14-letter words containing g, r, o, t, e, s
- polygraph test — a test carried out using a polygraph, esp used by the police to try to find out whether somebody is telling the truth
- porter's lodge — a room near the entrance of a public building such as a college, which is occupied by the porter
- positive organ — a small pipe organ of the Middle Ages.
- post-pregnancy — the state, condition, or quality of being pregnant.
- pound sterling — pound2 (def 3).
- power steering — an automotive steering system in which the engine's power is used to supplement the driver's effort in turning the steering wheel.
- power struggle — fight to take control
- predesignation — to designate beforehand.
- predesignatory — in the terminology of Sir William Hamilton, (of a sign) affixed to a proposition or term to indicate quantity
- prepositioning — to position in advance or beforehand: to preposition troops in anticipated trouble spots.
- printing house — a company engaged in the business of producing printed matter
- priority guest — A priority guest at a hotel is a regular guest who has special rights, such as early check-in and discounts on food.
- 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.
- progressionist — a person who believes in progress, as of humankind or society.
- progressivists — the principles and practices of progressives.
- 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.
- pseudopregnant — relating to the state of pseudopregnancy
- pumped storage — a system for generating hydroelectric power for peak periods by pumping water from a lower to a higher reservoir during low-demand periods and then releasing it during peak periods.
- pygmy marmoset — a related form, Cebuella pygmaea: the smallest monkey, inhabiting tropical forests of the Amazon
- pythagoreanism — the doctrines of Pythagoras and his followers, especially the belief that the universe is the manifestation of various combinations of mathematical ratios.
- rags to riches — You use rags to riches to describe the way in which someone quickly becomes very rich after they have been quite poor.
- random testing — (programming, testing) A black-box testing approach in which software is tested by choosing an arbitrary subset of all possible input values. Random testing helps to avoid the problem of only testing what you know will work.
- regasification — Regasification is the process of returning LNG to its gaseous state.
- remote sensing — the science of gathering data on an object or area from a considerable distance, as with radar or infrared photography, to observe the earth or a heavenly body.
- requisitioning — the act of requiring or demanding.
- reregistration — the act of registering.
- resojet engine — a type of pulsejet engine that burns a continuous flow of fuel but delivers a pulsating thrust due to the resonance of shock waves traveling through it.
- rheumatologist — a specialist in rheumatology, especially a physician who specializes in the treatment of rheumatic diseases, as arthritis, lupus erythematosus, and scleroderma.
- rite of spring — French Le Sacre du Printemps. a ballet suite (1913) for orchestra by Igor Stravinsky.
- roentgenoscope — a fluoroscope.
- roller-skating — the act of moving on roller skates
- rolling stones — the. British rock group (formed 1962): comprising Mick Jagger, Keith Richards (born 1943; guitar, vocals), Brian Jones (1942–69; guitar), Charlie Watts (born 1941; drums), Bill Wyman (born 1936; bass guitar; now retired), and subsequently Mick Taylor (born 1948; guitar; with the group 1969–74) and Ron Wood (born 1947; guitar; with the group from 1975)
- rutting season — a recurrent period of sexual excitement and reproductive activity in certain male ruminants, such as the deer, that corresponds to the period of oestrus in females
- saint george's — one of the Windward Islands, in the E West Indies.
- sauropterygian — any of various Mesozoic marine reptiles of the superorder Sauropterygia, including the suborder Plesiosauria.
- scrape through — only just succeed
- segregationist — one who favors, encourages, or practices segregation, especially racial segregation.
- self-forgetful — forgetful or not thinking of one's own advantage, interest, etc.
- self-operating — automatic.
- self-restoring — to bring back into existence, use, or the like; reestablish: to restore order.
- self-righteous — confident of one's own righteousness, especially when smugly moralistic and intolerant of the opinions and behavior of others.
- sergeant major — U.S. Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps. a noncommissioned officer serving as chief administrative assistant in a unit headquarters.
- seronegativity — the quality or state of being seronegative
- sheepdog trial — a competition in which sheepdogs are tested in their tasks
- shooting brake — station wagon.
- shooting range — place for practising with guns
- shooting spree — a series of shootings by a mad person