13-letter words containing a, s, o, p, t
- approach shot — a shot made to or towards the green after a tee shot
- appropriators — Plural form of appropriator.
- 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.
- archeptolemus — (in the Iliad) the son of Iphitus who served as a charioteer for Hector.
- arthroscopies — Plural form of arthroscopy.
- as opposed to — You use as opposed to when you want to make it clear that you are talking about one particular thing and not something else.
- aspirationals — Plural form of aspirational.
- associateship — to connect or bring into relation, as thought, feeling, memory, etc.: Many people associate dark clouds with depression and gloom.
- assumptionist — Augustinian of the Assumption.
- asthenosphere — a thin semifluid layer of the earth (100–200 km thick), below the outer rigid lithosphere, forming part of the mantle and thought to be able to flow vertically and horizontally, enabling sections of lithosphere to subside, rise, and undergo lateral movement
- astroparticle — (astrophysics) A subatomic particle of cosmic origin.
- astrophysical — Of or pertaining to astrophysics.
- at this point — at this moment in time
- atmospherical — pertaining to, existing in, or consisting of the atmosphere: atmospheric vapors.
- autocephalous — (of an Eastern Christian Church) governed by its own national synods and appointing its own patriarchs or prelates
- autoresponder — A program that automatically generates a set response to all messages sent to a particular e-mail address.
- bacterioscopy — the examination of bacteria with a microscope.
- ballistospore — a spore, esp a fungal spore, that is forcefully ejected from its source
- baroreceptors — Plural form of baroreceptor.
- base hospital — a hospital serving a large rural area
- batch-process — to perform batch processing on (files)
- beast of prey — any animal that hunts other animals for food
- bibliophagist — a person who devours books
- blepharoplast — a cylindrical cytoplasmic body in protozoa
- brachypterous — having very short or incompletely developed wings
- breast pocket — The breast pocket of a man's coat or jacket is a pocket, usually on the inside, next to his chest.
- bring to pass — to cause to happen
- campanologist — the principles or art of making bells, bell ringing, etc.
- camping stool — a stool which is suitable for use in temporary quarters, on holiday, etc, esp by being portable and easy to set up
- camping stove — a portable stove powered by butane gas canisters, designed to be used for cooking while camping
- capital goods — Capital goods are used to make other products. Compare consumer goods.
- capital stock — the par value of the total share capital that a company is authorized to issue
- capitulations — Plural form of capitulation.
- capsulization — The act or process of capsulizing.
- cardiopathies — Plural form of cardiopathy.
- cartographers — Plural form of cartographer.
- cartoon strip — A cartoon strip is a series of drawings that tells a story.
- case in point — a specific, appropriate, or relevant instance or example
- catastrophise — Alt form catastrophize.
- catastrophism — an old doctrine, now discarded, that the earth was created and has subsequently been shaped by sudden divine acts which have no logical connection with each other rather than by gradual evolutionary processes
- catastrophist — the doctrine that certain vast geological changes in the earth's history were caused by catastrophes rather than gradual evolutionary processes.
- catastrophize — (obsolete) To end a comedy.
- chaetophorous — bearing bristles; setigerous.
- chapter house — A chapter house is the building or set of rooms in the grounds of a cathedral where the members of the clergy hold their meetings.
- chilkoot pass — a mountain pass in North America between SE Alaska and NW British Columbia, over the Coast Range
- chirographist — a person who studies or who is knowledgeable about handwriting styles
- chiropractics — The practice of a chiropractor.
- chiropractors — Plural form of chiropractor.
- chloroplastal — of or like a chloroplast
- chloroplastic — a plastid containing chlorophyll.