15-letter words containing d, i, p, n, e, l
- pyramid selling — Pyramid selling is a method of selling in which one person buys a supply of a particular product direct from the manufacturer and then sells it to a number of other people at an increased price. These people sell it on to others in a similar way, but eventually the final buyers are only able to sell the product for less than they paid for it.
- radio telephone — A radio telephone is a telephone which carries sound by sending radio signals rather than by using wires. Radio telephones are often used in cars.
- radio-telephone — a telephone in which sound or speech is transmitted by means of radio waves instead of through wires or cables.
- redfin pickerel — See under pickerel (def 1).
- rendering plant — a factory where waste products and livestock carcasses are converted into industrial fats and oils (such as tallow, used to make soap) and other products (such as fertilizer)
- rheinland-pfalz — German name of Rhineland-Palatinate.
- scolopendriform — resembling scolopendra
- second republic — the republic established in France in 1848 and replaced by the Second Empire in 1852.
- self-discipline — discipline and training of oneself, usually for improvement: Acquiring the habit of promptness requires self-discipline.
- self-hypnotized — hypnotized by oneself.
- self-production — produced by oneself or itself.
- septendecillion — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 54 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 102 zeros.
- serendipitously — come upon or found by accident; fortuitous: serendipitous scientific discoveries.
- sidesplittingly — in a side-splitting manner
- sign the pledge — to make a vow to abstain from alcoholic drink
- simple division — a type of division to find out how many times the smaller number is contained in the larger one
- simple pendulum — a hypothetical apparatus consisting of a point mass suspended from a weightless, frictionless thread whose length is constant, the motion of the body about the string being periodic and, if the angle of deviation from the original equilibrium position is small, representing simple harmonic motion (distinguished from physical pendulum).
- simplicidentate — belonging or pertaining to the Simplicidentata, formerly regarded as a suborder or division of rodents having only one pair of upper incisor teeth.
- slap and tickle — sexual play
- social spending — the money that is spent on welfare payments
- spanish needles — (used with a singular or plural verb) a composite plant, Bidens bipinnata, having achenes with downwardly barbed awns.
- special edition — newspaper, magazine: extra issue
- special student — a student who is not seeking a degree but enrols in a course, esp to gain academic credits
- spread sampling — the selection of a corpus for statistical analysis by selecting a number of short passages at random throughout the work and considering their aggregation
- sprinkler dance — a celebratory dance in which participants extend one arm and shake it to imitate the action of a rotating water sprinkler
- stilpnosiderite — a resinous variety of limonite with a black-brown colour
- superindividual — greater than the individual
- treacle pudding — a sponge cake with syrup on top
- unanticipatedly — in an unanticipated or unexpected manner
- undercapitalize — to provide an insufficient amount of capital for (a business enterprise).
- underpopulation — having a population lower than is normal or desirable.
- underprivileged — denied the enjoyment of the normal privileges or rights of a society because of low economic and social status.
- underpublicized — lacking publicity
- undisciplinable — unable to be disciplined or controlled
- uninterruptedly — in a manner that is not broken, discontinued, or hindered
- unpolished rice — a partly refined rice, hulled and deprived of its germ but retaining some bran.
- vincent de paul — Saint, 1576–1660, French Roman Catholic priest noted for his work to aid the poor.
- wedding planner — sb hired to organize a marriage day
- well-positioned — condition with reference to place; location; situation.
- wind-pollinated — being pollinated by airborne pollen.
- window envelope — an envelope with a transparent opening through which the address on the enclosure may be read.