13-letter words containing g, s, a, p
- passenger jet — a jet that carries passengers
- passing place — a wider place on a narrow road where vehicles can pass
- pastel orange — suntan (def 3).
- pay as you go — the act of paying or being paid; payment.
- pay-as-you-go — the principle or practice of paying for goods and services at the time of purchase, rather than relying on credit.
- pease pudding — a pudding of strained split peas mixed with egg.
- perfect stage — a phase in the life cycle of certain fungi in which sexual spores are formed, as the asci in the sexual stage of the ascomycete.
- perigastritis — the inflammation of the part of the peritoneum surrounding the stomach
- persona grata — an acceptable person, especially a diplomatic representative acceptable to the government to which he or she is accredited.
- phantasmagory — phantasmagoria.
- pharmacognosy — materia medica (def 2).
- pharyngoscope — an instrument for inspecting the pharynx.
- pharyngoscopy — an examination by means of a pharyngoscope.
- phase diagram — a graph, usually using temperature, pressure, and composition as coordinates, indicating the regions of stability of the various phases of a system.
- phlogisticate — to integrate or blend phlogiston with
- phong shading — (graphics) A model of how light is reflected from surfaces used extensively in three dimensional graphics to generate visually realistic images.
- photo-sharing — the publishing of digital photographs on the internet
- photo-stating — a camera for making facsimile copies of documents, drawings, etc., in the form of paper negatives on which the positions of lines, objects, etc., in the originals are maintained.
- phraseologist — a person who treats of or is concerned with phraseology.
- phyllophagous — (of an organism) feeding on leaves.
- physiographic — the science of physical geography.
- physiological — of or relating to physiology.
- pigeon breast — chicken breast.
- pigheadedness — stupidly obstinate; stubborn: pigheaded resistance.
- pilsner-glass — a pale, light lager beer.
- pine grosbeak — a large grosbeak, Pinicola enucleator, of coniferous forests of northern North America and Eurasia, the male of which has rose and gray plumage.
- place setting — the group of dishes, silverware, glasses, etc., set at the place of each person at a meal.
- place-setting — the group of dishes, silverware, glasses, etc., set at the place of each person at a meal.
- plagiostomous — plagiostome
- plagiotropism — plagiotropic tendency or growth.
- plain sailing — Navigation. sailing on waters that are free of hazards or obstructions. Compare plane sailing.
- plane sailing — sailing on a course plotted without reference to the curvature of the earth.
- planetologist — the branch of astronomy that deals with the physical features of the planets.
- plasma engine — an engine that generates thrust by reaction to the emission of a jet of plasma
- playing cards — cards used in playing various games, arranged in decks of four suits (spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs): a standard deck has 52 cards
- playing games — If you say that someone is playing games or playing silly games, you mean that they are not treating a situation seriously and you are annoyed with them.
- plethysmogram — the recording of a plethysmograph.
- pneumogastric — of or relating to the lungs and stomach.
- 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.
- polygalaceous — any plant of the genus Polygala, comprising the milkworts.
- polygonaceous — belonging to the Polygonaceae, the buckwheat family of plants.
- polysomnogram — a record of a person's sleep pattern, breathing, heart activity, and limb movements during sleep. Abbreviation: PSG.
- post exchange — a retail store on an army installation that sells goods and services to military personnel and their dependents and to certain authorized civilian personnel. Abbreviation: PX.
- post-graduate — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or consisting of post-graduates: a postgraduate seminar.
- post-marriage — (broadly) any of the diverse forms of interpersonal union established in various parts of the world to form a familial bond that is recognized legally, religiously, or socially, granting the participating partners mutual conjugal rights and responsibilities and including, for example, opposite-sex marriage, same-sex marriage, plural marriage, and arranged marriage: Anthropologists say that some type of marriage has been found in every known human society since ancient times. See Word Story at the current entry.
- postage costs — the cost of having mail delivered
- postage meter — an office machine used in bulk mailing that imprints prepaid postage and a dated postmark.
- postage rates — the rates charged for the delivery of mail, depending on type, weight etc
- postage stamp — small adhesive label for mail