13-letter words containing ill
- oscilloscopic — Relating to, or carried out by using an oscilloscope.
- over the hill — a natural elevation of the earth's surface, smaller than a mountain.
- papillomatous — a benign tumor of the skin or mucous membrane consisting of hypertrophied epithelial tissue, as a wart.
- parrot's-bill — a showy, vinelike plant, Clianthus puniceus, of New Zealand, having clusters of eight white-streaked, crimson flowers.
- pattern-drill — (in foreign-language learning) a technique for practicing a linguistic structure in which students repeat a sentence or other structure, each time substituting a new element, such as a new verb, as directed by the teacher, or transforming the original structure, as in changing a statement to a question.
- penicillamine — a chelating agent, C 5 H 1 1 NO 2 S, produced by the degradation of penicillin, used in the treatment of severe rheumatoid arthritis and in heavy metal poisoning.
- penicilliform — in the shape of a pencil or paintbrush
- penicillinase — any of a group of enzymes used to treat allergic reactions to penicillin
- people skills — ability to communicate
- philippeville — former name of Skikda.
- phillips head — a screw head having two partial slots crossed at right angles, driven by a special screwdriver (Phillips screwdriver)
- plain vanilla — having no embellishments, extra equipment, elaborate packaging, etc.; plain; simple; down-to-earth: I want a plain-vanilla car without a lot of chrome trim.
- plain-vanilla — having no embellishments, extra equipment, elaborate packaging, etc.; plain; simple; down-to-earth: I want a plain-vanilla car without a lot of chrome trim.
- pleasant hill — a city in W California, near San Francisco Bay.
- pleasantville — a city in SE New Jersey.
- pointillistic — pertaining to or characteristic of pointillism or pointillists.
- premillennial — of or relating to the period preceding the millennium.
- pusillanimity — the state or condition of being pusillanimous; timidity; cowardliness.
- pusillanimous — lacking courage or resolution; cowardly; faint-hearted; timid.
- quadrillionth — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 15 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 24 zeros.
- quiller-couch — Sir Arthur Thomas ("Q") 1863–1944, English novelist and critic.
- quindecillion — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 48 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 90 zeros.
- quintillionth — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 18 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 30 zeros.
- rabbit-killer — a rabbit punch.
- refocillation — the restoring of strength by refreshment or revivement
- richmond hill — a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada, N of Toronto.
- robbe-grillet — Alain [a-lan] /aˈlɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1922–2008, French writer.
- rock-fill dam — a dam built mainly of rocks of various sizes fitted compactly together.
- rotary tiller — rototiller.
- roughing mill — a rolling mill for converting steel ingots into blooms, billets, or slabs.
- san juan hill — a hill in SE Cuba, near Santiago de Cuba: captured by U.S. forces in battle during the Spanish-American War in 1898.
- schiller park — a town in NE Illinois.
- schuylerville — a village in E New York, on the Hudson: scene of Burgoyne's defeat and surrender in the Battle of Saratoga 1777.
- scintillating — animated; vivacious; effervescent: a scintillating personality.
- scintillation — the act of scintillating; sparkling.
- serial killer — anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- shill bidding — (on an online auction) the illegal practice of a seller or a seller’s acquaintances placing bids on his or her goods in order to drive up the price
- shilling mark — a virgule, as used as a divider between shillings and pence: One reads 2/6 as “two shillings and sixpence” or “two and six.”.
- shilly-shally — to show indecision or hesitation; be irresolute; vacillate.
- shoot-to-kill — of or relating to shooting by soldiers or police that is intended to kill rather than disable
- silent killer — a disease that has no obvious symptoms or indications
- silla kingdom — an ancient Korean state that unified Korea; flourished in the 7th–10th centuries a.d.
- siwalik hills — (Siwalik Range) a range in N India, S Nepal, and N Pakistan, in the S Himalaya Mountains.
- skill-fulness — having or exercising skill: a skillful juggler.
- skilled labor — labor that requires special training for its satisfactory performance.
- sleeping pill — a pill or capsule containing a drug for inducing sleep.
- social skills — ability to interact
- spine-chiller — a book, film, etc, that arouses terror
- spring squill — a European liliaceous plant Scilla verna, having small blue or purple flowers
- still and all — remaining in place or at rest; motionless; stationary: to stand still.