13-letter words containing p, d, i, l
- speed dialing — to dial (a telephone number) using speed dial.
- speed walking — power walking.
- spice islands — the Moluccas
- spider flower — cleome
- spindleshanks — spindlelegs.
- splendiferous — splendid; magnificent; fine.
- split spindle — a turned piece halved lengthwise for use as applied ornament, as on a chest or cupboard, or as part of a chair back or the like.
- splitting adz — a heavy stone tool used by prehistoric peoples in northwestern North America and northeastern Asia.
- spondylolysis — the destruction of the vertebra
- sporting lady — a prostitute.
- spreadability — capable of being spread; easily spread: a soft, spreadable cheese.
- spring-loaded — (of a machine part) kept normally in a certain position by a spring: a spring-loaded safety valve.
- sprint medley — a medley relay in which the first member of a team runs 440 yards, the second and third members run 220 yards each, and the fourth member runs 880 yards.
- 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.
- standard lisp — A subset of Lisp 1.5 developed by A. Hearn primarily for implementing REDUCE. It was replaced by Portable Sandard LISP.
- striped maple — a maple, Acer pensylvanicum, of northeastern North America, having white-striped bark.
- strophiolated — having strophioles, caruncles
- subdiscipline — training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline.
- 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.
- supercollider — a very large colliding-beam machine in which superconducting magnets create millions of megavolts of energy.
- superdiplomat — a highly skilled or powerful diplomat, a high-ranking diplomat
- superfluidity — a fluid that exhibits frictionless flow, very high heat conductivity, and other unusual physical properties, helium below 2.186 K being the only known example.
- swivel-hipped — characterized by an exaggeratedly swinging or extremely free motion of the hips.
- tax duplicate — the certification of real-estate assessments to the taxing authorities
- 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
- to play cupid — If you say that someone is playing cupid, you mean that they are trying to bring two people together to start a romantic relationship.
- toilet powder — a fine powder sprinkled or rubbed over the skin, especially after bathing.
- triple double — a score in a basketball game of at least ten points, ten rebounds, and ten assists by a single player.
- triple-decker — three-decker (defs 3, 4).
- triple-double — a score in a basketball game of at least ten points, ten rebounds, and ten assists by a single player.
- triple-header — a set of three games, as of basketball, each game being played in the same arena on the same day and often between different pairs of teams.
- triple-nerved — noting a leaf in which two prominent nerves emerge from the middle nerve a little above its base.
- uncapitalized — to write or print in capital letters letters or with an initial capital letter.
- uncomplicated — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
- undisciplined — having or exhibiting discipline; rigorous: paintings characterized by a disciplined technique.
- unexemplified — not exemplified; not clarified by example
- unmanipulated — not manipulated
- unperceivedly — without being perceived; so as not to be perceived
- unplagiarized — to take and use by plagiarism.
- unplasticized — not made plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizer
- unpredictable — not predictable; not to be foreseen or foretold: an unpredictable occurrence.
- unpredictably — not predictable; not to be foreseen or foretold: an unpredictable occurrence.
- unreplenished — not replenished or refilled
- unspecialized — not specialized
- upgradability — an incline going up in the direction of movement.
- valproic acid — a carboxylic acid, C 8 H 16 O 2 , used for its antiepileptic properties in the treatment of various seizures including petit mal.
- valued policy — a policy in which the company and the policyholder agree to the amount to be paid in the event of total loss of property, regardless of the value of the property.
- violin spider — brown recluse spider.
- walleyed pike — walleye (def 1).
- well disposed — If you are well disposed to a person, plan, or activity, you are likely to agree with them or support them.