13-letter words containing u, r, l, e
- overzealously — too zealous: overzealous for reform.
- owl butterfly — any of several South American nymphalid butterflies of the genus Caligo, especially C. eurylochus, having a spot like an owl's eye on each hind wing.
- palaeocurrent — an ancient current, esp of water, evidence of which has been preserved in sedimentary rocks as fossilized ripple marks, etc
- pantagruelian — (in Rabelais' Pantagruel) the huge son of Gargantua, represented as dealing with serious matters in a spirit of broad and somewhat cynical good humor.
- pantagruelism — (in Rabelais' Pantagruel) the huge son of Gargantua, represented as dealing with serious matters in a spirit of broad and somewhat cynical good humor.
- parainfluenza — an influenzalike respiratory infection of animals and humans, caused by any of several paramyxoviruses.
- parallel turn — a turn, executed by shifting one's weight, in which the skis stay parallel
- parasexuality — parasexual behaviour
- parental unit — of or relating to a parent.
- parnell shout — a social occasion where each person in a group pays for his or her own entertainment or meal
- parquet floor — flooring made of inlaid wood
- parsley sauce — a white sauce containing chopped parsley
- particularize — to make particular.
- pedal pushers — women's short trousers
- pencil pusher — a person, as a clerk or bookkeeper, whose work involves a considerable amount of writing, record-keeping, etc.
- pencil rubber — a piece of rubber used for erasing something written in pencil; eraser
- 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
- perambulation — to walk through, about, or over; travel through; traverse.
- perfunctorily — performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial: perfunctory courtesy.
- perlustration — the act of perlustrating; a thorough inspection or survey, esp of letters for purposes of surveillance
- perpendicular — vertical; straight up and down; upright.
- personal foul — a foul called in certain games, as basketball or football, for illegal body contact or rough, unsportsmanlike play.
- petroliferous — containing or yielding petroleum
- picture plane — the plane of a painting, drawing, or the like, that is in the extreme foreground of a picture, is coextensive with but not the same as the material surface of the work, is the point of visual contact between the viewer and the picture, and is conceived as a major structural element in the production of abstract or illusionistic forms.
- picturesquely — visually charming or quaint, as if resembling or suitable for a painting: a picturesque fishing village.
- plague-ridden — afflicted by the plague or a plague
- plane journey — a journey made by flying in an aeroplane
- planet-struck — affected adversely by the supposed influence of a planet.
- platiniferous — platinum-bearing
- pleasure boat — recreational vessel
- pleasure dome — a large building, facility, or place used for recreation.
- pleasure trip — holiday, vacation
- plectopterous — of or relating to the order Plectoptera, containing mayflies
- plesiosaurian — a member of the reptile order Plesiosauria
- pleurisy root — a North American milkweed, Asclepias tuberosa, whose root was used as a remedy for pleurisy.
- pleurocarpous — (of certain mosses) bearing the fructifications along the main stem or lateral branches.
- plique-a-jour — an enameling technique in which the colored enamels are fused into the spaces of a wire framework on a temporary backing; the backing is then removed, producing a translucent effect
- plunging fire — artillery or other fire that strikes the ground at a steep angle, as from high ground overlooking the target or from a weapon fired at a high angle of elevation.
- plunket nurse — a child-care nurse appointed by the Plunket Society
- plural eulisp — EuLisp with parallel extensions. "Collections and Garbage Collection", S.C. Merall et al, in Memory Management - IWMM92, Springer 1992, pp.473-489.
- pluripresence — presence in more than one place at the same time
- plus juncture — open juncture.
- poet laureate — (in Great Britain) a poet appointed for life as an officer of the royal household, formerly expected to write poems in celebration of court and national events.
- polar nucleus — Botany. either of two female haploid nuclei, in the embryo sac of flowers, that fuse to produce a diploid nucleus, which combines with a male nucleus to form the endosperm.
- polliniferous — Botany. producing or bearing pollen.
- porcelaineous — like porcelain
- port language — ["Communicating Parallel Processes", J. Kerridge et al, Soft Prac & Exp 16(1):63-86 (Jan 1986)].
- postmenstrual — of or relating to menstruation or to the menses.