13-letter words containing ress
- retrogressive — characterized by retrogression; degenerating.
- root pressure — osmotic pressure within the cells of a root system that causes sap to rise through a plant stem to the leaves.
- sempstressing — the profession of being a seamstress
- service dress — a khaki army uniform more formal than khakis but less formal than full army dress
- stress relief — Stress relief involves removing stresses in a material, usually by heating it to a temperature at which it can deform easily.
- stressed skin — a composite plywood material used especially in the construction of light aircraft
- superfortress — a heavy, long-range, four-engined bomber used during World War II.
- swamp cypress — bald cypress.
- sweater dress — a dress made of knitted or crocheted material, esp a heavy one worn for warmth
- task-mistress — a woman whose function it is to assign tasks, especially burdensome ones, to others.
- the oppressed — people who are subjugated by cruelty, force, etc
- toastmistress — a woman who presides at a dinner, introduces the after-dinner speakers, and often proposes toasts.
- transgression — an act of transgressing; violation of a law, command, etc.; sin.
- transgressive — to violate a law, command, moral code, etc.; offend; sin.
- trouser press — an electrical appliance that is used for taking the creases out of trousers
- tyre pressure — the pressure of the air in a vehicle tyre
- understressed — importance attached to a thing: to lay stress upon good manners. Synonyms: significance, meaning, emphasis, consequence; weight, value, worth.
- unimpressible — not capable of being or willing to be impressed
- unpressurized — (of an aircraft cabin, etc) not having a normal level of air pressure
- unprogressive — favoring or advocating progress, change, improvement, or reform, as opposed to wishing to maintain things as they are, especially in political matters: a progressive mayor.
- vagodepressor — decreasing or mimicking the decrease of the activity of the vagus nerve.
- wedding dress — gown worn by a bride
- well dressing — (in parts of rural Britain) a traditional ceremony of decorating wells with flowers in thanks for the blessing of an abundant supply of pure water.
- well-dressing — (in parts of rural Britain) a traditional ceremony of decorating wells with flowers in thanks for the blessing of an abundant supply of pure water.
- welsh dresser — a sideboard having drawers or compartments below and open, shallow shelves above.
- whoremistress — a female owner or keeper of a brothel
- zf expression — (programming) (After Zermelo Fränkel set theory). David Turner's name for list comprehension.