13-letter words containing l, i, t, s
- paterfamilias — the male head of a household or family, usually the father.
- paternalistic — the system, principle, or practice of managing or governing individuals, businesses, nations, etc., in the manner of a father dealing benevolently and often intrusively with his children: The employees objected to the paternalism of the old president.
- patripotestal — Anthropology. of or relating to the authority exercised by a father or a father's blood relatives.
- pearly whites — white and lustrous as a pearl.
- pedal cyclist — a person who rides a pedal cycle, as opposed to a motorcycle
- peirastically — in a peirastic manner
- pelican state — Louisiana (used as a nickname).
- pencil stripe — a stripe of varying widths, especially a dark stripe on a light ground.
- peninsularity — the state or fact of being a peninsula
- penny whistle — a type of flageolet with six finger holes, esp a cheap one made of metal
- pentasyllabic — a word or line of verse of five syllables.
- periodicalist — a writer of articles for periodicals
- perishability — subject to decay, ruin, or destruction: perishable fruits and vegetables.
- perissodactyl — having an uneven number of toes or digits on each foot.
- perityphlitis — the inflammation of the tissue surrounding the caecum
- perlustration — the act of perlustrating; a thorough inspection or survey, esp of letters for purposes of surveillance
- personalistic — Also called personal idealism. a modern philosophical movement locating ultimate value and reality in persons, human or divine.
- personalities — the visible aspect of one's character as it impresses others: He has a pleasing personality.
- perspectively — a technique of depicting volumes and spatial relationships on a flat surface. Compare aerial perspective, linear perspective.
- petroliferous — containing or yielding petroleum
- petrophysical — relating to the analysis of the constitution and characteristics of rocks
- phalansterian — of or relating to a phalanstery.
- phalansterism — a model of society in which members of a community live in the same space and share common belongings
- phantasmality — the condition or character of being incorporeal and illusory
- phelloplastic — an image or a representation that has been fashioned from cork
- phlogisticate — to integrate or blend phlogiston with
- photovoltaics — (used with a singular verb) a field of semiconductor technology involving the direct conversion of electromagnetic radiation as sunlight, into electricity.
- phraseologist — a person who treats of or is concerned with phraseology.
- physicalistic — of or relating to physicalism.
- physicalities — the physical attributes of a person, especially when overdeveloped or overemphasized.
- physoclistous — having the air bladder closed off from the mouth.
- pianistically — in a manner or way that is pianistic
- pictorialness — the state of being pictorial
- picturesquely — visually charming or quaint, as if resembling or suitable for a painting: a picturesque fishing village.
- pietistically — in a pietistical manner
- pilaster mass — an engaged pier, usually plain, used as a buttress.
- pilot biscuit — hardtack.
- pilot station — Also called pilotage. an onshore office or headquarters for pilots.
- pistol shrimp — any common shrimp of the family Alphaeidae, distinguished by the snapping sound made by its enlarged claw.
- 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-clothes — Plain-clothes police officers wear ordinary clothes instead of a police uniform.
- planetologist — the branch of astronomy that deals with the physical features of the planets.
- plastic money — credit cards, used instead of cash
- plastic paddy — a person who, although not born in Ireland, is of Irish descent and places great importance on Irishness
- plastoquinone — a quinone that occurs in the chloroplasts of plants and functions as an electron carrier during photosynthesis.
- platiniferous — platinum-bearing
- platinum disc — (in Britain) an album certified to have sold 300 000 copies or a single certified to have sold 600 000 copies