14-letter words containing i, n, s, p, r, a
- petrol station — A petrol station is a garage by the side of the road where petrol is sold and put into vehicles.
- phallocentrism — a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.
- 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.
- phase-wrapping — (MIT) wrap around.
- phenosafranine — safranine (def 2).
- philanthropist — a person who practices philanthropy.
- piedras negras — a city in N Mexico, on the Rio Grande.
- pierian spring — a fountain in Pieria, sacred to the Muses and supposedly conferring inspiration or learning on anyone who drank from it.
- pinafore dress — a sleeveless dress worn over a blouse or sweater
- pinking shears — shears that have notched blades, for cutting and simultaneously pinking fabric or for finishing garments with a notched, nonfraying edge.
- polar distance — codeclination.
- ponderosa pine — Also called western yellow pine. a large pine, Pinus ponderosa, of western North America, having yellowish-brown bark: the state tree of Montana.
- 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.
- position paper — a formal, usually detailed written statement, especially regarding a single issue, that articulates a position, viewpoint, or policy, as of a government, organization, or political candidate.
- positive organ — a small pipe organ of the Middle Ages.
- post-cartesian — of or relating to Descartes, his mathematical methods, or his philosophy, especially with regard to its emphasis on logical analysis and its mechanistic interpretation of physical nature.
- post-conciliar — occurring or continuing after the Vatican ecumenical council of 1962–65.
- post-victorian — of or relating to Queen Victoria or the period of her reign: Victorian poets.
- postgraduation — designating or occurring in the period after graduation
- postindustrial — of, relating to, or characteristic of an era following industrialization: The economy of the postindustrial society is based on the provision of services rather than on the manufacture of goods.
- postliberation — of, relating to, or occurring in the period after the liberation of a city, state, nation, etc
- postnasal drip — a trickling of mucus onto the pharyngeal surface from the posterior portion of the nasal cavity, usually caused by a cold or allergy.
- practice nurse — a nurse who works in a medical practice or surgery
- prawn-sandwich — characterizing or belonging to the type of spectator at a football match who is motivated to attend more by the corporate hospitality available than a true devotion to a particular club
- praying mantis — mantis.
- pre-assumption — something taken for granted; a supposition: a correct assumption. Synonyms: presupposition; hypothesis, conjecture, guess, postulate, theory.
- pre-industrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- pre-persuasion — the act of persuading or seeking to persuade.
- preacquisition — the act of acquiring or gaining possession: the acquisition of real estate.
- preanaesthetic — a drug administered prior to an anaesthetic
- precariousness — dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood.
- precision-made — made to precise specifications
- predesignation — to designate beforehand.
- predesignatory — in the terminology of Sir William Hamilton, (of a sign) affixed to a proposition or term to indicate quantity
- predestinarian — of or relating to predestination.
- predestination — an act of predestinating or predestining.
- predestinative — predestinating; of the nature of or concerned with predestination
- preliminaries' — preceding and leading up to the main part, matter, or business; introductory; preparatory: preliminary examinations.
- presentability — that may be presented.
- presentational — of or relating to presentation.
- presentimental — expressing a presentiment
- preserving pan — a pan specially designed for preserving fruit
- pressing plant — a manufacturing plant where phonograph records are produced by pressing in a mold or by stamping.
- pressure cabin — a pressurized cabin.
- pressurization — the process or act of pressurizing.
- pretransaction — the act of transacting or the fact of being transacted.
- princess royal — the eldest daughter of a king or queen.
- principal axis — Optics. a line passing through the center of the surface of a lens or spherical mirror and through the centers of curvature of all segments of the lens or mirror.