13-letter words containing a, s, p, o
- psychographic — Psychology. a graph indicating the relative strength of the personality traits of an individual.
- psychological — of or relating to psychology.
- psychosomatic — of or relating to a physical disorder that is caused by or notably influenced by emotional factors.
- psychotherapy — the treatment of psychological disorders or maladjustments by a professional technique, as psychoanalysis, group therapy, or behavioral therapy.
- psychotically — Psychiatry. characterized by or afflicted with psychosis. Synonyms: (in nontechnical usage) insane, psychopathic, lunatic, mentally ill; mad, disturbed, deranged, demented, non compos mentis. Antonyms: sane; compos mentis, clearheaded, lucid.
- pucciniaceous — (of a fungus) belonging to the genus Puccinia
- puritan spoon — a silver spoon having an ovoid bowl and a straight, flat, completely plain stem.
- pusillanimous — lacking courage or resolution; cowardly; faint-hearted; timid.
- put a stop to — end, curtail
- pyrophosphate — a salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid.
- quadraphonics — high-fidelity sound reproduction involving signals transmitted through four different channels.
- quadriphonics — quadraphony.
- racket sports — sports, such as tennis, squash, badminton, etc, that are played using a racket
- radio compass — a radio receiver with a directional antenna for determining the bearing of the receiver from a radio transmitter.
- radiopacities — opaque to radiation; visible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy (opposed to radiotransparent).
- 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
- re-absorption — resorption (def 2).
- rehospitalize — to place in hospital again
- reprographics — reprography.
- rough passage — a stormy sea journey
- s corporation — An S corporation is a type of corporation in which the owners are taxed for any taxable income on their individual returns.
- sachet-powder — a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
- saloon keeper — a person who owns or operates a saloon.
- salpingectomy — excision of the Fallopian tube.
- salpingostomy — the formation of an artificial opening into a Fallopian tube.
- san pablo bay — the N part of San Francisco Bay, in W California.
- saratoga chip — potato chip.
- scallop shell — the shell of a scallop
- scalpelliform — having the shape of a scalpel blade
- scaphocephaly — premature closure of the sagittal suture resulting in a deformed skull having an elongated, keellike shape.
- schizophrenia — Psychiatry.. Also called dementia praecox. a severe mental disorder characterized by some, but not necessarily all, of the following features: emotional blunting, intellectual deterioration, social isolation, disorganized speech and behavior, delusions, and hallucinations.
- school phobia — a fear of going to or returning to school
- sclerotherapy — Medicine/Medical. a treatment for varicose veins in which blood flow is diverted and the veins collapsed by injection of a hardening solution, also used cosmetically in spider veins to eliminate discoloration.
- scotch plains — a township in NE New Jersey.
- sea transport — transport by ship over the sea
- second papers — the documents by which an alien formerly made application for U.S. citizenship after having earlier filed a declaration of intention
- secret weapon — Someone's secret weapon is a thing or person which they believe will help them achieve something and which other people do not know about.
- selenographer — the branch of astronomy that deals with the charting of the moon's surface.
- self-approval — the act of approving; approbation.
- self-portrait — a portrait of oneself done by oneself.
- self-reproach — blame or censure by one's own conscience.
- semi-tropical — Semi-tropical places have warm, wet air.
- semioviparous — bearing young in an incomplete state of development, as a marsupial.
- semipalmation — the state of being semipalmate
- semipolitical — of a partially political nature; having some political features.
- semiporcelain — any of several vitrified ceramic wares lacking the translucency or hardness of true porcelain but otherwise similar to it.
- septentrional — northern; boreal
- sexploitation — the exploitation of sex in films, magazines, etc.
- shanks's pony — one's own legs as a means of transportation
- sharecropping — the practice of cultivating farmland as a sharecropper