13-letter words containing n, o, s, p, e
- townsend plan — a pension plan, proposed in the U.S. in 1934 but never passed by Congress, that would have awarded $200 monthly to persons over 60 who were no longer gainfully employed, provided that such allowance was spent in the U.S. within 30 days.
- 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).
- train spotter — a person who collects the numbers of railway locomotives
- transcriptome — a collection of all the messenger RNA in a particular cell
- transpersonal — extending beyond or transcending the personal.
- transportedly — in a passionate or rapturous manner
- treponemiasis — infection with treponema; syphilis.
- turn of speed — If a person, animal, or vehicle has a good turn of speed, they have the ability to move fast.
- un-personable — of pleasing personal appearance; handsome or comely; attractive.
- uncompensated — to recompense for something: They gave him ten dollars to compensate him for his trouble.
- 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.
- under protest — having voiced objections; unwillingly
- underexposure — inadequate exposure, as of photographic film.
- unencompassed — to form a circle about; encircle; surround: He built a moat to encompass the castle.
- unimpassioned — not filled with passion or affected by strong emotion
- unpersonified — to attribute human nature or character to (an inanimate object or an abstraction), as in speech or writing.
- unperspicuous — clearly expressed or presented; lucid.
- unpostponable — to put off to a later time; defer: He has postponed his departure until tomorrow.
- unpretentious — not pretentious; modest; without ostentatious display; plain: his unpretentious demeanor; an unpretentious summer resort.
- unprogressive — favoring or advocating progress, change, improvement, or reform, as opposed to wishing to maintain things as they are, especially in political matters: a progressive mayor.
- unprovisioned — a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
- unrecompensed — to repay; remunerate; reward, as for service, aid, etc.
- unresponsible — answerable or accountable, as for something within one's power, control, or management (often followed by to or for): He is responsible to the president for his decisions.
- unspontaneous — coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency; without effort or premeditation; natural and unconstrained; unplanned: a spontaneous burst of applause.
- unsuperfluous — not superfluous or excessive; moderate
- unsupportable — capable of being supported; endurable; maintainable.
- unsupportedly — in an unsupported fashion, without support
- unupholstered — to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
- vapor tension — vapor pressure.
- vapourishness — the quality or state of being vapourish
- vino de pasto — a pale, dry sherry of Spain.
- violin spider — brown recluse spider.
- volute spring — a coil spring, conical in shape, extending in the direction of the axis of the coil.
- walter piston — Walter, 1894–1976, U.S. composer.
- watering spot — watering hole
- waterscorpion — any of several predaceous aquatic bugs of the family Nepidae, having clasping front legs and a long respiratory tube at the rear of the abdomen: capable of biting if handled.
- weapon system — a weapon and the components necessary to its proper function, such as targeting and guidance devices
- weapons-grade — Weapons-grade substances such as uranium or plutonium are of a quality which makes them suitable for use in the manufacture of nuclear weapons.
- weatherperson — a meteorologist or weathercaster.
- west paterson — a town in NE New Jersey.
- winter sports — Winter sports are sports that take place on ice or snow, for example skating and skiing.
- women's group — A women's group is a group of women who meet regularly, usually in order to organize campaigns.
- workingperson — a workingman or workingwoman.
- zf expression — (programming) (After Zermelo Fränkel set theory). David Turner's name for list comprehension.