16-letter words containing e, a, s, t, r
- prespecification — the act of specifying.
- pressure-treated — (of wood) treated with a chemical or chemicals applied under pressure to reduce such problems as insect infestation, decay, and rotting.
- prestidigitation — sleight of hand; legerdemain.
- preunderstanding — to perceive the meaning of; grasp the idea of; comprehend: to understand Spanish; I didn't understand your question.
- primary meristem — primary tissue derived from an apical meristem.
- prince's feather — a tall, showy plant, Amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys, of the amaranth family, having reddish foliage and thick spikes of small, red flowers.
- prince's-feather — a tall, showy plant, Amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys, of the amaranth family, having reddish foliage and thick spikes of small, red flowers.
- printer's reader — a person employed to read proofs and indicate errors
- processing plant — a factory where raw materials are treated or prepared by a special method, esp one where food is treated in order to preserve it
- progress payment — an instalment of a larger payment made to a contractor for work carried out up to a specified stage of the job
- proof of postage — a document, such as a receipt, etc, that proves that you have posted or mailed something
- prosecution case — the case brought against someone by a legal authority
- protestant ethic — work ethic.
- provost sergeant — the senior noncommissioned officer of a prison or other confinement facility whose chief duty is the supervision of prisoners and of the military police unit.
- proxime accessit — the person coming next after the winner in a competitive examination or an academic prize giving; runner-up
- pseudo-patriotic — of, like, suitable for, or characteristic of a patriot.
- pseudo-realistic — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
- pseudo-spiritual — of, relating to, or consisting of spirit; incorporeal.
- pseudohistorical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
- pseudoperipteral — having a freestanding colonnade at each end, with engaged columns at the sides.
- psychogeriatrics — the psychology of old age.
- public relations — (used with a plural verb) the actions of a corporation, store, government, individual, etc., in promoting goodwill between itself and the public, the community, employees, customers, etc.
- purchase request — A purchase request is a document detailing required items, the number required and when they will be required. Once approved it becomes a purchase order.
- purchasing agent — a person who buys materials, supplies, equipment, etc., for a company.
- put one's oar in — to interfere or interrupt
- quarter sessions — an English court of general criminal jurisdiction for crimes less than homicide, held quarterly.
- quarter-finalist — A quarter-finalist is a person or team that is competing in a quarter-final.
- quasi-democratic — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
- radiation levels — the levels of the emission or transfer of radiant energy or the levels of the particles emitted in the transfer of radiant energy, esp the particles and gamma rays emitted in nuclear decay
- radio evangelist — a Christian minister who devotes time to preaching on the radio
- radiosymmetrical — radially symmetrical.
- radiotransparent — transparent to radiation; invisible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy (opposed to radiopaque).
- raise the stakes — to increase the amount of money or valuables hazarded in a gambling game
- rambunctiousness — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
- ranikhet disease — Newcastle disease.
- raster subsystem — (graphics) The part of a graphics system concerned with an image after it has been transformed and scaled to screen coordinates. It includes scan conversion and display.
- rattle so's cage — If someone rattles your cage, they do something which is intended to make you feel nervous.
- rattlesnake fern — any of several American grape ferns, especially Botrychium virginianium, having clusters of sporangia resembling the rattles of a rattlesnake.
- rattlesnake flag — any of a number of U.S. flags that bear a picture of a rattlesnake and the motto “Don't Tread on Me,” especially those used during the French and Indian War and the American Revolution.
- rattlesnake root — any of certain composite plants of the genus Prenanthes, whose roots or tubers have been regarded as a remedy for snake bites, as P. serpentaria or P. alba.
- rattlesnake weed — a hawkweed, Hieracium venosum, of eastern North America, whose leaves and root are thought to possess medicinal properties.
- re-establishment — the act or an instance of establishing.
- real-time pascal — (language) A later name for Pascal-80 by RC International, Denmark.
- real-time system — a data-processing system in which a computer receives constantly changing data, such as information relating to air-traffic control, travel booking systems, etc, and processes it sufficiently rapidly to be able to control the source of the data
- reap the harvest — If you reap the harvest, you benefit or suffer from the results of your past actions or of someone else's past actions.
- reasonable doubt — law: grounds for believing sb is innocent
- reasons of state — political justifications for an immoral act
- reclassification — categorization in a different way
- record separator — (character) (RS) ASCII character 30.
- recreational sex — sex for the purpose of pleasure rather than reproduction, without the commitment of a relationship