13-letter words containing s, p, h
- paedomorphism — the continuation of juvenile characteristics in the adult stage
- painted horse — paint (def 6).
- paisley shawl — a shawl made from paisley fabric
- pallas athena — Also, Athene [uh-thee-nee] /əˈθi ni/ (Show IPA). Also called Pallas, Pallas Athena. the virgin deity of the ancient Greeks worshiped as the goddess of wisdom, fertility, the useful arts, and prudent warfare. At her birth she sprang forth fully armed from the head of her father, Zeus. Compare Minerva.
- palos heights — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- panaesthetism — the belief that consciousness may be present in all matter
- pandora shell — any marine bivalve of the genus Pandora, having a scimitar-shaped shell with a pronounced ridge along the hinge.
- pantheologist — a student of, or expert in, pantheology
- paper-pushing — a person who has a routine desk job.
- paper-shelled — having a thin, easily broken shell: paper-shelled nuts.
- paradise fish — any small freshwater fish of the genus Macropodus, of southeastern Asia, often kept in aquariums.
- paraesthesias — an abnormal sensation, as prickling, itching, etc.
- paraphrasable — a restatement of a text or passage giving the meaning in another form, as for clearness; rewording.
- parapophysial — of or relating to a parapophysis
- parapsychosis — an abnormal psychosis
- parasynthesis — the formation of a word by the addition of a derivational suffix to a phrase or compound, as of greathearted, which is great heart plus -ed.
- parasynthetic — the formation of a word by the addition of a derivational suffix to a phrase or compound, as of greathearted, which is great heart plus -ed.
- parasyntheton — a word formed by parasynthesis; for example, kind-hearted
- parenthesized — to insert (a word, phrase, etc.) as a parenthesis.
- paring chisel — a woodworking chisel moved by steady hand pressure to make long, light cuts.
- parish church — local place of worship
- parish priest — local church minister
- parma heights — a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
- parnell shout — a social occasion where each person in a group pays for his or her own entertainment or meal
- parthenopaeus — a son of Hippomenes and Atalanta, and one of the Seven against Thebes.
- parthenospore — a spore developed without fertilization.
- parthian shot — a sharp, telling remark, act, gesture, etc., made in departing.
- pas de cheval — a step in which the dancer hops on one foot and paws the ground with the other.
- pass the buck — Poker. any object in the pot that reminds the winner of some privilege or obligation when his or her turn to deal next comes.
- pass the word — If you pass the word, you tell someone something that another person has told you.
- passager hawk — young hawk or falcon caught while on migration
- passchendaele — a village in NW Belgium, in West Flanders province: the scene of heavy fighting during the third battle of Ypres in World War I during which 245 000 British troops were lost
- past historic — the simple past
- pathomorphism — abnormal morphology.
- peach blossom — the flower of the peach tree: the state flower of Delaware.
- pearly whites — white and lustrous as a pearl.
- pedal pushers — women's short trousers
- pelham holles — Thomas, 1st Duke of Newcastle, 1693–1768, British statesman: prime minister 1754–56, 1757–62 (brother of Henry Pelham).
- pelham-holles — Thomas, 1st Duke of Newcastle, 1693–1768, British statesman: prime minister 1754–56, 1757–62 (brother of Henry Pelham).
- pembrokeshire — a historic county in Dyfed, in SW Wales.
- pencil pusher — a person, as a clerk or bookkeeper, whose work involves a considerable amount of writing, record-keeping, etc.
- pencil-pusher — a person, as a clerk or bookkeeper, whose work involves a considerable amount of writing, record-keeping, etc.
- penny whistle — a type of flageolet with six finger holes, esp a cheap one made of metal
- pentadelphous — (of a plant) having its stamens arranged in five groups; (of stamens) being arranged in five groups
- pentastichous — (of plant leaves) arranged in five vertical rows
- pepper shaker — container that dispenses pepper
- perihepatitis — the inflammation of the part of the peritoneum surrounding the liver
- perinephritis — the inflammation of the perinephrium
- peripheralism — the explanation of psychological events emphasizing peripheral human functions, as those of skeletal muscles or the sex organs, rather than cognition or other processes of the central nervous system.
- perishability — subject to decay, ruin, or destruction: perishable fruits and vegetables.