14-letter words containing e, n, d, o, p, t
- predevaluation — of or pertaining to the period prior to devaluation of a given thing
- predevelopment — advance development; the action of developing in advance
- predicate noun — a noun used in the predicate with a copulative verb or a factitive verb and having the same referent as the subject of the copulative verb or the direct object of the factitive verb, as in She is the mayor or They elected her mayor.
- predisposition — the fact or condition of being predisposed: a predisposition to think optimistically.
- preponderantly — superior in weight, force, influence, numbers, etc.; prevailing: a preponderant misconception.
- procrastinated — to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.
- productiveness — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
- promenade tile — a machine-made, unglazed, ceramic floor tile.
- 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.
- provident club — a hire-purchase system offered by some large retail organizations
- providentially — of, relating to, or resulting from divine providence: providential care.
- pseudopregnant — relating to the state of pseudopregnancy
- pseudosentence — a sentence rejected as meaningless because it does not express anything verifiable in experience.
- pseudosolution — a colloidal suspension in which the finely divided particles appear to be dissolved because they are so widely dispersed in the surrounding medium.
- puncture wound — injury: perforation
- put on the dog — a domesticated canid, Canis familiaris, bred in many varieties.
- put the lid on — to be the final blow to
- quoted company — a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange
- 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.
- reception desk — the front desk in a hotel where guests can books rooms or ask questions
- recording tape — a ribbon of material, esp magnetic tape, used to record sound, images and data, used in a tape recorder
- repudiationist — someone who believes that a given thing should be repudiated
- self-appointed — chosen by oneself to act in a certain capacity or to fulfill a certain function, especially pompously or self-righteously: a self-appointed guardian of the public's morals.
- self-deception — the act or fact of deceiving oneself.
- simpson desert — an uninhabited arid region in central Australia, mainly in the Northern Territory. Area: about 145 000 sq km (56 000 sq miles)
- south pasadena — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- spider phaeton — (formerly) a light horse-drawn carriage with a high body and large slender wheels
- split decision — a decision of a bout on whose outcome the referee and judges did not unanimously agree.
- streptodornase — a deoxyribonuclease, obtained from hemolytic streptococci, used in medicine for decomposing blood clots and fibrinous and purulent matter.
- subdevelopment — a development within a larger or more important development
- 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
- tape recording — sound reproduction on cassette
- the depression — the worldwide economic depression of the early 1930s, when there was mass unemployment
- the unemployed — people who are out of work
- tip one's hand — the act of tipping.
- tontine period — the stipulated period during which a tontine life assurance system is in operation
- top-down model — (programming) A method for estimating the overall cost and effort of the proposed software project from global properties of the project. The total cost and schedule is partitioned into components for planning purposes.
- topiary garden — a garden that features topiary work
- toreador pants — women's close-fitting slacks that extend to or slightly above the calf, styled after the pants traditionally worn by Spanish bullfighters.
- trading period — A trading period is a set length of time, usually a number of weeks, months, quarters, or years, in which sales are measured and compared to previous periods.
- un-apportioned — to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution: to apportion expenses among the three men.
- unappropriated — not set apart or voted for some purpose or use, as money, revenues, etc.
- uncomputerized — not computerized; not equipped with, involving, or making use of computers
- uncontemplated — to look at or view with continued attention; observe or study thoughtfully: to contemplate the stars.
- underpopulated — having a population lower than is normal or desirable.
- unincorporated — not chartered as a corporation; lacking the powers and immunities of a corporate enterprise: an unincorporated business.
- unproportioned — adjusted to proper proportion or relation.
- unreciprocated — to give, feel, etc., in return.