13-letter words containing p, a, r, d, i, g
- name-dropping — the introduction into one's conversation, letters, etc., of the names of famous or important people as alleged friends or associates in order to impress others.
- overpedalling — the overuse of the piano's pedals
- pantie girdle — a girdle with a crotch.
- paradigm plus — A configurable object-oriented CASE tool from Proto Soft.
- parasite drag — the component of drag caused by skin friction and the shape of the surfaces not contributing to lift.
- parotid gland — Also called parotid gland. a salivary gland situated at the base of each ear.
- partridge pea — a North American plant, Cassia fasciculata, of the legume family, having yellow flowers and feathery compound leaves that fold shut when touched.
- pearl molding — a molding having the form of a row of pearls.
- perigean tide — an ocean tide that occurs in the spring, when the moon is at its perigee.
- phase diagram — a graph, usually using temperature, pressure, and composition as coordinates, indicating the regions of stability of the various phases of a system.
- phrygian mode — an authentic church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from E to E.
- piper gurnard — a marine fish, Trigla lyra, of the family Triglidae
- plague-ridden — afflicted by the plague or a plague
- playing cards — cards used in playing various games, arranged in decks of four suits (spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs): a standard deck has 52 cards
- power loading — the act of a person or thing that loads.
- pre-organized — to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action: to organize a committee.
- predesignated — to designate beforehand.
- prediagnostic — of, relating to, or used in diagnosis.
- predominating — to be the stronger or leading element or force.
- primigravidas — a woman pregnant for the first time.
- propagandizer — a person who engages in, or subjects others to, propaganda
- prostaglandin — Biochemistry. any of a class of unsaturated fatty acids that are involved in the contraction of smooth muscle, the control of inflammation and body temperature, and many other physiological functions.
- pseudepigraph — a book or piece of writing that is falsely titled or credited
- quadriplegics — Plural form of quadriplegic.
- raiding party — a group of people who together carry out a raid
- reading group — a group of people who meet regularly to discuss a book that they have all read
- reading speed — the rate at which something is read, often expressed in terms of words per minute. Reading speed is usually determined by the purpose of reading (for comprehension, learning, memorization, etc)
- sepia drawing — a drawing with a brownish tone, produced by first bleaching it (after fixing) and then immersing it for a short time in a solution of sodium sulphide or of alkaline thiourea
- sharp-sighted — having keen sight.
- speechreading — the act or process of determining the intended meaning of a speaker by utilizing all visual clues accompanying speech attempts, as lip movements, facial expressions, and bodily gestures, used especially by people with impaired hearing.
- speed reading — a method of reading faster than normal, esp by skimming
- sporting lady — a prostitute.
- spring-loaded — (of a machine part) kept normally in a certain position by a spring: a spring-loaded safety valve.
- springboarded — a flexible board, projecting over water, from which divers leap or spring.
- standing crop — the totality of living things in an ecosystem at a given time.
- trading stamp — a stamp with a certain value given as a premium by a retailer to a customer, specified quantities of these stamps being exchangeable for various articles.
- under-packing — the act or work of a person or thing that packs.
- 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.
- unimpregnated — not saturated, soaked or infused (with something)
- unplagiarized — to take and use by plagiarism.
- upgradability — an incline going up in the direction of movement.
- warping board — a rectangular board containing evenly spaced pegs at each end on which the warp is wound in preparation for weaving.
- word painting — an effective verbal description.
- word wrapping — In computing, word wrapping is a process by which a word which comes at the end of a line is automatically moved onto a new line in order to keep the text within the margins.