13-letter words containing w, n, p
- nez perce war — a war (1877) fought in the northwestern U.S. between the U.S. and a band of Nez Percé Indians.
- norway spruce — a European spruce, Picea abies, having shiny, dark-green needles, grown as an ornamental.
- nuclear power — power derived from nuclear energy.
- on a par with — If you say that two people or things are on a par with each other, you mean that they are equally good or bad, or equally important.
- one-punch law — a law prescribing punitive sentences for assault, including assault comprising a single blow
- one-two punch — Also called one-two punch. Boxing. a left-hand jab immediately followed by a right cross.
- open sandwich — a sandwich served on only one slice of bread, without a covering slice.
- optical crown — an optical glass of low dispersion and relatively low refractive index. It is used in the construction of lenses
- outwash plain — Geology. a broad, sloping landform built of coalesced deposits of outwash.
- painted woman — a prostitute; slut.
- pair trawling — the act or practice of using two boats to trawl for fish
- parent-in-law — the father or mother of one's wife or husband.
- passionflower — any chiefly American climbing vine or shrub of the genus Passiflora, having showy flowers and a pulpy berry or fruit that in some species is edible.
- pay one's way — to settle (a debt, obligation, etc.), as by transferring money or goods, or by doing something: Please pay your bill.
- peninsula war — a war (1808–14) in Spain and Portugal, with British, Spanish, and Portuguese troops opposing the French.
- penny whistle — a type of flageolet with six finger holes, esp a cheap one made of metal
- permanent way — the roadbed and track of a railroad.
- piers plowman — (The Vision Concerning Piers Plowman) an alliterative poem written in three versions (1360–99), ascribed to William Langland.
- pile dwelling — a house raised on long columns of timber over the surface of the soil or a body of water
- pink bollworm — the larva of a gelechiid moth, Pectinophora gossypiella, that feeds on the seeds of the bolls of cotton and was introduced into cotton-growing regions of the world from Asia.
- play on words — a pun or the act of punning.
- playwrighting — the writing of plays
- point of view — a specified or stated manner of consideration or appraisal; standpoint: from the point of view of a doctor.
- pop-down menu — pull-down menu
- powder monkey — (formerly) a boy employed on warships to carry gunpowder from the magazine to the guns.
- power loading — the act of a person or thing that loads.
- power station — a generating station.
- power walking — a form of exercise that involves rapid walking with arms bent and swinging naturally.
- power-sharing — Power-sharing is a political arrangement in which different or opposing groups all take part in government together.
- powerlessness — unable to produce an effect: a disease against which modern medicine is virtually powerless.
- prawn cracker — a puffy savoury crisp made from rice flour and prawn flavouring, served with Chinese food
- pre-interview — a formal meeting in which one or more persons question, consult, or evaluate another person: a job interview.
- prison warder — an officer in charge of prisoners in a jail
- pulling power — the ability to attract and influence other people
- puncture weed — a caltrop, Tribulus terrestris, having spiny fruit that can puncture tires.
- pure new wool — the best wool or wool blended fibres
- rewriteperson — rewriteman.
- scriptwriting — a person who writes scripts, as for movies, radio, or television.
- secret weapon — Someone's secret weapon is a thing or person which they believe will help them achieve something and which other people do not know about.
- sepia drawing — a drawing with a brownish tone, produced by first bleaching it (after fixing) and then immersing it for a short time in a solution of sodium sulphide or of alkaline thiourea
- show-stopping — Theater. a performer or performance that wins enthusiastic or prolonged applause.
- slow handclap — slow rhythmic clapping, esp used by an audience to indicate dissatisfaction or impatience
- slow puncture — a small hole in a tyre, from which the air escapes very slowly, so that at first it is not obvious that there is any problem with the tyre
- slow-speaking — tending to speak slowly
- snap the whip — crack the whip (def 2).
- sneak preview — a preview of a motion picture, often shown in addition to an announced film, in order to observe the reaction of the audience.
- speed walking — power walking.
- sperm washing — a technique that separates sperm from the seminal fluid, used especially for isolating active sperm for artificial insemination.
- sportswriting — the work of a sports writer
- spurious wing — alula (def 1).