13-letter words containing sta
- granite state — New Hampshire (used as a nickname).
- great bustard — a large bustard, Otis tarda, of southern and central Europe and western and central Asia, having a wingspread of about 8 feet (2.4 meters).
- gypsy capstan — a small capstan moved only by a motor or engine.
- hard standing — a hard-surfaced area on which heavy vehicles or airplanes can be parked.
- hawkeye state — Iowa (used as a nickname).
- head of state — the person who holds the highest position in a national government: a meeting of heads of state.
- heart starter — the first drink of the day
- heroic stanza — elegiac stanza.
- histaminergic — releasing histamine
- hoosier state — Indiana (used as a nickname).
- housing start — an instance of beginning the construction of a dwelling.
- hydrostatical — Alternative form of hydrostatic.
- hymnal stanza — common measure (def 2).
- hymnal-stanza — common time.
- hypostatizing — Present participle of hypostatize.
- ideal crystal — a crystal in which there are no defects or impurities
- incontestable — incapable of being contested; not open to dispute; incontrovertible: incontestable proof.
- incontestably — incapable of being contested; not open to dispute; incontrovertible: incontestable proof.
- infrared star — a star radiating strongly in the infrared portion of the electromagnetic spectrum.
- instabilities — Plural form of instability.
- installations — Plural form of installation.
- instantaneity — occurring, done, or completed in an instant: an instantaneous response.
- instantaneous — occurring, done, or completed in an instant: an instantaneous response.
- instantiating — Present participle of instantiate.
- instantiation — to provide an instance of or concrete evidence in support of (a theory, concept, claim, or the like).
- insubstantial — not substantial or real; lacking substance: an insubstantial world of dreams.
- islamic state — an Islamist terrorist organization, formed in the early 21st century, whose aim is to create a caliphate in the Middle East and N Africa
- isostatically — In an isostatic manner.
- jacob's staff — Astronomy. cross-staff.
- joseph stalin — Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- kick upstairs — to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
- kristallnacht — a Nazi pogrom throughout Germany and Austria on the night of November 9–10, 1938, during which Jews were killed and their property destroyed.
- lamp standard — a tall metal or concrete post supporting a street lamp
- landing stage — a floating platform used as a wharf.
- law stationer — a stationer selling articles used by lawyers
- livery stable — a stable where horses and vehicles are cared for or rented out for pay.
- long-distance — of, from, or between distant places: a long-distance phone call.
- long-standing — existing or occurring for a long time: a longstanding feud.
- madras states — a former agency of British India, including the Native States of Cochin, Travancore, and Pudukottai.
- magnetic star — a star having a strong magnetic field.
- magnetostatic — Of or pertaining to magnetostatics.
- manifestation — an act of manifesting.
- manifestative — manifesting; showing clearly or conclusively.
- matripotestal — of or relating to the authority exercised by a mother or a mother's blood relatives.
- mean distance — the arithmetic mean of the greatest and least distances of a planet from the sun, used in stating the size of an orbit; the semimajor axis.
- metastability — An unstable but potentially long-lived state of a system; for example, a supersaturated solution or an excited atom.
- metastasising — Present participle of metastasise.
- metastasizing — Present participle of metastasize.
- metatungstate — (inorganic chemistry) Any tungstate that contains multiple atoms of tungsten e.g. W4O132-.
- michelin star — a mark of distinction awarded by the Michelin travel guides to a restaurant in recognition of the high quality of its cooking. A restaurant may receive one, two, or three stars, representing very good, exceptional, or exquisite cuisine, respectively