13-letter words containing u, p, h, o, l
- lump together — If a number of different people or things are lumped together, they are considered as a group rather than separately.
- lycanthropous — Lycanthropic.
- macrocephalus — Alternative spelling of macrocephalous.
- mesocephalous — Alternative form of mesocephalic.
- microcephalus — An abnormally small head.
- microphyllous — having microphylls
- multihospital — comprising or relating to several hospitals
- multiple shop — chain store.
- neurosyphilis — Syphilis that involves the central nervous system.
- nonpunishable — Not punishable; of an act, for which no punishment has been authorized; of a person, beyond the reach of punishment.
- one-punch law — a law prescribing punitive sentences for assault, including assault comprising a single blow
- openmouthedly — in a manner filled with amazement and wonder
- outwash plain — Geology. a broad, sloping landform built of coalesced deposits of outwash.
- parnell shout — a social occasion where each person in a group pays for his or her own entertainment or meal
- pentadelphous — (of a plant) having its stamens arranged in five groups; (of stamens) being arranged in five groups
- philo judaeus — c20 b.c.–a.d. c50, Alexandrian Jewish theologian and philosopher.
- phyllocladous — having phylloclades.
- phyllophagous — (of an organism) feeding on leaves.
- phylloquinone — vitamin K1.
- physoclistous — having the air bladder closed off from the mouth.
- plain yoghurt — natural yoghurt, without added flavouring
- plough monday — the first Monday after Epiphany, which in N and E England used to be celebrated with a procession of ploughmen drawing a plough from house to house
- plymouth rock — a rock at Plymouth, Massachusetts, on which the Pilgrims who sailed on the Mayflower are said to have stepped ashore when they landed in America in 1620.
- polyadelphous — (of stamens) united by the filaments into three or more sets or bundles.
- polychotomous — divided into multiple parts
- polythalamous — having multiple chambers
- postholocaust — following a holocaust
- poulard wheat — a Mediterranean wheat, Triticum turgidum, grown as a forage crop in the U.S.
- pound-foolish — not handling large sums of money wisely
- prague school — a school of linguistics emphasizing structure, active in the 1920s and 1930s.
- pre-adulthood — of or relating to the period prior to adulthood: preadult strivings for independence.
- psammophilous — living or growing in sand
- public school — (in the U.S.) a school that is maintained at public expense for the education of the children of a community or district and that constitutes a part of a system of free public education commonly including primary and secondary schools.
- pull together — to draw or haul toward oneself or itself, in a particular direction, or into a particular position: to pull a sled up a hill.
- put to flight — an act or instance of fleeing or running away; hasty departure.
- reproachfully — full of or expressing reproach or censure: a reproachful look.
- reptile house — a house, shed, etc, used to keep reptiles in, as at a zoo, etc
- reupholstered — to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
- rotary plough — an implement with a series of blades mounted on a power-driven shaft, used to break up soil or weeds
- rough sleeper — a homeless person who sleeps rough
- 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.
- sleep through — If you sleep through something, it does not wake you up.
- southern alps — a mountain range in New Zealand, on South Island: the highest range in Australasia. Highest peak: Mount Cook (also known as Aoraki or Aorangi), 3754 m (12 316 ft)
- sphagnicolous — growing in moss
- stenophyllous — having narrow leaves.
- suffolk punch — a breed of draught horse with a chestnut coat and short legs
- sulphonylurea — an antidiabetic drug used in treating type II diabetes, which acts by stimulating the production of insulin in the pancreas
- temporal hour — a unit of time used in the Roman and Ottoman empires that divided the daylight into an equal number of hours, resulting in long summer hours and short winter hours.
- thiosulphuric — of or relating to thiosulphuric acid or anything derived from it
- unreproachful — not deserving reproach or blame