13-letter words containing p, l, e, n, u
- slow puncture — a small hole in a tyre, from which the air escapes very slowly, so that at first it is not obvious that there is any problem with the tyre
- southern alps — a mountain range in New Zealand, on South Island: the highest range in Australasia. Highest peak: Mount Cook (also known as Aoraki or Aorangi), 3754 m (12 316 ft)
- speechfulness — the state of being full of speech or expression
- spinning mule — mule1 (def 7).
- spinuliferous — relating to a spine or spines
- spiral nebula — (formerly) a spiral galaxy.
- splendiferous — splendid; magnificent; fine.
- splutteringly — in a spluttering manner
- spontaneously — coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency; without effort or premeditation; natural and unconstrained; unplanned: a spontaneous burst of applause.
- stenopetalous — having narrow petals.
- stenophyllous — having narrow leaves.
- string-puller — a person who uses his or her influence with other people to get things done, often unfairly
- subdiscipline — training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline.
- subemployment — insufficient employment in the labor force of a country, area, or industry, including unemployment and underemployment.
- subprime loan — A subprime loan is a loan with a higher interest rate, to borrowers who are a high credit risk.
- 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.
- sulphonylurea — an antidiabetic drug used in treating type II diabetes, which acts by stimulating the production of insulin in the pancreas
- sunlight peak — a mountain in SW Colorado, in the San Juan Mountains. 14,059 feet (4285 meters).
- sunray pleats — bias-cut knife pleats that are narrower at the top than at the bottom, producing a flared effect, used esp for skirts
- sunspot cycle — the cycle, averaging in duration slightly more than 11 years, in which the frequency of sunspots varies from a maximum to a minimum and back to a maximum again.
- superannuable — (of a salary or job) with which a superannuation is associated, which entitles one to a superannuation
- supercalender — a roll or set of rolls for giving a high, smooth finish to paper.
- supercolumnar — existing above a column or columns: a supercolumnar feature.
- supercriminal — an extremely bad, powerful or successful criminal, a criminal working on a large scale or committing extreme crimes
- supermilitant — highly militant
- supernational — tending to involve, or extending authority over, more than one nation; international; supranational.
- superpersonal — characteristic of a superperson
- superrational — beyond the scope or range of reason; intuitional.
- superregional — involving many regions
- supersalesman — an extremely skillful and effective salesperson.
- supersensible — being above or beyond perception by the senses; beyond the reach of the senses.
- supervirulent — extremely virulent
- supplementary — Also, supplemental. of the nature of or forming a supplement; additional.
- supplementing — something added to complete a thing, supply a deficiency, or reinforce or extend a whole.
- suprasensible — not perceptible by the senses
- suspensefully — in a suspenseful manner
- tablespoonful — the amount a tablespoon can hold.
- the cup final — the annual final of the FA Cup soccer competition, played at Wembley, or the Scottish Cup, played at Hampden Park
- triple-tongue — to interrupt the wind flow by moving the tongue as if pronouncing t and t and k successively, especially in playing rapid passages or staccato notes on a brass instrument.
- tungsten lamp — an incandescent electric lamp in which the filament is made of tungsten.
- tyrian purple — Also called Tyrian dye. a highly prized crimson or purple dye of classical antiquity, originally obtained at great expense from a certain shellfish: later shown to be an indigo derivative and synthetically produced, and now replaced by other synthetic dyes.
- uillean pipes — bagpipes developed in Ireland and operated by squeezing bellows under the arm
- umbrella pine — a Japanese evergreen tree, Sciadopitys verticillata, having linear leaves growing in umbrellalike whorls, cultivated as an ornamental.
- un-personable — of pleasing personal appearance; handsome or comely; attractive.
- unappealingly — in an unappealing manner
- unappreciable — sufficient to be readily perceived or estimated; considerable: There is an appreciable difference between socialism and communism.
- uncapitalized — to write or print in capital letters letters or with an initial capital letter.
- uncompletable — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
- uncomplicated — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
- under a spell — in a trance