13-letter words containing s, p, l, a, t, e
- object pascal — (language) An object-oriented Pascal developed jointly by Apple Computer and Niklaus Wirth.
- oilspot glaze — a brown or black ceramic glaze dotted with silvery spots caused by impurities.
- opthalmoscope — Misspelling of ophthalmoscope.
- optical mouse — (hardware) Any kind of mouse that uses visible light or infrared to detect changes in its position.
- osteoplasties — Plural form of osteoplasty.
- overspeculate — to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
- pact of steel — a military alliance concluded between Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy on May 22, 1939, committing each to assist the other in the event of war with another power and pledging that neither would seek a separate peace or armistice.
- paddle tennis — a game combining elements of tennis and handball, played with paddles and a rubber ball on a screened court about half the size of and having a lower net than a tennis court.
- painterliness — the quality of being painterly
- palaeocrystic — consisting of former glacial formation
- paleo-asiatic — a member of any of various Mongoloid peoples of northeastern Asia.
- palingenesist — a person who believes in a doctrine of rebirth or transmigration of souls.
- 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.
- pantagruelism — (in Rabelais' Pantagruel) the huge son of Gargantua, represented as dealing with serious matters in a spirit of broad and somewhat cynical good humor.
- pantheologist — a student of, or expert in, pantheology
- papaprelatist — a supporter of papal prelates
- paradise lost — an epic poem (1667) by John Milton.
- parallelistic — of, relating to, or of the nature of a parallelism.
- parasexuality — parasexual behaviour
- parnell shout — a social occasion where each person in a group pays for his or her own entertainment or meal
- parsley piert — a small N temperate rosaceous plant, Aphanes arvensis, having fan-shaped leaves and small greenish flowers
- parsons table — a square or rectangular table, often of lightweight material, with straight legs that are square in cross section and of the same thickness as the top extending from the corners flush with the top so as to appear jointless.
- pastel orange — suntan (def 3).
- pastoral care — help with personal needs and problems given by a teacher
- 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.
- patripotestal — Anthropology. of or relating to the authority exercised by a father or a father's blood relatives.
- pearly whites — white and lustrous as a pearl.
- pedal cyclist — a person who rides a pedal cycle, as opposed to a motorcycle
- pedestal desk — a desk with a writing surface supported by a pair of sets of drawers
- peirastically — in a peirastic manner
- pelican state — Louisiana (used as a nickname).
- penalty rates — rates of pay, such as double time, paid to employees working outside normal working hours
- peninsularity — the state or fact of being a peninsula
- pentadelphous — (of a plant) having its stamens arranged in five groups; (of stamens) being arranged in five groups
- pentasyllabic — a word or line of verse of five syllables.
- pentasyllable — a word or line of verse of five syllables.
- periodicalist — a writer of articles for periodicals
- perishability — subject to decay, ruin, or destruction: perishable fruits and vegetables.
- perissodactyl — having an uneven number of toes or digits on each foot.
- perlustration — the act of perlustrating; a thorough inspection or survey, esp of letters for purposes of surveillance
- personal best — A sports player's personal best is the highest score or fastest time that they have ever achieved.
- personalistic — Also called personal idealism. a modern philosophical movement locating ultimate value and reality in persons, human or divine.
- personalities — the visible aspect of one's character as it impresses others: He has a pleasing personality.
- petropavlovsk — a city in N Kazakhstan on the Ishim River. Pop: 190 000 (2005 est)
- petrophysical — relating to the analysis of the constitution and characteristics of rocks
- phalansterian — of or relating to a phalanstery.
- phalansterism — a model of society in which members of a community live in the same space and share common belongings
- phelloplastic — an image or a representation that has been fashioned from cork