13-letter words starting with sa
- sandwich tern — a European tern, Sterna sandvicensis, that has a yellow-tipped bill, whitish plumage, and white forked tail, and nests in colonies on beaches, etc
- sanitarianism — the study of sanitation
- sanitary belt — a narrow belt, usually of elastic, for holding a sanitary napkin in place.
- sanitary ware — plumbing fixtures, as sinks or toilet bowls, made of ceramic material or enameled metal.
- sanitationist — someone who promotes sanitation
- sanitationman — a sanitation worker.
- sansculottism — (in the French Revolution) a revolutionary of the poorer class: originally a term of contempt applied by the aristocrats but later adopted as a popular name by the revolutionaries.
- santa barbara — a city on the SW coast of California: Spanish mission.
- santa clarita — city in SW Calif., near Los Angeles: pop. 151,000
- santo domingo — a republic in the West Indies, occupying the E part of the island of Hispaniola. 19,129 sq. mi. (49,545 sq. km). Capital: Santo Domingo.
- santos-dumont — Alberto [ahl-ber-too] /ɑlˈbɛr tʊ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1932, Brazilian aeronaut in France: designer and builder of dirigibles and airships.
- sao francisco — a river flowing NE and E through E Brazil into the Atlantic. 1800 miles (2900 km) long.
- saratoga chip — potato chip.
- sarcastically — of, relating to, or characterized by sarcasm: a sarcastic reply.
- sarcasticness — of, relating to, or characterized by sarcasm: a sarcastic reply.
- sarcodinians' — belonging or pertaining to the protist phylum Sarcodina, comprising protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopodia.
- sardanapalian — excessively luxurious or sensual.
- sargassumfish — an olive-brown and black frogfish, Histrio histrio, inhabiting tropical Atlantic and western Pacific seas among floating sargassum weed.
- sassafras oil — a yellowish or reddish-yellow, aromatic volatile oil distilled from sassafras root, used in flavoring, perfumery, and medicine.
- sassafras tea — a tea made from the aromatic dried bark of the root of the sassafras tree, often used medicinally as a stimulant, diaphoretic, and diuretic.
- satanic abuse — sexual abuse (esp of children), killing, or violent acts considered to be carried out as part of satanic worship rituals
- satin slipper — a play (1925–28) by Paul Claudel.
- saturated fat — a type of single-bond animal or vegetable fat, as that found in butter, meat, egg yolks, and coconut or palm oil, that in humans tends to increase cholesterol levels in the blood. Compare saturated (def 3).
- saturnalianly — in a saturnalian or dissolute manner
- sauce supreme — suprême (def 1).
- saurognathous — related to or resembling the Saurognathae family of birds that possess palate bones similar to those in saurians or lizards
- saving clause — a clause which denotes a reservation or exception
- savings ratio — the ratio of personal savings to disposable income, esp using the difference between national figures for disposable income and consumer spending as a measure of savings
- savings stamp — a stamp which can be bought (for example at a machine in a supermarket), saved, and then redeemed against the cost of goods later (for example at Christmas)
- savoy cabbage — a variety of cabbage having a compact head of crinkled, blistered leaves.
- sawbuck table — a table that has X -shaped legs.
- sawdust trail — the road to conversion or rehabilitation, as for a sinner or criminal.
- sawtooth roof — a roof composed of a series of small parallel roofs of triangular cross section, usually asymmetrical with the shorter slope glazed.
- saxony-anhalt — a state in central Germany. 9515 sq. mi. (24,644 sq. km). Capital: Magdeburg.