13-letter words containing s, n, a, p, o
- superreaction — a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- superregional — involving many regions
- superromantic — exceptionally romantic
- supplantation — to take the place of (another), as through force, scheming, strategy, or the like.
- suppositional — the act of supposing.
- supranational — outside or beyond the authority of one national government, as a project or policy that is planned and controlled by a group of nations.
- suprarational — not understandable by reason alone; beyond rational comprehension.
- sweep account — Finance. a checking account from which money in excess of a specified amount is automatically transferred to another account or to an investment that earns a higher rate of return.
- synaposematic — relating to synaposematism
- synophthalmia — cyclopia.
- syphilization — the act of syphilizing
- tablespoonful — the amount a tablespoon can hold.
- taphrogenesis — the process of forming rifts, resulting in regional faulting and subsidence
- tax inspector — a government official whose job is to make sure that people and companies are paying the right amount of tax
- temporariness — lasting, existing, serving, or effective for a time only; not permanent: a temporary need; a temporary job.
- terminal post — A terminal post is the terminal on a battery to which the battery lead is attached.
- terpsichorean — pertaining to dancing.
- the antipodes — Australia and New Zealand
- the pants off — If someone bores, charms, or scares the pants off you, for example, they bore, charm, or scare you a lot.
- theanthropism — the doctrine of the union of the divine and human natures, especially the manifestation of God as man in Christ.
- thespian lion — a lion that attacked the flocks of Amphitryon and was killed by Hercules.
- thysanopteran — Also, thysanopterous. belonging or pertaining to the insect order Thysanoptera, comprising the thrips.
- thysanopteron — thysanopteran.
- tip one's hat — to take off, raise, or touch one's hat in salutation
- townsend plan — a pension plan, proposed in the U.S. in 1934 but never passed by Congress, that would have awarded $200 monthly to persons over 60 who were no longer gainfully employed, provided that such allowance was spent in the U.S. within 30 days.
- train spotter — a person who collects the numbers of railway locomotives
- trainspotting — hobby: observing trains
- transcription — the act or process of transcribing.
- transcriptome — a collection of all the messenger RNA in a particular cell
- transpersonal — extending beyond or transcending the personal.
- transpiration — an action or instance of transpiring.
- transportedly — in a passionate or rapturous manner
- transposition — an act of transposing.
- treponemiasis — infection with treponema; syphilis.
- trust company — a company or corporation organized to exercise the functions of a trustee, but usually engaging also in other banking and financial activities.
- tympanoplasty — reconstruction of the eardrum and the bones of the middle ear.
- un-personable — of pleasing personal appearance; handsome or comely; attractive.
- uncompensated — to recompense for something: They gave him ten dollars to compensate him for his trouble.
- uncomplaisant — not eager to please; not compliant or obliging
- unencompassed — to form a circle about; encircle; surround: He built a moat to encompass the castle.
- unimpassioned — not filled with passion or affected by strong emotion
- unpostponable — to put off to a later time; defer: He has postponed his departure until tomorrow.
- unspontaneous — coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency; without effort or premeditation; natural and unconstrained; unplanned: a spontaneous burst of applause.
- unsupportable — capable of being supported; endurable; maintainable.
- ups and downs — good and bad experiences
- vapor tension — vapor pressure.
- vapourishness — the quality or state of being vapourish
- vino de pasto — a pale, dry sherry of Spain.
- walter piston — Walter, 1894–1976, U.S. composer.
- watering spot — watering hole