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13-letter words containing a, p, l, e, d

  • prudentialism — a regard for prudential, rather than moral, considerations
  • prudentialist — a person who acts prudentially
  • prudentiality — prudential nature or practice
  • 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.
  • quadrupedally — In the manner of an animal that walks on four feet or four legs.
  • 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.
  • quadruplicate — one of four copies or identical items, especially copies of typewritten material.
  • radioteletype — Also called radioteletypewriter [rey-dee-oh-tel-i-tahyp-rahy-ter, -tel-i-tahyp-rahy-] /ˌreɪ di oʊˌtɛl ɪˈtaɪpˌraɪ tər, -ˈtɛl ɪ taɪpˌraɪ-/ (Show IPA). a teletypewriter equipped for transmitting or receiving messages by radio instead of wire.
  • 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
  • record player — phonograph.
  • redcloud peak — a mountain in SW Colorado, in the San Juan Mountains, in the S Rocky Mountains. 14,034 feet (4278 meters).
  • reduplication — the act of reduplicating; the state of being reduplicated.
  • reduplicative — tending to reduplicate.
  • 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.
  • self-depraved — corrupt, wicked, or perverted.
  • self-pampered — to treat or gratify with extreme or excessive indulgence, kindness, or care: to pamper a child; to pamper one's stomach.
  • self-prepared — properly expectant, organized, or equipped; ready: prepared for a hurricane.
  • shetland pony — one of a breed of small but sturdy, rough-coated ponies, raised originally in the Shetland Islands.
  • ship chandler — a person who deals in cordage, canvas, and other supplies for ships.
  • silver-plated — Something that is silver-plated is covered with a very thin layer of silver.
  • solar-powered — powered by heat radiation from the sun converted into electrical power
  • special needs — learning difficulties
  • special order — A special order is an extra order or an order for an item specially requested by a customer.
  • special-order — to obtain by specific individual order: to special-order a dining-room chandelier.
  • speech island — a speech community that is completely surrounded by another, usually larger, speech community.
  • speed dialing — to dial (a telephone number) using speed dial.
  • speed walking — power walking.
  • spice islands — the Moluccas
  • spindleshanks — spindlelegs.
  • spreadability — capable of being spread; easily spread: a soft, spreadable cheese.
  • spring-loaded — (of a machine part) kept normally in a certain position by a spring: a spring-loaded safety valve.
  • stader splint — a splint consisting of an adjustable metal rod with a steel pin at either end for insertion in the bone above and below a fracture.
  • star-spangled — spangled with stars.
  • striped maple — a maple, Acer pensylvanicum, of northeastern North America, having white-striped bark.
  • strophiolated — having strophioles, caruncles
  • sulfapyridine — a sulfanilamide derivative, C 1 1 H 1 1 N 3 O 2 S, formerly used for infections caused by pneumococci, now used primarily for a particular dermatitis.
  • supercalender — a roll or set of rolls for giving a high, smooth finish to paper.
  • superdelegate — a party leader or elected public official chosen as an uncommitted delegate to a national political convention.
  • superdiplomat — a highly skilled or powerful diplomat, a high-ranking diplomat
  • superelevated — (of a curve in a road, railroad track, etc.) banked.
  • talcum powder — a powder made of purified, usually perfumed talc, for toilet purposes.
  • tax duplicate — the certification of real-estate assessments to the taxing authorities
  • the palisades — line of steep cliffs in NE N.J. & SE N.Y. on the west shore of the Hudson: c. 15 mi (24 km) long
  • townsend plan — a pension plan, proposed in the U.S. in 1934 but never passed by Congress, that would have awarded $200 monthly to persons over 60 who were no longer gainfully employed, provided that such allowance was spent in the U.S. within 30 days.
  • trade surplus — If a country has a trade surplus, it exports more than it imports.
  • transportedly — in a passionate or rapturous manner
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