13-letter words containing s, e, r, p, n
- pedestrianize — to go on foot; walk.
- pedro santana — Pedro [pey-droh;; Spanish pe-th raw] /ˈpeɪ droʊ;; Spanish ˈpɛ ðrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1801–64, Dominican revolutionary and political leader: president 1844–48, 1853–56, 1858–61.
- penalty rates — rates of pay, such as double time, paid to employees working outside normal working hours
- pencil pusher — a person, as a clerk or bookkeeper, whose work involves a considerable amount of writing, record-keeping, etc.
- pencil stripe — a stripe of varying widths, especially a dark stripe on a light ground.
- 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
- people person — an outgoing, gregarious person with good communication skills.
- percussionist — a musician who plays percussion instruments.
- perfect tense — grammar: have done, etc.
- perfectionism — any of various doctrines holding that religious, moral, social, or political perfection is attainable.
- perfectionist — a person who adheres to or believes in perfectionism.
- perimenopause — the period leading up to the menopause during which some of the symptoms associated with menopause may be experienced
- perinephritis — the inflammation of the perinephrium
- periodontitis — inflammation of the periodontium caused by bacteria that infect the roots of teeth and the surrounding gum crevices, producing bleeding, pus formation, and gradual loss of bone and the tissues that support the teeth. Compare pyorrhea (def 2).
- periodontosis — rapidly advancing juvenile periodontitis.
- perlustration — the act of perlustrating; a thorough inspection or survey, esp of letters for purposes of surveillance
- permanent set — the change in shape of a material that results when the load to which it is subjected causes the elastic limit to be exceeded and is then removed
- perpend stone — a large stone that passes through a wall from one side to the other
- perplexedness — the quality or state of being perplexed
- perscrutation — a very careful exploration or inspection
- perseveration — the act or process of perseverating.
- perseveringly — displaying perseverance; resolutely persistent; steadfast: a persevering student.
- persian lilac — an Asian lilac, Syringa persica, having pale reddish-purple flowers.
- persian melon — a round variety of muskmelon having a green, reticulate, unribbed rind and orange flesh.
- persona grata — an acceptable person, especially a diplomatic representative acceptable to the government to which he or she is accredited.
- personal best — A sports player's personal best is the highest score or fastest time that they have ever achieved.
- personal call — a private phone call
- personal care — assistance in dressing, grooming, etc., provided to elderly, disabled, or other persons who are unable to care for themselves.
- personal foul — a foul called in certain games, as basketball or football, for illegal body contact or rough, unsportsmanlike play.
- personal loan — a loan of money for personal use
- personalistic — Also called personal idealism. a modern philosophical movement locating ultimate value and reality in persons, human or divine.
- personalities — the visible aspect of one's character as it impresses others: He has a pleasing personality.
- pervasiveness — spread throughout: The corruption is so pervasive that it is accepted as the way to do business.
- pet insurance — health insurance for a pet
- peter's pence — an annual tax or tribute, originally of a penny, paid by certain English property owners to the papal see until the Reformation.
- petit treason — the killing of a husband by his wife, of a lord by his servant, or of an ecclesiastic by a subordinate ecclesiastic.
- phalansterian — of or relating to a phalanstery.
- phalansterism — a model of society in which members of a community live in the same space and share common belongings
- pharyngoscope — an instrument for inspecting the pharynx.
- phenoxy resin — any of a class of resins derived from polyhydroxy ethers
- photofinisher — a person whose profession is photofinishing
- phytoestrogen — an estrogen-like compound occurring naturally in plants of the legume family and in grains, vegetables, and fruits.
- pictorialness — the state of being pictorial
- piers plowman — (The Vision Concerning Piers Plowman) an alliterative poem written in three versions (1360–99), ascribed to William Langland.
- pigeon breast — chicken breast.
- pilsner-glass — a pale, light lager beer.
- pine grosbeak — a large grosbeak, Pinicola enucleator, of coniferous forests of northern North America and Eurasia, the male of which has rose and gray plumage.
- pinellas park — a city in W central Florida.