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13-letter words containing s, p, a, t

  • apatosauruses — Plural form of apatosaur.
  • aperture mask — a perforated metal plate situated behind the faceplate of a color television picture tube and having holes aligned to insure that each of three electron beams strikes only its corresponding red, green, or blue phosphor dot.
  • aphanipterous — of or relating to the wingless insects of the order Aphaniptera
  • apocatastasis — the belief that all free creatures shall experience salvation
  • apocryphalist — A member of the group who supported the inclusion of the Apocrypha in the Bible.
  • apogeotropism — negative geotropism, as shown by plant stems
  • apokatastasis — the state of being restored or reestablished; restitution.
  • apologeticism — An instance of the use of apologetics.
  • apostle plant — a plant, Neomarica northiana, of the iris family, native to Brazil, having large, fragrant white and violet flowers, and often cultivated as a houseplant.
  • apostle spoon — a silver spoon with a figure of one of the Apostles on the handle
  • apostolic age — the earliest period of Christianity, lasting through the death of the last apostle.
  • apostolic see — the see of the pope regarded as the successor to Saint Peter
  • apostolically — In an apostolic way.
  • apostrophized — Simple past tense and past participle of apostrophize.
  • apostrophizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apostrophize.
  • apothegmatise — to speak in apothegms
  • apotheosizing — Present participle of apotheosize.
  • appeals court — An appeals court is the same as an appellate court.
  • apperceptions — Plural form of apperception.
  • appersonation — the unconscious assumption of the personality characteristics of another, usually well known, person.
  • appoggiaturas — Plural form of appoggiatura.
  • appreciations — Plural form of appreciation.
  • approach shot — a shot made to or towards the green after a tee shot
  • appropriators — Plural form of appropriator.
  • appurtenances — accessories or equipment
  • apron strings — If you say that someone is tied to another person's apron strings, you mean that they are controlled or influenced too much by the other person.
  • aptitude test — An aptitude test is a test that is specially designed to find out how easily and how well you can do something.
  • archeptolemus — (in the Iliad) the son of Iphitus who served as a charioteer for Hector.
  • arthroscopies — Plural form of arthroscopy.
  • as it happens — You use as it happens in order to introduce a statement, especially one that is rather surprising.
  • as opposed to — You use as opposed to when you want to make it clear that you are talking about one particular thing and not something else.
  • aspartic acid — nonessential amino acid that is a component of proteins and acts as a neurotransmitter
  • asphalt paper — paper treated with asphalt, as to increase toughness or water resistance.
  • aspirationals — Plural form of aspirational.
  • assistantship — a graduate post which requires the student to carry out some teaching duties in return for financial assistance
  • associateship — to connect or bring into relation, as thought, feeling, memory, etc.: Many people associate dark clouds with depression and gloom.
  • assumptionist — Augustinian of the Assumption.
  • asthenosphere — a thin semifluid layer of the earth (100–200 km thick), below the outer rigid lithosphere, forming part of the mantle and thought to be able to flow vertically and horizontally, enabling sections of lithosphere to subside, rise, and undergo lateral movement
  • asti spumante — a sweet, sparkling Italian white wine with a muscat flavor.
  • astroparticle — (astrophysics) A subatomic particle of cosmic origin.
  • astrophysical — Of or pertaining to astrophysics.
  • at this point — at this moment in time
  • atmospherical — pertaining to, existing in, or consisting of the atmosphere: atmospheric vapors.
  • atypicalities — not typical; not conforming to the type; irregular; abnormal: atypical behavior; a flower atypical of the species.
  • austrian pine — an evergreen tree, Pina nigra austriaca
  • autocephalous — (of an Eastern Christian Church) governed by its own national synods and appointing its own patriarchs or prelates
  • autoresponder — A program that automatically generates a set response to all messages sent to a particular e-mail address.
  • bacterioscopy — the examination of bacteria with a microscope.
  • balanced step — any of a series of staircase winders so planned that they are nearly as wide at the inside of the stair as the adjacent fliers.
  • ballistospore — a spore, esp a fungal spore, that is forcefully ejected from its source
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