14-letter words containing g, o, r, i
- overaggressive — characterized by or tending toward unprovoked offensives, attacks, invasions, or the like; militantly forward or menacing: aggressive acts against a neighboring country.
- overcommitting — Present participle of overcommit.
- overdeveloping — Present participle of overdevelop.
- overestimating — Present participle of overestimate.
- overgeneralize — to draw an overly general conclusion from (something)
- overgenerosity — the quality of being too generous
- overhead light — a light which throws light downwards by being situated on the ceiling or having a downward shade, etc
- overhomogenize — to homogenize excessively
- overindulgence — excessive indulgence
- overnight stay — in hospital or hotel
- overprivileged — having too many advantages or opportunities compared to others.
- overregulation — a law, rule, or other order prescribed by authority, especially to regulate conduct.
- oversaturating — to cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance, through solution, chemical combination, or the like.
- overwhelmingly — that overwhelms; overpowering: The temptation to despair may become overwhelming.
- owlet nightjar — any of several birds of the family Aegothelidae, of Australia and Papua New Guinea, related to the nightjars but resembling small owls.
- ox-eye herring — a herring-like sea fish, Megalops cyprinoides, of northern Australian waters, related to the tarpon
- 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
- pantopragmatic — a busybody; someone who interferes with everything
- 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.
- paroemiography — the writing or collecting of proverbs
- parole hearing — a panel of people who decide whether to free a prisoner before his or her sentence has expired, on the condition that he or she is of good behaviour
- partridge wood — the rotted condition of the wood of certain trees, especially oaks, caused by a parasitic fungus, Xylobolus frustulatus.
- partridge-wood — the rotted condition of the wood of certain trees, especially oaks, caused by a parasitic fungus, Xylobolus frustulatus.
- peace offering — any offering made to procure peace.
- perhydrogenize — perhydrogenate.
- periodic group — (database) (PE) Groups of logically related fields which occur multiple times within a group. Periodic groups are a non-relational technique. An example of a PE would be for storing the history of a person's name changes, where name was kept in logically related fields such as surname, first name and middle name - with the person having changed their name more than once.
- periodontology — periodontics.
- phantasmagoria — a shifting series of phantasms, illusions, or deceptive appearances, as in a dream or as created by the imagination.
- phantasmagoric — having a fantastic or deceptive appearance, as something in a dream or created by the imagination.
- pharmacologist — the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs.
- phloroglucinol — a white to yellow, crystalline, slightly water-soluble powder, C 6 H 3 (OH) 3 ⋅2H 2 O, used chiefly in analytical chemistry and in the preparation of pharmaceuticals.
- photoengraving — a photographic process of preparing printing plates for letterpress printing.
- photographical — of or relating to photography.
- photorecording — the act of making photographic records, especially of documents.
- phraseological — manner or style of verbal expression; characteristic language: legal phraseology.
- piece together — a separate or limited portion or quantity of something: a piece of land; a piece of chocolate.
- pigeon fancier — sb who breeds pigeons
- pigeon-hearted — timid; meek.
- pigeon-livered — meek-tempered; spiritless; mild.
- pilgrim bottle — a flat-sided water bottle having two loops at the side of a short neck for a suspending cord or chain.
- planning board — development group
- plotting board — Navigation. a transparent table on a ship, used as a plotting sheet.
- poetry reading — a public recital or rendering of a poem
- policy wording — Policy wording is the terms and conditions and definitions of insurance coverage as they are written down in the insurance policy.
- pontoon bridge — a bridge supported by pontoons.
- 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.
- porphyrogenite — a prince born after his father has succeeded to the throne
- positive organ — a small pipe organ of the Middle Ages.