knife — A Stanley knife is a very sharp knife that is used to cut materials such as carpet and paper. It consists of a small blade fixed in the end of a handle.
  • stargazey pie — a Cornish fish pie served with the head of the fish protruding through the crust
  • state of play — current situation
  • state prayers — prayers for the sovereign, the royal family, the clergy, and Parliament said at matins and evensong
  • static memory — the contents of computer memory that remain fixed until written to or until the power is turned off.
  • staying power — ability or strength to last or endure; endurance; stamina.
  • steady-handed — having steady hands; having self-control; calm.
  • steganography — the practice of concealing messages in such a way that only the sender and the recipient know that there is a message
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