13-letter words containing u, p, r, s, h
- quadriphonics — quadraphony.
- quarter-phase — differing in phase by a quarter of a cycle; two-phase.
- 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.
- rhizomorphous — rootlike in form.
- rosehip syrup — a syrup made from rosehips, used as a cough remedy
- rough passage — a stormy sea journey
- rough sleeper — a homeless person who sleeps rough
- shag pile rug — a piece of thick material with a nap of long rough strands that you put on a floor. It is like a carpet but covers a smaller area
- share premium — the excess of the amount actually subscribed for an issue of corporate capital over its par value
- sharp-tongued — characterized by or given to harshness, bitterness, or sarcasm in speech.
- she-crab soup — a thick, bisquelike soup made with the meat and eggs of the female crab.
- 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.
- shutter speed — speed (def 5b).
- sleep through — If you sleep through something, it does not wake you up.
- soupfin shark — a requiem shark, Galeorhinus zyopterus, inhabiting the Pacific Ocean, valued for its fins, which are used by the Chinese in the preparation of a soup, and for its liver, which is rich in vitamin A.
- 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)
- souvenir shop — a shop that sells trivial gift items, such as T-shirts, coffee mugs, keyrings etc, esp aimed at tourists
- sprung rhythm — a poetic rhythm characterized by the use of strongly accented syllables, often in juxtaposition, accompanied by an indefinite number of unaccented syllables in each foot, of which the accented syllable is the essential component.
- squash player — a person who plays squash
- straighten up — stand straighter
- subeditorship — the position or office of a subeditor
- successorship — the position or state of a successor
- sulphonylurea — an antidiabetic drug used in treating type II diabetes, which acts by stimulating the production of insulin in the pancreas
- super-heroine — a woman noted for courageous acts or nobility of character: Esther and other biblical heroines.
- super-wealthy — having great wealth; rich; affluent: a wealthy person; a wealthy nation.
- superachiever — someone who achieves more than most; high achiever
- superencipher — to encode (a message) that is already a cryptogram.
- supergraphics — large-scale painted or applied decorative art in bold colors and typically in geometric or typographic designs, used over walls and sometimes floors and ceilings to create an illusion of expanded or altered space.
- superhelicity — a coil formed by intertwined helical DNA or by protein chains.
- superhumanize — to make superhuman, or represent as such
- superphysical — above or beyond what is physical; hyperphysical.
- superstrength — great strength
- superthriller — a highly sensational film or book
- suprachiasmic — relating to the area in the hypothalamus that regulates the biological clock
- tauromorphous — having the form of a bull
- the spiritual — the realm of spirits
- the superrich — exceptionally wealthy people, considered collectively
- thiosulphuric — of or relating to thiosulphuric acid or anything derived from it
- trachycarpous — having rough-skinned fruit.
- treasurership — a person in charge of treasure or a treasury.
- trichopterous — belonging or pertaining to the insect order Trichoptera, comprising the caddisflies.
- truchas peaks — group of mountains in N New Mexico, NE of Santa Fe in the S Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
- turkish pound — the Turkish lira.
- ultraphysical — extremely physical
- underemphasis — inadequate emphasis.
- undershepherd — a person who herds, tends, and guards sheep.
- unreplenished — not replenished or refilled
- unsepulchered — a tomb, grave, or burial place.
- unupholstered — to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.