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14-letter words containing a, r

  • port elizabeth — a seaport in the SE Cape of Good Hope province, in the S Republic of South Africa.
  • port-au-prince — Formerly Hayti. a republic in the West Indies occupying the W part of the island of Hispaniola. 10,714 sq. mi. (27,750 sq. km). Capital: Port-au-Prince.
  • portrait flask — a glass flask of the 19th century having a portrait molded onto the side.
  • portulacaceous — belonging to the Portulacaceae, the purslane family of plants.
  • position paper — a formal, usually detailed written statement, especially regarding a single issue, that articulates a position, viewpoint, or policy, as of a government, organization, or political candidate.
  • positive organ — a small pipe organ of the Middle Ages.
  • post operative — occurring after a surgical operation.
  • post-breakfast — the first meal of the day; morning meal: A hearty breakfast was served at 7 a.m.
  • post-cartesian — of or relating to Descartes, his mathematical methods, or his philosophy, especially with regard to its emphasis on logical analysis and its mechanistic interpretation of physical nature.
  • post-conciliar — occurring or continuing after the Vatican ecumenical council of 1962–65.
  • post-operative — occurring after a surgical operation.
  • post-pregnancy — the state, condition, or quality of being pregnant.
  • post-treatment — an act or manner of treating.
  • post-victorian — of or relating to Queen Victoria or the period of her reign: Victorian poets.
  • postal service — organized handling and delivery of mail
  • postcopulatory — of or relating to the period of time following copulation
  • poste restante — a direction written on mail to indicate that it should be held at the post office until called for by the addressee.
  • posterolateral — situated both laterally and at the posterior
  • postgraduation — designating or occurring in the period after graduation
  • postindustrial — of, relating to, or characteristic of an era following industrialization: The economy of the postindustrial society is based on the provision of services rather than on the manufacture of goods.
  • postliberation — of, relating to, or occurring in the period after the liberation of a city, state, nation, etc
  • postmastership — the office or position of a postmaster
  • postnasal drip — a trickling of mucus onto the pharyngeal surface from the posterior portion of the nasal cavity, usually caused by a cold or allergy.
  • postnatal ward — a ward in a hospital where women and their babies are provided with medical care immediately after the birth of the baby
  • potts-fracture — a fracture of the lower fibula and of the malleolus of the tibia, resulting in outward displacement of the foot.
  • potty training — teaching an infant to use the toilet
  • poultry farmer — a person who rears domestic fowls, esp chickens, for their eggs or meat
  • powder compact — make-up: small case of foundation
  • powdered sugar — a sugar produced by pulverizing granulated sugar, especially a coarser variety used for fruits or cold beverages. Symbol: XX.
  • power-assisted — a procedure for supplementing or replacing the manual effort needed to operate a device or system, often by hydraulic, electrical, or mechanical means.
  • practicability — capable of being done, effected, or put into practice, with the available means; feasible: a practicable solution.
  • practical joke — a playful trick, often involving some physical agent or means, in which the victim is placed in an embarrassing or disadvantageous position.
  • practice nurse — a nurse who works in a medical practice or surgery
  • practice-teach — to work as a practice teacher.
  • pragmatization — the action of putting theory into practice, the process of rendering something more pragmatic
  • prairie clover — any plant belonging to the genus Petalostemon, of the legume family, common in western North America, having pinnately compound leaves and spikes of white, purple, or pink flowers.
  • prairie crocus — a spring flower of the buttercup family
  • prairie falcon — a North American falcon, Falco mexicanus, grayish-brown above and white barred with brown below.
  • prairie oyster — a raw egg, or the yolk of a raw egg, often mixed with seasonings, as salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce, and used as a hangover remedy.
  • prairie school — a group of early 20th-century architects of the Chicago area who designed houses and other buildings with emphasized horizontal lines responding to the flatness of the Midwestern prairie; the best-known member was Frank Lloyd Wright.
  • prairie turnip — breadroot.
  • prairie-grouse — prairie chicken.
  • prandtl number — the ratio of the fluid viscosity to the thermal conductivity of a substance, a low number indicating high convection.
  • prawn cocktail — A prawn cocktail is a dish that consists of prawns, salad, and a sauce. It is usually eaten at the beginning of a meal.
  • prawn-sandwich — characterizing or belonging to the type of spectator at a football match who is motivated to attend more by the corporate hospitality available than a true devotion to a particular club
  • prayer meeting — a meeting chiefly for prayer.
  • prayerlessness — the quality of being prayerless; the state of not praying
  • praying mantis — mantis.
  • pre-acceptance — the act of taking or receiving something offered.
  • pre-accounting — an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip.
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