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13-letter words containing p, u, r, e

  • pantagruelism — (in Rabelais' Pantagruel) the huge son of Gargantua, represented as dealing with serious matters in a spirit of broad and somewhat cynical good humor.
  • pao de acucar — Portuguese name of Sugarloaf Mountain.
  • papaveraceous — belonging to the Papaveraceae, the poppy family of plants.
  • paper-pushing — a person who has a routine desk job.
  • parade ground — A parade ground is an area of ground where soldiers practise marching and have parades.
  • paradise duck — a large duck, Casarca variegata, of New Zealand, having a brightly coloured plumage
  • parainfluenza — an influenzalike respiratory infection of animals and humans, caused by any of several paramyxoviruses.
  • parallel turn — a turn, executed by shifting one's weight, in which the skis stay parallel
  • paramenstruum — the four days before and first four days of menstruation
  • parasexuality — parasexual behaviour
  • parental unit — of or relating to a parent.
  • paris commune — commune3 (def 8).
  • parnell shout — a social occasion where each person in a group pays for his or her own entertainment or meal
  • parquet floor — flooring made of inlaid wood
  • parsley sauce — a white sauce containing chopped parsley
  • parthenopaeus — a son of Hippomenes and Atalanta, and one of the Seven against Thebes.
  • particularize — to make particular.
  • passe-partout — something that passes everywhere or provides a universal means of passage.
  • pastry cutter — a cutter that is used to cut pastry into shapes
  • paucis verbis — in or by few words; with brevity.
  • pauperization — the act or process of making a pauper of or impoverishing
  • pay structure — a collection of pay grades or bands, which set out the different levels of pay for workers in a certain profession, etc
  • peanut butter — a paste made from ground roasted peanuts, used as a spread or in cookery.
  • pedal pushers — women's short trousers
  • peer pressure — social pressure by members of one's peer group to take a certain action, adopt certain values, or otherwise conform in order to be accepted.
  • pencil pusher — a person, as a clerk or bookkeeper, whose work involves a considerable amount of writing, record-keeping, etc.
  • pencil rubber — a piece of rubber used for erasing something written in pencil; eraser
  • pencil-pusher — a person, as a clerk or bookkeeper, whose work involves a considerable amount of writing, record-keeping, etc.
  • peninsula war — a war (1808–14) in Spain and Portugal, with British, Spanish, and Portuguese troops opposing the French.
  • peninsularity — the state or fact of being a peninsula
  • perambulation — to walk through, about, or over; travel through; traverse.
  • percussionist — a musician who plays percussion instruments.
  • perfunctorily — performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial: perfunctory courtesy.
  • perichondrium — the membrane of fibrous connective tissue covering the surface of cartilages except at the joints.
  • perimenopause — the period leading up to the menopause during which some of the symptoms associated with menopause may be experienced
  • perlustration — the act of perlustrating; a thorough inspection or survey, esp of letters for purposes of surveillance
  • perpendicular — vertical; straight up and down; upright.
  • perscrutation — a very careful exploration or inspection
  • personal foul — a foul called in certain games, as basketball or football, for illegal body contact or rough, unsportsmanlike play.
  • perspicacious — having keen mental perception and understanding; discerning: to exhibit perspicacious judgment.
  • peruvian bark — cinchona (def 2).
  • pet insurance — health insurance for a pet
  • petrocurrency — money, paid in dollars, earned by a country for the exporting of petroleum
  • petroliferous — containing or yielding petroleum
  • pharmaceutics — a pharmaceutical preparation or product.
  • phosphuretted — treated or combined with phosphorus
  • phytonutrient — phytochemical.
  • piano quartet — a musical composition scored for piano and three other instruments, typically violin, viola, and cello.
  • pickup camper — camper (def 3).
  • picture frame — mount for a picture
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