13-letter words containing p, r, o, e, s
- spring-loaded — (of a machine part) kept normally in a certain position by a spring: a spring-loaded safety valve.
- springboarded — a flexible board, projecting over water, from which divers leap or spring.
- sprocket hole — any of a series of regular perforations along the edge of photographic film for engaging the drive sprockets in a motion-picture camera or projector.
- spruce grouse — a grouse, Canachites canadensis, of coniferous forests of northern North America, that feeds on evergreen buds and needles.
- state trooper — a member of a U.S. state police force.
- status report — statement or update
- staying power — ability or strength to last or endure; endurance; stamina.
- steganography — the practice of concealing messages in such a way that only the sender and the recipient know that there is a message
- step aerobics — a set of aerobic exercises designed to improve the cardiovascular system, which consists of stepping on and off a special box of adjustable height
- stepford wife — a married woman who submits to her husband's will and is preoccupied by domestic concerns and her own personal appearance
- stereographer — a person who takes stereoscopic photographs.
- stereotropism — a tropism determined by contact with a solid.
- stereotypical — a process, now often replaced by more advanced methods, for making metal printing plates by taking a mold of composed type or the like in papier-mâché or other material and then taking from this mold a cast in type metal.
- stone parsley — a parsley, Sison amomum, of Eurasia, bearing aromatic seeds that are used as a condiment.
- storm trooper — a member of the storm troops.
- storm-trooper — a member of the storm troops.
- stormy petrel — the British storm petrel, Hydrobates pelagicus, of the eastern Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and Indian Ocean.
- stratospheric — relating to the stratosphere
- street people — homeless people
- street person — a homeless person
- strepsipteron — a strepsipterous insect.
- streptocarpus — any of various plants belonging to the genus Streptocarpus, of the gesneria family, native to Africa and Asia, having showy white, pink, or purplish flowers and often cultivated as a houseplant.
- streptococcus — any of several spherical or oval bacteria of the genus Streptococcus, occurring in pairs or chains, certain species of which are pathogenic for humans, causing scarlet fever, tonsillitis, etc.
- streptokinase — an enzyme used to dissolve blood clots.
- stripped down — having only essential features; lacking any special appointments or accessories.
- stripped-down — having only essential features; lacking any special appointments or accessories.
- strophiolated — having strophioles, caruncles
- subeditorship — the position or office of a subeditor
- sublime porte — official name of Porte.
- subperiosteal — the normal investment of bone, consisting of a dense, fibrous outer layer, to which muscles attach, and a more delicate, inner layer capable of forming bone.
- subprime loan — A subprime loan is a loan with a higher interest rate, to borrowers who are a high credit risk.
- successorship — the position or state of a successor
- sulphonylurea — an antidiabetic drug used in treating type II diabetes, which acts by stimulating the production of insulin in the pancreas
- super-heroine — a woman noted for courageous acts or nobility of character: Esther and other biblical heroines.
- super-tension — the act of stretching or straining.
- supercautious — very or extremely cautious
- supercollider — a very large colliding-beam machine in which superconducting magnets create millions of megavolts of energy.
- supercolossal — greater than colossal, huge, enormous
- supercolumnar — existing above a column or columns: a supercolumnar feature.
- supercomputer — a very fast, powerful mainframe computer, used in advanced military and scientific applications.
- superdiplomat — a highly skilled or powerful diplomat, a high-ranking diplomat
- superdominant — submediant.
- superfetation — the fertilization of an ovum in a female mammal already pregnant.
- superfluously — being more than is sufficient or required; excessive.
- superfortress — a heavy, long-range, four-engined bomber used during World War II.
- superior room — A superior room is a room in a hotel that is more comfortable or has better amenities than other rooms.
- superiorities — the quality or condition of being superior.
- superlobbyist — someone who lobbies on behalf of another
- superloyalist — a fanatically loyal supporter (esp of a political party)
- supermajority — a majority that must represent some percentage more than a simple majority.