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13-letter words containing d, a, p, h, n, e

  • pentadelphous — (of a plant) having its stamens arranged in five groups; (of stamens) being arranged in five groups
  • phase encoded — (storage)   (PE) A recording method used for 1600 BPI magnetic tapes. Compare NRZI, GCR.
  • phenylic acid — phenol (def 1).
  • phony disease — a disease of peaches, characterized by dwarfing, dark-green leaves, premature leafing and flowering, and the production of reduced numbers of small fruit, caused by a virus, Nanus mirabilis.
  • phrygian mode — an authentic church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from E to E.
  • pigheadedness — stupidly obstinate; stubborn: pigheaded resistance.
  • pointy-headed — stupid; idiotic.
  • pumpkinheaded — a slow or dim-witted person; dunce.
  • sharp-tongued — characterized by or given to harshness, bitterness, or sarcasm in speech.
  • shetland pony — one of a breed of small but sturdy, rough-coated ponies, raised originally in the Shetland Islands.
  • ship chandler — a person who deals in cordage, canvas, and other supplies for ships.
  • ship decanter — a glass decanter with a very wide base.
  • spanish cedar — a tropical American tree, Cedrela odorata, of the mahogany family.
  • speech island — a speech community that is completely surrounded by another, usually larger, speech community.
  • speechreading — the act or process of determining the intended meaning of a speaker by utilizing all visual clues accompanying speech attempts, as lip movements, facial expressions, and bodily gestures, used especially by people with impaired hearing.
  • spindleshanks — spindlelegs.
  • spotted hyena — a long-legged carnivorous doglike mammal native to Africa and S Asia (Crocuta crocuta)
  • striped hyena — a hyena, Hyaena hyaena, of northern Africa, Arabia, and India, having a grayish coat with distinct blackish stripes.
  • the antipodes — Australia and New Zealand
  • the whip hand — If you have the whip hand, you have power over someone else in a particular situation.
  • trapezohedron — Crystallography. a crystal form having all faces trapeziums.
  • unapprehended — to take into custody; arrest by legal warrant or authority: The police apprehended the burglars.
  • underemphasis — inadequate emphasis.
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