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13-letter words containing a, n, t, e, g, r

  • organ whistle — a steam or air whistle in which the jet is forced up against the thin edge of a pipe closed at the top.
  • organogenetic — Relating to organogenesis.
  • organotherapy — the branch of therapeutics that deals with the use of remedies prepared from the organs of animals, as from the thyroid gland, the pancreas, or the suprarenal bodies.
  • orientalizing — Present participle of orientalize.
  • originalities — Plural form of originality.
  • originatively — in an originative manner
  • orthogonalise — to make (vectors, functions, etc.) orthogonal.
  • orthogonalize — to make (vectors, functions, etc.) orthogonal.
  • out of danger — no longer at risk
  • outgeneraling — Present participle of outgeneral.
  • outgeneralled — Simple past tense and past participle of outgeneral.
  • over-standing — overreach (def 13).
  • overbreathing — hyperventilation
  • overnight bag — a travel bag large enough to hold personal articles and clothing for an overnight trip.
  • packing crate — A packing crate is a large wooden box in which things are put so that they can be stored or taken somewhere.
  • pantagruelian — (in Rabelais' Pantagruel) the huge son of Gargantua, represented as dealing with serious matters in a spirit of broad and somewhat cynical good humor.
  • pantagruelism — (in Rabelais' Pantagruel) the huge son of Gargantua, represented as dealing with serious matters in a spirit of broad and somewhat cynical good humor.
  • pantie girdle — a girdle with a crotch.
  • paramagnetism — a body or substance that, placed in a magnetic field, possesses magnetization in direct proportion to the field strength; a substance in which the magnetic moments of the atoms are not aligned.
  • parking meter — a mechanical device for registering and collecting payment for the length of time that a vehicle occupies a parking space, consisting typically of a timer, actuated by a coin that a driver deposits upon parking, set in a headpiece mounted on a pole.
  • parliamenting — parliamentary debating
  • part exchange — If you give an old item in part exchange for something you are buying, the seller accepts the old item as part of the payment, so you do not have to give them as much money.
  • passenger jet — a jet that carries passengers
  • pastel orange — suntan (def 3).
  • path-breaking — very original; ground-breaking
  • patternmaking — a person who makes patterns, as for clothing or metal castings.
  • pennyfarthing — a high bicycle of an early type, with one large wheel in front and one small wheel behind.
  • peregrination — travel from one place to another, especially on foot.
  • peregrinatory — tending to peregrinate; relating to or characteristic of a traveller
  • perigean tide — an ocean tide that occurs in the spring, when the moon is at its perigee.
  • persona grata — an acceptable person, especially a diplomatic representative acceptable to the government to which he or she is accredited.
  • pertaining to — having to do with
  • pharyngectomy — excision of part or all of the pharynx.
  • pigeon breast — chicken breast.
  • pneumatograph — pneumograph.
  • pneumogastric — of or relating to the lungs and stomach.
  • port language — ["Communicating Parallel Processes", J. Kerridge et al, Soft Prac & Exp 16(1):63-86 (Jan 1986)].
  • pre-agreement — the act of agreeing or of coming to a mutual arrangement.
  • pre-cognizant — having cognizance; aware (usually followed by of): He was cognizant of the difficulty.
  • pre-migration — the process or act of migrating.
  • precipitating — to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly: to precipitate an international crisis.
  • predesignated — to designate beforehand.
  • prediagnostic — of, relating to, or used in diagnosis.
  • predominating — to be the stronger or leading element or force.
  • prefiguration — the act of prefiguring.
  • prelitigation — the act or process of litigating: a matter that is still in litigation.
  • press-agentry — the vocation or responsibilities of a press agent.
  • presto chango — change at once (usually used imperatively, as in a magician's command).
  • prick-teasing — the behaviour of a prick-tease
  • product range — variety of merchandise within a brand
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