13-letter words containing s, u, r, e, p, t
- ostreophagous — oyster-eating
- outperformers — Plural form of outperformer.
- outprocessing — to end a military tour of duty, accompanied by necessary paperwork: All enlisted soldiers out-process as a class.
- overspeculate — to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
- 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.
- paramenstruum — the four days before and first four days of menstruation
- parasexuality — parasexual behaviour
- parnell shout — a social occasion where each person in a group pays for his or her own entertainment or meal
- parthenopaeus — a son of Hippomenes and Atalanta, and one of the Seven against Thebes.
- passe-partout — something that passes everywhere or provides a universal means of passage.
- pastry cutter — a cutter that is used to cut pastry into shapes
- pay structure — a collection of pay grades or bands, which set out the different levels of pay for workers in a certain profession, etc
- peninsularity — the state or fact of being a peninsula
- percussionist — a musician who plays percussion instruments.
- perlustration — the act of perlustrating; a thorough inspection or survey, esp of letters for purposes of surveillance
- perscrutation — a very careful exploration or inspection
- pet insurance — health insurance for a pet
- petroliferous — containing or yielding petroleum
- pharmaceutics — a pharmaceutical preparation or product.
- phosphuretted — treated or combined with phosphorus
- picturesquely — visually charming or quaint, as if resembling or suitable for a painting: a picturesque fishing village.
- pitch surface — (in a gear or rack) an imaginary surface forming a plane (pitch plane) a cylinder (pitch cylinder) or a cone or frustrum (pitch cone) that moves tangentially to a similar surface in a meshing gear so that both surfaces travel at the same speed.
- planet-struck — affected adversely by the supposed influence of a planet.
- platiniferous — platinum-bearing
- pleasure boat — recreational vessel
- pleasure trip — holiday, vacation
- plectopterous — of or relating to the order Plectoptera, containing mayflies
- pleurisy root — a North American milkweed, Asclepias tuberosa, whose root was used as a remedy for pleurisy.
- plunket nurse — a child-care nurse appointed by the Plunket Society
- plus juncture — open juncture.
- pneumogastric — of or relating to the lungs and stomach.
- pocket-square — a handkerchief, often colored or figured, worn in the breast pocket of a suit or blazer as a fashion accessory.
- post-consumer — noting or pertaining to a product after it has been used and recycled: a chair made of postconsumer plastic.
- post-freudian — of or relating to Sigmund Freud or his doctrines, especially with respect to the causes and treatment of neurotic and psychopathic states, the interpretation of dreams, etc.
- post-graduate — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or consisting of post-graduates: a postgraduate seminar.
- postbourgeois — (in Marxist thought) belonging to a period of society after the decline of the bourgeoisie
- postmenstrual — of or relating to menstruation or to the menses.
- pre-requisite — required beforehand: a prerequisite fund of knowledge.
- pre-submitted — to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
- precombustion — of or relating to the period immediately before combustion
- preindustrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- present value — current monetary worth
- press cutting — an article or picture from a newspaper about someone or something
- pressure suit — pressurized suit.
- prestigiously — indicative of or conferring prestige: the most prestigious address in town.
- presumptively — affording ground for presumption: presumptive evidence.
- pretentiously — characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved: a pretentious, self-important waiter.
- preuniversity — of the period before attending university
- price support — the maintenance of the price of a commodity, product, etc., especially by means of a public subsidy or government purchase of surpluses.
- private study — the act or process of studying outwith classes