13-letter words containing p, a, e, d
- subdepartment — a distinct part of anything arranged in divisions; a division of a complex whole or organized system.
- sulfapyridine — a sulfanilamide derivative, C 1 1 H 1 1 N 3 O 2 S, formerly used for infections caused by pneumococci, now used primarily for a particular dermatitis.
- super tuesday — the Tuesday, typically in March, on which party members in over 20 states vote in primary elections to select their party's presidential candidate
- superabundant — exceedingly or excessively abundant; more than sufficient; excessive.
- superannuated — retired because of age or infirmity.
- supercalender — a roll or set of rolls for giving a high, smooth finish to paper.
- superdelegate — a party leader or elected public official chosen as an uncommitted delegate to a national political convention.
- superdiplomat — a highly skilled or powerful diplomat, a high-ranking diplomat
- superdominant — submediant.
- superelevated — (of a curve in a road, railroad track, etc.) banked.
- superordinary — that is superior to the ordinary
- superordinate — of higher degree in condition or rank.
- take a powder — British Dialect. to rush.
- take pride in — be proud
- talcum powder — a powder made of purified, usually perfumed talc, for toilet purposes.
- tape recorder — an electrical device for recording or playing back sound, video, or data on magnetic tape.
- tax duplicate — the certification of real-estate assessments to the taxing authorities
- the antipodes — Australia and New Zealand
- the palisades — line of steep cliffs in NE N.J. & SE N.Y. on the west shore of the Hudson: c. 15 mi (24 km) long
- the whip hand — If you have the whip hand, you have power over someone else in a particular situation.
- thoroughpaced — trained to go through all the possible paces, as a horse.
- townsend plan — a pension plan, proposed in the U.S. in 1934 but never passed by Congress, that would have awarded $200 monthly to persons over 60 who were no longer gainfully employed, provided that such allowance was spent in the U.S. within 30 days.
- trade dispute — a dispute between workers and their employer
- trade surplus — If a country has a trade surplus, it exports more than it imports.
- traded option — an option that can itself be bought and sold on a stock exchange
- transportedly — in a passionate or rapturous manner
- trapezohedron — Crystallography. a crystal form having all faces trapeziums.
- tread pattern — the pattern of grooves on a rubber tyre
- tricorporated — having three bodies and one head
- triple-header — a set of three games, as of basketball, each game being played in the same arena on the same day and often between different pairs of teams.
- unaccompanied — not accompanied; alone: The shipment arrived unaccompanied by an invoice.
- unanticipated — to realize beforehand; foretaste or foresee: to anticipate pleasure.
- unappreciated — to be grateful or thankful for: They appreciated his thoughtfulness.
- unapprehended — to take into custody; arrest by legal warrant or authority: The police apprehended the burglars.
- uncapitalized — to write or print in capital letters letters or with an initial capital letter.
- uncompanioned — not having a companion; unaccompanied
- uncompensated — to recompense for something: They gave him ten dollars to compensate him for his trouble.
- uncomplicated — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
- undepreciated — to reduce the purchasing value of (money).
- under a spell — in a trance
- under pain of — physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- under-packing — the act or work of a person or thing that packs.
- under-planned — a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans.
- underemphasis — inadequate emphasis.
- underpainting — the first coat of paint, especially the initial painting on a canvas in which the major areas, tones, colors, and forms are indicated in mass.
- underprepared — inadequately prepared
- understrapper — an underling.
- unemancipated — not constrained or restricted by custom, tradition, superstition, etc.: a modern, emancipated woman.
- unencompassed — to form a circle about; encircle; surround: He built a moat to encompass the castle.
- unimpassioned — not filled with passion or affected by strong emotion