13-letter words containing s, p, i
- parasymbiosis — the symbiotic relationship that occurs between certain species of fungi and lichens (which are themselves symbiotic associations between a fungus and an alga)
- 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.
- 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.
- paris commune — commune3 (def 8).
- parish church — local place of worship
- parish priest — local church minister
- parking strip — Chiefly Upper Midwest and Western U.S. parkway (def 2).
- parma heights — a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
- parris island — a U.S. Marine Corps base, recruit depot, and training station in SE South Carolina, SW of Beaufort and S of Port Royal Island.
- parrot's-bill — a showy, vinelike plant, Clianthus puniceus, of New Zealand, having clusters of eight white-streaked, crimson flowers.
- parry islands — former name of the Queen Elizabeth Islands.
- parsley piert — a small N temperate rosaceous plant, Aphanes arvensis, having fan-shaped leaves and small greenish flowers
- parthian shot — a sharp, telling remark, act, gesture, etc., made in departing.
- particularism — exclusive attention or devotion to one's own particular interests, party, etc.
- parting strip — a strip, as of wood, used to keep two parts separated, as one in each side of the frame of a window to keep the sashes apart when lowered or raised.
- pas de calais — a department of N France, in Nord-Pas-de-Calais region, on the Straits of Dover (the Pas de Calais): the part of France closest to the British Isles. Capital: Arras. Pop: 1 451 307 (2003 est). Area: 6752 sq km (2633 sq miles)
- pas-de-calais — French name of the Strait of Dover.
- passementerie — trimming of braid, cord, bead, etc., in any of various forms.
- passing place — a wider place on a narrow road where vehicles can pass
- passion cross — Latin cross.
- passion fruit — any edible fruit of a passionflower, as the maypop.
- passionflower — any chiefly American climbing vine or shrub of the genus Passiflora, having showy flowers and a pulpy berry or fruit that in some species is edible.
- passive voice — grammar: verb form takes when subject acted upon
- past anterior — a pluperfect verb (in French)
- past historic — the simple past
- past mistress — a woman who is thoroughly experienced or exceptionally skilled in a profession, art, etc.
- paterfamilias — the male head of a household or family, usually the father.
- paternalistic — the system, principle, or practice of managing or governing individuals, businesses, nations, etc., in the manner of a father dealing benevolently and often intrusively with his children: The employees objected to the paternalism of the old president.
- pathomorphism — abnormal morphology.
- patriot's day — the third Monday in April, a legal holiday in Me. and Mass. commemorating the battles of Lexington and Concord (April 19, 1775)
- patriots' day — the anniversary of the battles of Lexington and Concord (1775), celebrated the third Monday in April: a legal holiday in Massachusetts and Maine.
- patripotestal — Anthropology. of or relating to the authority exercised by a father or a father's blood relatives.
- paucis verbis — in or by few words; with brevity.
- pay a pension — If a company or government pays a pension to someone, it provides them with money because they have reached a certain age.
- peace studies — a field of political science which examines how to reduce conflicts
- peak district — a region of N central England, mainly in N Derbyshire at the S end of the Pennines: consists of moors in the north and a central limestone plateau; many caves. Highest point: 727 m (2088 ft)
- pearly whites — white and lustrous as a pearl.
- pease pudding — a pudding of strained split peas mixed with egg.
- pedal cyclist — a person who rides a pedal cycle, as opposed to a motorcycle
- pedestrianism — the exercise or practice of walking.
- pedestrianize — to go on foot; walk.
- peirastically — in a peirastic manner
- pelican state — Louisiana (used as a nickname).
- peloponnesian — a peninsula forming the S part of Greece: seat of the early Mycenaean civilization and the powerful city-states of Argos, Sparta, etc. 8356 sq. mi. (21,640 sq. km).
- 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 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.