14-letter words containing d, p, a, r, t
- preponderantly — superior in weight, force, influence, numbers, etc.; prevailing: a preponderant misconception.
- printed matter — any of various kinds of printed material that qualifies for a special postal rate.
- procrastinated — to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.
- project leader — leader of a task or programme
- promenade tile — a machine-made, unglazed, ceramic floor tile.
- propaedeutical — relating to preliminary instruction; introductory
- 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.
- pseudodipteral — having an arrangement of columns suggesting a dipteral structure but without the inner colonnade.
- pseudopregnant — relating to the state of pseudopregnancy
- 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.
- pyramid letter — chain letter.
- pyramidologist — a person who believes in pyramidology
- quadrantanopia — (medicine) The loss of vision in one or more quadrants of the field of view.
- quadruple time — a measure consisting of four beats or pulses with accent on the first and third.
- quadruplicated — Simple past tense and past participle of quadruplicate.
- quadruplicates — Plural form of quadruplicate.
- radar operator — someone who operates the equipment used in radar, a method for detecting the position and velocity of a distant object
- radio operator — a person who operates or controls a radio transmitter
- radio spectrum — the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that includes radio waves.
- radioautograph — autoradiograph.
- radiotelegraph — a telegraph in which messages or signals are sent by means of radio waves rather than through wires or cables.
- 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.
- radiotherapist — radiologist
- radium therapy — treatment of disease by means of radium.
- recording tape — a ribbon of material, esp magnetic tape, used to record sound, images and data, used in a tape recorder
- red-lead putty — a compound for caulking pipe joints, made of red lead, white lead, and boiled linseed oil.
- reflected plan — a plan, as of a room, taken as seen from above but having the outlines of some upper surface, as a vault or compartmented ceiling, projected downward upon it so that a part that would appear at the right when seen from below appears on the plan at the left.
- repudiationist — someone who believes that a given thing should be repudiated
- road transport — transport by road
- rock partridge — the Greek partridge; Alectoris graeca
- salt dome trap — A salt dome trap is an area where oil has been trapped underground by salt pushing upward.
- scalar product — inner product (def 1).
- 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
- 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.
- simple-hearted — free of deceit; artless; sincere.
- south portland — a city in SW Maine.
- speed merchant — a person who habitually drives too fast in a motor vehicle
- spermatic cord — the cord by which a testis is suspended in the scrotum, containing the vas deferens and the blood vessels and nerves of the testis.
- spider phaeton — (formerly) a light horse-drawn carriage with a high body and large slender wheels
- sports stadium — an arena where sports are played
- spotted laurel — an evergreen cornaceous shrub, Aucuba japonica, of S and SE Asia, the female of which has yellow-spotted leaves
- spread betting — Spread betting is a form of gambling that involves predicting a range of possible scores or results rather than one particular score or result.
- standard pitch — concert pitch
- 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.