15-letter words containing p, a, n, s
- antispeculative — opposed to or acting against speculation
- antitranspirant — any substance that decreases transpiration and, usually, photosynthesis
- apartment house — a building containing a number of residential apartments.
- aplastic anemia — a form of anemia resulting from a failure of the bone marrow to produce adequate quantities of the essential blood components, including leukocytes and platelets
- apolipoproteins — Plural form of apolipoprotein.
- apostolicalness — The state or quality of being apostolical.
- apple macintosh — Macintosh
- apprenticeships — Plural form of apprenticeship.
- appropriateness — suitable or fitting for a particular purpose, person, occasion, etc.: an appropriate example; an appropriate dress.
- approximateness — The quality of being approximate.
- armaments depot — a store for armaments
- armes parlantes — arms using devices to illustrate the name of the bearers, such as a rose and a wall to illustrate the name Rosewall
- arms inspection — the official checking of a country's weapons and other military equipment, usually to check that international agreements have been respected
- assemblypersons — Plural form of assemblyperson.
- asset-stripping — If a person or company is involved in asset-stripping, they buy companies cheaply, sell off their assets to make a profit, and then close the companies down.
- assign a policy — If you assign a policy, you transfer legal ownership of an insurance policy to another person.
- at pistol point — being under or using the threat of being shot
- australian alps — a mountain range in SE Australia, in E Victoria and SE New South Wales. Highest peak: Mount Kosciuszko, 2195 m (7316 ft)
- australian pine — casuarina
- autotransplants — Plural form of autotransplant.
- back plastering — the introduction of partitions of lath and plaster between the inner and outer surfaces of a stud wall in order to improve the insulating properties of the wall.
- balanoposthitis — An inflammation of the glans penis and the prepuce.
- bandpass filter — A bandpass filter is a filter designed to pass all frequencies within a band of frequencies.
- bandstop filter — A bandstop filter is a filter designed to eliminate all frequencies within a band of frequencies.
- basses-pyrenees — former name of Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
- bear comparison — to be sufficiently similar in class or range to be compared with (something else), esp favourably
- beat oneself up — to reproach oneself
- beefsteak plant — an Asian plant, Perilla frutescens crispa, with aromatic red or green leaves which are used in cooking: family Lamiaceae
- ben day process — a method of adding texture, shading, or detail to line drawings by overlaying a transparent sheet of dots or any other pattern during platemaking
- bishop auckland — a town in N England, in central Durham: seat of the bishops of Durham since the 12th century: light industries. Pop: 24 764 (2001)
- bits and pieces — You can use bits and pieces or bits and bobs to refer to a collection of different things.
- blasphemousness — the quality of being blasphemous
- blasting powder — a form of gunpowder made with sodium nitrate instead of saltpeter, used chiefly for blasting rock, ore, etc.
- breathing space — A breathing space is a short period of time between two activities in which you can recover from the first activity and prepare for the second one.
- butler's pantry — a pantry in a large house where crockery, glassware, cutlery, etc is kept
- cabinet scraper — a scraper used in preparing a wood surface for sanding.
- calliper splint — a splint consisting of two metal rods with straps attached, for supporting or exerting tension on the leg
- camp counsellor — an adult supervisor assigned to a group of campers at a summer camp
- cape chelyuskin — a cape in N central Russia, in N Siberia at the end of the Taimyr Peninsula: the northernmost point of Asia
- cape finisterre — a headland in NW Spain: the westernmost point of the Spanish mainland
- capital expense — A capital expense is the cost of acquiring or making improvements to fixed assets.
- capitalizations — Plural form of capitalization.
- capitulationism — advocacy or approval of capitulation.
- capitulationist — advocacy or approval of capitulation.
- captain's chair — a hardwood armchair having a low, curved back, formed of a single rail supported by spindles, and a saddle seat
- car transporter — a vehicle for carrying automobiles
- cardinal points — the four main points of the compass: north, south, east, and west
- cardinal spider — a large house spider, Tegenaria parietina
- carpentersville — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- cartesian plane — Usually, Cartesian coordinates. a member of a system of coordinates for locating a point on a plane (Cartesian plane) by its distance from each of two intersecting lines, or in space by its distance from each of three planes intersecting at a point.