13-letter words containing o, r, a, l, s
- overstimulate — to stimulate too much
- overzealously — too zealous: overzealous for reform.
- palaeocrystic — consisting of former glacial formation
- paleosiberian — a group of languages comprising those languages of Siberia that are not affiliated with Indo-European, Altaic, Uralic, or Eskimo-Aleut and including the Chukotian family and the unrelated language isolates Ket, Nivkh, and Yukaghir; Paleo-Asiatic.
- pandora shell — any marine bivalve of the genus Pandora, having a scimitar-shaped shell with a pronounced ridge along the hinge.
- pangola grass — a grass, Digitaria decumbens, native to southern Africa, cultivated for hay and forage in the southeastern U.S.
- paradise lost — an epic poem (1667) by John Milton.
- parapophysial — of or relating to a parapophysis
- parker bowles — Camilla (née Shand). born 1947, became the second wife of Prince Charles in 2005; created Duchess of Cornwall and Duchess of Rothesay
- parnell shout — a social occasion where each person in a group pays for his or her own entertainment or meal
- parrot's-bill — a showy, vinelike plant, Clianthus puniceus, of New Zealand, having clusters of eight white-streaked, crimson flowers.
- parsons table — a square or rectangular table, often of lightweight material, with straight legs that are square in cross section and of the same thickness as the top extending from the corners flush with the top so as to appear jointless.
- passionflower — any chiefly American climbing vine or shrub of the genus Passiflora, having showy flowers and a pulpy berry or fruit that in some species is edible.
- pastel orange — suntan (def 3).
- pastoral care — help with personal needs and problems given by a teacher
- patripotestal — Anthropology. of or relating to the authority exercised by a father or a father's blood relatives.
- periodicalist — a writer of articles for periodicals
- perissodactyl — having an uneven number of toes or digits on each foot.
- perlustration — the act of perlustrating; a thorough inspection or survey, esp of letters for purposes of surveillance
- persian melon — a round variety of muskmelon having a green, reticulate, unribbed rind and orange flesh.
- personal best — A sports player's personal best is the highest score or fastest time that they have ever achieved.
- personal call — a private phone call
- personal care — assistance in dressing, grooming, etc., provided to elderly, disabled, or other persons who are unable to care for themselves.
- personal foul — a foul called in certain games, as basketball or football, for illegal body contact or rough, unsportsmanlike play.
- personal loan — a loan of money for personal use
- personalistic — Also called personal idealism. a modern philosophical movement locating ultimate value and reality in persons, human or divine.
- personalities — the visible aspect of one's character as it impresses others: He has a pleasing personality.
- petropavlovsk — a city in N Kazakhstan on the Ishim River. Pop: 190 000 (2005 est)
- petrophysical — relating to the analysis of the constitution and characteristics of rocks
- phosphorylase — any enzyme, occurring widely in animal and plant tissue, that in the presence of an inorganic phosphate catalyzes the conversion of glycogen into sugar phosphate.
- phosphorylate — to introduce the phosphoryl group into (an organic compound).
- phraseologist — a person who treats of or is concerned with phraseology.
- pictorialness — the state of being pictorial
- piers plowman — (The Vision Concerning Piers Plowman) an alliterative poem written in three versions (1360–99), ascribed to William Langland.
- piroplasmosis — babesiosis.
- piss all over — to be far superior to
- place of arms — an area in a fortress or a fortified town where troops could assemble for defense.
- plagiotropism — plagiotropic tendency or growth.
- plane spotter — a person who observes, photographs, and catalogues aircraft as a hobby
- plasmodiocarp — a fruiting body of certain myxomycetes.
- platform shoe — a shoe with a platform.
- platiniferous — platinum-bearing
- platykurtosis — the state of being platykurtic.
- play on words — a pun or the act of punning.
- pleasure boat — recreational vessel
- pleasure dome — a large building, facility, or place used for recreation.
- plesiosaurian — a member of the reptile order Plesiosauria
- plethysmogram — the recording of a plethysmograph.
- pleurocarpous — (of certain mosses) bearing the fructifications along the main stem or lateral branches.
- plimsoll mark — load-line mark.