13-letter words containing p, s, i, t
- apostrophized — Simple past tense and past participle of apostrophize.
- apostrophizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apostrophize.
- apothegmatise — to speak in apothegms
- apotheosizing — Present participle of apotheosize.
- apperceptions — Plural form of apperception.
- appersonation — the unconscious assumption of the personality characteristics of another, usually well known, person.
- appoggiaturas — Plural form of appoggiatura.
- appreciations — Plural form of appreciation.
- appropriators — Plural form of appropriator.
- apron strings — If you say that someone is tied to another person's apron strings, you mean that they are controlled or influenced too much by the other person.
- aptitude test — An aptitude test is a test that is specially designed to find out how easily and how well you can do something.
- arthroscopies — Plural form of arthroscopy.
- as it happens — You use as it happens in order to introduce a statement, especially one that is rather surprising.
- aspartic acid — nonessential amino acid that is a component of proteins and acts as a neurotransmitter
- aspirationals — Plural form of aspirational.
- assistantship — a graduate post which requires the student to carry out some teaching duties in return for financial assistance
- associateship — to connect or bring into relation, as thought, feeling, memory, etc.: Many people associate dark clouds with depression and gloom.
- assumptionist — Augustinian of the Assumption.
- asti spumante — a sweet, sparkling Italian white wine with a muscat flavor.
- astroparticle — (astrophysics) A subatomic particle of cosmic origin.
- astrophysical — Of or pertaining to astrophysics.
- at this point — at this moment in time
- atmospherical — pertaining to, existing in, or consisting of the atmosphere: atmospheric vapors.
- atypicalities — not typical; not conforming to the type; irregular; abnormal: atypical behavior; a flower atypical of the species.
- austrian pine — an evergreen tree, Pina nigra austriaca
- bacterioscopy — the examination of bacteria with a microscope.
- ballistospore — a spore, esp a fungal spore, that is forcefully ejected from its source
- barley stripe — a disease of barley, characterized by blighted heads and chlorotic, brown, or frayed stripes on the leaves, caused by a fungus, Helminthosporium gramineum.
- barristership — the office of a barrister
- base hospital — a hospital serving a large rural area
- be upstanding — (in a court of law) a direction to all persons present to rise to their feet before the judge enters or leaves the court
- beam splitter — a system that divides a beam of light, electrons, etc, into two or more paths
- beaux esprits — bel esprit
- beaux-esprits — plural of bel-esprit.
- best practice — Best practice is the way of running a business or providing a service that is recognized as correct or most effective.
- bias-ply tire — a vehicle tire in which the main plies or cords run across the bead.
- bibliophagist — a person who devours books
- bipartisanism — the quality of being bipartisan
- birth parents — a child's biological parents, regardless of whether they subsequently bring up the child
- bishop violet — a reddish purple.
- bits per inch — (unit) (BPI) A measure of the recording density of a magnetic tape or disk.
- breaker strip — breaker1 (def 4).
- breaker-strip — a person or thing that breaks.
- bring to pass — to cause to happen
- built-up mast — a wooden mast formed of several shaped, longitudinal pieces joined together.
- business trip — a journey made somewhere and back again for business purposes in one's working capacity
- calligraphist — fancy penmanship, especially highly decorative handwriting, as with a great many flourishes: She appreciated the calligraphy of the 18th century.
- campanologist — the principles or art of making bells, bell ringing, etc.
- camping stool — a stool which is suitable for use in temporary quarters, on holiday, etc, esp by being portable and easy to set up
- camping stove — a portable stove powered by butane gas canisters, designed to be used for cooking while camping