18-letter words containing d, i, s, p, e, n

presidential suite — a suite of rooms, as in a hotel, suitable for a president or other head of state.
prestidigitization — /pres`t*-di"j*-ti:-zay"sh*n/ 1. A term coined by Daniel Klein <[email protected]> for the act of putting something into digital notation via sleight of hand. 2. Data entry through legerdemain.
price on sb's head — If there is a price on someone 's head, an amount of money has been offered for the capture or killing of that person.
prince of darkness — Satan.
prisoner's dilemma — (in game theory) a scenario in which the outcome of one person's decision is determined by the simultaneous decisions of the other participants, resulting in a bad outcome for all of them if all act in their own self-interest.
process identifier — (operating system) (PID) An integer used by the Unix kernel to uniquely identify a process. PIDs are returned by the fork system call and can be passed to wait() or kill() to perform actions on the given process.
process scheduling — multitasking
progressive coding — (graphics, file format, algorithm) (Or "interlacing") An aspect of a graphics storage format or transmission algorithm that treats bitmap image data non-sequentially in such a way that later data adds progressively greater resolution to an already full-size image. This contrasts with sequential coding. Progressive coding is useful when an image is being sent across a slow communications channel, such as the Internet, as the low-resolution image may be sufficient to allow the user to decide not to wait for the rest of the file to be received. In an interlaced GIF89 image, the pixels in a row are stored sequentially but the rows are stored in interlaced order, e.g. 0, 8, 4, 12, 2, 6, 8, 10, 14, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15. Each vertical scan adds rows in the middle of the gaps left by the previous one. Interlacing is also supported by other formats. JPEG supports a functionally similar concept known as Progressive JPEG. [How does the algorithm differ?] See also progressive/sequential coding.
progressive dinner — a dinner party in which each successive course is prepared and eaten at the residence of a different participant.
pseudo-anarchistic — a person who advocates or believes in anarchy or anarchism.
pseudoappendicitis — inflammation of the vermiform appendix.
pseudointellectual — a person exhibiting intellectual pretensions that have no basis in sound scholarship.
pull one's head in — the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
puvis de chavannes — Puvis de [py-vee duh] /püˈvi də/ (Show IPA), Puvis de Chavannes, Pierre.
pyramus and thisbe — (in Greek legend) two lovers of Babylon: Pyramus, wrongly supposing Thisbe to be dead, killed himself and she, encountering him in his death throes, did the same
qattara depression — a desert basin in the Libyan Desert, in NW Egypt: lowest point is 435 feet (133 meters) below sea level. 6950 sq. mi. (18,000 sq. km).
radiation exposure — exposure to radiant energy or to the particles emitted in the transfer of radiant energy, esp the particles and gamma rays emitted in nuclear decay; exposure to radioactive substances
radiation pressure — the pressure exerted on a surface by electromagnetic radiation or by sound waves.
radical expression — an expression in which radical signs appear.
registered company — a company which has officially registered its business
reinforced plastic — plastic with fibrous matter, such as carbon fibre, embedded in it to confer additional strength
repossession order — If a bank or building society issues a repossession order, they officially tell someone that they are going to repossess their home.
resistance plasmid — any of a group of bacterial plasmids carrying genetic information that provide resistance to antibiotic drugs: some resistance plasmids are able to transfer themselves, and hence resistance, during conjugation
saint bernard pass — either of two passes over the Alps: the Great St Bernard Pass 2472 m (8110 ft) high, east of Mont Blanc between Italy and Switzerland, or the Little St Bernard Pass 2157 m (7077 ft) high, south of Mont Blanc between Italy and France
scissors-and-paste — designating or of a piece of writing that has been assembled from a variety of sources rather than by original research, often in a hasty or uninspired way
seafloor spreading — a process in which new ocean floor is created as molten material from the earth's mantle rises in margins between plates or ridges and spreads out.
secondary syphilis — the second stage of syphilis, characterized by eruptions of the skin and mucous membrane.
self-comprehending — to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive: He did not comprehend the significance of the ambassador's remark.
self-deprecatingly — in a self-deprecating manner
self-disparagement — the act of disparaging.
service department — a repair shop
sharp-shinned hawk — a North American hawk, Accipiter striatus, having extremely slender legs, a bluish-gray back, and a white, rusty-barred breast.
shipping documents — documents relating to the sending of a shipment of goods, for example containing details of contents, weight, value etc.
solitary sandpiper — a North American sandpiper, Tringa solitaria, of inland wetlands, having a brownish-gray, white-spotted back and whitish underparts.
sonic depth finder — a sonar instrument that uses echolocation to measure depths under water.
spread one's wings — to make full use of one's abilities
summary proceeding — a mode of trial authorized by statute to be held before a judge without the usual full hearing.
the encyclopedists — the writers of the French Encyclopedia (1751-72) edited by Diderot and d'Alembert, which contained the advanced ideas of the period
threatened species — a species likely, in the near future, to become an endangered species within all or much of its range.
to pick and choose — If you pick and choose, you carefully choose only things that you really want and reject the others.
to speak your mind — If you speak your mind, you say firmly and honestly what you think about a situation, even if this may offend or upset people.
transporter bridge — a bridge for carrying passengers and vehicles by means of a platform suspended from a trolley.
under-compensation — to compensate or pay less than is fair, customary, or expected.
welland ship canal — a ship canal in S Canada, in Ontario, connecting Lakes Erie and Ontario: 8 locks. 25 miles (40 km) long.
wild passionflower — the maypop, Passiflora incarnata.

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