14-letter words containing a, p, o, r
- expansion card — (hardware) A circuit board which can be plugged into one of a computer's expansion slots to provide some optional extra facility such as additional RAM, disk controller, coprocessor, graphics accelerator, communication device or some special-purpose interface. Different computers have different standards for the cards they accept, e.g. PCI.
- exploding star — an irregular variable star, such as a nova, supernova, or flare star, in which rapid increases in luminosity occur, caused by some form of explosion
- explorationist — a person involved in exploration, esp of oil, gas, etc
- export manager — a person who is responsible for running the export department of a business organization
- exposure value — the quantity of light hitting a photographic film, as determined by aperture values and shutter speed
- expropriations — Plural form of expropriation.
- extemporaneity — the quality of being extemporaneous
- extemporaneous — Spoken or done without preparation.
- extracorporeal — Situated or occurring outside the body.
- extrapolations — Plural form of extrapolation.
- extraprostatic — (anatomy) Outside or independent of the prostate.
- fairy primrose — a tender primrose, Primula malacoides, of China, having hairy leaves and small, pink or lilac-colored flowers.
- false scorpion — any small predatory arachnid of the order Pseudoscorpionida, which includes the book scorpion and is named from the claw-shaped palps, which are poison organs
- family support — a means-tested allowance for families in need
- fashion parade — a parade of models displaying clothes to prospective buyers
- feather pillow — soft headrest stuffed with feathers
- ferry operator — a company that operates a ferry or ferries
- file separator — (character) (FS) ASCII character 28.
- first-aid post — the place at an event where people can go for medical treatment if they become ill or are injured
- flagship store — A flagship store is the most important store in a chain, often with the largest volume of sales, or the most up-to-date formats or layouts
- flanders poppy — corn poppy.
- floor planning — a system of financing that permits a dealer to borrow money to buy goods, which become the security for the loan that is repaid when the merchandise is sold.
- follow-up care — care provided for a patient after medical or surgical treatment
- fool's-parsley — an Old World fetid, poisonous plant, Aethusa cynapium, resembling parsley.
- foot passenger — sb travelling on a boat without a car
- foot patrolman — a policeman assigned to patrol a particular area on foot
- for one's part — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
- force the pace — to adopt a high speed or rate of procedure
- fowl paralysis — Marek's disease.
- frasch process — a method of mining sulfur by pumping superheated water down into the deposit, thereby melting it so that it can be pumped to the surface.
- free companion — a member of a band of mercenary soldiers during the Middle Ages.
- free expansion — the expansion of a gas into an evacuated space without the transfer of heat or the performance of work.
- french paradox — the theory that the lower incidence of heart disease in Mediterranean countries compared to that in the US is a consequence of the larger intake of flavonoids from red wine in these countries
- frontoparietal — of or relating to the frontal and parietal bones of the cranium.
- frontotemporal — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the frontal and temporal bones or lobes.
- funeral parlor — A funeral parlor is the same as a funeral home.
- g-strophanthin — ouabain.
- galactophorous — bearing milk; lactiferous.
- galvanotherapy — treatment employing electric current.
- galvanotropism — the directional growth of an organism, esp a plant, in response to an electrical stimulus
- garboard plank — the bottommost plank of a vessel's hull
- garden produce — cultivated or farm-produced goods, such as fruit and vegetables
- generation gap — a lack of communication between one generation and another, especially between young people and their parents, brought about by differences of tastes, values, outlook, etc.
- geodemographic — Of or pertaining to geography and demography.
- geographically — of or relating to geography.
- geometric pace — a modern form of a Roman pace, a measure of length taken as 5 feet
- george pullman — plural Pullmans. a railroad sleeping car or parlor car.
- glacial period — Also called glacial period, ice age. the geologically recent Pleistocene Epoch, during which much of the Northern Hemisphere was covered by great ice sheets.
- global product — a commercial product that is marketed throughout the world under the same brand name
- go pear-shaped — If a situation goes pear-shaped, bad things start happening.