13-letter words containing g, e, t, a
- phototelegram — a telegram that is sent by means of phototelegraphy
- phraseologist — a person who treats of or is concerned with phraseology.
- phytopathogen — an organism that causes disease in plants
- piezomagnetic — involving or relating to the production of a magnetic field by applying a mechanical stress to certain crystals
- pigeon breast — chicken breast.
- place setting — the group of dishes, silverware, glasses, etc., set at the place of each person at a meal.
- place-setting — the group of dishes, silverware, glasses, etc., set at the place of each person at a meal.
- planetologist — the branch of astronomy that deals with the physical features of the planets.
- platform game — a type of computer game that is played by moving a figure on the screen through a series of obstacles and problems
- play the game — an amusement or pastime: children's games.
- plethysmogram — the recording of a plethysmograph.
- pneumatograph — pneumograph.
- pneumogastric — of or relating to the lungs and stomach.
- point de gaze — a needlepoint lace in which delicate floral designs are sewn onto a net ground.
- pole-vaulting — a field sport in which competitors attempt to clear a high bar with the aid of an extremely flexible long pole
- polythene bag — a bag made of polythene, esp one used to store or protect food or household articles
- ponta delgada — a seaport on SW São Miguel island, in the E Azores.
- port language — ["Communicating Parallel Processes", J. Kerridge et al, Soft Prac & Exp 16(1):63-86 (Jan 1986)].
- post exchange — a retail store on an army installation that sells goods and services to military personnel and their dependents and to certain authorized civilian personnel. Abbreviation: PX.
- post-graduate — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or consisting of post-graduates: a postgraduate seminar.
- post-marriage — (broadly) any of the diverse forms of interpersonal union established in various parts of the world to form a familial bond that is recognized legally, religiously, or socially, granting the participating partners mutual conjugal rights and responsibilities and including, for example, opposite-sex marriage, same-sex marriage, plural marriage, and arranged marriage: Anthropologists say that some type of marriage has been found in every known human society since ancient times. See Word Story at the current entry.
- postage costs — the cost of having mail delivered
- postage meter — an office machine used in bulk mailing that imprints prepaid postage and a dated postmark.
- postage rates — the rates charged for the delivery of mail, depending on type, weight etc
- postage stamp — small adhesive label for mail
- postage-stamp — of very small area or size: a postage-stamp bikini.
- practice game — any informal game (of sports, chess, etc) played as preparation for a real game
- pre-agreement — the act of agreeing or of coming to a mutual arrangement.
- pre-cognizant — having cognizance; aware (usually followed by of): He was cognizant of the difficulty.
- pre-migration — the process or act of migrating.
- precipitating — to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly: to precipitate an international crisis.
- predesignated — to designate beforehand.
- prediagnostic — of, relating to, or used in diagnosis.
- predominating — to be the stronger or leading element or force.
- prefiguration — the act of prefiguring.
- prelitigation — the act or process of litigating: a matter that is still in litigation.
- prerogatively — by way of privilege or prerogative
- press-agentry — the vocation or responsibilities of a press agent.
- presto chango — change at once (usually used imperatively, as in a magician's command).
- prick-teasing — the behaviour of a prick-tease
- product range — variety of merchandise within a brand
- progametangia — Mycology. the hyphal tip of certain fungi that produces the gametangium and subsequent gamete.
- progenitorial — characteristic of a progenitor
- prognosticate — to forecast or predict (something future) from present indications or signs; prophesy.
- protolanguage — the reconstructed or postulated parent form of a language or a group of related languages.
- proxy gateway — proxy server
- pterylography — the description of the feather arrangement on birds
- pythian games — (in ancient Greece) the second most important Panhellenic festival, celebrated in the third year of each Olympiad near Delphi. The four-year period between celebrations was known as a Pythiad (ˈpɪθɪˌæd )
- quarter eagle — a gold coin of the U.S. (issued 1796–1929), one fourth of an eagle.
- quarter grain — the grain appearing in quartersawed wood.