14-letter words containing g, r, e, n, s, p
- preserving pan — a pan specially designed for preserving fruit
- press briefing — a meeting called by an organization, government, etc, to inform the press of something
- press clipping — clipping (def 2).
- pressing plant — a manufacturing plant where phonograph records are produced by pressing in a mold or by stamping.
- printing house — a company engaged in the business of producing printed matter
- printing press — a machine, as a cylinder press or rotary press, for printing on paper or the like from type, plates, etc.
- 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.
- pruning shears — small, sturdy shears used for pruning shrubbery.
- 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
- psychic energy — according to Freud, the force that lies behind all mental processes, having its basic source as the id.
- pythagoreanism — the doctrines of Pythagoras and his followers, especially the belief that the universe is the manifestation of various combinations of mathematical ratios.
- reprovisioning — a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
- rite of spring — French Le Sacre du Printemps. a ballet suite (1913) for orchestra by Igor Stravinsky.
- roentgenoscope — a fluoroscope.
- sauropterygian — any of various Mesozoic marine reptiles of the superorder Sauropterygia, including the suborder Plesiosauria.
- screen popping — (communications) The use of CTI to make customer data appear on a call centre terminal at the same time as the customer call is transferred.
- self-operating — automatic.
- self-parodying — given to or involving self-parody
- selling plater — a horse that competes in a selling race; an inferior horse.
- selling-plater — a horse that competes in a selling race; an inferior horse.
- septuagenarian — of the age of 70 years or between 70 and 80 years old.
- serpentiningly — in a winding or sinuous manner
- sewing pattern — a guide or diagram that you follow to make clothes or other things using a needle and thread
- sheep-worrying — the act (of a dog, sheepdog, wolf, etc) of chasing a flock of sheep and biting or injuring the sheep
- shipping clerk — a clerk who attends to the packing, unpacking, receiving, sending out, and recording of shipments.
- shipping fever — a respiratory disease of cattle, caused by Pasteurella haemolytica, often spread during the shipment of livestock.
- shoe repairing — the trade of mending shoes
- shooting spree — a series of shootings by a mad person
- shopping spree — frenzied, indulgent buying
- single premium — a single payment that covers the entire cost of an insurance policy.
- sitting pretty — (of a bird) occupying a nest of eggs for hatching.
- sleep learning — the act or process of learning during sleep by listening to recordings repeatedly.
- sleep-learning — the idea that people can learn things while they are asleep
- sleeping berth — a bunk for sleeping on on a train or boat
- sleeping chair — a chair of the 17th century, having a high back, usually adjustable, with deep wings of the same height.
- sleeping porch — a porch enclosed with glass or screening or a room with open sides or a row of windows used for sleeping in the open air.
- smear campaign — a campaign to tarnish the reputation of a public figure, especially by vilification or innuendo.
- spanish dagger — a stemless or short-trunked plant, Yucca gloriosa, of the agave family, native to the southeastern U.S., having leaves nearly 2½ feet (75 cm) long, with a stiff, sharp point, and greenish-white or reddish flowers nearly 4 inches (10 cm) wide.
- sparkling wine — a wine that is naturally carbonated by a second fermentation.
- speaking terms — if you are on speaking terms with someone, you are quite friendly with them and often talk to them
- spear-phishing — the practice of sending fraudulent e-mails to extract financial data from computer users for purposes of identity theft, by mimicking a sender that the recipient knows
- speech-reading — the act or process of determining the intended meaning of a speaker by utilizing all visual clues accompanying speech attempts, as lip movements, facial expressions, and bodily gestures, used especially by people with impaired hearing.