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14-letter words containing d, r, e, g

  • non-integrated — combining or coordinating separate elements so as to provide a harmonious, interrelated whole: an integrated plot; an integrated course of study.
  • noncardiogenic — Not cardiogenic.
  • off the ground — the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land: to fall to the ground.
  • old low german — the language of the German lowlands before c1100. Abbreviation: OLG.
  • old portuguese — the language of Portugal as spoken and written from the 14th to the middle of the 16th centuries.
  • on home ground — If you say that someone is on their home ground, you mean that they are in or near where they work or live, and feel confident and secure because of this.
  • on one's guard — to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.
  • on the upgrade — improving or progressing, as in importance, status, health, etc
  • over-demanding — to ask for with proper authority; claim as a right: He demanded payment of the debt.
  • over-dignified — to confer honor or dignity upon; honor; ennoble.
  • over-organized — to stress formal structure, status, rules, and details excessively.
  • overdeveloping — Present participle of overdevelop.
  • overhead light — a light which throws light downwards by being situated on the ceiling or having a downward shade, etc
  • overindulgence — excessive indulgence
  • overland stage — a stagecoach used in the western U.S. during the middle of the 19th century.
  • overprivileged — having too many advantages or opportunities compared to others.
  • overprogrammed — characterized by overprogramming
  • oxford english — that form of the received pronunciation of English supposed to be typical of Oxford University and regarded by many as affected or pretentious
  • page mode dram — Page Mode Dynamic Random Access Memory
  • parcel gilding — the gilding of only some areas or ornaments of a piece of furniture.
  • partridge wood — the rotted condition of the wood of certain trees, especially oaks, caused by a parasitic fungus, Xylobolus frustulatus.
  • partridge-wood — the rotted condition of the wood of certain trees, especially oaks, caused by a parasitic fungus, Xylobolus frustulatus.
  • partridgeberry — a North American trailing plant, Mitchella repens, of the madder family, having roundish evergreen leaves, fragrant white flowers, and scarlet berries.
  • passenger door — a car door that is used by a passenger
  • passenger side — the side of a car which is not the driver's side
  • perhydrogenate — to hydrogenate as completely as possible.
  • perhydrogenize — perhydrogenate.
  • perineal gland — one of a pair of glands that are situated near the anus in some mammals and secrete an odorous substance
  • periodic group — (database)   (PE) Groups of logically related fields which occur multiple times within a group. Periodic groups are a non-relational technique. An example of a PE would be for storing the history of a person's name changes, where name was kept in logically related fields such as surname, first name and middle name - with the person having changed their name more than once.
  • periodontology — periodontics.
  • photorecording — the act of making photographic records, especially of documents.
  • piedras negras — a city in N Mexico, on the Rio Grande.
  • pigeon-hearted — timid; meek.
  • pigeon-livered — meek-tempered; spiritless; mild.
  • poetry reading — a public recital or rendering of a poem
  • pontoon bridge — a bridge supported by pontoons.
  • porgy and bess — an opera (1935) with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin.
  • porter's lodge — a room near the entrance of a public building such as a college, which is occupied by the porter
  • pound sterling — pound2 (def 3).
  • powdered sugar — a sugar produced by pulverizing granulated sugar, especially a coarser variety used for fruits or cold beverages. Symbol: XX.
  • power dressing — a style of dressing in severely tailored suits, adopted by some women executives to project an image of efficiency
  • pre-galvanized — to stimulate by or as if by a galvanic current.
  • predesignation — to designate beforehand.
  • predesignatory — in the terminology of Sir William Hamilton, (of a sign) affixed to a proposition or term to indicate quantity
  • pressure ridge — a ridge produced on floating ice by buckling or crushing under lateral pressure of wind or ice.
  • producer goods — goods, such as raw materials and machines, that are used in producing other goods
  • progress board — a department of an organization, company, etc, that oversees and ensures progress, advance or development
  • 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.
  • pseudepigrapha — certain writings (other than the canonical books and the Apocrypha) professing to be Biblical in character.
  • pseudepigraphy — the false ascription of a piece of writing to an author.
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