13-letter words containing p, r, e, t, n, s
- representable — to serve to express, designate, stand for, or denote, as a word, symbol, or the like does; symbolize: In this painting the cat represents evil and the bird, good.
- representamen — (in semiotics) a sign or signifier, whether physical or otherwise, which points to an object
- representment — an act of representing or an instance thereof
- repressionist — an advocate of repression; someone who argues for or holds to repressive measures
- repristinated — to restore to the first or original state or condition.
- response time — Psychology. the time consumed in making a response.
- resting place — grave
- retrospecting — contemplation of the past; a survey of past time, events, etc.
- retrospection — the action, process, or faculty of looking back on things past.
- revenue stamp — a stamp showing that a governmental tax has been paid.
- rewriteperson — rewriteman.
- rhaetian alps — a section of the central Alps along E Switzerland's borders with Austria and Italy. Highest peak: Piz Bernina, 4049 m (13 284 ft)
- 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
- saint peter's — a basilica in Vatican City: dome designed by Michelangelo.
- saint-exupery — Antoine de [ahn-twan duh] /ɑ̃ˈtwan də/ (Show IPA), 1900–45, French author and aviator.
- satin slipper — a play (1925–28) by Paul Claudel.
- scene painter — a person who paints scenery in a theatre
- scleroprotein — protein that is fibrous and insoluble in water, serving a protective or supportive function in the body.
- sea transport — transport by ship over the sea
- secret weapon — Someone's secret weapon is a thing or person which they believe will help them achieve something and which other people do not know about.
- selenotropism — growth in response to moonlight.
- self-apparent — clear and evident without need of further evidence
- semipermanent — not quite permanent.
- sempstressing — the profession of being a seamstress
- septentrional — northern; boreal
- septentriones — the seven stars of the Plough, the Great Bear
- serendipitist — an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident.
- serendipitous — come upon or found by accident; fortuitous: serendipitous scientific discoveries.
- sesquiterpene — (originally) any of a class of monocyclic hydrocarbons of the formula C 10 H 16 , obtained from plants.
- sharp-tongued — characterized by or given to harshness, bitterness, or sarcasm in speech.
- ship decanter — a glass decanter with a very wide base.
- single parent — mother or father without a partner
- single-parent — of or noting a family in which a parent brings up a child or children alone, without a partner: a single-parent family; a single-parent household.
- slipper satin — a fine satin fabric with a mat finish
- slipstreaming — Aeronautics. the airstream pushed back by a revolving aircraft propeller. Compare backwash (def 2), wash (def 31).
- 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
- snap fastener — A snap fastener is a small metal object used to fasten clothes, made up of two parts which can be pressed together.
- 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)
- spa treatment — a non-medical procedure to help the health of the body, such as a massage
- speaking part — a part in which the character speaks scripted dialogue
- spectral line — a line in a spectrum due to the absorption or emission of light at a discrete frequency.
- spermatangium — the organ that produces spermatia in red algae.
- spermatogenic — relating to the development of spermatozoa
- spermatotoxin — spermotoxin.
- spheristerion — an area designated for ballplay
- spiny lobster — any of several edible crustaceans of the family Palinuridae, differing from the true lobsters in having a spiny shell and lacking the large pincers.
- spiritousness — the state of being spiritous
- splutteringly — in a spluttering manner
- sports centre — a place where people take part in sports
- sportsmanlike — a man who engages in sports, especially in some open-air sport, as hunting, fishing, racing, etc.