13-letter words containing o, p, r, t, u
- pulverization — to reduce to dust or powder, as by pounding or grinding.
- puritan spoon — a silver spoon having an ovoid bowl and a straight, flat, completely plain stem.
- purpose-built — A purpose-built building has been specially designed and built for a particular use.
- quarter point — the fourth part of the distance between any two adjacent points of the 32 marked on a compass, being 2° 48′ 45″.
- quarter pound — a unit of weight equal to a quarter of a pound or 4 ounces avoirdupois
- quaterpolymer — A copolymer derived from four species of monomer.
- ration coupon — a coupon that can be exchanged for a certain quantity of rationed goods
- recomputation — an act, process, or method of computing; calculation.
- reduplication — the act of reduplicating; the state of being reduplicated.
- 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.
- repetitiously — full of repetition, especially unnecessary and tedious repetition: a repetitious account of their vacation trip.
- reptile house — a house, shed, etc, used to keep reptiles in, as at a zoo, etc
- reptiliferous — (of rocks, etc) yielding fossilized reptiles
- republication — publication anew.
- repunctuation — the act or process of punctuating differently or again
- reupholstered — to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
- root pressure — osmotic pressure within the cells of a root system that causes sap to rise through a plant stem to the leaves.
- rotary plough — an implement with a series of blades mounted on a power-driven shaft, used to break up soil or weeds
- round-tripper — a home run.
- roundtripping — a form of trading in which a company borrows a sum of money from one source and takes advantage of a short-term rise in interest rates to make a profit by lending it to another
- route planner — a book of road maps
- rumelgumption — commonsense
- rumlegumption — commonsense
- serendipitous — come upon or found by accident; fortuitous: serendipitous scientific discoveries.
- sharp-tongued — characterized by or given to harshness, bitterness, or sarcasm in speech.
- sleep through — If you sleep through something, it does not wake you up.
- 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
- 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 tourism — travel into space for recreational purposes
- spiritousness — the state of being spiritous
- sports ground — an area of land where sports are played
- sports injury — wound sustained while playing sport
- spot reducing — the usually futile effort to exercise one part of the body, as the thighs, in hopes of reducing the amount of fat stored in that area.
- status report — statement or update
- streptocarpus — any of various plants belonging to the genus Streptocarpus, of the gesneria family, native to Africa and Asia, having showy white, pink, or purplish flowers and often cultivated as a houseplant.
- streptococcus — any of several spherical or oval bacteria of the genus Streptococcus, occurring in pairs or chains, certain species of which are pathogenic for humans, causing scarlet fever, tonsillitis, etc.
- subeditorship — the position or office of a subeditor
- sublime porte — official name of Porte.
- subperiosteal — the normal investment of bone, consisting of a dense, fibrous outer layer, to which muscles attach, and a more delicate, inner layer capable of forming bone.
- subtropically — in the subtropics
- super-tension — the act of stretching or straining.
- supercautious — very or extremely cautious
- supercomputer — a very fast, powerful mainframe computer, used in advanced military and scientific applications.
- superdiplomat — a highly skilled or powerful diplomat, a high-ranking diplomat
- superdominant — submediant.
- superfetation — the fertilization of an ovum in a female mammal already pregnant.
- superfortress — a heavy, long-range, four-engined bomber used during World War II.
- superiorities — the quality or condition of being superior.
- superlobbyist — someone who lobbies on behalf of another
- superloyalist — a fanatically loyal supporter (esp of a political party)