14-letter words containing d, e, r, p, s
- pseudosymmetry — an apparent symmetry different from that appropriate to a crystal of a given mineral.
- pteridophilist — a person who shows an excessive enthusiam for ferns
- pumped storage — a system for generating hydroelectric power for peak periods by pumping water from a lower to a higher reservoir during low-demand periods and then releasing it during peak periods.
- purchase order — document requesting to buy sth
- pyramid scheme — pyramid (def 8).
- quadrupedalism — The condition of being a quadruped.
- quadruplicates — Plural form of quadruplicate.
- quasi-periodic — almost periodic
- radio spectrum — the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that includes radio waves.
- radiotherapist — radiologist
- reception desk — the front desk in a hotel where guests can books rooms or ask questions
- repudiationist — someone who believes that a given thing should be repudiated
- reserved power — a political power that a constitution reserves exclusively to the jurisdiction of a particular political authority.
- residual power — power retained by a governmental authority after certain powers have been delegated to other authorities.
- restricted epl — (language) (REPL) The efficient subset of EPL used to write the core of Multics.
- roanoke rapids — a city in NE North Carolina.
- rumbledethumps — a Scottish dish of butter and mashed potatoes, sometimes mixed with cabbage or turnips
- saffron powder — the dried stigmas of the saffron crushed into powder, used to flavour or colour food
- salt dome trap — A salt dome trap is an area where oil has been trapped underground by salt pushing upward.
- san pedro sula — a city in NW Honduras.
- scapular medal — a medal that has been blessed and may be substituted for a scapular (sense 3)
- screen-printed — printed by screen process
- scrip dividend — a dividend issued in the form of a note entitling the holder to a cash payment at a specified later date.
- self professed — avowed; acknowledged.
- self-parodying — given to or involving self-parody
- self-performed — to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
- self-professed — avowed; acknowledged.
- self-propelled — propelled by itself.
- semi-paralyzed — to affect with paralysis.
- semipolar bond — type of chemical bond
- semper fidelis — always faithful
- sergiyev posad — a city in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, NE of Moscow.
- sharp-featured — having very clearly defined facial features
- sharp-tempered — with a tendency to become suddenly angry
- sheepdog trial — a competition in which sheepdogs are tested in their tasks
- shepherd's pie — a baked dish of ground or diced meat with a crust of mashed potatoes.
- short-tempered — having a quick, hasty temper; irascible.
- shoulder patch — a cloth emblem worn on the upper part of a sleeve of a uniform typically as identification of the organization to which the wearer is assigned.
- shoulder strap — a strap worn over the shoulder, as to support a garment.
- shrink-wrapped — A shrink-wrapped product is sold in a tight covering of thin plastic.
- shropshire lad — a volume of poetry (1896) by A. E. Housman.
- silver-spooned — born into, of, or relating to a wealthy upper-class family
- simple-hearted — free of deceit; artless; sincere.
- simpson desert — an uninhabited arid region in central Australia, mainly in the Northern Territory. Area: about 145 000 sq km (56 000 sq miles)
- sock suspender — garter (def 1).
- sound pressure — Also called excess sound pressure, instantaneous sound pressure. the difference between the pressure at a point in a medium through which a sound wave is passing and the static pressure of the medium at that point.
- space invaders — a video or computer game, the object of which is to destroy attacking alien spacecraft
- spanish dagger — a stemless or short-trunked plant, Yucca gloriosa, of the agave family, native to the southeastern U.S., having leaves nearly 2½ feet (75 cm) long, with a stiff, sharp point, and greenish-white or reddish flowers nearly 4 inches (10 cm) wide.
- speckled trout — brook trout (def 1).
- speech-reading — the act or process of determining the intended meaning of a speaker by utilizing all visual clues accompanying speech attempts, as lip movements, facial expressions, and bodily gestures, used especially by people with impaired hearing.