13-letter words containing a, p, o, i, n
- anticorporate — opposed to the activities or practices of big business
- antiespionage — Countering or opposing espionage.
- antilipolytic — Countering lipolysis.
- antipersonnel — (of weapons, etc) designed to cause casualties to personnel rather than to destroy equipment or defences
- antiphonaries — Plural form of antiphonary.
- antipolitical — opposed to politics or political principles
- antipollution — (of measures, policies, etc) designed to combat pollution and its causes
- antiprotozoal — (medicine) That inhibits or destroys protozoa.
- antipsychotic — preventing or treating psychosis
- antispasmodic — preventing or arresting spasms, esp in smooth muscle
- aphanipterous — of or relating to the wingless insects of the order Aphaniptera
- apicomplexans — Plural form of apicomplexan.
- apotheosizing — Present participle of apotheosize.
- apperceptions — Plural form of apperception.
- appersonation — the unconscious assumption of the personality characteristics of another, usually well known, person.
- applicational — Of or pertaining to an application.
- apportionable — to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution: to apportion expenses among the three men.
- apportionment — the act of apportioning
- appreciations — Plural form of appreciation.
- apprehensions — Plural form of apprehension.
- appropinquate — to approach
- appropinquity — nearness
- appropriating — Present participle of appropriate.
- appropriation — An appropriation is an amount of money that a government or organization reserves for a particular purpose.
- approximating — Present participle of approximate.
- approximation — An approximation is a fact, object, or description which is similar to something else, but which is not exactly the same.
- apron strings — If you say that someone is tied to another person's apron strings, you mean that they are controlled or influenced too much by the other person.
- arachnephobia — Misspelling of arachnophobia.
- arachniphobia — Alternative form of arachnophobia.
- arachnophobia — an abnormal fear of spiders
- arachnophobic — an abnormal or pathological fear of spiders.
- armor-plating — The armor-plating on a vehicle or building is the hard metal covering that is intended to protect it from gunfire and other missiles.
- ascoli piceno — a town in E central Italy, in the Marches: capital of the Roman province of Picenum; site of the massacre of all its Roman citizens in the Social War in 90 bc. Pop: 51 375 (2001)
- aspirationals — Plural form of aspirational.
- assumptionist — Augustinian of the Assumption.
- at knifepoint — If you are attacked or robbed at knifepoint, someone threatens you with a knife while they attack or steal from you.
- at this point — at this moment in time
- atomic weapon — a weapon in which energy is provided by nuclear fission
- auction pitch — a variety of all fours in which players bid to determine the trump or pitch.
- backing group — a group of musicians providing an instrumental or vocal accompaniment for a pop singer
- badminton cup — a long refreshing drink of claret with soda water and sugar
- baking powder — Baking powder is an ingredient used in cake making. It causes cakes to rise when they are in the oven.
- benthopelagic — relating to species living at the bottom of the sea
- binary weapon — a chemical weapon consisting of a projectile containing two substances separately that mix to produce a lethal agent when the projectile is fired
- boarding pass — A boarding pass is a card that a passenger must have when boarding a plane or a boat.
- braking power — the ability of a braking system to cause a vehicle to come to a halt
- bring to pass — to cause to happen
- by reputation — If you know someone by reputation, you have never met them but you have heard of their reputation.
- c corporation — A C corporation is a type of corporation which is taxed on its income.
- cainotophobia — Alternative form of cainophobia.