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13-letter words containing n, o, p, s, t, e

  • print spooler — a program that sequences printing jobs by temporarily storing data in a buffer and processing the jobs sequentially.
  • prison inmate — a person who is confined in a prison
  • proactiveness — serving to prepare for, intervene in, or control an expected occurrence or situation, especially a negative or difficult one; anticipatory: proactive measures against crime.
  • procrastinate — to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.
  • progestogenic — relating to progestogen
  • prognosticate — to forecast or predict (something future) from present indications or signs; prophesy.
  • projectionist — an operator of a motion-picture or slide projector.
  • propositioned — the act of offering or suggesting something to be considered, accepted, adopted, or done.
  • protectionism — Economics. the theory, practice, or system of fostering or developing domestic industries by protecting them from foreign competition through duties or quotas imposed on importations.
  • protectionist — Economics. the theory, practice, or system of fostering or developing domestic industries by protecting them from foreign competition through duties or quotas imposed on importations.
  • proteinaceous — Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
  • protestantism — the religion of Protestants.
  • protestantize — to convert or cause to conform to Protestantism.
  • psychogenetic — genesis of the psyche.
  • psychotogenic — a substance that causes a psychotic reaction.
  • pudding stone — conglomerate (def 3).
  • re-absorption — resorption (def 2).
  • re-inspection — the act of inspecting or viewing, especially carefully or critically: an inspection of all luggage on the plane.
  • recomposition — to compose again; reconstitute; rearrange.
  • redescription — the act of redescribing
  • redisposition — the withdrawal and redistribution of armed forces with the aim of more effective use
  • repositioning — to put in a new or different position; shift: to reposition the artwork on the advertising layout.
  • repressionist — an advocate of repression; someone who argues for or holds to repressive measures
  • response time — Psychology. the time consumed in making a response.
  • retrospecting — contemplation of the past; a survey of past time, events, etc.
  • retrospection — the action, process, or faculty of looking back on things past.
  • rewriteperson — rewriteman.
  • salpingectomy — excision of the Fallopian tube.
  • scleroprotein — protein that is fibrous and insoluble in water, serving a protective or supportive function in the body.
  • sea transport — transport by ship over the sea
  • secret weapon — Someone's secret weapon is a thing or person which they believe will help them achieve something and which other people do not know about.
  • selenotropism — growth in response to moonlight.
  • self-contempt — the feeling with which a person regards anything considered mean, vile, or worthless; disdain; scorn.
  • selling point — a unique or advantageous feature that appeals to the prospective buyer of a service, product, etc.: A generous discount is the chief selling point of the book club.
  • semipalmation — the state of being semipalmate
  • septentrional — northern; boreal
  • septentriones — the seven stars of the Plough, the Great Bear
  • serendipitous — come upon or found by accident; fortuitous: serendipitous scientific discoveries.
  • sexploitation — the exploitation of sex in films, magazines, etc.
  • sharp-tongued — characterized by or given to harshness, bitterness, or sarcasm in speech.
  • sheep station — a large sheep farm
  • shetland pony — one of a breed of small but sturdy, rough-coated ponies, raised originally in the Shetland Islands.
  • siphon bottle — a bottle for aerated water, fitted with a bent tube through the neck, the water being forced out, when a valve is opened, by the pressure on its surface of the gas accumulating within the bottle.
  • slotted spoon — a large spoon whose bowl has several slots or holes for draining liquid from food being ladled.
  • slow puncture — a small hole in a tyre, from which the air escapes very slowly, so that at first it is not obvious that there is any problem with the tyre
  • smooth-spoken — speaking or spoken easily and softly.
  • southern alps — a mountain range in New Zealand, on South Island: the highest range in Australasia. Highest peak: Mount Cook (also known as Aoraki or Aorangi), 3754 m (12 316 ft)
  • space fiction — a book, film, TV series, etc, set in outer space
  • space station — an orbiting manned structure that can be used for a variety of purposes, as to assemble or service satellites, refuel spacecraft, etc.
  • specification — the act of specifying.
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