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

  • synecphonesis — the fusion of two syllables into one
  • taphrogenesis — the process of forming rifts, resulting in regional faulting and subsidence
  • technopolitan — of or relating to a place or society dominated by technology
  • telencephalic — the anterior section of the forebrain comprising the cerebrum and related structures.
  • terpsichorean — pertaining to dancing.
  • the antipodes — Australia and New Zealand
  • the cup final — the annual final of the FA Cup soccer competition, played at Wembley, or the Scottish Cup, played at Hampden Park
  • the provinces — those parts of a country lying outside the capital and other large cities and regarded as outside the mainstream of sophisticated culture
  • the whip hand — If you have the whip hand, you have power over someone else in a particular situation.
  • theanthropism — the doctrine of the union of the divine and human natures, especially the manifestation of God as man in Christ.
  • thespian lion — a lion that attacked the flocks of Amphitryon and was killed by Hercules.
  • three-pointer — Basketball. a field goal worth three points, made from behind a specified line (three-point line)
  • tin parachute — an employment agreement guaranteeing a worker compensation, especially in the form of bonuses and benefits, in the event of dismissal as a result of a merger or takeover.
  • tip one's hat — to take off, raise, or touch one's hat in salutation
  • township line — Surveying. one of two parallel lines running east and west that define the north and south borders of a township. Compare range line, township (def 2).
  • truchet point — (unit, text)   An obsolete variant of the point, equal to 0.188 mm.
  • underemphasis — inadequate emphasis.
  • unimpeachable — above suspicion; impossible to discredit; impeccable: unimpeachable motives.
  • unimpeachably — above suspicion; impossible to discredit; impeccable: unimpeachable motives.
  • unpublishable — not capable of being made available in print for distribution and sale
  • unreplenished — not replenished or refilled
  • unreproaching — not reproaching or blaming
  • unsympathetic — characterized by, proceeding from, exhibiting, or feeling sympathy; sympathizing; compassionate: a sympathetic listener.
  • up in the air — a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
  • upper chinook — a Chinookan language of the Columbia River valley from the Deschutes River to the estuary.
  • vapourishness — the quality or state of being vapourish
  • wappenshawing — (formerly) the reviewing of the men under arms in a Scottish lordship or district
  • when pigs fly — If you say 'when pigs fly' after someone has said that something might happen, you are emphasizing that you think it is very unlikely.
  • white pelican — an aquatic bird of the tropical and warm water family Pelecanidae, P. onocrotalus: order Pelecaniformes. They have a long straight flattened bill, with a distensible pouch for engulfing fish
  • white pudding — (in Britain) a kind of sausage made like black pudding but without pigs' blood
  • zinc sulphate — a colourless soluble crystalline substance usually existing as the heptahydrate or monohydrate: used as a mordant, in preserving wood and skins, and in the electrodeposition of zinc. Formula: ZnSO4
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