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13-letter words containing p, r, e, d, s

  • repristinated — to restore to the first or original state or condition.
  • reupholstered — to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
  • roll-top desk — a flexible, sliding cover for the working area of a desk, opening by rising upward and back in quadrantal grooves and rolling up beneath the top.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • script kiddie — a child or teenager who gains illegal access to computer systems, often by using hacking programs downloaded from the internet
  • script reader — playreader.
  • second empire — the empire established in France (1852–70) by Louis Napoleon: the successor to the Second Republic.
  • second papers — the documents by which an alien formerly made application for U.S. citizenship after having earlier filed a declaration of intention
  • second person — the grammatical person used by the speaker of an utterance in referring to the one (second person singular) or ones (second person plural) to whom he or she is speaking.
  • self-depraved — corrupt, wicked, or perverted.
  • self-pampered — to treat or gratify with extreme or excessive indulgence, kindness, or care: to pamper a child; to pamper one's stomach.
  • self-prepared — properly expectant, organized, or equipped; ready: prepared for a hurricane.
  • self-procured — to obtain or get by care, effort, or the use of special means: to procure evidence.
  • self-produced — produced by oneself or itself.
  • sepia drawing — a drawing with a brownish tone, produced by first bleaching it (after fixing) and then immersing it for a short time in a solution of sodium sulphide or of alkaline thiourea
  • serendipitist — an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident.
  • serendipitous — come upon or found by accident; fortuitous: serendipitous scientific discoveries.
  • shaped charge — a warhead having a concave, hollow end and operating on the Munroe effect.
  • sharp-sighted — having keen sight.
  • sharp-tongued — characterized by or given to harshness, bitterness, or sarcasm in speech.
  • shepherd king — any of the Hyksos kings.
  • ship chandler — a person who deals in cordage, canvas, and other supplies for ships.
  • ship decanter — a glass decanter with a very wide base.
  • shoulder loop — a flap on each shoulder of a service uniform on which metallic insignia of rank are worn by commissioned and warrant officers in the Army, Air Force, and Marines.
  • shutter speed — speed (def 5b).
  • silver-plated — Something that is silver-plated is covered with a very thin layer of silver.
  • slippery dick — a wrasse, Halichoeres bivittatus, inhabiting tropical regions of the Atlantic Ocean.
  • soapbox derby — a race between children in homemade racing carts
  • solar-powered — powered by heat radiation from the sun converted into electrical power
  • soupe du jour — the special, sometimes the only, soup served in a restaurant on any particular day
  • spanish cedar — a tropical American tree, Cedrela odorata, of the mahogany family.
  • spatterdashes — long leather leggings worn in the 18th century, as to protect from mud when riding
  • special order — A special order is an extra order or an order for an item specially requested by a customer.
  • special-order — to obtain by specific individual order: to special-order a dining-room chandelier.
  • speechreading — the act or process of determining the intended meaning of a speaker by utilizing all visual clues accompanying speech attempts, as lip movements, facial expressions, and bodily gestures, used especially by people with impaired hearing.
  • speed reading — a method of reading faster than normal, esp by skimming
  • spheroidicity — a spheroidal state or form.
  • spider flower — cleome
  • spider monkey — any of several tropical American monkeys of the genus Ateles, having a slender body, long, slender limbs, and a long, prehensile tail: some are endangered.
  • spider orchid — any of several European orchids of the genus Ophrys, esp O. sphegodes, having a flower with yellow, green, or pink sepals and a broad brown velvety lip
  • splendiferous — splendid; magnificent; fine.
  • spot reducing — the usually futile effort to exercise one part of the body, as the thighs, in hopes of reducing the amount of fat stored in that area.
  • spotted adder — milk snake.
  • spotted crake — a Eurasian rail, Porzana porzana, of swamps and marshes, having a buff speckled plumage and dark brown wings
  • spotted fever — any of several fevers characterized by spots on the skin, especially as in cerebrospinal meningitis or typhus fever.
  • spread option — spread (def 25b).
  • spreadability — capable of being spread; easily spread: a soft, spreadable cheese.
  • spreader beam — a crosspiece for spacing the chains or cables hanging from the boom of a crane.
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