19-letter words containing p, r, a, y, s
- sexual stereotyping — the formation or promotion of a fixed general idea or image of how men and women will behave
- short-stay car park — a car park where a car can be left for a relatively short time
- simple carbohydrate — a carbohydrate, as glucose, that consists of a single monosaccharide unit.
- sleepy hollow chair — an armchair of the mid-19th century, sometimes on rockers, having a single piece forming a high upholstered back and a concave upholstered seat.
- social anthropology — study of human culture
- spherical astronomy — the branch of astronomy dealing with the determination of the positions of celestial bodies on the celestial sphere.
- stationers' company — a company or guild of the city of London composed of booksellers, printers, dealers in writing materials, etc., incorporated in 1557.
- stationery cupboard — a cupboard where things like paper, pens and paper clips are kept
- supplementary angle — either of two angles that added together produce an angle of 180°.
- supplementary story — follow-up (def 3b).
- suspensory ligament — any of several tissues that suspend certain organs or parts of the body, especially the transparent, delicate web of fibrous tissue that supports the crystalline lens.
- symptomatic anthrax — blackleg.
- take sth personally — If you take someone's remarks personally, you are upset because you think that they are criticizing you in particular.
- tall poppy syndrome — a tendency to disparage any person who has achieved great prominence or wealth
- the eroica symphony — Symphony No. 3 in E flat major by Ludwig van Beethoven
- theoretical physics — abstract use of physics
- to blow a raspberry — If you blow a raspberry, you make a sound by putting your tongue out and blowing, in order to insult someone.
- united presbyterian — a member of the United Presbyterian Church of North America, founded in Pittsburgh in 1858 by a union of two Presbyterian groups.
- university hospital — a hospital that is affiliated with a university. University hospitals provide clinical education and training to future and current doctors, nurses, and other health professionals, in addition to delivering medical care to patients
- what's your poison? — what would you like to drink?
- whorfian hypothesis — Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.
- wireless telegraphy — Now Rare. radiotelegraphy.
- withdrawal symptoms — When someone has withdrawal symptoms, they feel ill after they have stopped taking a drug which they were addicted to.