13-letter words containing u, p, s, e, t
- postdebutante — following the stage of being a debutante
- postmenstrual — of or relating to menstruation or to the menses.
- postpubescent — a young person in his or her early teens.
- poult-de-soie — a soft, ribbed silk fabric, used especially for dresses.
- pre-requisite — required beforehand: a prerequisite fund of knowledge.
- pre-submitted — to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
- precombustion — of or relating to the period immediately before combustion
- preindustrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- present value — current monetary worth
- press cutting — an article or picture from a newspaper about someone or something
- pressure suit — pressurized suit.
- prestigiously — indicative of or conferring prestige: the most prestigious address in town.
- presumptively — affording ground for presumption: presumptive evidence.
- pretentiously — characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved: a pretentious, self-important waiter.
- preuniversity — of the period before attending university
- price support — the maintenance of the price of a commodity, product, etc., especially by means of a public subsidy or government purchase of surpluses.
- private study — the act or process of studying outwith classes
- private trust — a trust designed for the benefit of a designated or known individual (opposed to charitable trust).
- profectitious — (of money or property) proceeding from a parent or derived from an ancestor
- proper subset — a subset that excludes at least one member of the containing set
- prosecutorial — of or relating to a prosecutor or prosecution: prosecutorial zeal.
- proteinaceous — Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- prudentialism — a regard for prudential, rather than moral, considerations
- prudentialist — a person who acts prudentially
- pseudesthesia — phantom limb pain.
- pseudo-poetic — of or relating to a poet or poets.
- pseudoaquatic — not aquatic but indigenous to moist regions.
- public sector — the area of the nation's affairs under governmental rather than private control.
- pudding stone — conglomerate (def 3).
- puerto cortes — a seaport in NW Honduras.
- pull a fastie — to play a sly trick
- punjab states — (formerly) a group of states in NW India, amalgamated in 1956 with Punjab state
- purpose-built — A purpose-built building has been specially designed and built for a particular use.
- purse strings — hold the purse strings, to have the power to determine how money shall be spent.
- pursuit plane — (formerly) an armed airplane designed for speed and maneuverability in fighting enemy aircraft.
- quality press — the more serious newspapers which give detailed accounts of world events, as well as reports on business, culture, and society
- quarter-phase — differing in phase by a quarter of a cycle; two-phase.
- quasi-private — belonging to some particular person: private property.
- quasiparticle — an entity, as an exciton or phonon, that interacts with elementary particles, but does not exist as a free particle.
- quickstepping — Present participle of quickstep.
- repetitiously — full of repetition, especially unnecessary and tedious repetition: a repetitious account of their vacation trip.
- reptile house — a house, shed, etc, used to keep reptiles in, as at a zoo, etc
- reptiliferous — (of rocks, etc) yielding fossilized reptiles
- reupholstered — to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
- revenue stamp — a stamp showing that a governmental tax has been paid.
- root pressure — osmotic pressure within the cells of a root system that causes sap to rise through a plant stem to the leaves.
- rumble strips — one of a series of rough or slightly raised strips of pavement on a highway, intended to slow down the speed of vehicles, as before a toll booth.
- rupert's land — (formerly, in Canada) the territories granted by Charles II to the Hudson's Bay Company in 1670 and ceded to the Canadian Government in 1870, comprising all the land watered by rivers flowing into Hudson Bay
- saint-exupery — Antoine de [ahn-twan duh] /ɑ̃ˈtwan də/ (Show IPA), 1900–45, French author and aviator.
- sculpturesque — suggesting sculpture: the sculpturesque beauty of her face.