13-letter words containing p, e, a, s
- psychobabbler — a person who uses psychobabble
- psychographer — a person who writes a psychograph; a psychological or psychographic biographer.
- psychotherapy — the treatment of psychological disorders or maladjustments by a professional technique, as psychoanalysis, group therapy, or behavioral therapy.
- public access — the availability of noncommercial television and radio broadcasting facilities to community groups or members of the public for programs of general interest to the community, especially as a condition of cable television franchises.
- pucciniaceous — (of a fungus) belonging to the genus Puccinia
- pull a fastie — to play a sly trick
- pulse dialing — a system of calling telephone numbers wherein electrical pulses corresponding to the digits in the number called are generated by manipulating a rotary dial or push buttons (contrasted with tone dialing).
- punjab states — (formerly) a group of states in NW India, amalgamated in 1956 with Punjab state
- pursuit plane — (formerly) an armed airplane designed for speed and maneuverability in fighting enemy aircraft.
- pyrophosphate — a salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid.
- 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 )
- quadriplegics — Plural form of quadriplegic.
- 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.
- quality press — the more serious newspapers which give detailed accounts of world events, as well as reports on business, culture, and society
- quarter-phase — differing in phase by a quarter of a cycle; two-phase.
- quasi-private — belonging to some particular person: private property.
- quasiparticle — an entity, as an exciton or phonon, that interacts with elementary particles, but does not exist as a free particle.
- racket sports — sports, such as tennis, squash, badminton, etc, that are played using a racket
- radiopacities — opaque to radiation; visible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy (opposed to radiotransparent).
- rail-splitter — a person or thing that splits logs into rails, especially for fences.
- raising plate — wall plate (def 1).
- 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
- raspberry jam — jam made using raspberries
- re-absorption — resorption (def 2).
- 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.
- 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
- rehospitalize — to place in hospital again
- release print — Movies. print (def 31).
- 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.
- reprographics — reprography.
- republicanism — republican government.
- research park — an industrial park whose facilities are devoted to research and development.
- resting place — grave
- revenue stamp — a stamp showing that a governmental tax has been paid.
- reverse plate — a plate for printing a reverse.
- rhaetian alps — a section of the central Alps along E Switzerland's borders with Austria and Italy. Highest peak: Piz Bernina, 4049 m (13 284 ft)
- rough passage — a stormy sea journey
- rupert's land — (formerly, in Canada) the territories granted by Charles II to the Hudson's Bay Company in 1670 and ceded to the Canadian Government in 1870, comprising all the land watered by rivers flowing into Hudson Bay
- sachet-powder — a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
- sacral plexus — a nerve network originating from the nerves of the sacral spine and innervating large areas of the lower trunk and legs, especially via the sciatic nerves.
- saint peter's — a basilica in Vatican City: dome designed by Michelangelo.
- saint-exupery — Antoine de [ahn-twan duh] /ɑ̃ˈtwan də/ (Show IPA), 1900–45, French author and aviator.
- salad spinner — a utensil used for drying washed salad or vegetables that consists of a plastic basket inside a plastic bowl. The salad is placed in the basket and the outer bowl is then spun using a device such as a gear-operated handle or pull cord, and this spinning then separates water from the salad.
- sales receipt — slip or document: proof of payment
- saloon keeper — a person who owns or operates a saloon.