13-letter words containing a, n, p, r
- provocational — the act of provoking.
- prudentialism — a regard for prudential, rather than moral, considerations
- prudentialist — a person who acts prudentially
- prudentiality — prudential nature or practice
- prussian blue — any of a number of blue pigments containing ferrocyanide or ferricyanide complexes
- psilanthropic — relating to psilanthropism
- pulverization — to reduce to dust or powder, as by pounding or grinding.
- puritan ethic — work ethic.
- puritan spoon — a silver spoon having an ovoid bowl and a straight, flat, completely plain stem.
- purple martin — a large American swallow, Progne subis, the male of which is blue-black.
- pursuit plane — (formerly) an armed airplane designed for speed and maneuverability in fighting enemy aircraft.
- pyrimethamine — a potent substance, C 1 2 H 1 3 ClN 4 , used against susceptible plasmodia in the prophylactic treatment of malaria and against Toxoplasma gondi in the treatment of toxoplasmosis.
- pyrotechnical — of or relating to pyrotechnics.
- quadraphonics — high-fidelity sound reproduction involving signals transmitted through four different channels.
- quadriphonics — quadraphony.
- quadruple run — a set of five cards consisting of a three-card run plus two other cards that duplicate different denominations in the run, as 5,5,6,6,7, worth 16 points.
- quanah parker — (Quanah Parker) 1845?–1911, Comanche leader.
- quandary peak — a mountain in central Colorado, in the Park Range, in the Rocky Mountains, NE of Leadville. 14,265 feet (4348 meters).
- quarter point — the fourth part of the distance between any two adjacent points of the 32 marked on a compass, being 2° 48′ 45″.
- quarter pound — a unit of weight equal to a quarter of a pound or 4 ounces avoirdupois
- racing pigeon — a pigeon bred and trained for the sport of pigeon racing
- raiding party — a group of people who together carry out a raid
- raising plate — wall plate (def 1).
- ramapithecine — of or relating to an extinct hominoid of the genus Ramapithecus
- 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
- rapid transit — a system of public transportation in a metropolitan area, usually a subway or elevated train system.
- rapprochement — an establishment or reestablishment of harmonious relations: a rapprochement reached between warring factions.
- ration coupon — a coupon that can be exchanged for a certain quantity of rationed goods
- re-absorption — resorption (def 2).
- re-acceptance — the act of taking or receiving something offered.
- re-appearance — the act or fact of appearing, as to the eye or mind or before the public: the unannounced appearance of dinner guests; the last appearance of Caruso in Aïda; her first appearance at a stockholders' meeting.
- reading group — a group of people who meet regularly to discuss a book that they have all read
- reading speed — the rate at which something is read, often expressed in terms of words per minute. Reading speed is usually determined by the purpose of reading (for comprehension, learning, memorization, etc)
- reagent strip — A reagent strip is a thin piece of paper impregnated with a reagent (= a substance that causes a chemical reaction) to a specific substance, used in testing for that substance in a body of fluid.
- real presence — the doctrine that the substance of the body and blood of Christ are present in the Eucharist.
- reapplication — an act or the process of reapplying a substance
- reappointment — a fixed mutual agreement for a meeting; engagement: We made an appointment to meet again.
- reciprocating — to give, feel, etc., in return.
- reciprocation — an act or instance of reciprocating.
- recompilation — the act of compiling: the compilation of documents.
- recomputation — an act, process, or method of computing; calculation.
- reduplication — the act of reduplicating; the state of being reduplicated.
- referred pain — pain felt in an area remote from the site of origin.
- regent's park — a park in central London, laid out as Marylebone Park by John Nash; now known for the London Zoo, its open-air theatre, and Nash's curved terraces
- regulator pin — either of two pins on the regulators of certain timepieces, one on each side of the hairspring, that can be moved to adjust the rate of the timepiece.
- reincorporate — to incorporate again
- release print — Movies. print (def 31).
- repeater loan — a loan lent to someone who has already borrowed
- reperformance — a musical, dramatic, or other entertainment presented before an audience.
- repetitionary — of the nature of repetition, repetitious