13-letter words containing a, v, i, n, p
- pavilion roof — a pyramidal hip roof.
- penetratively — in a penetrative manner
- pennsylvanian — of or relating to the state of Pennsylvania.
- perseveration — the act or process of perseverating.
- peruvian bark — cinchona (def 2).
- pervaporation — Pervaporation is a separation process in which a substance permeates through a membrane and then evaporates.
- pervasiveness — spread throughout: The corruption is so pervasive that it is accepted as the way to do business.
- photonegative — pertaining to a substance, as selenium, having a conductivity that decreases upon absorption of electromagnetic radiation.
- pigouvian tax — a tax levied to counter an economic negative externality, for example taxing producers of industrial pollution in order to encourage pollution control
- plain vanilla — having no embellishments, extra equipment, elaborate packaging, etc.; plain; simple; down-to-earth: I want a plain-vanilla car without a lot of chrome trim.
- plain-vanilla — having no embellishments, extra equipment, elaborate packaging, etc.; plain; simple; down-to-earth: I want a plain-vanilla car without a lot of chrome trim.
- platonic love — Platonism. love of the Idea of beauty, seen as terminating an evolution from the desire for an individual and the love of physical beauty to the love and contemplation of spiritual or ideal beauty.
- pleasantville — a city in SE New Jersey.
- plural voting — right to vote more than once
- point shaving — (especially in basketball) the illegal practice, by one or more bribed players, of deliberately limiting the number of points scored to conform to the desires of corrupt gamblers.
- point-shaving — (especially in basketball) the illegal practice, by one or more bribed players, of deliberately limiting the number of points scored to conform to the desires of corrupt gamblers.
- pole-vaulting — a field sport in which competitors attempt to clear a high bar with the aid of an extremely flexible long pole
- polio vaccine — a vaccine administered to induce specific active immunity to poliomyelitis.
- preservations — to keep alive or in existence; make lasting: to preserve our liberties as free citizens.
- prevarication — the act of prevaricating, or lying: Seeing the expression on his mother's face, Nathan realized this was no time for prevarication.
- prevocational — of, relating to, or constituting preliminary vocational training.
- prevolitional — the act of willing, choosing, or resolving; exercise of willing: She left of her own volition.
- private brand — a product marketed under a private label.
- privateersman — an officer or sailor of a privateer.
- privatization — to transfer from public or government control or ownership to private enterprise: a campaign promise to privatize some of the public lands.
- proactiveness — serving to prepare for, intervene in, or control an expected occurrence or situation, especially a negative or difficult one; anticipatory: proactive measures against crime.
- prove a point — If you prove a point, you show other people that you know something or can do something, although your action may have no other purpose.
- provincialise — to make provincial in character.
- provincialism — narrowness of mind, ignorance, or the like, considered as resulting from lack of exposure to cultural or intellectual activity.
- provincialist — a native or inhabitant of a province.
- provinciality — provincial character.
- provincialize — to make provincial in character.
- provisionally — providing or serving for the time being only; existing only until permanently or properly replaced; temporary: a provisional government.
- provocational — the act of provoking.
- pulverization — to reduce to dust or powder, as by pounding or grinding.
- savings stamp — a stamp which can be bought (for example at a machine in a supermarket), saved, and then redeemed against the cost of goods later (for example at Christmas)
- sneak preview — a preview of a motion picture, often shown in addition to an announced film, in order to observe the reaction of the audience.
- spanish river — a river in S Ontario, Canada, flowing S into the North Channel of Lake Huron. 150 miles (241 km) long.
- sperry univac — (company) One of the divisions of Sperry Corporation at the time that company merged with the Burroughs Corporation to form Unisys Corporation.
- spring valley — a city in SW California, near San Diego.
- unapprovingly — in an unapproving manner
- uncaptivating — to attract and hold the attention or interest of, as by beauty or excellence; enchant: Her blue eyes and red hair captivated him.
- uncooperative — working or acting together willingly for a common purpose or benefit.
- unperceivable — imperceptible
- unperceivably — imperceptibly
- unprovocative — tending or serving to provoke; inciting, stimulating, irritating, or vexing.
- unreprievable — not able to be reprieved, eased, or postponed
- unspeculative — not characterized by speculation
- vacation trip — a trip undertaken during a vacation
- vaccine point — a thin, pointed, vaccine-coated piece of bone or the like, for use in vaccinating.