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20-letter words containing d, i, n, g, p

  • production agreement — a contract concerning the production or manufacture of something
  • proof of the pudding — the true value or quality of something, as seen when it is experienced, tried, or put to use: The proof of the pudding for a business is what customers say about it.
  • public lending right — (in Britain) an act of Parliament that directs compensation to an author for the library loan of his or her book.
  • regional development — aid-giving to poorer areas or countries
  • revolving presidency — a form of presidency in which the president and vice-president, or countries or bodies acting as such, switch roles after a set period and then back again and so on
  • ring-necked parakeet — a small brightly coloured long-tailed tropical parrot, Psittacula krameri, often kept as a pet
  • ring-necked pheasant — a gallinaceous Asian bird, Phasianus colchicus, having a white band around its neck, introduced into Great Britain, North America, and the Hawaiian Islands.
  • send someone packing — to dismiss or get rid of (someone) peremptorily
  • st.-germain-des-pres — an area in Paris, on the Left Bank.
  • string correspondent — stringer (def 6).
  • temperature gradient — rate of change of temperature with distance.
  • the hearing impaired — people whose hearing is partially defective
  • to spread your wings — If you spread your wings, you do something new and rather difficult or move to a new place, because you feel more confident in your abilities than you used to and you want to gain wider experience.
  • tubing head pressure — The tubing head pressure is the pressure on the tubing, which is measured at the wellhead.
  • working-capital fund — a fund established to finance operating activities in an industrial enterprise.
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