13-letter words containing s, p, r, a, d
- herod antipas — died after a.d. 39, ruler of Galilee, a.d. 4–39: ordered the execution of John the Baptist and participated in the trial of Jesus.
- hydrocephalus — an accumulation of serous fluid within the cranium, especially in infancy, due to obstruction of the movement of cerebrospinal fluid, often causing great enlargement of the head; water on the brain.
- hydrosulphate — a salt formed by the direct union of sulfuric acid with an organic base, especially an alkaloid, and usually more soluble than the base.
- hyperadenosis — abnormal enlargement of the glands, especially of the lymph nodes.
- imponderables — Plural form of imponderable.
- interpleaders — Plural form of interpleader.
- lamp standard — a tall metal or concrete post supporting a street lamp
- landing strip — airstrip.
- landownership — an owner or proprietor of land.
- leopard shark — a small, inshore shark, Triakis semifasciata, having distinctive black markings across the back, inhabiting Pacific coastal waters from Oregon through California.
- lepidopterans — Plural form of lepidopteran.
- lord's prayer — the, the prayer given by Jesus to His disciples, and beginning with the words Our Father. Matt. 6:9–13; Luke 11:2–4.
- mean-spirited — petty; small-minded; ungenerous: a meanspirited man, unwilling to forgive.
- meat products — foods that consist of or contain meat
- metamorphosed — to change the form or nature of; transform.
- misapprehends — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misapprehend.
- moderatorship — The position or office of a moderator.
- nonadsorptive — Not adsorptive.
- onus probandi — the burden of proof.
- open-standard — (of computer programs, codes, etc) freely available to all users
- paedomorphism — the continuation of juvenile characteristics in the adult stage
- painted horse — paint (def 6).
- 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.
- paper-shelled — having a thin, easily broken shell: paper-shelled nuts.
- paradigm plus — A configurable object-oriented CASE tool from Proto Soft.
- paradise duck — a large duck, Casarca variegata, of New Zealand, having a brightly coloured plumage
- paradise fish — any small freshwater fish of the genus Macropodus, of southeastern Asia, often kept in aquariums.
- paradise lost — an epic poem (1667) by John Milton.
- parameterised — to describe (a phenomenon, problem, curve, surface, etc.) by the use of parameters.
- parasite drag — the component of drag caused by skin friction and the shape of the surfaces not contributing to lift.
- parasitoidism — the feeding by certain insect larvae on host tissues such that the host remains alive until larval development is complete and then usually dies.
- parenthesized — to insert (a word, phrase, etc.) as a parenthesis.
- 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.
- parry islands — former name of the Queen Elizabeth Islands.
- pass the word — If you pass the word, you tell someone something that another person has told you.
- 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.
- 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)
- pedal pushers — women's short trousers
- pedestrianism — the exercise or practice of walking.
- pedestrianize — to go on foot; walk.
- pedro santana — Pedro [pey-droh;; Spanish pe-th raw] /ˈpeɪ droʊ;; Spanish ˈpɛ ðrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1801–64, Dominican revolutionary and political leader: president 1844–48, 1853–56, 1858–61.
- periodicalist — a writer of articles for periodicals
- perissodactyl — having an uneven number of toes or digits on each foot.
- phase diagram — a graph, usually using temperature, pressure, and composition as coordinates, indicating the regions of stability of the various phases of a system.
- plasmodiocarp — a fruiting body of certain myxomycetes.
- play on words — a pun or the act of punning.
- playing cards — cards used in playing various games, arranged in decks of four suits (spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs): a standard deck has 52 cards
- pleasure dome — a large building, facility, or place used for recreation.