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13-letter words containing p, a, s, d, e

  • ship decanter — a glass decanter with a very wide base.
  • silver-plated — Something that is silver-plated is covered with a very thin layer of silver.
  • skip distance — the minimum distance along the earth's surface between the position of a short-wave transmitter and the region where its signal is received after one reflection from the ionosphere.
  • soapbox derby — a race between children in homemade racing carts
  • solar-powered — powered by heat radiation from the sun converted into electrical power
  • sophisticated — sophisticated.
  • spanish cedar — a tropical American tree, Cedrela odorata, of the mahogany family.
  • spatterdashes — long leather leggings worn in the 18th century, as to protect from mud when riding
  • special needs — learning difficulties
  • special order — A special order is an extra order or an order for an item specially requested by a customer.
  • special-order — to obtain by specific individual order: to special-order a dining-room chandelier.
  • speech island — a speech community that is completely surrounded by another, usually larger, speech community.
  • 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 dialing — to dial (a telephone number) using speed dial.
  • speed reading — a method of reading faster than normal, esp by skimming
  • speed skating — ice skating as a form of racing, usually on an oval course and against other competitors or the clock.
  • speed walking — power walking.
  • spend a penny — to urinate
  • spice islands — the Moluccas
  • spindleshanks — spindlelegs.
  • spotted adder — milk snake.
  • spotted crake — a Eurasian rail, Porzana porzana, of swamps and marshes, having a buff speckled plumage and dark brown wings
  • spotted hyena — a long-legged carnivorous doglike mammal native to Africa and S Asia (Crocuta crocuta)
  • spread option — spread (def 25b).
  • spreadability — capable of being spread; easily spread: a soft, spreadable cheese.
  • spreader beam — a crosspiece for spacing the chains or cables hanging from the boom of a crane.
  • 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.
  • spy wednesday — (in Ireland) the Wednesday before Easter, named for Judas' becoming a spy for the Sanhedrin
  • squared paper — graph paper with a pattern of squares formed by lines crossing at right angles.
  • stader splint — a splint consisting of an adjustable metal rod with a steel pin at either end for insertion in the bone above and below a fracture.
  • star-spangled — spangled with stars.
  • steganopodous — belonging to the Stegandopodes or having all four toes webbed together
  • striped hyena — a hyena, Hyaena hyaena, of northern Africa, Arabia, and India, having a grayish coat with distinct blackish stripes.
  • striped maple — a maple, Acer pensylvanicum, of northeastern North America, having white-striped bark.
  • strophiolated — having strophioles, caruncles
  • subdepartment — a distinct part of anything arranged in divisions; a division of a complex whole or organized system.
  • sulfapyridine — a sulfanilamide derivative, C 1 1 H 1 1 N 3 O 2 S, formerly used for infections caused by pneumococci, now used primarily for a particular dermatitis.
  • super tuesday — the Tuesday, typically in March, on which party members in over 20 states vote in primary elections to select their party's presidential candidate
  • superabundant — exceedingly or excessively abundant; more than sufficient; excessive.
  • superannuated — retired because of age or infirmity.
  • supercalender — a roll or set of rolls for giving a high, smooth finish to paper.
  • superdelegate — a party leader or elected public official chosen as an uncommitted delegate to a national political convention.
  • superdiplomat — a highly skilled or powerful diplomat, a high-ranking diplomat
  • superdominant — submediant.
  • superelevated — (of a curve in a road, railroad track, etc.) banked.
  • superordinary — that is superior to the ordinary
  • superordinate — of higher degree in condition or rank.
  • the antipodes — Australia and New Zealand
  • the palisades — line of steep cliffs in NE N.J. & SE N.Y. on the west shore of the Hudson: c. 15 mi (24 km) long
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