13-letter words containing s, u, p, o, e, d
- postdebutante — following the stage of being a debutante
- poult-de-soie — a soft, ribbed silk fabric, used especially for dresses.
- prediscussion — an act or instance of discussing; consideration or examination by argument, comment, etc., especially to explore solutions; informal debate.
- premium bonds — (in Britain) bonds issued by the Treasury since 1956 for purchase by the public. No interest is paid but there is a monthly draw for cash prizes of various sums
- pseudisodomic — (of ashlar) composed of stones having the same length, laid in courses of different heights.
- pseudo-colour — an artificial colour
- pseudo-heroic — Also, heroical. of, relating to, or characteristic of a hero or heroine.
- pseudo-poetic — of or relating to a poet or poets.
- pseudo-social — relating to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club.
- pseudoaquatic — not aquatic but indigenous to moist regions.
- pseudoclassic — falsely or spuriously classic.
- pseudoscience — any of various methods, theories, or systems, as astrology, psychokinesis, or clairvoyance, considered as having no scientific basis.
- pudding stone — conglomerate (def 3).
- red corpuscle — a red blood cell.
- reupholstered — to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
- self-occupied — to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels.
- self-procured — to obtain or get by care, effort, or the use of special means: to procure evidence.
- self-produced — produced by oneself or itself.
- serendipitous — come upon or found by accident; fortuitous: serendipitous scientific discoveries.
- sharp-tongued — characterized by or given to harshness, bitterness, or sarcasm in speech.
- shoulder loop — a flap on each shoulder of a service uniform on which metallic insignia of rank are worn by commissioned and warrant officers in the Army, Air Force, and Marines.
- soupe du jour — the special, sometimes the only, soup served in a restaurant on any particular day
- splendiferous — splendid; magnificent; fine.
- spot reducing — the usually futile effort to exercise one part of the body, as the thighs, in hopes of reducing the amount of fat stored in that area.
- spotted skunk — either of two small, nocturnal skunks of the genus Spilogale, distinguished by a white forehead patch and a luxuriant coat of broken stripes and spots, including S. putorius of temperate North America and S. pygmaea of Mexico.
- steganopodous — belonging to the Stegandopodes or having all four toes webbed together
- subeditorship — the position or office of a subeditor
- supercollider — a very large colliding-beam machine in which superconducting magnets create millions of megavolts of energy.
- superdiplomat — a highly skilled or powerful diplomat, a high-ranking diplomat
- superdominant — submediant.
- superordinary — that is superior to the ordinary
- superordinate — of higher degree in condition or rank.
- 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.
- 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.
- uncompromised — unable to function optimally, especially with regard to immune response, owing to underlying disease, harmful environmental exposure, or the side effects of a course of treatment.
- under protest — having voiced objections; unwillingly
- underexposure — inadequate exposure, as of photographic film.
- unencompassed — to form a circle about; encircle; surround: He built a moat to encompass the castle.
- unimpassioned — not filled with passion or affected by strong emotion
- unpersonified — to attribute human nature or character to (an inanimate object or an abstraction), as in speech or writing.
- unprovisioned — a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
- unrecompensed — to repay; remunerate; reward, as for service, aid, etc.
- unsupportedly — in an unsupported fashion, without support
- unupholstered — to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
- waste product — material discarded as useless in the process of producing something.