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13-letter words containing u, p, l, a

  • supernational — tending to involve, or extending authority over, more than one nation; international; supranational.
  • superparticle — (in supersymmetry theory) a theoretical particle that is a partner to an observed particle, having the same mass but a different spin
  • superpersonal — characteristic of a superperson
  • superphysical — above or beyond what is physical; hyperphysical.
  • superrational — beyond the scope or range of reason; intuitional.
  • superregional — involving many regions
  • supersalesman — an extremely skillful and effective salesperson.
  • supplantation — to take the place of (another), as through force, scheming, strategy, or the like.
  • supplementary — Also, supplemental. of the nature of or forming a supplement; additional.
  • suppositional — the act of supposing.
  • supracellular — beyond the limits or above the level of cells.
  • supralittoral — of or relating to the biogeographic region of a shore of a lake, sea, or ocean permanently above water but made damp by spray from waves or by capillarity of the substrate.
  • supramolecule — a collection of molecules held together by intermolecular forces
  • supranational — outside or beyond the authority of one national government, as a project or policy that is planned and controlled by a group of nations.
  • suprarational — not understandable by reason alone; beyond rational comprehension.
  • suprasensible — not perceptible by the senses
  • supratemporal — situated above the upper part of the temporal bone or region.
  • surface plate — Machinery. a flat plate used by machinists for testing surfaces that are to be made perfectly flat.
  • surplus value — (in Marxian economics) the part of the value of a commodity that exceeds the cost of labor, regarded as the profit of the capitalist.
  • suspercollate — to hang
  • tablespoonful — the amount a tablespoon can hold.
  • talcum powder — a powder made of purified, usually perfumed talc, for toilet purposes.
  • tap loop jump — a jump in which the skater takes off from the back outer edge of one skate, makes one full rotation in the air, and lands on the back outer edge of the same skate.
  • tax duplicate — the certification of real-estate assessments to the taxing authorities
  • 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.
  • tetrapetalous — having four petals.
  • the cup final — the annual final of the FA Cup soccer competition, played at Wembley, or the Scottish Cup, played at Hampden Park
  • the spiritual — the realm of spirits
  • therapeutical — of or relating to the treating or curing of disease; curative.
  • to play cupid — If you say that someone is playing cupid, you mean that they are trying to bring two people together to start a romantic relationship.
  • total impulse — a measure of the maximum momentum that a given reaction engine and fuel supply can impart to a vehicle.
  • trade surplus — If a country has a trade surplus, it exports more than it imports.
  • tramping club — an organization of people who walk for recreation, esp in the bush
  • trumpet blast — the sound of a single note made by a trumpet
  • tungsten lamp — an incandescent electric lamp in which the filament is made of tungsten.
  • tuva republic — a constituent republic of S Russia: mountainous. Capital: Kizyl. Pop: 305 500 (2002). Area: 170 500 sq km (65 800 sq miles)
  • tyrian purple — Also called Tyrian dye. a highly prized crimson or purple dye of classical antiquity, originally obtained at great expense from a certain shellfish: later shown to be an indigo derivative and synthetically produced, and now replaced by other synthetic dyes.
  • uillean pipes — bagpipes developed in Ireland and operated by squeezing bellows under the arm
  • ultraphysical — extremely physical
  • ultrapowerful — extremely powerful
  • ultratropical — outside the tropics.
  • umbrella palm — an Australian feather palm, Hedyscepe canterburyana, characterized by the umbrellalike manner of growth of its leaves.
  • umbrella pine — a Japanese evergreen tree, Sciadopitys verticillata, having linear leaves growing in umbrellalike whorls, cultivated as an ornamental.
  • umbrella step — (in the game of giant steps) a step executed by extending one foot forward and whirling on the heel.
  • un-personable — of pleasing personal appearance; handsome or comely; attractive.
  • unapologizing — not apologetic; not willing to apologize or to make an apology
  • unappealingly — in an unappealing manner
  • unappreciable — sufficient to be readily perceived or estimated; considerable: There is an appreciable difference between socialism and communism.
  • unapprovingly — in an unapproving manner
  • uncapitalized — to write or print in capital letters letters or with an initial capital letter.
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