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14-letter words containing l, g, e

  • plagal cadence — a cadence in which the chord of the tonic is preceded by that of the subdominant.
  • plagiocephalic — a deformity of the skull in which one side is more developed in the front, and the other side is more developed in the rear.
  • plain language — language that is clear and easy to understand, with no ambiguity or unnecessarily difficult words
  • plain speaking — expressing oneself directly
  • plane geometry — the geometry of figures whose parts all lie in one plane.
  • planetological — involving or relating to planetology
  • planning stage — the stage of a project when it is still being planned
  • planta genista — a representation of a sprig of broom: used as a badge of the Plantagenets.
  • player-manager — In football and some other sports, a player-manager is a person who plays for a team and also manages the team.
  • plea agreement — an agreement between the prosecution and defence, sometimes including the judge, in which the accused agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge in return for more serious charges being dropped
  • pleasant grove — a town in central Utah.
  • plethysmograph — a device for measuring and recording changes in the volume of the body or of a body part or organ.
  • plotting sheet — a blank chart having only a compass rose and latitude lines, longitude lines, or both, marked and annotated, as required, by a navigator.
  • pneumonologist — an expert or specialist in the respiratory system
  • police village — a village lacking corporate status as a municipality, its affairs being administered by an elected board of trustees.
  • polygon pusher — (Or "rectangle slinger"). A chip designer who spends most of his or her time at the physical layout level (which requires drawing *lots* of multi-coloured polygons).
  • 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
  • popular singer — a professional singer who specializes in popular songs.
  • porter's lodge — a room near the entrance of a public building such as a college, which is occupied by the porter
  • position angle — the direction in which one object lies relative to another on the celestial sphere, measured in degrees from north in an easterly direction
  • postcollegiate — denoting something that takes place after college or among those that are no longer at college
  • potbellied pig — a type of small, dark, domesticated pig with a lighter band running around its middle, native to Vietnam and sometimes kept as a pet.
  • pound sterling — pound2 (def 3).
  • power struggle — fight to take control
  • pre-collegiate — of or relating to a college: collegiate life.
  • pre-galvanized — to stimulate by or as if by a galvanic current.
  • pre-psychology — the science of the mind or of mental states and processes.
  • premier league — a professional football or soccer league consisting of the top teams in England and Wales
  • press clipping — clipping (def 2).
  • pressing plant — a manufacturing plant where phonograph records are produced by pressing in a mold or by stamping.
  • progestational — prepared for pregnancy, as the lining of the uterus prior to menstruation or in the early stages of gestation itself; progravid.
  • propenyl group — a univalent group derived from propylene, CH 3 CH=CH−.
  • 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.
  • pseudo-english — of, relating to, or characteristic of England or its inhabitants, institutions, etc.
  • pterylographic — relating to pterylography
  • public gallery — the gallery in a chamber of Parliament reserved for members of the public who wish to listen to the proceedings
  • purple grackle — the eastern subspecies of the common grackle, Quiscalus quiscula, of North America, having an iridescent purple back.
  • pyriphlegethon — Phlegethon (def 1).
  • pyrometallurgy — the process or technique of refining ores with heat so as to accelerate chemical reactions or to melt the metallic or nonmetallic content.
  • query language — the instructions and procedures used to retrieve information from a database
  • quetzaltenango — a city in SW Guatemala: earthquake 1902.
  • quicksilvering — the mercury on the back of a mirror
  • quinquagesimal — of, relating to, or consisting of a set of 50
  • quinquelingual — Written in five languages.
  • rabble-rousing — of, relating to, or characteristic of a rabble-rouser.
  • racing bicycle — a bicycle designed for cycling on roads or taking part in road cycling races
  • radiotelegraph — a telegraph in which messages or signals are sent by means of radio waves rather than through wires or cables.
  • railway bridge — a bridge built to carry a railway over a road, river, etc
  • railway engine — a self-propelled engine used for drawing or pushing trains along railway tracks; locomotive
  • rammelsbergite — a mineral, essentially nickel diarsenide, NiAs 2 .
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