13-letter words containing p, i, s, e, r
- disrespecting — Present participle of disrespect.
- disrespective — (obsolete) Showing a lack of respect; disrespectful.
- doppler shift — (often lowercase) the shift in frequency (Doppler shift) of acoustic or electromagnetic radiation emitted by a source moving relative to an observer as perceived by the observer: the shift is to higher frequencies when the source approaches and to lower frequencies when it recedes.
- drop shipment — a shipment of goods made directly from the manufacturer to the retailer or consumer but billed through the wholesaler or distributor.
- dropped waist — the waistline of a dress, gown, or the like when it is placed at the hips rather than at the natural waist.
- dry ski slope — A dry ski slope is a slope made of an artificial substance on which you can practise skiing.
- e-proposition — a universal negative proposition
- ear-splitting — ear-piercing: an earsplitting explosion.
- east prussian — a former province in NE Germany: an enclave separated from Germany by the Polish Corridor; now divided between Poland and the Russian Federation. 14,283 sq. mi. (36,993 sq. km). Capital: Königsberg.
- eavesdropping — to listen secretly to a private conversation.
- ectoparasites — Plural form of ectoparasite.
- ectoparasitic — Of or pertaining to ectoparasites.
- electrooptics — the technology that deals with the production, control, and detection of light by electrical devices
- electrophiles — Plural form of electrophile.
- electrotypist — an electrotyper
- elephantbirds — Plural form of elephantbird.
- empiricalness — Quality of being empirical.
- empyreumatise — to render empyreumatic
- enantiomorphs — Plural form of enantiomorph.
- endoparasites — Plural form of endoparasite.
- endoparasitic — Of or pertaining to endoparasites.
- enteropathies — Plural form of enteropathy.
- epidermolysis — Loosening of the epidermis, with extensive blistering of the skin and mucous membranes, occurring either after injury, or as a spontaneous and potentially dangerous condition, particularly in children.
- epigrammatism — The use of epigrams; epigrammatical character.
- epigrammatist — Someone who writes an epigram (any meanings).
- epping forest — a forest in E England, northeast of London: formerly a royal hunting ground
- escape artist — escapologist
- ethnographies — Plural form of ethnography.
- eusporangiate — (of ferns) having each sporangium developing from a group of cells, rather than a single cell, and with no specialized dispersal of spores
- exasperations — Plural form of exasperation.
- exemplariness — The state or condition of being exemplary, serving as a shining example.
- experimenters — Plural form of experimenter.
- express rifle — a high-velocity hunting rifle for big game shooting
- express train — a fast train
- expressionism — A style of painting, music, or drama in which the artist or writer seeks to express emotional experience rather than impressions of the external world.
- expressionist — Of, pertaining to, or in the style of expressionism.
- extemporising — Present participle of extemporise.
- extra-special — particular; exceptional
- extraposition — placement of something outside something else
- extremophiles — Plural form of extremophile.
- fairy-slipper — Calypso (def 2).
- false vampire — any large, carnivorous bat of the families Megadermatidae and Phyllostomatidae, of Africa, Asia, and Australia, erroneously reputed to suck the blood of animals and humans.
- field sparrow — a common North American finch, Spizella pusilla, found in brushy pasturelands.
- fieldstripped — Simple past tense and past participle of fieldstrip.
- filmographies — Plural form of filmography.
- first peoples — any of the indigenous peoples or Indian communities of Canada, especially one formally recognized by the Canadian government.
- flash picture — a photograph made using flash photography.
- flavoproteins — Plural form of flavoprotein.
- folding press — a fall in wrestling won by folding one's opponent's legs up to his head and pressing his shoulders to the floor
- fosamprenavir — (pharmaceutical drug) An anti-retroviral prodrug of the protease inhibitor amprenavir. It is used to treat HIV infected patients.