13-letter words containing u, p, s
- parasexuality — parasexual behaviour
- paris commune — commune3 (def 8).
- parish church — local place of worship
- parnell shout — a social occasion where each person in a group pays for his or her own entertainment or meal
- parsley sauce — a white sauce containing chopped parsley
- parthenopaeus — a son of Hippomenes and Atalanta, and one of the Seven against Thebes.
- particularism — exclusive attention or devotion to one's own particular interests, party, etc.
- pas de basque — a step in which the dancer swings one foot to the side, springs onto it, and swings the other foot against it.
- pass the buck — Poker. any object in the pot that reminds the winner of some privilege or obligation when his or her turn to deal next comes.
- passamaquoddy — a member of a small tribe of North American Indians formerly of coastal Maine and New Brunswick and now living in Maine.
- passe-partout — something that passes everywhere or provides a universal means of passage.
- passion fruit — any edible fruit of a passionflower, as the maypop.
- pastry cutter — a cutter that is used to cut pastry into shapes
- paucis verbis — in or by few words; with brevity.
- pay as you go — the act of paying or being paid; payment.
- pay structure — a collection of pay grades or bands, which set out the different levels of pay for workers in a certain profession, etc
- pay-as-you-go — the principle or practice of paying for goods and services at the time of purchase, rather than relying on credit.
- peace studies — a field of political science which examines how to reduce conflicts
- pease pudding — a pudding of strained split peas mixed with egg.
- pedal pushers — women's short trousers
- peer pressure — social pressure by members of one's peer group to take a certain action, adopt certain values, or otherwise conform in order to be accepted.
- pencil pusher — a person, as a clerk or bookkeeper, whose work involves a considerable amount of writing, record-keeping, etc.
- pencil-pusher — a person, as a clerk or bookkeeper, whose work involves a considerable amount of writing, record-keeping, etc.
- peninsula war — a war (1808–14) in Spain and Portugal, with British, Spanish, and Portuguese troops opposing the French.
- peninsularity — the state or fact of being a peninsula
- pentadelphous — (of a plant) having its stamens arranged in five groups; (of stamens) being arranged in five groups
- pentastichous — (of plant leaves) arranged in five vertical rows
- percussionist — a musician who plays percussion instruments.
- perimenopause — the period leading up to the menopause during which some of the symptoms associated with menopause may be experienced
- perlustration — the act of perlustrating; a thorough inspection or survey, esp of letters for purposes of surveillance
- perscrutation — a very careful exploration or inspection
- personal foul — a foul called in certain games, as basketball or football, for illegal body contact or rough, unsportsmanlike play.
- perspicacious — having keen mental perception and understanding; discerning: to exhibit perspicacious judgment.
- pet insurance — health insurance for a pet
- petroliferous — containing or yielding petroleum
- pharmaceutics — a pharmaceutical preparation or product.
- philo judaeus — c20 b.c.–a.d. c50, Alexandrian Jewish theologian and philosopher.
- phosphorus 32 — a radioactive isotope of phosphorus, used as a chemotherapeutic agent.
- phosphorus-32 — a radioactive isotope of phosphorus, used as a chemotherapeutic agent.
- phosphuretted — treated or combined with phosphorus
- photoacoustic — optoacoustic
- phyllocladous — having phylloclades.
- phyllophagous — (of an organism) feeding on leaves.
- physoclistous — having the air bladder closed off from the mouth.
- pick up steam — If a belief, a plan, or a project picks up steam, it starts to develop and become more important.
- pick-up stick — one of a group of sticks used in the game of jackstraws.
- picturesquely — visually charming or quaint, as if resembling or suitable for a painting: a picturesque fishing village.
- pilot biscuit — hardtack.
- pitch surface — (in a gear or rack) an imaginary surface forming a plane (pitch plane) a cylinder (pitch cylinder) or a cone or frustrum (pitch cone) that moves tangentially to a similar surface in a meshing gear so that both surfaces travel at the same speed.
- plagiostomous — plagiostome