13-letter words containing a, p, r, i, s
- depreciations — Plural form of depreciation.
- dermographism — dermatographia.
- diadem spider — a common Eurasian spider, Araneus diadematus, that constructs orb webs: family Argiopidae
- diageotropism — a diatropic response of plant parts, such as rhizomes, to the stimulus of gravity
- diaphragmitis — inflammation of the diaphragm, phrenitis
- diazo process — a method for printing on paper treated with a diazo compound that disintegrates upon exposure to light and developing the unexposed areas by the use of diazo dyes.
- dictatorships — Plural form of dictatorship.
- dip-and-scarp — (of topography) characterized by alternating steeper scarp slopes and gentler dip slopes
- disapparelled — undressed; naked
- disappearance — the act or an instance of disappearing; a ceasing to be seen or to exist.
- discographies — Plural form of discography.
- discrepancies — the state or quality of being discrepant or in disagreement, as by displaying an unexpected or unacceptable difference; inconsistency: The discrepancy between the evidence and his account of what happened led to his arrest.
- disparagement — the act of disparaging.
- disparagingly — that disparages; tending to belittle or bring reproach upon: a disparaging remark.
- disparateness — The degree to which a thing is disparate.
- dispraisingly — By way of dispraise.
- dispurveyance — the lack of provisions
- disreputation — disrepute.
- dolphinariums — Plural form of dolphinarium.
- draftsmanship — a person employed in making mechanical drawings, as of machines, structures, etc.
- drop a stitch — to allow a loop of wool to fall off a knitting needle accidentally while knitting
- dropped waist — the waistline of a dress, gown, or the like when it is placed at the hips rather than at the natural waist.
- durban poison — a particularly potent variety of cannabis grown in Natal
- ear-splitting — ear-piercing: an earsplitting explosion.
- east prussian — a former province in NE Germany: an enclave separated from Germany by the Polish Corridor; now divided between Poland and the Russian Federation. 14,283 sq. mi. (36,993 sq. km). Capital: Königsberg.
- eavesdropping — to listen secretly to a private conversation.
- ectoparasites — Plural form of ectoparasite.
- ectoparasitic — Of or pertaining to ectoparasites.
- elephantbirds — Plural form of elephantbird.
- empiricalness — Quality of being empirical.
- empyreumatise — to render empyreumatic
- enantiomorphs — Plural form of enantiomorph.
- endoparasites — Plural form of endoparasite.
- endoparasitic — Of or pertaining to endoparasites.
- enteropathies — Plural form of enteropathy.
- epigrammatism — The use of epigrams; epigrammatical character.
- epigrammatist — Someone who writes an epigram (any meanings).
- escape artist — escapologist
- ethnographies — Plural form of ethnography.
- eusporangiate — (of ferns) having each sporangium developing from a group of cells, rather than a single cell, and with no specialized dispersal of spores
- exasperations — Plural form of exasperation.
- exemplariness — The state or condition of being exemplary, serving as a shining example.
- express train — a fast train
- extra-special — particular; exceptional
- extraposition — placement of something outside something else
- fairy-slipper — Calypso (def 2).
- false vampire — any large, carnivorous bat of the families Megadermatidae and Phyllostomatidae, of Africa, Asia, and Australia, erroneously reputed to suck the blood of animals and humans.
- field sparrow — a common North American finch, Spizella pusilla, found in brushy pasturelands.
- filmographies — Plural form of filmography.
- flash picture — a photograph made using flash photography.