13-letter words containing p, a, r, t, s
- dermatoplasty — any surgical operation on the skin, esp skin grafting
- desperateness — reckless or dangerous because of despair, hopelessness, or urgency: a desperate killer.
- dessert apple — an eating apple; an apple that can be eaten raw
- diageotropism — a diatropic response of plant parts, such as rhizomes, to the stimulus of gravity
- diaphragmitis — inflammation of the diaphragm, phrenitis
- dictatorships — Plural form of dictatorship.
- disparagement — the act of disparaging.
- disparateness — The degree to which a thing is disparate.
- disreputation — disrepute.
- draftsmanship — a person employed in making mechanical drawings, as of machines, structures, etc.
- draftspersons — Plural form of draftsperson.
- drop a stitch — to allow a loop of wool to fall off a knitting needle accidentally while knitting
- dropped waist — the waistline of a dress, gown, or the like when it is placed at the hips rather than at the natural waist.
- ear-splitting — ear-piercing: an earsplitting explosion.
- east paterson — former name of Elmwood Park (def 2).
- east prussian — a former province in NE Germany: an enclave separated from Germany by the Polish Corridor; now divided between Poland and the Russian Federation. 14,283 sq. mi. (36,993 sq. km). Capital: Königsberg.
- easter parade — a parade held on or near Easter Day, in particular a strolling procession in and around Fifth Avenue New York City (celebrated by Irving Berlin in a song, which gave rise to a film of the same name) for which people dress up in especially smart clothes; this derives from an older tradition of wearing new clothes at Easter in honour of the festival.
- ectoparasites — Plural form of ectoparasite.
- ectoparasitic — Of or pertaining to ectoparasites.
- electrographs — Plural form of electrograph.
- electroplates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of electroplate.
- elephantbirds — Plural form of elephantbird.
- empyreumatise — to render empyreumatic
- enantiomorphs — Plural form of enantiomorph.
- endoparasites — Plural form of endoparasite.
- endoparasitic — Of or pertaining to endoparasites.
- enteropathies — Plural form of enteropathy.
- epigrammatism — The use of epigrams; epigrammatical character.
- epigrammatist — Someone who writes an epigram (any meanings).
- escape artist — escapologist
- ethnographers — Plural form of ethnographer.
- ethnographies — Plural form of ethnography.
- eusporangiate — (of ferns) having each sporangium developing from a group of cells, rather than a single cell, and with no specialized dispersal of spores
- exasperatedly — In an exasperated manner.
- exasperations — Plural form of exasperation.
- expostulatory — Of, characterized by, or exhibiting expostulation.
- express train — a fast train
- extra-special — particular; exceptional
- extracapsular — (anatomy) Situated outside a capsule, especially outside the capsular ligament of a joint.
- extrapersonal — Outside of a person; beyond what is personal or individual.
- extraposition — placement of something outside something else
- flash picture — a photograph made using flash photography.
- flatbed press — a printing machine on which the type forme is carried on a flat bed under a revolving paper-bearing cylinder
- flavoproteins — Plural form of flavoprotein.
- fluoroplastic — any of the plastics, as Teflon, in which hydrogen atoms of the hydrocarbon chains are replaced by fluorine atoms.
- for sb's part — When you are describing people's thoughts or actions, you can say for her part or for my part, for example, to introduce what a particular person thinks or does.
- foster parent — a foster father or foster mother.
- four-way stop — an intersection of two roads with four stop signs, one facing in each direction
- french pastry — fine, rich, or fancy dessert pastry, especially made from puff paste and filled with cream or fruit preparations.
- gas separator — A gas separator is a device used to remove liquids from a natural gas stream.