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13-letter words containing d, e, i, p, n

  • spot reducing — the usually futile effort to exercise one part of the body, as the thighs, in hopes of reducing the amount of fat stored in that area.
  • spread option — spread (def 25b).
  • spring binder — a loose-leaf binder in which a single, long, clamplike spring, forming the spine, holds the leaves.
  • spring-loaded — (of a machine part) kept normally in a certain position by a spring: a spring-loaded safety valve.
  • springboarded — a flexible board, projecting over water, from which divers leap or spring.
  • sprint medley — a medley relay in which the first member of a team runs 440 yards, the second and third members run 220 yards each, and the fourth member runs 880 yards.
  • stader splint — a splint consisting of an adjustable metal rod with a steel pin at either end for insertion in the bone above and below a fracture.
  • striped hyena — a hyena, Hyaena hyaena, of northern Africa, Arabia, and India, having a grayish coat with distinct blackish stripes.
  • stripped down — having only essential features; lacking any special appointments or accessories.
  • stripped pine — natural pine from which any varnish or painted finish has been removed
  • stripped-down — having only essential features; lacking any special appointments or accessories.
  • subdiscipline — training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline.
  • sulfapyridine — a sulfanilamide derivative, C 1 1 H 1 1 N 3 O 2 S, formerly used for infections caused by pneumococci, now used primarily for a particular dermatitis.
  • sunny side up — (of an egg) fried without breaking the yolk or being turned over, with the yolk remaining visible and somewhat liquid inside.
  • sunny-side up — (of an egg) fried without breaking the yolk or being turned over, with the yolk remaining visible and somewhat liquid inside.
  • superdominant — submediant.
  • superordinary — that is superior to the ordinary
  • superordinate — of higher degree in condition or rank.
  • take pride in — be proud
  • 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.
  • traded option — an option that can itself be bought and sold on a stock exchange
  • triple-nerved — noting a leaf in which two prominent nerves emerge from the middle nerve a little above its base.
  • unaccompanied — not accompanied; alone: The shipment arrived unaccompanied by an invoice.
  • unanticipated — to realize beforehand; foretaste or foresee: to anticipate pleasure.
  • unappreciated — to be grateful or thankful for: They appreciated his thoughtfulness.
  • uncapitalized — to write or print in capital letters letters or with an initial capital letter.
  • uncompanioned — not having a companion; unaccompanied
  • uncomplicated — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
  • uncompromised — unable to function optimally, especially with regard to immune response, owing to underlying disease, harmful environmental exposure, or the side effects of a course of treatment.
  • undepreciated — to reduce the purchasing value of (money).
  • under pain of — physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
  • under-packing — the act or work of a person or thing that packs.
  • underemphasis — inadequate emphasis.
  • underoccupied — not having enough to do or to engage one's attention
  • underpainting — the first coat of paint, especially the initial painting on a canvas in which the major areas, tones, colors, and forms are indicated in mass.
  • underpinnings — a system of supports beneath a wall or the like.
  • underspending — the process or fact of spending less than one can afford or is allocated
  • undescriptive — having the quality of describing; characterized by description: a descriptive passage in an essay.
  • undisciplined — having or exhibiting discipline; rigorous: paintings characterized by a disciplined technique.
  • undistempered — not diseased; free from illness
  • unemancipated — not constrained or restricted by custom, tradition, superstition, etc.: a modern, emancipated woman.
  • unexemplified — not exemplified; not clarified by example
  • unexperienced — wise or skillful in a particular field through experience: an experienced teacher.
  • unimpassioned — not filled with passion or affected by strong emotion
  • unimpregnated — not saturated, soaked or infused (with something)
  • uninterpreted — to give or provide the meaning of; explain; explicate; elucidate: to interpret the hidden meaning of a parable.
  • uninterrupted — having an irregular or discontinuous arrangement, as of leaflets along a stem.
  • unmanipulated — not manipulated
  • unopinionated — obstinate or conceited with regard to the merit of one's own opinions; conceitedly dogmatic.
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