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13-letter words containing p, e, a, n

  • puritan ethic — work ethic.
  • purple martin — a large American swallow, Progne subis, the male of which is blue-black.
  • pursuit plane — (formerly) an armed airplane designed for speed and maneuverability in fighting enemy aircraft.
  • put an end to — the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad: the end of a street; the end of a rope.
  • pyrimethamine — a potent substance, C 1 2 H 1 3 ClN 4 , used against susceptible plasmodia in the prophylactic treatment of malaria and against Toxoplasma gondi in the treatment of toxoplasmosis.
  • pyrotechnical — of or relating to pyrotechnics.
  • pythian games — (in ancient Greece) the second most important Panhellenic festival, celebrated in the third year of each Olympiad near Delphi. The four-year period between celebrations was known as a Pythiad (ˈpɪθɪˌæd )
  • quadruple run — a set of five cards consisting of a three-card run plus two other cards that duplicate different denominations in the run, as 5,5,6,6,7, worth 16 points.
  • quaking aspen — any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
  • quanah parker — (Quanah Parker) 1845?–1911, Comanche leader.
  • quandary peak — a mountain in central Colorado, in the Park Range, in the Rocky Mountains, NE of Leadville. 14,265 feet (4348 meters).
  • quarter point — the fourth part of the distance between any two adjacent points of the 32 marked on a compass, being 2° 48′ 45″.
  • quarter pound — a unit of weight equal to a quarter of a pound or 4 ounces avoirdupois
  • quintuplicate — a group, series, or set of five copies or identical items, especially copies of typewritten matter.
  • racing pigeon — a pigeon bred and trained for the sport of pigeon racing
  • raising plate — wall plate (def 1).
  • ramapithecine — of or relating to an extinct hominoid of the genus Ramapithecus
  • random sample — a statistical sample that is devised to avoid interference so that its distribution is affected only by, and so can be held to represent, that of the whole population
  • rapprochement — an establishment or reestablishment of harmonious relations: a rapprochement reached between warring factions.
  • re-absorption — resorption (def 2).
  • re-acceptance — the act of taking or receiving something offered.
  • re-appearance — the act or fact of appearing, as to the eye or mind or before the public: the unannounced appearance of dinner guests; the last appearance of Caruso in Aïda; her first appearance at a stockholders' meeting.
  • 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)
  • reagent strip — A reagent strip is a thin piece of paper impregnated with a reagent (= a substance that causes a chemical reaction) to a specific substance, used in testing for that substance in a body of fluid.
  • real presence — the doctrine that the substance of the body and blood of Christ are present in the Eucharist.
  • reapplication — an act or the process of reapplying a substance
  • reappointment — a fixed mutual agreement for a meeting; engagement: We made an appointment to meet again.
  • reciprocating — to give, feel, etc., in return.
  • reciprocation — an act or instance of reciprocating.
  • recompilation — the act of compiling: the compilation of documents.
  • recomputation — an act, process, or method of computing; calculation.
  • reduplication — the act of reduplicating; the state of being reduplicated.
  • referred pain — pain felt in an area remote from the site of origin.
  • regent's park — a park in central London, laid out as Marylebone Park by John Nash; now known for the London Zoo, its open-air theatre, and Nash's curved terraces
  • regulator pin — either of two pins on the regulators of certain timepieces, one on each side of the hairspring, that can be moved to adjust the rate of the timepiece.
  • reincorporate — to incorporate again
  • release print — Movies. print (def 31).
  • repeater loan — a loan lent to someone who has already borrowed
  • reperformance — a musical, dramatic, or other entertainment presented before an audience.
  • repetitionary — of the nature of repetition, repetitious
  • replenishable — able to be replenished
  • representable — to serve to express, designate, stand for, or denote, as a word, symbol, or the like does; symbolize: In this painting the cat represents evil and the bird, good.
  • representamen — (in semiotics) a sign or signifier, whether physical or otherwise, which points to an object
  • repristinated — to restore to the first or original state or condition.
  • republicanism — republican government.
  • republicanize — to make republican.
  • republication — publication anew.
  • repunctuation — the act or process of punctuating differently or again
  • resting place — grave
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