13-letter words containing t, a, u, p
- open-and-shut — immediately obvious upon consideration; easily decided: an open-and-shut case of murder.
- optical mouse — (hardware) Any kind of mouse that uses visible light or infrared to detect changes in its position.
- optical sound — sound recorded on and subsequently played back from an optical or photographic soundtrack, as opposed to a magnetic soundtrack.
- ostreophagous — oyster-eating
- outmanipulate — to surpass in manipulation
- outwash plain — Geology. a broad, sloping landform built of coalesced deposits of outwash.
- over-populate — to fill with an excessive number of people, straining available resources and facilities: Expanding industry has overpopulated the western suburbs.
- overpopulated — to fill with an excessive number of people, straining available resources and facilities: Expanding industry has overpopulated the western suburbs.
- overspeculate — to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
- p'u-t'ung hua — the form of Chinese, based on the Beijing dialect of Mandarin, adopted as the official national language of China.
- palaeocurrent — an ancient current, esp of water, evidence of which has been preserved in sedimentary rocks as fossilized ripple marks, etc
- pan-teutonism — Pan-Germanism.
- pandiculation — the act of stretching oneself.
- pantagruelian — (in Rabelais' Pantagruel) the huge son of Gargantua, represented as dealing with serious matters in a spirit of broad and somewhat cynical good humor.
- 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.
- papillomatous — a benign tumor of the skin or mucous membrane consisting of hypertrophied epithelial tissue, as a wart.
- parallel turn — a turn, executed by shifting one's weight, in which the skis stay parallel
- paramenstruum — the four days before and first four days of menstruation
- parasexuality — parasexual behaviour
- parental unit — of or relating to a parent.
- parnell shout — a social occasion where each person in a group pays for his or her own entertainment or meal
- parquet floor — flooring made of inlaid wood
- parthenopaeus — a son of Hippomenes and Atalanta, and one of the Seven against Thebes.
- particularism — exclusive attention or devotion to one's own particular interests, party, etc.
- particularity — the quality or state of being particular.
- particularize — to make particular.
- partly cloudy — sky: not constantly clear
- pass the buck — Poker. any object in the pot that reminds the winner of some privilege or obligation when his or her turn to deal next comes.
- passe-partout — something that passes everywhere or provides a universal means of passage.
- passion fruit — any edible fruit of a passionflower, as the maypop.
- pastry cutter — a cutter that is used to cut pastry into shapes
- patch pumpkin — pumpkin
- pauperization — the act or process of making a pauper of or impoverishing
- pay structure — a collection of pay grades or bands, which set out the different levels of pay for workers in a certain profession, etc
- peace studies — a field of political science which examines how to reduce conflicts
- peanut butter — a paste made from ground roasted peanuts, used as a spread or in cookery.
- peanut heaven — peanut gallery (def 1).
- peninsularity — the state or fact of being a peninsula
- pentadelphous — (of a plant) having its stamens arranged in five groups; (of stamens) being arranged in five groups
- pentastichous — (of plant leaves) arranged in five vertical rows
- penultimately — in penultimate position; lastly except for one
- perambulation — to walk through, about, or over; travel through; traverse.
- 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
- pharmaceutics — a pharmaceutical preparation or product.
- phonautograph — a piece of equipment that records sound visually by detecting the sound waves and indicating them on a graph
- photoacoustic — optoacoustic
- piano quartet — a musical composition scored for piano and three other instruments, typically violin, viola, and cello.
- piano quintet — a musical composition scored for a string quartet, or other combination of four instruments, and piano.