13-letter words containing r, e, p, u
- quandary peak — a mountain in central Colorado, in the Park Range, in the Rocky Mountains, NE of Leadville. 14,265 feet (4348 meters).
- quarter plate — a photographic plate measuring 31⁄4 × 41⁄4 inches (8.3 × 10.8 cm)
- quarter point — the fourth part of the distance between any two adjacent points of the 32 marked on a compass, being 2° 48′ 45″.
- quarter pound — a unit of weight equal to a quarter of a pound or 4 ounces avoirdupois
- quarter-phase — differing in phase by a quarter of a cycle; two-phase.
- quasi-private — belonging to some particular person: private property.
- quasiparticle — an entity, as an exciton or phonon, that interacts with elementary particles, but does not exist as a free particle.
- quaterpolymer — A copolymer derived from four species of monomer.
- reading group — a group of people who meet regularly to discuss a book that they have all read
- recomputation — an act, process, or method of computing; calculation.
- red corpuscle — a red blood cell.
- redcloud peak — a mountain in SW Colorado, in the San Juan Mountains, in the S Rocky Mountains. 14,034 feet (4278 meters).
- reduplication — the act of reduplicating; the state of being reduplicated.
- reduplicative — tending to reduplicate.
- regular graph — (mathematics) A graph in which all nodes have the same degree.
- regulator pin — either of two pins on the regulators of certain timepieces, one on each side of the hairspring, that can be moved to adjust the rate of the timepiece.
- repercussions — an effect or result, often indirect or remote, of some event or action: The repercussions of the quarrel were widespread.
- repetitiously — full of repetition, especially unnecessary and tedious repetition: a repetitious account of their vacation trip.
- reproachfully — full of or expressing reproach or censure: a reproachful look.
- reptile house — a house, shed, etc, used to keep reptiles in, as at a zoo, etc
- reptiliferous — (of rocks, etc) yielding fossilized reptiles
- republicanism — republican government.
- republicanize — to make republican.
- republication — publication anew.
- repunctuation — the act or process of punctuating differently or again
- reupholstered — to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
- revenue stamp — a stamp showing that a governmental tax has been paid.
- rogue program — a computer virus
- root pressure — osmotic pressure within the cells of a root system that causes sap to rise through a plant stem to the leaves.
- rosehip syrup — a syrup made from rosehips, used as a cough remedy
- rough passage — a stormy sea journey
- rough sleeper — a homeless person who sleeps rough
- round-tripper — a home run.
- route planner — a book of road maps
- rumble strips — one of a series of rough or slightly raised strips of pavement on a highway, intended to slow down the speed of vehicles, as before a toll booth.
- rumbledethump — a Scottish dish of butter and mashed potatoes, sometimes mixed with cabbage or turnips
- rumelgumption — commonsense
- rumlegumption — commonsense
- 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
- ruptured duck — the symbol of an eagle with wings spread appearing in the honorable discharge emblem of the U.S. armed forces.
- sacral plexus — a nerve network originating from the nerves of the sacral spine and innervating large areas of the lower trunk and legs, especially via the sciatic nerves.
- saint-exupery — Antoine de [ahn-twan duh] /ɑ̃ˈtwan də/ (Show IPA), 1900–45, French author and aviator.
- sample survey — a survey of particular examples of sth, intended as representative of the whole category
- sauce supreme — suprême (def 1).
- sculpturesque — suggesting sculpture: the sculpturesque beauty of her face.
- self-exposure — the act of exposing, laying open, or uncovering: the sudden exposure of objects that were hidden under the blanket.
- self-procured — to obtain or get by care, effort, or the use of special means: to procure evidence.
- self-produced — produced by oneself or itself.
- semi-precious — Semi-precious stones are stones such as turquoises and amethysts that are used in jewellery but are less valuable than precious stones such as diamonds and rubies.
- semioviparous — bearing young in an incomplete state of development, as a marsupial.