13-letter words containing g, n, e, i, s
- packing house — A packing house is a company that processes and packs food, especially meat, to be sold.
- palingenesist — a person who believes in a doctrine of rebirth or transmigration of souls.
- pan-germanism — the idea or advocacy of a union of all the German peoples in a single political organization or state.
- panic selling — widespread selling of a security or investment, causing sharp price declines. Usually caused by an unexpected event seen to devalue the security.
- pantagruelism — (in Rabelais' Pantagruel) the huge son of Gargantua, represented as dealing with serious matters in a spirit of broad and somewhat cynical good humor.
- pantheologist — a student of, or expert in, pantheology
- paper-pushing — a person who has a routine desk job.
- paramagnetism — a body or substance that, placed in a magnetic field, possesses magnetization in direct proportion to the field strength; a substance in which the magnetic moments of the atoms are not aligned.
- paring chisel — a woodworking chisel moved by steady hand pressure to make long, light cuts.
- passing place — a wider place on a narrow road where vehicles can pass
- pease pudding — a pudding of strained split peas mixed with egg.
- perseveringly — displaying perseverance; resolutely persistent; steadfast: a persevering student.
- physiognomies — the face or countenance, especially when considered as an index to the character: a fierce physiognomy.
- physostigmine — an alkaloid, C 1 5 H 2 1 N 3 O 2 , used in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease to raise the level of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine and also as a miotic in glaucoma.
- pigeon breast — chicken breast.
- pigheadedness — stupidly obstinate; stubborn: pigheaded resistance.
- pilsner-glass — a pale, light lager beer.
- pine grosbeak — a large grosbeak, Pinicola enucleator, of coniferous forests of northern North America and Eurasia, the male of which has rose and gray plumage.
- piston engine — reciprocating engine.
- 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.
- plane sailing — sailing on a course plotted without reference to the curvature of the earth.
- planetologist — the branch of astronomy that deals with the physical features of the planets.
- plasma engine — an engine that generates thrust by reaction to the emission of a jet of plasma
- playing games — If you say that someone is playing games or playing silly games, you mean that they are not treating a situation seriously and you are annoyed with them.
- pneumogastric — of or relating to the lungs and stomach.
- positive sign — the sign (+) used to indicate a positive quantity
- posting error — an error made while carrying over an entry from a journal to a ledger
- power-sharing — Power-sharing is a political arrangement in which different or opposing groups all take part in government together.
- prague spring — a brief period of democratization in Czechoslovakia in 1968, under Alexander Dubček.
- pre-sintering — (in powder metallurgy) to heat (a compact) in preparation for sintering.
- predesignated — to designate beforehand.
- prediagnostic — of, relating to, or used in diagnosis.
- prepossessing — that impresses favorably; engaging or attractive: a confident and prepossessing young man.
- prescreenings — the act or work of a person who screens, as in ascertaining the character and competence of applicants, employees, etc.
- press cutting — an article or picture from a newspaper about someone or something
- prick-teasing — the behaviour of a prick-tease
- progestogenic — relating to progestogen
- prognosticate — to forecast or predict (something future) from present indications or signs; prophesy.
- progressional — the act of progressing; forward or onward movement.
- psychogenesis — genesis of the psyche.
- psychogenetic — genesis of the psyche.
- psychotogenic — a substance that causes a psychotic reaction.
- pudding stone — conglomerate (def 3).
- pulse dialing — a system of calling telephone numbers wherein electrical pulses corresponding to the digits in the number called are generated by manipulating a rotary dial or push buttons (contrasted with tone dialing).
- purse strings — hold the purse strings, to have the power to determine how money shall be spent.
- 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 )
- quaking aspen — any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- queen's guide — (in Britain and the Commonwealth when the sovereign is female) a Guide who has passed the highest tests of proficiency
- queer-bashing — the activity of making vicious and unprovoked verbal or physical assaults upon homosexuals or supposed homosexuals