13-letter words containing p, a, i, n
- aphanipterous — of or relating to the wingless insects of the order Aphaniptera
- apicomplexans — Plural form of apicomplexan.
- apotheosizing — Present participle of apotheosize.
- apparent time — Astronomy. local time measured by the hour angle of the sun.
- apparent wind — (wind), the velocity of air as measured from a moving object, as a ship.
- appealingness — the quality of being appealing
- appendiculate — having appendicles
- apperceptions — Plural form of apperception.
- appersonation — the unconscious assumption of the personality characteristics of another, usually well known, person.
- applicational — Of or pertaining to an application.
- apportionable — to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution: to apportion expenses among the three men.
- apportionment — the act of apportioning
- appreciations — Plural form of appreciation.
- apprehensible — capable of being comprehended or grasped mentally
- apprehensibly — In an apprehensive manner; cautiously.
- apprehensions — Plural form of apprehension.
- apprenticeage — (obsolete) Apprenticeship.
- appropinquate — to approach
- appropinquity — nearness
- appropriating — Present participle of appropriate.
- appropriation — An appropriation is an amount of money that a government or organization reserves for a particular purpose.
- approximating — Present participle of approximate.
- approximation — An approximation is a fact, object, or description which is similar to something else, but which is not exactly the same.
- apron strings — If you say that someone is tied to another person's apron strings, you mean that they are controlled or influenced too much by the other person.
- aptitudinally — in a manner that indicates aptitude
- arachnephobia — Misspelling of arachnophobia.
- arachniphobia — Alternative form of arachnophobia.
- arachnophobia — an abnormal fear of spiders
- arachnophobic — an abnormal or pathological fear of spiders.
- armor-plating — The armor-plating on a vehicle or building is the hard metal covering that is intended to protect it from gunfire and other missiles.
- as it happens — You use as it happens in order to introduce a statement, especially one that is rather surprising.
- ascoli piceno — a town in E central Italy, in the Marches: capital of the Roman province of Picenum; site of the massacre of all its Roman citizens in the Social War in 90 bc. Pop: 51 375 (2001)
- aspirationals — Plural form of aspirational.
- assistantship — a graduate post which requires the student to carry out some teaching duties in return for financial assistance
- assumptionist — Augustinian of the Assumption.
- asti spumante — a sweet, sparkling Italian white wine with a muscat flavor.
- at knifepoint — If you are attacked or robbed at knifepoint, someone threatens you with a knife while they attack or steal from you.
- at this point — at this moment in time
- atlantic pact — North Atlantic Treaty.
- atomic weapon — a weapon in which energy is provided by nuclear fission
- auction pitch — a variety of all fours in which players bid to determine the trump or pitch.
- austrian pine — an evergreen tree, Pina nigra austriaca
- awe-inspiring — If you describe someone or something as awe-inspiring, you are emphasizing that you think that they are remarkable and amazing, although sometimes rather frightening.
- back clipping — a word formed by omitting the last part of the form from which it is derived.
- back-slapping — Back-slapping is noisy, cheerful behaviour which people use in order to show affection or appreciation to each other.
- backing group — a group of musicians providing an instrumental or vocal accompaniment for a pop singer
- backpedalling — to retard the forward motion by pressing backward on the pedal, especially of a bicycle with coaster brakes.
- badminton cup — a long refreshing drink of claret with soda water and sugar
- baking powder — Baking powder is an ingredient used in cake making. It causes cakes to rise when they are in the oven.
- balch springs — a town in NE Texas.