13-letter words containing s, p, o, t, e
- to be precise — You say 'to be precise' to indicate that you are giving more detailed or accurate information than you have just given.
- to go apeshit — to become crazy, enraged, or out of control
- to keep house — If you keep house, you do the cleaning and cooking for your household, and do not go out to work.
- topochemistry — the study of reactions that only occur at specific regions in a system
- topoisomerase — any of a class of enzymes that control the coiling of DNA molecules
- total eclipse — an eclipse in which the surface of the eclipsed body is completely obscured.
- total impulse — a measure of the maximum momentum that a given reaction engine and fuel supply can impart to a vehicle.
- townsend plan — a pension plan, proposed in the U.S. in 1934 but never passed by Congress, that would have awarded $200 monthly to persons over 60 who were no longer gainfully employed, provided that such allowance was spent in the U.S. within 30 days.
- township line — Surveying. one of two parallel lines running east and west that define the north and south borders of a township. Compare range line, township (def 2).
- tracheophytes — any plant of the former division Tracheophyta, comprising all the vascular plants.
- train spotter — a person who collects the numbers of railway locomotives
- transcriptome — a collection of all the messenger RNA in a particular cell
- transpersonal — extending beyond or transcending the personal.
- transportedly — in a passionate or rapturous manner
- treponemiasis — infection with treponema; syphilis.
- trichopterist — a student of, or expert in, trichopteran insects
- trichopterous — belonging or pertaining to the insect order Trichoptera, comprising the caddisflies.
- trous-de-loup — a conical or pyramidal pit with a pointed stake fixed vertically in the center, rows of which are dug in front of a fortification to hinder an enemy's approach, formerly used chiefly against cavalry.
- trouser press — an electrical appliance that is used for taking the creases out of trousers
- turn of speed — If a person, animal, or vehicle has a good turn of speed, they have the ability to move fast.
- uncompensated — to recompense for something: They gave him ten dollars to compensate him for his trouble.
- under protest — having voiced objections; unwillingly
- unpostponable — to put off to a later time; defer: He has postponed his departure until tomorrow.
- unpretentious — not pretentious; modest; without ostentatious display; plain: his unpretentious demeanor; an unpretentious summer resort.
- unspontaneous — coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency; without effort or premeditation; natural and unconstrained; unplanned: a spontaneous burst of applause.
- unsupportable — capable of being supported; endurable; maintainable.
- unsupportedly — in an unsupported fashion, without support
- unupholstered — to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
- uprighteously — in an upright or moral manner
- vapor tension — vapor pressure.
- vino de pasto — a pale, dry sherry of Spain.
- visceroptosis — a downward displacement of the intestine
- volute spring — a coil spring, conical in shape, extending in the direction of the axis of the coil.
- wafflestomper — a shoe with a thick sole resembling a waffle
- walter piston — Walter, 1894–1976, U.S. composer.
- waste product — material discarded as useless in the process of producing something.
- water opossum — yapok.
- watering spot — watering hole
- waterscorpion — any of several predaceous aquatic bugs of the family Nepidae, having clasping front legs and a long respiratory tube at the rear of the abdomen: capable of biting if handled.
- weapon system — a weapon and the components necessary to its proper function, such as targeting and guidance devices
- weatherperson — a meteorologist or weathercaster.
- weatherproofs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of weatherproof.
- west paterson — a town in NE New Jersey.
- winter sports — Winter sports are sports that take place on ice or snow, for example skating and skiing.
- work stoppage — the collective stoppage of work by employees in a business or an industry to protest working conditions.
- worker-priest — (in France) a Roman Catholic priest who, in addition to his priestly duties, works part-time in a secular job.
- yol computers — (company) A company in London, UK that sells computer and network systems, established in 2001.