13-letter words containing a, l, p, e, s, d
- interpleaders — Plural form of interpleader.
- isolated pawn — a pawn without pawns of the same colour on neighbouring files
- kaleidoscoped — Simple past tense and past participle of kaleidoscope.
- kaleidoscopes — Plural form of kaleidoscope.
- kaleidoscopic — of, relating to, or created by a kaleidoscope.
- landing speed — the minimum air speed at which an aircraft lands safely
- landownership — an owner or proprietor of land.
- leopard shark — a small, inshore shark, Triakis semifasciata, having distinctive black markings across the back, inhabiting Pacific coastal waters from Oregon through California.
- lepidopterans — Plural form of lepidopteran.
- lord's prayer — the, the prayer given by Jesus to His disciples, and beginning with the words Our Father. Matt. 6:9–13; Luke 11:2–4.
- lymphadenitis — inflammation of a lymphatic gland.
- mine disposal — the removal, disarming, or destruction of explosive mines
- mis-explained — to make plain or clear; render understandable or intelligible: to explain an obscure point. Synonyms: explicate. Antonyms: confuse.
- modesty panel — a panel across the front of a desk, especially an office desk, designed to conceal the legs of a person seated at it.
- nondisposable — Not disposable.
- nucleocapsids — Plural form of nucleocapsid.
- paddle tennis — a game combining elements of tennis and handball, played with paddles and a rubber ball on a screened court about half the size of and having a lower net than a tennis court.
- palisade cell — a columnar cell of palisade parenchyma.
- pandora shell — any marine bivalve of the genus Pandora, having a scimitar-shaped shell with a pronounced ridge along the hinge.
- paper-shelled — having a thin, easily broken shell: paper-shelled nuts.
- paradise lost — an epic poem (1667) by John Milton.
- pas de calais — a department of N France, in Nord-Pas-de-Calais region, on the Straits of Dover (the Pas de Calais): the part of France closest to the British Isles. Capital: Arras. Pop: 1 451 307 (2003 est). Area: 6752 sq km (2633 sq miles)
- pas de cheval — a step in which the dancer hops on one foot and paws the ground with the other.
- pas-de-calais — French name of the Strait of Dover.
- passchendaele — a village in NW Belgium, in West Flanders province: the scene of heavy fighting during the third battle of Ypres in World War I during which 245 000 British troops were lost
- pedal cyclist — a person who rides a pedal cycle, as opposed to a motorcycle
- pedal pushers — women's short trousers
- pedestal desk — a desk with a writing surface supported by a pair of sets of drawers
- pentadelphous — (of a plant) having its stamens arranged in five groups; (of stamens) being arranged in five groups
- periodicalist — a writer of articles for periodicals
- perissodactyl — having an uneven number of toes or digits on each foot.
- phillips head — a screw head having two partial slots crossed at right angles, driven by a special screwdriver (Phillips screwdriver)
- philo judaeus — c20 b.c.–a.d. c50, Alexandrian Jewish theologian and philosopher.
- plasmodesmata — any of many minute strands of cytoplasm that extend through plant cell walls and connect adjoining cells.
- pleasure dome — a large building, facility, or place used for recreation.
- polyadelphous — (of stamens) united by the filaments into three or more sets or bundles.
- polydaemonism — the belief in many evil spirits.
- preadolescent — of or relating to preadolescence or a preadolescent.
- preindustrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- pressed glass — molded glass that has been shaped or given its pattern, while molten, by the action of a plunger thrust into the mold.
- promised land — Heaven.
- prudentialism — a regard for prudential, rather than moral, considerations
- prudentialist — a person who acts prudentially
- pseudo-social — relating to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club.
- pseudoclassic — falsely or spuriously classic.
- pulse dialing — a system of calling telephone numbers wherein electrical pulses corresponding to the digits in the number called are generated by manipulating a rotary dial or push buttons (contrasted with tone dialing).
- quadriplegics — Plural form of quadriplegic.
- random sample — a statistical sample that is devised to avoid interference so that its distribution is affected only by, and so can be held to represent, that of the whole population
- rupert's land — (formerly, in Canada) the territories granted by Charles II to the Hudson's Bay Company in 1670 and ceded to the Canadian Government in 1870, comprising all the land watered by rivers flowing into Hudson Bay
- salad spinner — a utensil used for drying washed salad or vegetables that consists of a plastic basket inside a plastic bowl. The salad is placed in the basket and the outer bowl is then spun using a device such as a gear-operated handle or pull cord, and this spinning then separates water from the salad.