13-letter words containing a, n, p, r
- temporal bone — either of a pair of thick compound bones forming the part of the skull that encases the inner ear.
- temporariness — lasting, existing, serving, or effective for a time only; not permanent: a temporary need; a temporary job.
- temporization — to be indecisive or evasive to gain time or delay acting.
- tennis player — sportsperson who plays tennis
- terminal post — A terminal post is the terminal on a battery to which the battery lead is attached.
- terpsichorean — pertaining to dancing.
- texture paint — a finish paint having an insoluble additive, as sand, for giving a slightly rough textural effect.
- thanatography — an account or story of a person's death experience
- theanthropism — the doctrine of the union of the divine and human natures, especially the manifestation of God as man in Christ.
- throw a punch — try to hit sb
- thysanopteran — Also, thysanopterous. belonging or pertaining to the insect order Thysanoptera, comprising the thrips.
- thysanopteron — thysanopteran.
- tin parachute — an employment agreement guaranteeing a worker compensation, especially in the form of bonuses and benefits, in the event of dismissal as a result of a merger or takeover.
- tracing paper — a thin, transparent paper for making tracings.
- tracking poll — a type of poll repeated periodically with the same group of people to check and measure changes of opinion or knowledge.
- traded option — an option that can itself be bought and sold on a stock exchange
- trading stamp — a stamp with a certain value given as a premium by a retailer to a customer, specified quantities of these stamps being exchangeable for various articles.
- train spotter — a person who collects the numbers of railway locomotives
- training camp — A training camp for soldiers or sports players is an organized period of training at a particular place.
- training ship — a ship equipped for training novices in seamanship, as for naval service.
- trainspotting — hobby: observing trains
- tramping club — an organization of people who walk for recreation, esp in the bush
- transcriptase — RNA polymerase.
- transcription — the act or process of transcribing.
- transcriptome — a collection of all the messenger RNA in a particular cell
- transparently — having the property of transmitting rays of light through its substance so that bodies situated beyond or behind can be distinctly seen.
- transpersonal — extending beyond or transcending the personal.
- transpiration — an action or instance of transpiring.
- transportedly — in a passionate or rapturous manner
- transposition — an act of transposing.
- transshipping — to transfer from one ship, truck, freight car, or other conveyance to another.
- trapezohedron — Crystallography. a crystal form having all faces trapeziums.
- tread pattern — the pattern of grooves on a rubber tyre
- treponemiasis — infection with treponema; syphilis.
- trigger plant — any of several small grasslike plants of the genus Stylidium, having sensitive stamens that are erected when disturbed: family Stylidiaceae
- tripolitanian — of or relating to Tripolitania (now part of Libya) or its inhabitants
- tropic-cancer — Geography. either of two corresponding parallels of latitude on the terrestrial globe, one (tropic of Cancer) about 23½° N, and the other (tropic of Capricorn) about 23½° S of the equator, being the boundaries of the Torrid Zone. the tropics, the regions lying between and near these parallels of latitude; the Torrid Zone and neighboring regions.
- tropical zone — Torrid Zone
- tropocollagen — the molecular unit which forms collagen, consisting of three polypeptide chains
- truman capote — Truman, 1924–84, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and playwright.
- trust company — a company or corporation organized to exercise the functions of a trustee, but usually engaging also in other banking and financial activities.
- tyrian purple — Also called Tyrian dye. a highly prized crimson or purple dye of classical antiquity, originally obtained at great expense from a certain shellfish: later shown to be an indigo derivative and synthetically produced, and now replaced by other synthetic dyes.
- umbrella pine — a Japanese evergreen tree, Sciadopitys verticillata, having linear leaves growing in umbrellalike whorls, cultivated as an ornamental.
- un-personable — of pleasing personal appearance; handsome or comely; attractive.
- unappreciable — sufficient to be readily perceived or estimated; considerable: There is an appreciable difference between socialism and communism.
- unappreciated — to be grateful or thankful for: They appreciated his thoughtfulness.
- unapprehended — to take into custody; arrest by legal warrant or authority: The police apprehended the burglars.
- unappropriate — not appropriate or suitable
- unapprovingly — in an unapproving manner
- uncooperating — to work or act together or jointly for a common purpose or benefit.