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13-letter words containing a, n, p, r

  • replenishable — able to be replenished
  • representable — to serve to express, designate, stand for, or denote, as a word, symbol, or the like does; symbolize: In this painting the cat represents evil and the bird, good.
  • representamen — (in semiotics) a sign or signifier, whether physical or otherwise, which points to an object
  • repristinated — to restore to the first or original state or condition.
  • republicanism — republican government.
  • republicanize — to make republican.
  • republication — publication anew.
  • repunctuation — the act or process of punctuating differently or again
  • resting place — grave
  • revenue stamp — a stamp showing that a governmental tax has been paid.
  • rhaetian alps — a section of the central Alps along E Switzerland's borders with Austria and Italy. Highest peak: Piz Bernina, 4049 m (13 284 ft)
  • rhizocephalan — belonging to the Rhizocephala, a group of degenerate hermaphrodite crustaceans that are parasitic chiefly on crabs.
  • rock painting — a painting done on rock, usually by early people
  • rolling paper — cigarette paper available in small packages to smokers for rolling their own cigarettes.
  • route planner — a book of road maps
  • 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
  • s corporation — An S corporation is a type of corporation in which the owners are taxed for any taxable income on their individual returns.
  • saint peter's — a basilica in Vatican City: dome designed by Michelangelo.
  • saint-exupery — Antoine de [ahn-twan duh] /ɑ̃ˈtwan də/ (Show IPA), 1900–45, French author and aviator.
  • 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.
  • saloon keeper — a person who owns or operates a saloon.
  • sardanapalian — excessively luxurious or sensual.
  • satin slipper — a play (1925–28) by Paul Claudel.
  • scene painter — a person who paints scenery in a theatre
  • schizophrenia — Psychiatry.. Also called dementia praecox. a severe mental disorder characterized by some, but not necessarily all, of the following features: emotional blunting, intellectual deterioration, social isolation, disorganized speech and behavior, delusions, and hallucinations.
  • scintigraphic — of or relating to scintigraphy
  • sea transport — transport by ship over the sea
  • second papers — the documents by which an alien formerly made application for U.S. citizenship after having earlier filed a declaration of intention
  • secret weapon — Someone's secret weapon is a thing or person which they believe will help them achieve something and which other people do not know about.
  • selenographer — the branch of astronomy that deals with the charting of the moon's surface.
  • self-apparent — clear and evident without need of further evidence
  • semipermanent — not quite permanent.
  • semiporcelain — any of several vitrified ceramic wares lacking the translucency or hardness of true porcelain but otherwise similar to it.
  • sepia drawing — a drawing with a brownish tone, produced by first bleaching it (after fixing) and then immersing it for a short time in a solution of sodium sulphide or of alkaline thiourea
  • septentrional — northern; boreal
  • severance pay — money, exclusive of wages, back pay, etc., paid to an employee who has tenure and who is dismissed because of lack of work or other reasons beyond the employee's control.
  • shakespearean — of, relating to, or suggestive of Shakespeare or his works.
  • shakespearian — of, relating to, or suggestive of Shakespeare or his works.
  • sharecropping — the practice of cultivating farmland as a sharecropper
  • sharp-tongued — characterized by or given to harshness, bitterness, or sarcasm in speech.
  • sheep farming — agriculture: sheep raising
  • sheepshearing — an act or instance of shearing sheep.
  • ship chandler — a person who deals in cordage, canvas, and other supplies for ships.
  • ship decanter — a glass decanter with a very wide base.
  • shop chairman — a unionized employee elected to represent a shop, department, or the like, in dealings with an employer.
  • shopping cart — a four-wheeled cart provided by a supermarket or other retail store for a customer's use in collecting purchases.
  • single parent — mother or father without a partner
  • single-parent — of or noting a family in which a parent brings up a child or children alone, without a partner: a single-parent family; a single-parent household.
  • sinumbra lamp — an unshaded sperm-oil lamp consisting of a translucent glass globe supported on a pedestal: a form of astral lamp.
  • sleeping area — an area in a room or house where people can sleep
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