13-letter words containing a, s, p, e, r, i
- nephropathies — Plural form of nephropathy.
- new hampshire — a state in the NE United States. 9304 sq. mi. (24,100 sq. km). Capital: Concord. Abbreviation: NH (for use with zip code), N.H.
- non-spherical — having the form of a sphere; globular.
- nonabsorptive — Not absorptive.
- nonadsorptive — Not adsorptive.
- nonperishable — not subject to rapid deterioration or decay: A supply of nonperishable food was kept for emergencies.
- ocean springs — a town in SE Mississippi.
- on the parish — receiving parochial relief
- operativeness — (uncountable) The state or quality of being operative.
- orchestra pit — musicians' seating in front of stage
- orchestra-pit — a group of performers on various musical instruments, including especially stringed instruments of the viol class, clarinets and flutes, cornets and trombones, drums, and cymbals, for playing music, as symphonies, operas, popular music, or other compositions.
- orthographies — Plural form of orthography.
- overappraisal — An appraisal that overvalues something.
- overemphasise — (British) alternative spelling of overemphasize.
- overemphasize — to emphasize excessively.
- overexpansion — the act or process of expanding.
- paedomorphism — the continuation of juvenile characteristics in the adult stage
- painted horse — paint (def 6).
- painterliness — the quality of being painterly
- pairs skaters — two skaters, a man and a woman, or a boy and a girl, who skate together, esp in competitions
- palaeocrystic — consisting of former glacial formation
- paleosiberian — a group of languages comprising those languages of Siberia that are not affiliated with Indo-European, Altaic, Uralic, or Eskimo-Aleut and including the Chukotian family and the unrelated language isolates Ket, Nivkh, and Yukaghir; Paleo-Asiatic.
- pan-germanism — the idea or advocacy of a union of all the German peoples in a single political organization or state.
- pantagruelism — (in Rabelais' Pantagruel) the huge son of Gargantua, represented as dealing with serious matters in a spirit of broad and somewhat cynical good humor.
- papaprelatist — a supporter of papal prelates
- paper profits — an unrealized profit due to the appreciation of something owned but not yet sold.
- paper-pushing — a person who has a routine desk job.
- para-centesis — puncture of the wall of a cavity to drain off fluid.
- paradise duck — a large duck, Casarca variegata, of New Zealand, having a brightly coloured plumage
- paradise fish — any small freshwater fish of the genus Macropodus, of southeastern Asia, often kept in aquariums.
- paradise lost — an epic poem (1667) by John Milton.
- paraesthesias — an abnormal sensation, as prickling, itching, etc.
- parallelistic — of, relating to, or of the nature of a parallelism.
- paramagnetism — a body or substance that, placed in a magnetic field, possesses magnetization in direct proportion to the field strength; a substance in which the magnetic moments of the atoms are not aligned.
- parameterised — to describe (a phenomenon, problem, curve, surface, etc.) by the use of parameters.
- parasexuality — parasexual behaviour
- parasite drag — the component of drag caused by skin friction and the shape of the surfaces not contributing to lift.
- parasynthesis — the formation of a word by the addition of a derivational suffix to a phrase or compound, as of greathearted, which is great heart plus -ed.
- parasynthetic — the formation of a word by the addition of a derivational suffix to a phrase or compound, as of greathearted, which is great heart plus -ed.
- parenthesized — to insert (a word, phrase, etc.) as a parenthesis.
- paring chisel — a woodworking chisel moved by steady hand pressure to make long, light cuts.
- paris commune — commune3 (def 8).
- parish priest — local church minister
- parma heights — a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
- parsley piert — a small N temperate rosaceous plant, Aphanes arvensis, having fan-shaped leaves and small greenish flowers
- passementerie — trimming of braid, cord, bead, etc., in any of various forms.
- passionflower — any chiefly American climbing vine or shrub of the genus Passiflora, having showy flowers and a pulpy berry or fruit that in some species is edible.
- past anterior — a pluperfect verb (in French)
- past mistress — a woman who is thoroughly experienced or exceptionally skilled in a profession, art, etc.
- paterfamilias — the male head of a household or family, usually the father.