13-letter words containing n, o, t, g, a, p
- protolanguage — the reconstructed or postulated parent form of a language or a group of related languages.
- quota-hopping — (in the EU) the practice of obtaining the right to catch a part of a country's national quota for fish in European waters by buying licences from its fishermen
- reciprocating — to give, feel, etc., in return.
- regulator pin — either of two pins on the regulators of certain timepieces, one on each side of the hairspring, that can be moved to adjust the rate of the timepiece.
- rock painting — a painting done on rock, usually by early people
- salpingectomy — excision of the Fallopian tube.
- salpingostomy — the formation of an artificial opening into a Fallopian tube.
- sharp-tongued — characterized by or given to harshness, bitterness, or sarcasm in speech.
- shopping cart — a four-wheeled cart provided by a supermarket or other retail store for a customer's use in collecting purchases.
- spermatogenic — relating to the development of spermatozoa
- sphagnologist — a person who studies sphagna
- sporting lady — a prostitute.
- sportscasting — the reporting of a sports event by radio or television broadcast.
- standing chop — (in an axemen's competition) a chop with the log standing upright
- standing crop — the totality of living things in an ecosystem at a given time.
- starting post — the upright pole marking the beginning of a racecourse
- staying power — ability or strength to last or endure; endurance; stamina.
- steganography — the practice of concealing messages in such a way that only the sender and the recipient know that there is a message
- steganopodous — belonging to the Stegandopodes or having all four toes webbed together
- stork parking — spaces reserved in a parking lot for cars driven by pregnant women or new mothers.
- talking point — a fact or feature that aids or supports one side, as in an argument or competition.
- tangoreceptor — a receptor stimulated by touch.
- taphrogenesis — the process of forming rifts, resulting in regional faulting and subsidence
- telephone tag — repeated unsuccessful attempts by two persons to connect with one another by telephone.
- temple orange — a hybrid fruit, Citrus nobilis, that is a cross between the sweet orange and the tangerine.
- thanatography — an account or story of a person's death experience
- the paleogene — the Paleogene subdivision of the Tertiary Period or its rocks
- tone painting — musical description, by harmonic, melodic, or rhythmic means, of the words of a text or the story elements in program music.
- town planning — city planning.
- tracking poll — a type of poll repeated periodically with the same group of people to check and measure changes of opinion or knowledge.
- trainspotting — hobby: observing trains
- tropocollagen — the molecular unit which forms collagen, consisting of three polypeptide chains
- uncooperating — to work or act together or jointly for a common purpose or benefit.
- upright piano — a piano with an upright rectangular body and with its strings running vertically. Compare spinet (def 1).
- uranite group — the mineralogical group including uranites and related minerals.
- vantage point — a position or place that affords a wide or advantageous perspective; viewpoint: to survey a valley from the vantage point of a high hill.
- watering spot — watering hole
- waterproofing — Chiefly British. a raincoat or other outer coat impervious to water.
- word painting — an effective verbal description.
- working party — A working party is a committee which is formed to investigate a particular situation or problem and to produce a report containing its opinions and suggestions.