13-letter words containing p, e, r, s, v
- papaveraceous — belonging to the Papaveraceae, the poppy family of plants.
- passage grave — a megalithic tomb of the Neolithic and Copper or early Bronze ages found in the British Isles and Europe, consisting of a roofed burial chamber and narrow entrance passage covered by a round mound and containing human remains and funerary offerings.
- paucis verbis — in or by few words; with brevity.
- perseveration — the act or process of perseverating.
- perseverative — to repeat something insistently or redundantly: to perseverate in reminding children of their responsibilities.
- perseveringly — displaying perseverance; resolutely persistent; steadfast: a persevering student.
- perspectively — a technique of depicting volumes and spatial relationships on a flat surface. Compare aerial perspective, linear perspective.
- perspectivism — the doctrine that reality is known only in terms of the perspectives of it seen by individuals or groups at particular moments.
- perspectivist — the doctrine that reality is known only in terms of the perspectives of it seen by individuals or groups at particular moments.
- pervasiveness — spread throughout: The corruption is so pervasive that it is accepted as the way to do business.
- petropavlovsk — a city in N Kazakhstan on the Ishim River. Pop: 190 000 (2005 est)
- piss all over — to be far superior to
- pollice verso — with thumbs turned downward: the sign made by spectators calling for the death of a defeated gladiator in the ancient Roman circus.
- postoperative — occurring after a surgical operation.
- postvertebral — of or relating to a vertebra or the vertebrae; spinal.
- pre-provision — a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
- present value — current monetary worth
- preservations — to keep alive or in existence; make lasting: to preserve our liberties as free citizens.
- presumptively — affording ground for presumption: presumptive evidence.
- pretelevision — occurring before the arrival of television
- preuniversity — of the period before attending university
- primitiveness — being the first or earliest of the kind or in existence, especially in an early age of the world: primitive forms of life.
- private parts — genitalia
- private press — a printing establishment primarily run as a pastime
- private study — the act or process of studying outwith classes
- private trust — a trust designed for the benefit of a designated or known individual (opposed to charitable trust).
- privateersman — an officer or sailor of a privateer.
- proactiveness — serving to prepare for, intervene in, or control an expected occurrence or situation, especially a negative or difficult one; anticipatory: proactive measures against crime.
- problem-solve — find solutions
- proces-verbal — a report of proceedings, as of an assembly.
- progressively — favoring or advocating progress, change, improvement, or reform, as opposed to wishing to maintain things as they are, especially in political matters: a progressive mayor.
- progressivism — the principles and practices of progressives.
- progressivist — the principles and practices of progressives.
- progressivity — favoring or advocating progress, change, improvement, or reform, as opposed to wishing to maintain things as they are, especially in political matters: a progressive mayor.
- prospectively — of or in the future: prospective earnings.
- provence rose — an erect Eurasian shrub, Rosa gallica, of the rose family, having a creeping rootstock, densely prickly and bristly stems, and large, solitary, pink or crimson flowers.
- proverbialism — a proverbial expression
- proverbialist — a person who composes, records or uses proverbial expressions
- provincialise — to make provincial in character.
- quasi-private — belonging to some particular person: private property.
- receptiveness — having the quality of receiving, taking in, or admitting.
- recovery ship — a naval vessel designed to participate in the retrieval of a satellite, instrument package, or spaceship after it has re-entered the atmosphere and landed in the ocean
- reserve price — floor price.
- retrospective — directed to the past; contemplative of past situations, events, etc.
- revenue stamp — a stamp showing that a governmental tax has been paid.
- reverse plate — a plate for printing a reverse.
- sample survey — a survey of particular examples of sth, intended as representative of the whole category
- scrivenership — the position of being a scrivener or scribe; scribing
- self-approval — the act of approving; approbation.
- self-depraved — corrupt, wicked, or perverted.