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14-letter words containing e, p, i, g, r

  • creeping jesus — an obsequious or servile person
  • cruising speed — the speed at which a ship, car, or aircraft travels most efficiently
  • cryopreserving — Present participle of cryopreserve.
  • cuprotungstite — (mineral) A tetragonal mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and tungsten.
  • depreciatingly — So as to disparage or belittle.
  • depressurizing — Present participle of depressurize.
  • dermatoglyphic — relating to skin markings (such as fingerprints) or the study thereof
  • dermatographia — a common medical condition in which lightly rubbing the skin produces red, often raised, temporary marks
  • dermatographic — relating to dermatography
  • design pattern — (programming)   A description of an object-oriented design technique which names, abstracts and identifies aspects of a design structure that are useful for creating an object-oriented design. The design pattern identifies classes and instances, their roles, collaborations and responsibilities. Each design pattern focuses on a particular object-oriented design problem or issue. It describes when it applies, whether it can be applied in the presence of other design constraints, and the consequences and trade-offs of its use.
  • dihedral group — the group of reflections, rotations, and symmetries of a regular n -sided polygon.
  • directed graph — (digraph) A graph with one-way edges. See also directed acyclic graph.
  • discharge lamp — a lamp in which light is produced by an electric discharge in a gas-filled glass enclosure.
  • double parking — the activity or offence of parking a vehicle in a traffic lane
  • dragging piece — (in a hipped roof) a short beam holding the foot of a hip rafter to counteract its thrust.
  • dusting powder — a powder used on the skin, especially to relieve irritation or absorb moisture.
  • dusting-powder — a powder used on the skin, especially to relieve irritation or absorb moisture.
  • earsplittingly — In an earsplitting way; very loudly.
  • eaves-dropping — to listen secretly to a private conversation.
  • electroplating — Coat (a metal object) by electrolytic deposition with chromium, silver, or another metal.
  • enigmatography — the composing or collection of enigmas
  • enterprisingly — In an enterprising manner.
  • epigrammatical — Pertaining to, or in the form of, an epigram.
  • epigrammatized — Simple past tense and past participle of epigrammatize.
  • epigrammatizer — someone who epigrammatizes
  • epistolography — the art, or practice, of letter-writing
  • ergastoplasmic — relating to endoplasm that is associated with protein synthesis
  • ethnographical — Ethnographic.
  • evening prayer — the daily evening service of Bible readings and prayers prescribed in the Book of Common Prayer
  • exasperatingly — In an exasperating manner; frustratingly.
  • exempli gratia — for the sake of example
  • exploding star — an irregular variable star, such as a nova, supernova, or flare star, in which rapid increases in luminosity occur, caused by some form of explosion
  • fidget spinner — a small toy comprising two or three prongs arranged around a central bearing, designed to be spun by the fingers as means of improving concentration or relieving stress
  • fingerpointing — Alternative form of finger-pointing.
  • fingerprinting — Present participle of fingerprint.
  • fingerspelling — the communication in sign language of a word or other expression by rendering its written form letter by letter in a manual alphabet.
  • fishing permit — an official document which allows you to fish in a particular area of water
  • flagship store — A flagship store is the most important store in a chain, often with the largest volume of sales, or the most up-to-date formats or layouts
  • flying trapeze — a trapeze used in performing gymnastic displays high above the ground
  • foreign policy — a policy pursued by a nation in its dealings with other nations, designed to achieve national objectives.
  • freezing point — the temperature at which a liquid freezes: The freezing point of water is 32°F, 0°C.
  • frozen pudding — a frozen or chilled dessert mixture of rich custard, nuts or candied fruit, and sometimes liquor.
  • general public — people in general
  • generation gap — a lack of communication between one generation and another, especially between young people and their parents, brought about by differences of tastes, values, outlook, etc.
  • generic markup — (text)   In computerised document preparation, a method of adding information to the text indicating the logical components of a document, such as paragraphs, headers or footnotes. SGML is an example of such a system. Specific instructions for layout of the text on the page do not appear in the markup.
  • genital herpes — a sexually transmitted disease caused by herpes simplex virus type 2, characterized primarily by transient blisters on and around the genitals.
  • genre painting — a category of painting in which domestic scenes or incidents from everyday life are depicted
  • geodemographic — Of or pertaining to geography and demography.
  • geographically — of or relating to geography.
  • geometric pace — a modern form of a Roman pace, a measure of length taken as 5 feet
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