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14-letter words containing a, s, g, e

  • oversaturating — to cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance, through solution, chemical combination, or the like.
  • oyster farming — the activity of cultivating oysters for food or pearls
  • palaebiologist — a person who studies or is an expert in palaebiology
  • paleobiologist — the branch of paleontology dealing with fossil life forms, especially with reference to their origin, structure, evolution, etc.
  • paleoecologist — the branch of ecology dealing with the relations and interactions between ancient life forms and their environment.
  • paleomagnetism — Geology. magnetic polarization acquired by the minerals in a rock at the time the rock was deposited or solidified.
  • paleontologist — the science of the forms of life existing in former geologic periods, as represented by their fossils.
  • panther fungus — a highly poisonous mushroom, Amanita pantherina, with a brownish cap covered with white cottony patches.
  • parent message — (messaging)   What a followup follows up.
  • parking sensor — A parking sensor is a device on a vehicle which detects obstacles and alerts the driver if the vehicle comes too close to them when being parked.
  • pascal's wager — the argument put forth by Blaise Pascal that it is in one's best interest to believe in the existence of God, as it is a rational assumption and does no harm, and the possibility of eternal punishment in hell outweighs any advantage of believing otherwise.
  • passenger cell — the inside of a vehicle, in which people sit
  • passenger door — a car door that is used by a passenger
  • passenger list — register of all travellers on board
  • passenger mile — a unit of measurement, consisting of one mile traveled by a passenger, that airlines, railroads, and other public transportation facilities use in recording volume of traffic.
  • passenger seat — vehicle: chair next to the driver
  • passenger ship — a ship carrying passengers
  • passenger side — the side of a car which is not the driver's side
  • pauper's grave — a grave paid for at public expense because the deceased person's family could not afford one
  • pebble glasses — spectacles with round thick lenses with a high degree of magnification
  • phase-wrapping — (MIT) wrap around.
  • phraseological — manner or style of verbal expression; characteristic language: legal phraseology.
  • piedras negras — a city in N Mexico, on the Rio Grande.
  • pierian spring — a fountain in Pieria, sacred to the Muses and supposedly conferring inspiration or learning on anyone who drank from it.
  • pinking shears — shears that have notched blades, for cutting and simultaneously pinking fabric or for finishing garments with a notched, nonfraying edge.
  • plain speaking — expressing oneself directly
  • planning stage — the stage of a project when it is still being planned
  • planta genista — a representation of a sprig of broom: used as a badge of the Plantagenets.
  • pleasant grove — a town in central Utah.
  • plethysmograph — a device for measuring and recording changes in the volume of the body or of a body part or organ.
  • polygraph test — a test carried out using a polygraph, esp used by the police to try to find out whether somebody is telling the truth
  • popping crease — a line parallel to and in advance of a bowling crease, marking the limit of a batsman's approach in hitting the ball.
  • popular singer — a professional singer who specializes in popular songs.
  • porgy and bess — an opera (1935) with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin.
  • position angle — the direction in which one object lies relative to another on the celestial sphere, measured in degrees from north in an easterly direction
  • positive organ — a small pipe organ of the Middle Ages.
  • post-pregnancy — the state, condition, or quality of being pregnant.
  • postcollegiate — denoting something that takes place after college or among those that are no longer at college
  • powdered sugar — a sugar produced by pulverizing granulated sugar, especially a coarser variety used for fruits or cold beverages. Symbol: XX.
  • prairie-grouse — prairie chicken.
  • pre-teenager's — Also called preteenager [pree-teen-ey-jer] /priˈtinˌeɪ dʒər/ (Show IPA), preteener. a boy or girl under the age of 13, especially one between the ages of 9 and 12.
  • predesignation — to designate beforehand.
  • predesignatory — in the terminology of Sir William Hamilton, (of a sign) affixed to a proposition or term to indicate quantity
  • pregnancy test — diagnostic kit for determining pregnancy
  • preserving pan — a pan specially designed for preserving fruit
  • pressing plant — a manufacturing plant where phonograph records are produced by pressing in a mold or by stamping.
  • pressure gauge — an instrument for measuring the pressure of a gas or liquid.
  • processing tax — a tax levied by the government at an intermediate stage in the production of goods.
  • progestational — prepared for pregnancy, as the lining of the uterus prior to menstruation or in the early stages of gestation itself; progravid.
  • progress board — a department of an organization, company, etc, that oversees and ensures progress, advance or development
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