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14-letter words containing d, r, o, p, s, n

  • precision-made — made to precise specifications
  • predesignation — to designate beforehand.
  • predesignatory — in the terminology of Sir William Hamilton, (of a sign) affixed to a proposition or term to indicate quantity
  • predestination — an act of predestinating or predestining.
  • predisposition — the fact or condition of being predisposed: a predisposition to think optimistically.
  • procrastinated — to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.
  • productiveness — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
  • 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.
  • prosthodontics — the branch of dentistry that deals with the restoration and maintenance of oral function by the replacement of missing teeth and other oral structures by artificial devices.
  • prosthodontist — a specialist in prosthodontics.
  • provincialised — to make provincial in character.
  • pseudo-generic — of, applicable to, or referring to all the members of a genus, class, group, or kind; general.
  • pseudomembrane — a tough outer layer found on the surface of the mucous membrane or skin
  • pseudopregnant — relating to the state of pseudopregnancy
  • pseudoscorpion — any of several small arachnids of the order Chelonethida that resemble a tailless scorpion and that feed chiefly on small insects.
  • put down roots — settle: in a place
  • put into words — express in language
  • reception desk — the front desk in a hotel where guests can books rooms or ask questions
  • repudiationist — someone who believes that a given thing should be repudiated
  • rhinosporidium — any fungus of the genus Rhinosporidium, members of which produce vascular polyps in the nasal passages.
  • road transport — transport by road
  • roanoke rapids — a city in NE North Carolina.
  • saffron powder — the dried stigmas of the saffron crushed into powder, used to flavour or colour food
  • san pedro sula — a city in NW Honduras.
  • self-parodying — given to or involving self-parody
  • semipolar bond — type of chemical bond
  • silver-spooned — born into, of, or relating to a wealthy upper-class family
  • simpson desert — an uninhabited arid region in central Australia, mainly in the Northern Territory. Area: about 145 000 sq km (56 000 sq miles)
  • slip your mind — If something slips your mind, you forget about it.
  • sock suspender — garter (def 1).
  • sound pressure — Also called excess sound pressure, instantaneous sound pressure. the difference between the pressure at a point in a medium through which a sound wave is passing and the static pressure of the medium at that point.
  • south portland — a city in SW Maine.
  • spending power — income available for spending
  • spider phaeton — (formerly) a light horse-drawn carriage with a high body and large slender wheels
  • spring molding — a molded board, as one forming part of a cornice, placed diagonally and secured at the ends to two surfaces intersecting at a right angle.
  • springboarding — a flexible board, projecting over water, from which divers leap or spring.
  • 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.
  • streptodornase — a deoxyribonuclease, obtained from hemolytic streptococci, used in medicine for decomposing blood clots and fibrinous and purulent matter.
  • superconductor — the phenomenon of almost perfect conductivity shown by certain substances at temperatures approaching absolute zero. The recent discovery of materials that are superconductive at temperatures hundreds of degrees above absolute zero raises the possibility of revolutionary developments in the production and transmission of electrical energy.
  • superconfident — very or extremely confident, overly confident
  • the depression — the worldwide economic depression of the early 1930s, when there was mass unemployment
  • third position — a position in which the feet overlap at the heels with the toes pointing out in opposite directions to the left and right.
  • toreador pants — women's close-fitting slacks that extend to or slightly above the calf, styled after the pants traditionally worn by Spanish bullfighters.
  • unpersonalized — to have marked with one's initials, name, or monogram: to personalize stationery.
  • unprepossessed — not prepossessed, not prejudiced; unbiased
  • vapour density — the ratio of the density of a gas or vapour to that of hydrogen at the same temperature and pressure
  • vespertilionid — any of a large family (Vespertilionidae) of long-tailed bats that are widely distributed, esp. in temperate regions, including most of the small, insect-eating species
  • washing powder — Washing powder is a powder that you use with water to wash clothes.
  • window-shopper — to look at articles in the windows of stores without making any purchases.
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