13-letter words containing s, p, a, d, r
- port du salut — Port-Salut.
- posix threads — (programming) (Pthreads) A POSIX standard API that defines a set of C programming language types, functions and constants for creating and manipulating pre-emptive threads. The standard's full name is "POSIX.1c, Threads extensions (IEEE Std 1003.1c-1995)". Implementations are available on many Unix-like POSIX-conformant operating systems such as FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, GNU/Linux, Mac OS X and Solaris as well as DR-DOS and Microsoft Windows. Pthreads was designed and implemented in the PART Project (POSIX / Ada-Runtime Project).
- post-freudian — of or relating to Sigmund Freud or his doctrines, especially with respect to the causes and treatment of neurotic and psychopathic states, the interpretation of dreams, etc.
- post-graduate — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or consisting of post-graduates: a postgraduate seminar.
- post-prandial — after a meal, especially after dinner: postprandial oratory; a postprandial brandy.
- postsecondary — of or relating to education beyond high school: She completed her postsecondary education at a two-year college.
- preadolescent — of or relating to preadolescence or a preadolescent.
- predesignated — to designate beforehand.
- predestinated — Theology. to foreordain by divine decree or purpose.
- predestinator — a person or thing that predestinates something.
- prediagnostic — of, relating to, or used in diagnosis.
- preindustrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- presanctified — (of the Eucharistic elements) consecrated at a previous Mass.
- pressed glass — molded glass that has been shaped or given its pattern, while molten, by the action of a plunger thrust into the mold.
- pressure drag — the part of the total drag of a body moving through a gas or liquid caused by the components of the pressures at right angles to the surface of the body
- pressure head — the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
- primigravidas — a woman pregnant for the first time.
- prison warder — an officer in charge of prisoners in a jail
- private study — the act or process of studying outwith classes
- promised land — Heaven.
- pros and cons — The pros and cons of something are its advantages and disadvantages, which you consider carefully so that you can make a sensible decision.
- prostaglandin — Biochemistry. any of a class of unsaturated fatty acids that are involved in the contraction of smooth muscle, the control of inflammation and body temperature, and many other physiological functions.
- prosthodontia — the branch of dentistry that deals with the restoration and maintenance of oral function by the replacement of missing teeth and other oral structures by artificial devices.
- provost guard — a detachment of soldiers assigned to police duties under the provost marshal.
- prudentialism — a regard for prudential, rather than moral, considerations
- prudentialist — a person who acts prudentially
- pseudepigraph — a book or piece of writing that is falsely titled or credited
- quadraphonics — high-fidelity sound reproduction involving signals transmitted through four different channels.
- quadriphonics — quadraphony.
- quadriplegics — Plural form of quadriplegic.
- radio compass — a radio receiver with a directional antenna for determining the bearing of the receiver from a radio transmitter.
- radiopacities — opaque to radiation; visible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy (opposed to radiotransparent).
- random sample — a statistical sample that is devised to avoid interference so that its distribution is affected only by, and so can be held to represent, that of the whole population
- rapid transit — a system of public transportation in a metropolitan area, usually a subway or elevated train system.
- reading speed — the rate at which something is read, often expressed in terms of words per minute. Reading speed is usually determined by the purpose of reading (for comprehension, learning, memorization, etc)
- repristinated — to restore to the first or original state or condition.
- 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
- sachet-powder — a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
- salad spinner — a utensil used for drying washed salad or vegetables that consists of a plastic basket inside a plastic bowl. The salad is placed in the basket and the outer bowl is then spun using a device such as a gear-operated handle or pull cord, and this spinning then separates water from the salad.
- sardanapalian — excessively luxurious or sensual.
- scratchpad ii — See Scratchpad I, AXIOM.
- script reader — playreader.
- second papers — the documents by which an alien formerly made application for U.S. citizenship after having earlier filed a declaration of intention
- self-depraved — corrupt, wicked, or perverted.
- self-pampered — to treat or gratify with extreme or excessive indulgence, kindness, or care: to pamper a child; to pamper one's stomach.
- self-prepared — properly expectant, organized, or equipped; ready: prepared for a hurricane.
- sepia drawing — a drawing with a brownish tone, produced by first bleaching it (after fixing) and then immersing it for a short time in a solution of sodium sulphide or of alkaline thiourea
- shaped charge — a warhead having a concave, hollow end and operating on the Munroe effect.
- sharp-sighted — having keen sight.
- sharp-tongued — characterized by or given to harshness, bitterness, or sarcasm in speech.