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

  • postpubescent — a young person in his or her early teens.
  • postrecession — occurring or existing in the period after a recession
  • postsecondary — of or relating to education beyond high school: She completed her postsecondary education at a two-year college.
  • posttreatment — an act or manner of treating.
  • postvasectomy — of or occurring in the period after a vasectomy
  • postvertebral — of or relating to a vertebra or the vertebrae; spinal.
  • potato beetle — a black and yellow leaf beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, originally of Colorado and neighboring states but now a common pest in all potato-growing regions of the U.S.
  • potato eaters — a painting (1885) by Vincent Van Gogh.
  • potato famine — a severe shortage of food caused by the failure of the potato crop
  • potato peeler — a special knife used to peel the skin from potatoes or other vegetables
  • potato-masher — a kitchen implement used to crush or mash potatoes
  • potbelly wood — a load of firewood, approximately half a cord, cut in lengths of 16 inches (40 cm) or less for use in a potbelly stove.
  • potentiometer — a device for measuring electromotive force or potential difference by comparison with a known voltage.
  • potomac fever — the determination or fervor to share in the power and prestige of the U.S. government in Washington, D.C., especially by being appointed or elected to a government position.
  • potomac river — a river flowing SE from the Allegheny Mountains in West Virginia, along the boundary between Maryland and Virginia to the Chesapeake Bay. 287 miles (460 km) long.
  • potter around — If you potter around or potter about, you do pleasant but unimportant things, without hurrying.
  • potter's clay — a clay, suitably plastic and free of iron and other impurities, for use by potters.
  • potty trained — Potty trained means the same as toilet trained.
  • poulard wheat — a Mediterranean wheat, Triticum turgidum, grown as a forage crop in the U.S.
  • poult-de-soie — a soft, ribbed silk fabric, used especially for dresses.
  • poverty level — poverty line.
  • powder method — a method of x-ray determination of crystal structure using a powdered sample.
  • power station — a generating station.
  • power takeoff — an accessory unit or apparatus attached to an engine-powered machine and powered by the engine. Abbreviation: PTO.
  • praecipitatio — Meteorology. precipitation from a cloud that reaches the surface of the earth (distinguished from virga).
  • praetorianism — the control of a society by force or fraud, especially when exercised through titular officials and by a powerful minority.
  • pre-adulthood — of or relating to the period prior to adulthood: preadult strivings for independence.
  • pre-cognizant — having cognizance; aware (usually followed by of): He was cognizant of the difficulty.
  • pre-committed — to give in trust or charge; consign.
  • pre-contrived — to plan with ingenuity; devise; invent: The author contrived a clever plot.
  • pre-direction — the act or an instance of directing.
  • pre-education — the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.
  • pre-encounter — to come upon or meet with, especially unexpectedly: to encounter a new situation.
  • pre-inventory — a complete listing of merchandise or stock on hand, work in progress, raw materials, finished goods on hand, etc., made each year by a business concern.
  • pre-mentioned — to refer briefly to; name, specify, or speak of: Don't forget to mention her contribution to the project.
  • pre-migration — the process or act of migrating.
  • pre-political — of, relating to, or concerned with politics: political writers.
  • pre-portioned — to divide into portions before packaging, selling, etc.: to preportion meals for schools and hospitals.
  • preadaptation — a structure or property that developed in an ancestral stock and was useful in a descendant in a changed environment.
  • preadmonition — a forewarning, premonition; the act of admonishing in advance
  • preadolescent — of or relating to preadolescence or a preadolescent.
  • prebasic molt — the molt by which most birds replace all of their feathers, usually occurring annually after the breeding season.
  • precautionary — of, relating to, or characterized by precaution: precautionary measures.
  • preceptorship — an instructor; teacher; tutor.
  • precipitation — the act of precipitating; state of being precipitated.
  • precombustion — of or relating to the period immediately before combustion
  • precommitment — the act of committing.
  • preconception — a conception or opinion formed beforehand.
  • preconvention — taking place immediately prior to a convention
  • preconviction — a conviction or assurance formed beforehand; a preconceived conviction
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