14-letter words containing i, s, o, g, e, n
- positive organ — a small pipe organ of the Middle Ages.
- pound sterling — pound2 (def 3).
- power dressing — a style of dressing in severely tailored suits, adopted by some women executives to project an image of efficiency
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- pseudo-english — of, relating to, or characteristic of England or its inhabitants, institutions, etc.
- pseudo-generic — of, applicable to, or referring to all the members of a genus, class, group, or kind; general.
- psychogenetics — the study of internal or mental states
- pugnaciousness — inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.
- pythagoreanism — the doctrines of Pythagoras and his followers, especially the belief that the universe is the manifestation of various combinations of mathematical ratios.
- queer-sounding — that sounds odd or strange
- rabble-rousing — of, relating to, or characteristic of a rabble-rouser.
- 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.
- reprovisioning — a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
- 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.
- rite of spring — French Le Sacre du Printemps. a ballet suite (1913) for orchestra by Igor Stravinsky.
- 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)
- royal highness — a title used prior to 1917 and designating a brother, sister, child, grandchild, aunt, or uncle belonging to the male line of the royal family. a title used since 1917 and designating a child or grandchild of the sovereign. any person given this title by the Crown.
- 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
- sagging moment — a bending moment that produces concave bending at the middle of a simple supported beam
- sailing orders — the final orders given to a ship's commander before sailing, concerning matters such as time of departure, destination, etc
- 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.
- scaremongering — a person who creates or spreads alarming news.
- schoolteaching — the profession of a schoolteacher.
- 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.
- screening room — a room where films are screened for a private audience
- second reading — the stage in the consideration of a legislative bill that provides an opportunity for debate and amendment.
- second sitting — A second sitting is the second period when a meal is served if there is not enough space for everyone to eat at the same time.
- secondary gain — any advantage, as increased attention, disability benefits, or release from unpleasant responsibilities, obtained as a result of having an illness (distinguished from primary gain).
- sedimentologic — of or relating to sedimentology
- seeing eye dog — a dog that has been specially trained to lead or guide a blind person in walking about.
- seeing-eye dog — blind person's guide dog
- segregationist — one who favors, encourages, or practices segregation, especially racial segregation.
- self-confining — to enclose within bounds; limit or restrict: She confined her remarks to errors in the report. Confine your efforts to finishing the book.