13-letter words containing p, u, r, s
- paradise duck — a large duck, Casarca variegata, of New Zealand, having a brightly coloured plumage
- paramenstruum — the four days before and first four days of menstruation
- paramyxovirus — any of various RNA-containing viruses that are similar to but larger than the myxoviruses, including the viruses that cause mumps, measles, parainfluenza, and Newcastle disease.
- parasexuality — parasexual behaviour
- paris commune — commune3 (def 8).
- parish church — local place of worship
- parnell shout — a social occasion where each person in a group pays for his or her own entertainment or meal
- parsley sauce — a white sauce containing chopped parsley
- parthenopaeus — a son of Hippomenes and Atalanta, and one of the Seven against Thebes.
- particularism — exclusive attention or devotion to one's own particular interests, party, etc.
- passe-partout — something that passes everywhere or provides a universal means of passage.
- passion fruit — any edible fruit of a passionflower, as the maypop.
- pastry cutter — a cutter that is used to cut pastry into shapes
- paucis verbis — in or by few words; with brevity.
- pay structure — a collection of pay grades or bands, which set out the different levels of pay for workers in a certain profession, etc
- 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-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
- percussionist — a musician who plays percussion instruments.
- 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
- 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.
- pet insurance — health insurance for a pet
- petroliferous — containing or yielding petroleum
- pharmaceutics — a pharmaceutical preparation or product.
- phosphorus 32 — a radioactive isotope of phosphorus, used as a chemotherapeutic agent.
- phosphorus-32 — a radioactive isotope of phosphorus, used as a chemotherapeutic agent.
- phosphuretted — treated or combined with phosphorus
- picturesquely — visually charming or quaint, as if resembling or suitable for a painting: a picturesque fishing village.
- pitch surface — (in a gear or rack) an imaginary surface forming a plane (pitch plane) a cylinder (pitch cylinder) or a cone or frustrum (pitch cone) that moves tangentially to a similar surface in a meshing gear so that both surfaces travel at the same speed.
- planet-struck — affected adversely by the supposed influence of a planet.
- platiniferous — platinum-bearing
- platykurtosis — the state of being platykurtic.
- pleasure boat — recreational vessel
- pleasure dome — a large building, facility, or place used for recreation.
- pleasure trip — holiday, vacation
- plectopterous — of or relating to the order Plectoptera, containing mayflies
- plesiosaurian — a member of the reptile order Plesiosauria
- pleurisy root — a North American milkweed, Asclepias tuberosa, whose root was used as a remedy for pleurisy.
- pleurocarpous — (of certain mosses) bearing the fructifications along the main stem or lateral branches.
- plunket nurse — a child-care nurse appointed by the Plunket Society
- plural eulisp — EuLisp with parallel extensions. "Collections and Garbage Collection", S.C. Merall et al, in Memory Management - IWMM92, Springer 1992, pp.473-489.
- pluripresence — presence in more than one place at the same time
- plus juncture — open juncture.
- plus or minus — You use plus or minus to give the amount by which a particular number may vary.