13-letter words containing a, u, s, p, i
- jigsaw puzzle — Also called picture puzzle. a set of irregularly cut pieces of pasteboard, wood, or the like that form a picture or design when fitted together.
- judeo-spanish — Ladino (def 1).
- juxtaposition — an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
- kenyapithecus — a genus of fossil hominoids of middle Miocene age found in Kenya and having large molars, small incisors, and powerful chewing muscles.
- kick upstairs — to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
- lake superior — Lake, a lake in the N central United States and S Canada: the northernmost of the Great Lakes; the largest body of fresh water in the world. 350 miles (564 km) long; 31,820 sq. mi. (82,415 sq. km); greatest depth, 1290 feet (393 meters); 602 feet (183 meters) above sea level.
- lake-superior — Lake, a lake in the N central United States and S Canada: the northernmost of the Great Lakes; the largest body of fresh water in the world. 350 miles (564 km) long; 31,820 sq. mi. (82,415 sq. km); greatest depth, 1290 feet (393 meters); 602 feet (183 meters) above sea level.
- lapsus calami — a slip of the pen.
- leprechaunish — somewhat similar to a leprechaun
- leukapheresis — a medical procedure that separates certain leukocytes from the blood, used to collect leukocytes for donation or to remove excessive leukocytes from a patient's blood
- louis pasteur — Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1822–95, French chemist and bacteriologist.
- lunar eclipse — Astronomy. the obscuration of the light of the moon by the intervention of the earth between it and the sun (lunar eclipse) or the obscuration of the light of the sun by the intervention of the moon between it and a point on the earth (solar eclipse) a similar phenomenon with respect to any other planet and either its satellite or the sun. the partial or complete interception of the light of one component of a binary star by the other.
- manipulations — Plural form of manipulation.
- manipulatives — influencing or attempting to influence the behavior or emotions of others for one’s own purposes: a manipulative boss.
- measuring cup — a graduated cup used especially in cooking for measuring ingredients.
- microcapsules — Plural form of microcapsule.
- microcephalus — An abnormally small head.
- milk saucepan — a type of small saucepan often used for heating milk
- misassumption — something taken for granted; a supposition: a correct assumption. Synonyms: presupposition; hypothesis, conjecture, guess, postulate, theory.
- mispersuasion — a false or mistaken persuasion
- monopotassium — (chemistry) monatomic potassium.
- mountain pass — a low point on a mountain that allows easy access to climbers
- mousetrapping — Present participle of mousetrap.
- multihospital — comprising or relating to several hospitals
- multipartisan — Relating to or supported by multiple groups, especially by multiple political parties.
- multipartyism — a political system in which two or more political parties contest elections
- multiple star — three or more stars lying close together in the celestial sphere and usually united in a single gravitational system.
- multiplicands — Plural form of multiplicand.
- multispectral — (of an airborne camera or scanner) capable of sensing and recording radiation from invisible as well as visible parts of the electromagnetic spectrum.
- musculospiral — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the muscles, and taking a spiral course; applied especially to a large nerve of the arm.
- musicotherapy — the treatment of mental disorders with music
- mutation stop — an organ pipe sounding the harmonic of the note normally produced
- nondiapausing — lacking a diapause
- nonpunishable — Not punishable; of an act, for which no punishment has been authorized; of a person, beyond the reach of punishment.
- nucleocapsids — Plural form of nucleocapsid.
- nucleoplasmic — Of or pertaining to nucleoplasm.
- ombudsmanship — The position or office of an ombudsman.
- one-upmanship — the art or practice of achieving, demonstrating, or assuming superiority in one's rivalry with a friend or opponent by obtaining privilege, status, status symbols, etc.: the one-upmanship of getting into the president's car pool.
- onus probandi — the burden of proof.
- optical mouse — (hardware) Any kind of mouse that uses visible light or infrared to detect changes in its position.
- optical sound — sound recorded on and subsequently played back from an optical or photographic soundtrack, as opposed to a magnetic soundtrack.
- outwash plain — Geology. a broad, sloping landform built of coalesced deposits of outwash.
- ovoviviparous — producing eggs that are hatched within the body, so that the young are born alive but without placental attachment, as certain reptiles or fishes.
- packing house — A packing house is a company that processes and packs food, especially meat, to be sold.
- pamlico sound — a sound between the North Carolina mainland and coastal islands.
- pan-teutonism — Pan-Germanism.
- 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.
- paper-pushing — a person who has a routine desk job.
- papillomatous — a benign tumor of the skin or mucous membrane consisting of hypertrophied epithelial tissue, as a wart.
- paradigm plus — A configurable object-oriented CASE tool from Proto Soft.