13-letter words containing w, p, a, r
- 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.
- optical crown — an optical glass of low dispersion and relatively low refractive index. It is used in the construction of lenses
- 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.
- parker bowles — Camilla (née Shand). born 1947, became the second wife of Prince Charles in 2005; created Duchess of Cornwall and Duchess of Rothesay
- pass the word — If you pass the word, you tell someone something that another person has told you.
- passager hawk — young hawk or falcon caught while on migration
- 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.
- pearly whites — white and lustrous as a pearl.
- peninsula war — a war (1808–14) in Spain and Portugal, with British, Spanish, and Portuguese troops opposing the French.
- periwig chair — a chair of c1700 having a high, caned back with an elaborately carved cresting.
- permanent way — the roadbed and track of a railroad.
- perrier water — a sparkling mineral water from the south of France
- piers plowman — (The Vision Concerning Piers Plowman) an alliterative poem written in three versions (1360–99), ascribed to William Langland.
- pipiwharauroa — a Pacific migratory bird with a metallic green-gold plumage
- play on words — a pun or the act of punning.
- playwrighting — the writing of plays
- poulard wheat — a Mediterranean wheat, Triticum turgidum, grown as a forage crop in the U.S.
- powder charge — propellant (def 2).
- power failure — electricity outage
- power forward — a forward valued chiefly for aggressive rebounding capability, rather than scoring, and thus a big, physically strong player.
- power loading — the act of a person or thing that loads.
- power station — a generating station.
- power takeoff — an accessory unit or apparatus attached to an engine-powered machine and powered by the engine. Abbreviation: PTO.
- 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.
- prawn cracker — a puffy savoury crisp made from rice flour and prawn flavouring, served with Chinese food
- prison warder — an officer in charge of prisoners in a jail
- proxy gateway — proxy server
- sachet-powder — a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
- 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
- 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.
- solar-powered — powered by heat radiation from the sun converted into electrical power
- solitary wasp — any of numerous wasps, as the sand wasps or mud wasps, that do not live in a community.
- spear-thrower — a flexible device for launching a spear, usually a short cord wound around the spear so that when thrown the weapon will rotate in the air.
- sperm washing — a technique that separates sperm from the seminal fluid, used especially for isolating active sperm for artificial insemination.
- spruce sawfly — any of several sawflies of the family Diprionidae, especially Diprion hercyniae (European spruce sawfly) the larvae of which feed on the foliage of spruce.
- stage whisper — a loud whisper on a stage, meant to be heard by the audience.
- staying power — ability or strength to last or endure; endurance; stamina.
- sumptuary law — a law regulating personal habits that offend the moral or religious beliefs of the community.
- super-wealthy — having great wealth; rich; affluent: a wealthy person; a wealthy nation.
- swamp cypress — bald cypress.
- swamp sparrow — a North American sparrow, Melospiza georgiana, inhabiting marshy areas.
- take a powder — British Dialect. to rush.
- talcum powder — a powder made of purified, usually perfumed talc, for toilet purposes.
- thermal power — power produced by converting heat into electricity
- throw a party — host a celebration
- throw a punch — try to hit sb
- trip a switch — to activate (a mechanical trip)