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14-letter words containing d, a, p, o, n, t

  • pitch-and-toss — a game in which players toss coins at a mark, the person whose coin hits closest to the mark tossing all the coins in the air and winning all those that come down heads up.
  • platinocyanide — a salt of platinocyanic acid.
  • platinum-blond — (of hair) of a pale silver-blond colour
  • platonic solid — one of the five regular polyhedrons: tetrahedron, octahedron, hexahedron, icosahedron, or dodecahedron.
  • plotting board — Navigation. a transparent table on a ship, used as a plotting sheet.
  • poetry reading — a public recital or rendering of a poem
  • pointed domain — (theory)   In most formulations of domain theory, a domain is defined to have a bottom element and algebraic CPOs without bottoms are called "predomains". David Schmidt's domains do not have this requirement and he calls a domain with a bottom "pointed".
  • polar distance — codeclination.
  • pool attendant — a person who keeps watch at a swimming pool, and rescues anyone in danger of drowning
  • position audit — a systematic assessment of the current strengths and weaknesses of an organization as a prerequisite for future strategic planning
  • postadolescent — growing to manhood or womanhood; youthful.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • predesignation — to designate beforehand.
  • predesignatory — in the terminology of Sir William Hamilton, (of a sign) affixed to a proposition or term to indicate quantity
  • predestination — an act of predestinating or predestining.
  • predevaluation — of or pertaining to the period prior to devaluation of a given thing
  • predicate noun — a noun used in the predicate with a copulative verb or a factitive verb and having the same referent as the subject of the copulative verb or the direct object of the factitive verb, as in She is the mayor or They elected her mayor.
  • preponderantly — superior in weight, force, influence, numbers, etc.; prevailing: a preponderant misconception.
  • procrastinated — to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.
  • promenade tile — a machine-made, unglazed, ceramic floor tile.
  • propagandistic — a person involved in producing or spreading propaganda.
  • prostate gland — an organ that surrounds the urethra of males at the base of the bladder, comprising a muscular portion, which controls the release of urine, and a glandular portion, which secretes an alkaline fluid that makes up part of the semen and enhances the motility and fertility of sperm.
  • providentially — of, relating to, or resulting from divine providence: providential care.
  • pseudopregnant — relating to the state of pseudopregnancy
  • quadrantanopia — (medicine) The loss of vision in one or more quadrants of the field of view.
  • quoted company — a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange
  • radiotelephone — a telephone in which sound or speech is transmitted by means of radio waves instead of through wires or cables.
  • radiotelephony — the constructing or operating of radiotelephones.
  • recording tape — a ribbon of material, esp magnetic tape, used to record sound, images and data, used in a tape recorder
  • repudiationist — someone who believes that a given thing should be repudiated
  • road transport — transport by road
  • self-appointed — chosen by oneself to act in a certain capacity or to fulfill a certain function, especially pompously or self-righteously: a self-appointed guardian of the public's morals.
  • south pasadena — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
  • south portland — a city in SW Maine.
  • spider phaeton — (formerly) a light horse-drawn carriage with a high body and large slender wheels
  • stop-and-frisk — a policy that permits a police officer to momentarily detain and pat down or search a person suspected of criminal activity, especially when suspected of concealing a weapon.
  • streptodornase — a deoxyribonuclease, obtained from hemolytic streptococci, used in medicine for decomposing blood clots and fibrinous and purulent matter.
  • tape recording — sound reproduction on cassette
  • tip one's hand — the act of tipping.
  • topiary garden — a garden that features topiary work
  • toreador pants — women's close-fitting slacks that extend to or slightly above the calf, styled after the pants traditionally worn by Spanish bullfighters.
  • trading period — A trading period is a set length of time, usually a number of weeks, months, quarters, or years, in which sales are measured and compared to previous periods.
  • un-apportioned — to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution: to apportion expenses among the three men.
  • unappropriated — not set apart or voted for some purpose or use, as money, revenues, etc.
  • uncontemplated — to look at or view with continued attention; observe or study thoughtfully: to contemplate the stars.
  • underpopulated — having a population lower than is normal or desirable.
  • unincorporated — not chartered as a corporation; lacking the powers and immunities of a corporate enterprise: an unincorporated business.
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