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13-letter words containing p, a, r, i

  • supranational — outside or beyond the authority of one national government, as a project or policy that is planned and controlled by a group of nations.
  • suprarational — not understandable by reason alone; beyond rational comprehension.
  • suprasensible — not perceptible by the senses
  • table-rapping — the sounds of knocking or tapping made without any apparent physical agency while a group of people sit round a table, and attributed by spiritualists to the spirit of a dead person using this as a means of communication with the living
  • take pride in — be proud
  • taphrogenesis — the process of forming rifts, resulting in regional faulting and subsidence
  • tapsal-teerie — topsy-turvy.
  • tarpeian rock — a rock on the Capitoline Hill in Rome, from which criminals and traitors were hurled.
  • tax inspector — a government official whose job is to make sure that people and companies are paying the right amount of tax
  • teleportation — to transport (a body) by telekinesis.
  • temporariness — lasting, existing, serving, or effective for a time only; not permanent: a temporary need; a temporary job.
  • temporization — to be indecisive or evasive to gain time or delay acting.
  • tennis player — sportsperson who plays tennis
  • terminal post — A terminal post is the terminal on a battery to which the battery lead is attached.
  • terpsichorean — pertaining to dancing.
  • texture paint — a finish paint having an insoluble additive, as sand, for giving a slightly rough textural effect.
  • the spiritual — the realm of spirits
  • theanthropism — the doctrine of the union of the divine and human natures, especially the manifestation of God as man in Christ.
  • therapeutical — of or relating to the treating or curing of disease; curative.
  • thermoplastic — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
  • thigh-slapper — a very funny joke, remark, story, or incident.
  • thrombophilia — a condition marked by the tendency to develop blood clots or thrombosis
  • tin parachute — an employment agreement guaranteeing a worker compensation, especially in the form of bonuses and benefits, in the event of dismissal as a result of a merger or takeover.
  • topographical — the detailed mapping or charting of the features of a relatively small area, district, or locality.
  • topoisomerase — any of a class of enzymes that control the coiling of DNA molecules
  • tortilla chip — Tortilla chips are thick crisps made from corn which are often served with dips such as salsa.
  • tracing paper — a thin, transparent paper for making tracings.
  • tracking poll — a type of poll repeated periodically with the same group of people to check and measure changes of opinion or knowledge.
  • trade dispute — a dispute between workers and their employer
  • traded option — an option that can itself be bought and sold on a stock exchange
  • 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.
  • train spotter — a person who collects the numbers of railway locomotives
  • training camp — A training camp for soldiers or sports players is an organized period of training at a particular place.
  • training ship — a ship equipped for training novices in seamanship, as for naval service.
  • trainspotting — hobby: observing trains
  • tramping club — an organization of people who walk for recreation, esp in the bush
  • transcriptase — RNA polymerase.
  • transcription — the act or process of transcribing.
  • transcriptome — a collection of all the messenger RNA in a particular cell
  • transpiration — an action or instance of transpiring.
  • transposition — an act of transposing.
  • transshipping — to transfer from one ship, truck, freight car, or other conveyance to another.
  • treasurership — a person in charge of treasure or a treasury.
  • treponemiasis — infection with treponema; syphilis.
  • tricarpellary — having three carpels.
  • tricorporated — having three bodies and one head
  • trigger happy — ready to fire a gun at the least provocation, regardless of the situation or probable consequences: a trigger-happy hunter.
  • trigger plant — any of several small grasslike plants of the genus Stylidium, having sensitive stamens that are erected when disturbed: family Stylidiaceae
  • trigger-happy — ready to fire a gun at the least provocation, regardless of the situation or probable consequences: a trigger-happy hunter.
  • trip a switch — to activate (a mechanical trip)
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