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14-letter words containing e, n, g, o, r, s

  • overgenerously — in an overgenerous manner
  • overland stage — a stagecoach used in the western U.S. during the middle of the 19th century.
  • overnight stay — in hospital or hotel
  • oversaturating — to cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance, through solution, chemical combination, or the like.
  • 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
  • oyster farming — the activity of cultivating oysters for food or pearls
  • parking sensor — A parking sensor is a device on a vehicle which detects obstacles and alerts the driver if the vehicle comes too close to them when being parked.
  • passenger door — a car door that is used by a passenger
  • pleasant grove — a town in central Utah.
  • polygon pusher — (Or "rectangle slinger"). A chip designer who spends most of his or her time at the physical layout level (which requires drawing *lots* of multi-coloured polygons).
  • popping crease — a line parallel to and in advance of a bowling crease, marking the limit of a batsman's approach in hitting the ball.
  • popular singer — a professional singer who specializes in popular songs.
  • porgy and bess — an opera (1935) with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin.
  • positive organ — a small pipe organ of the Middle Ages.
  • post-pregnancy — the state, condition, or quality of being pregnant.
  • pound sterling — pound2 (def 3).
  • power dressing — a style of dressing in severely tailored suits, adopted by some women executives to project an image of efficiency
  • 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.
  • predesignation — to designate beforehand.
  • predesignatory — in the terminology of Sir William Hamilton, (of a sign) affixed to a proposition or term to indicate quantity
  • prepositioning — to position in advance or beforehand: to preposition troops in anticipated trouble spots.
  • printing house — a company engaged in the business of producing printed matter
  • processing tax — a tax levied by the government at an intermediate stage in the production of goods.
  • profit-seeking — attempting to make a profit or financial gains
  • progenitorship — parenthood; the position of being a progenitor
  • progestational — prepared for pregnancy, as the lining of the uterus prior to menstruation or in the early stages of gestation itself; progravid.
  • progressionary — relating to progression
  • progressionism — a person who believes in progress, as of humankind or society.
  • progressionist — a person who believes in progress, as of humankind or society.
  • 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.
  • pseudo-generic — of, applicable to, or referring to all the members of a genus, class, group, or kind; general.
  • pseudopregnant — relating to the state of pseudopregnancy
  • pythagoreanism — the doctrines of Pythagoras and his followers, especially the belief that the universe is the manifestation of various combinations of mathematical ratios.
  • queer-sounding — that sounds odd or strange
  • rabble-rousing — of, relating to, or characteristic of a rabble-rouser.
  • random testing — (programming, testing)   A black-box testing approach in which software is tested by choosing an arbitrary subset of all possible input values. Random testing helps to avoid the problem of only testing what you know will work.
  • regasification — Regasification is the process of returning LNG to its gaseous state.
  • remote sensing — the science of gathering data on an object or area from a considerable distance, as with radar or infrared photography, to observe the earth or a heavenly body.
  • reprovisioning — a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
  • requisitioning — the act of requiring or demanding.
  • reregistration — the act of registering.
  • resojet engine — a type of pulsejet engine that burns a continuous flow of fuel but delivers a pulsating thrust due to the resonance of shock waves traveling through it.
  • rite of spring — French Le Sacre du Printemps. a ballet suite (1913) for orchestra by Igor Stravinsky.
  • roentgenoscope — a fluoroscope.
  • roller-skating — the act of moving on roller skates
  • rolling stones — the. British rock group (formed 1962): comprising Mick Jagger, Keith Richards (born 1943; guitar, vocals), Brian Jones (1942–69; guitar), Charlie Watts (born 1941; drums), Bill Wyman (born 1936; bass guitar; now retired), and subsequently Mick Taylor (born 1948; guitar; with the group 1969–74) and Ron Wood (born 1947; guitar; with the group from 1975)
  • royal highness — a title used prior to 1917 and designating a brother, sister, child, grandchild, aunt, or uncle belonging to the male line of the royal family. a title used since 1917 and designating a child or grandchild of the sovereign. any person given this title by the Crown.
  • rutting season — a recurrent period of sexual excitement and reproductive activity in certain male ruminants, such as the deer, that corresponds to the period of oestrus in females
  • sailing orders — the final orders given to a ship's commander before sailing, concerning matters such as time of departure, destination, etc
  • saint george's — one of the Windward Islands, in the E West Indies.
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