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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.
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