13-letter words containing u, n, s, o, p
- crumple zones — parts of a motor vehicle, at the front and the rear, that are designed to crumple in a collision, thereby absorbing the impact
- cushion plant — a type of low-growing plant having many closely spaced short upright shoots, typical of alpine and arctic habitats
- custodianship — the condition of being a custodian
- deep discount — a discount far larger than normally offered.
- deep-discount — a discount far larger than normally offered.
- dendrophagous — feeding on the wood of trees, as certain insects.
- dendrophilous — living in or on trees; arboreal.
- depth sounder — an instrument for determining depths under water, especially under a ship.
- disreputation — disrepute.
- dolphinariums — Plural form of dolphinarium.
- durban poison — a particularly potent variety of cannabis grown in Natal
- encapsulation — The act of enclosing in a capsule; the growth of a membrane around (any part) so as to enclose it in a capsule.
- entomophagous — feeding mainly on insects; insectivorous
- entomophilous — (of flowering plants) pollinated by insects
- ethnophaulism — An ethnic or racial slur, typically caricaturing some identifiable (often physical) feature of the group being derided. For example,
- european sole — Solea solea, a tongue-shaped flatfish of the family Soleidae, also known as Dover sole or common sole: prefers shallow waters and is highly valued as a food fish
- european wasp — a large black-and-yellow banded wasp, Vespula germanica, native to Europe, North Africa, and Asia, now established in Australasia and the US
- eusporangiate — (of ferns) having each sporangium developing from a group of cells, rather than a single cell, and with no specialized dispersal of spores
- expostulating — Present participle of expostulate.
- expostulation — (countable) The act of reasoning earnestly in order to dissuade or remonstrate.
- filipendulous — Suspended by, or strung upon, a thread; said of tuberous swellings in the middle or at the extremities of slender, threadlike rootlets.
- fluoroscoping — Present participle of fluoroscope.
- gossip column — newspaper: celebrity news article
- ground troops — soldiers positioned on the ground
- groundkeepers — Plural form of groundkeeper.
- groundskeeper — a person who is responsible for the care and maintenance of a particular tract of land, as an estate, a park, or a cemetery.
- gymnospermous — of or relating to a gymnosperm; having exposed or naked seeds.
- haruspication — the use of animal entrails for divination
- house painter — a person whose occupation is painting houses.
- housepainters — Plural form of housepainter.
- hub-and-spoke — of or designating a system of air transportation by which local flights carry passengers to one major regional airport where they can board long-distance or other local flights for their final destinations.
- hymenopterous — belonging or pertaining to the Hymenoptera, an order of insects having, when winged, four membranous wings, and comprising the wasps, bees, ants, ichneumon flies, and sawflies.
- hypoperfusion — (medicine) Decreased perfusion of blood through an organ.
- impecuniosity — having little or no money; penniless; poor.
- impecuniously — In an impecunious manner.
- imperiousness — domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing: an imperious manner; an imperious person.
- impetuousness — of, relating to, or characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion, etc.; impulsive: an impetuous decision; an impetuous person.
- importunities — Plural form of importunity.
- impostumation — an abscess or swelling filled with pus
- in one's cups — a small, open container made of china, glass, metal, etc., usually having a handle and used chiefly as a receptable from which to drink tea, soup, etc.
- inclusion map — a map of a set to itself in which each element of a given subset of the set is mapped to itself.
- inconspicuous — not conspicuous, noticeable, or prominent.
- incorruptness — The state of being incorrupt.
- insupportable — not endurable; unbearable; insufferable: insupportable pain.
- insupportably — In an insupportable manner.
- interruptions — an act or instance of interrupting.
- isospondylous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Isospondyli (or Clupeiformes), an order of soft-finned teleost fishes that includes the herring, salmon, trout, and pike
- journeyperson — A journeyman or journeywoman.
- judeo-spanish — Ladino (def 1).
- jumping mouse — any of several primitive, mouselike rodents of the family Zapodidae, having long hind legs, common in the woodlands of Europe, Asia, and North America.