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14-letter words containing e, g, o, i, t

  • outing flannel — a light cotton flannel with a short, dense nap.
  • outlet village — a collection of shops or outlets where manufacturers sell their own branded goods, often at discounted prices
  • outmaneuvering — Present participle of outmaneuver.
  • outmanoeuvring — Present participle of outmanoeuvre.
  • overcommitting — Present participle of overcommit.
  • overestimating — Present participle of overestimate.
  • overgenerosity — the quality of being too generous
  • overhead light — a light which throws light downwards by being situated on the ceiling or having a downward shade, etc
  • overnight stay — in hospital or hotel
  • overregulation — a law, rule, or other order prescribed by authority, especially to regulate conduct.
  • oversaturating — to cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance, through solution, chemical combination, or the like.
  • owlet nightjar — any of several birds of the family Aegothelidae, of Australia and Papua New Guinea, related to the nightjars but resembling small owls.
  • oyster farming — the activity of cultivating oysters for food or pearls
  • painted tongue — a Chilean plant, Salpiglossis sinuata, of the nightshade family, having large, funnel-shaped flowers in a variety of colors.
  • palaebiologist — a person who studies or is an expert in palaebiology
  • paleobiologist — the branch of paleontology dealing with fossil life forms, especially with reference to their origin, structure, evolution, etc.
  • paleoecologist — the branch of ecology dealing with the relations and interactions between ancient life forms and their environment.
  • paleomagnetism — Geology. magnetic polarization acquired by the minerals in a rock at the time the rock was deposited or solidified.
  • paleontologist — the science of the forms of life existing in former geologic periods, as represented by their fossils.
  • 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.
  • periodontology — periodontics.
  • photoengraving — a photographic process of preparing printing plates for letterpress printing.
  • photogeologist — a person who studies or has a profession in photogeology
  • photorecording — the act of making photographic records, especially of documents.
  • piece of eight — peso (def 4).
  • piece together — a separate or limited portion or quantity of something: a piece of land; a piece of chocolate.
  • pigeon-chested — having a narrow chest that sticks out at the front in an unusual way
  • pigeon-hearted — timid; meek.
  • pilgrim bottle — a flat-sided water bottle having two loops at the side of a short neck for a suspending cord or chain.
  • piston-engined — powered by a piston engine
  • planetological — involving or relating to planetology
  • plotting sheet — a blank chart having only a compass rose and latitude lines, longitude lines, or both, marked and annotated, as required, by a navigator.
  • pneumonologist — an expert or specialist in the respiratory system
  • poetry reading — a public recital or rendering of a poem
  • pontoon bridge — a bridge supported by pontoons.
  • porphyrogenite — a prince born after his father has succeeded to the throne
  • position angle — the direction in which one object lies relative to another on the celestial sphere, measured in degrees from north in an easterly direction
  • positive organ — a small pipe organ of the Middle Ages.
  • postcollegiate — denoting something that takes place after college or among those that are no longer at college
  • potbellied pig — a type of small, dark, domesticated pig with a lighter band running around its middle, native to Vietnam and sometimes kept as a pet.
  • pound sterling — pound2 (def 3).
  • power steering — an automotive steering system in which the engine's power is used to supplement the driver's effort in turning the steering wheel.
  • pre-accounting — an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip.
  • pre-collegiate — of or relating to a college: collegiate life.
  • pre-generation — the entire body of individuals born and living at about the same time: the postwar generation.
  • precipitinogen — Immunology. an antigen that stimulates precipitin production or that reacts with antibody in an immunoprecipitation reaction.
  • predesignation — to designate beforehand.
  • predesignatory — in the terminology of Sir William Hamilton, (of a sign) affixed to a proposition or term to indicate quantity
  • prenegotiation — taking place before a formal negotiation
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