13-letter words containing s, p, o, n, r
- nonpractising — of or relating to a person who no longer observes or pursues his or her religious faith
- nonprescribed — Not prescribed.
- nonrespondent — someone who is not a respondent
- nonresponsive — responding especially readily and sympathetically to appeals, efforts, influences, etc.: a responsive government.
- norway spruce — a European spruce, Picea abies, having shiny, dark-green needles, grown as an ornamental.
- nosogeography — the study of the geographical causes and distribution of diseases.
- nurseryperson — A nurseryman or nurserywoman.
- o-proposition — a particular negative proposition
- ocean springs — a town in SE Mississippi.
- of many parts — having many different abilities
- ombudspersons — Plural form of ombudsperson.
- omnipresently — In an omnipresent manner.
- on one's part — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
- on the parish — receiving parochial relief
- oneiroscopist — a person who specialises in studying and interpreting dreams
- onus probandi — the burden of proof.
- onychophorans — Plural form of onychophoran.
- open registry — ship registration under a national flag available to all ships regardless of nationality.
- open universe — a model of the universe in which the universe expands forever because there is not enough mass to counteract the expansion by means of gravitational attraction.
- open-standard — (of computer programs, codes, etc) freely available to all users
- opening hours — Opening hours are the times during which a shop, bank, library, or bar is open for business.
- opentransport — (networking) (OT) A complete reimplementation of all levels of the Macintosh networking code including "Classic" AppleTalk and MacTCP. It appeared in MacOS revision 7.5.3 [or earlier? Date?].
- operativeness — (uncountable) The state or quality of being operative.
- opisthobranch — any gastropod mollusk of the order Opisthobranchia, as the sea slugs, sea butterflies, and sea hares, characterized by a vestigial or absent mantle and shell and two pairs of tentacles.
- opportuneness — The state or condition of being opportune.
- opportunistic — adhering to a policy of opportunism; practicing opportunism.
- opportunities — Plural form of opportunity.
- oppositionary — the action of opposing, resisting, or combating.
- ora pro nobis — a Latin invocation meaning pray for us
- organotropism — Physiology. the attraction of microorganisms or chemical substances to particular organs or tissues of the body.
- outprocessing — to end a military tour of duty, accompanied by necessary paperwork: All enlisted soldiers out-process as a class.
- over-shipment — an act or instance of shipping freight or cargo.
- overexpansion — the act or process of expanding.
- overprovision — a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
- overrepresent — to give too much representation to; represent in numbers that are disproportionately high.
- painted horse — paint (def 6).
- paleosiberian — a group of languages comprising those languages of Siberia that are not affiliated with Indo-European, Altaic, Uralic, or Eskimo-Aleut and including the Chukotian family and the unrelated language isolates Ket, Nivkh, and Yukaghir; Paleo-Asiatic.
- pandora shell — any marine bivalve of the genus Pandora, having a scimitar-shaped shell with a pronounced ridge along the hinge.
- pandora's box — a source of extensive but unforeseen troubles or problems: The senate investigation turned out to be a Pandora's box for the administration.
- pangola grass — a grass, Digitaria decumbens, native to southern Africa, cultivated for hay and forage in the southeastern U.S.
- pantisocratic — relating to pantisocracy
- parasyntheton — a word formed by parasynthesis; for example, kind-hearted
- paris commune — commune3 (def 8).
- parnell shout — a social occasion where each person in a group pays for his or her own entertainment or meal
- parson's nose — pope's nose.
- 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.
- 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.
- passion cross — Latin cross.