13-letter words that end in o
- praecipitatio — Meteorology. precipitation from a cloud that reaches the surface of the earth (distinguished from virga).
- presto chango — change at once (usually used imperatively, as in a magician's command).
- put a stop to — end, curtail
- put an end to — the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad: the end of a street; the end of a rope.
- reverse video — a mode on the display screen of a computer in which the colors normally used for characters and background are reversed.
- ring-a-lievio — a game played usually between two teams in which the members of one team attempt to find, capture, and imprison the members of the other, who can be freed only by a teammate not yet captured.
- sacred bamboo — nandina.
- san francisco — a seaport in W California, on San Francisco Bay: earthquake and fire 1906; United Nations Conference 1945.
- san ildefonso — a town in central Spain, near Segovia: termed the “Spanish Versailles” for its 18th-century palace (La Granja) treaty 1800.
- santo domingo — a republic in the West Indies, occupying the E part of the island of Hispaniola. 19,129 sq. mi. (49,545 sq. km). Capital: Santo Domingo.
- sao francisco — a river flowing NE and E through E Brazil into the Atlantic. 1800 miles (2900 km) long.
- savings ratio — the ratio of personal savings to disposable income, esp using the difference between national figures for disposable income and consumer spending as a measure of savings
- scratch video — the technique or practice of recycling images from films or television to make collages
- se defendendo — in self-defense: homicide committed se defendendo.
- senza sordino — a musical direction to remove or play without the mute or (on the piano) with the sustaining pedal pressed down
- south modesto — a town in central California.
- staccatissimo — in a very staccato manner
- stratovolcano — a large, steep volcano built up of alternating layers of lava and ash or cinders.
- subsequent to — after, following
- supervirtuoso — a highly accomplished virtuoso
- trade embargo — a government order imposing a trade barrier
- tree kangaroo — any arboreal kangaroo of the genus Dendrolagus, of Queensland, Australia, and New Guinea.
- trujillo alto — a city in NE Puerto Rico, SE of San Juan.
- twenty-fourmo — a book size of about 3 5/8 × 5 1/8 inches (9 × 13 cm), determined by printing on sheets folded to form 24 leaves or 48 pages.
- upright piano — a piano with an upright rectangular body and with its strings running vertically. Compare spinet (def 1).
- villavicencio — a city in central Colombia.
- vino de pasto — a pale, dry sherry of Spain.
- visual foxpro — (database) A Microsoft database derived from Fox Software's FoxPRO.
- water buffalo — a buffalo, Bubalus bubalis, of the Old World tropics, having large, flattened, curved horns: wild populations are near extinction.
- whether or no — under any circumstances