13-letter words containing n, y, o, r, s
- pretentiously — characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved: a pretentious, self-important waiter.
- processionary — of, relating to, or moving in a procession
- provisionally — providing or serving for the time being only; existing only until permanently or properly replaced; temporary: a provisional government.
- psychosurgeon — a surgeon who specializes in psychosurgery
- pycnidiospore — the fruiting body of certain fungi, which contains spore-bearing cells
- ray tomlinson — (person) An engineer at Bolt Beranek and Newman who, in July 1972 while designing the first[?] electronic mail program, chose the commercial at symbol "@" to separate the user name from the computer name.
- reasonability — agreeable to reason or sound judgment; logical: a reasonable choice for chairman.
- relay station — a radio station that receives radio signals and retransmits them, in order to extend their range
- remonstrantly — in a remonstrant or opposing manner
- remonstratory — characterized by protest or expostulation
- resynchronize — to synchronize again
- rhesus monkey — animal: macaque
- ripstop nylon — a nylon fabric woven with a double thread approximately every quarter inch to prevent the expansion of small rips.
- rogation days — Usually, rogations. Ecclesiastical. solemn supplication, especially as chanted during procession on the three days (Rogation Days) before Ascension Day.
- roxas y acuña — Manuel (maˈnwel). 1892–1948, Philippine statesman; first president of the Republic of the Philippines (1946–48)
- royal marines — a corps of soldiers specially trained in amphibious warfare
- running story — a story continued in subsequent issues of a newspaper or magazine; serial.
- sacrosanctity — extremely sacred or inviolable: a sacrosanct chamber in the temple.
- saint gregory — Saint (Hildebrand) c1020–85, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1073–85.
- scotland yard — a short street in central London, England: formerly the site of the London police headquarters, which were removed 1890 to a Thames embankment (New Scotland Yard, ).
- screen memory — a childhood memory, perhaps recalled falsely, that screens out a more distressing recollection.
- secondary era — the period from the beginning of the Triassic to the end of the Cretaceous
- security zone — an area controlled by security forces
- send away for — order by post
- serpiginously — in a serpiginous manner; in the manner characteristic of serpigo
- shockumentary — a television programme showing members of the public in shocking or violent situations
- shrove monday — the Monday before Ash Wednesday.
- shrove sunday — the Sunday before Ash Wednesday; Quinquagesima.
- significatory — serving to signify
- single-storey — (of a building) having only one floor or level
- soft currency — econ: fluctuating value
- somatosensory — of or relating to sensations that involve parts of the body not associated with the primary sense organs.
- sound library — a collection of sounds stored on file (for example on CDs, DVDs, or as digital audio files)
- spider monkey — any of several tropical American monkeys of the genus Ateles, having a slender body, long, slender limbs, and a long, prehensile tail: some are endangered.
- spiny lobster — any of several edible crustaceans of the family Palinuridae, differing from the true lobsters in having a spiny shell and lacking the large pincers.
- sporting lady — a prostitute.
- sports injury — wound sustained while playing sport
- 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
- stentoriously — stentorian.
- stone parsley — a parsley, Sison amomum, of Eurasia, bearing aromatic seeds that are used as a condiment.
- stony-hearted — hardhearted.
- streaky bacon — Streaky bacon is bacon which has stripes of fat between stripes of meat.
- string theory — a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- strong safety — the defensive back assigned to cover the area across from the strong side of the opponent's offensive line and primarily responsible for defending against pass plays.
- subinhibitory — not completely inhibiting
- sulphonylurea — an antidiabetic drug used in treating type II diabetes, which acts by stimulating the production of insulin in the pancreas
- superordinary — that is superior to the ordinary
- sword bayonet — a short sword that may be attached to the muzzle of a gun and used as a bayonet.
- synarthrodial — synarthrosis.