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14-letter words containing l, o, n, g, r, e

  • plane geometry — the geometry of figures whose parts all lie in one plane.
  • pleasant grove — a town in central Utah.
  • 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).
  • popular singer — a professional singer who specializes in popular songs.
  • pound sterling — pound2 (def 3).
  • 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.
  • pyriphlegethon — Phlegethon (def 1).
  • rabble-rousing — of, relating to, or characteristic of a rabble-rouser.
  • reamalgamation — the act or process of amalgamating.
  • regulator gene — any gene that exercises control over the expression of another gene or genes.
  • repromulgation — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
  • revolving door — an entrance door for excluding drafts from the interior of a building, usually consisting of four rigid leaves set in the form of a cross and rotating about a central, vertical pivot in the doorway.
  • revolving fund — any loan fund intended to be maintained by the repayment of past loans.
  • revolving-door — an entrance door for excluding drafts from the interior of a building, usually consisting of four rigid leaves set in the form of a cross and rotating about a central, vertical pivot in the doorway.
  • rogue elephant — a vicious elephant that has been exiled from the herd.
  • roller bandage — a long bandage rolled into a cylinder
  • roller bearing — a bearing consisting of cylindrical or tapered rollers running between races in two concentric rings, one of which is mounted on a rotating or oscillating part, as a shaft.
  • roller-skating — the act of moving on roller skates
  • rolling cutter — A rolling cutter is a drill bit which is often used for drilling hard rock.
  • 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)
  • rooting reflex — a reflex in infants in which the head is turned towards any stimulus; used to find the nipple
  • route flapping — flapping router
  • 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.
  • rummelgumption — commonsense
  • rummlegumption — common sense
  • sailing orders — the final orders given to a ship's commander before sailing, concerning matters such as time of departure, destination, etc
  • sand lovegrass — any grass of the genus Eragrostis, as E. curvula (weeping lovegrass) and E. trichodes (sand lovegrass) cultivated as forage and ground cover.
  • self-enforcing — of or having the capability of enforcement within oneself or itself; self-regulating.
  • self-engrossed — to occupy completely, as the mind or attention; absorb: Their discussion engrossed his attention. She is engrossed in her work.
  • self-governing — governed by itself or having self-government, as a state or community; independent.
  • self-operating — automatic.
  • self-parodying — given to or involving self-parody
  • self-reckoning — count; computation; calculation.
  • self-recording — recording automatically, as an instrument.
  • self-restoring — to bring back into existence, use, or the like; reestablish: to restore order.
  • serum globulin — the blood serum component consisting of proteins with a larger molecular weight than serum albumin
  • seville orange — a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
  • signature loan — a loan requiring no collateral.
  • silver-tongued — persuasive; eloquent: a silver-tongued orator.
  • single bedroom — a bedroom that is intended to accommodate a single bed and occupancy of one person
  • single honours — a British university degree course that involves study in a single area
  • 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.
  • sliding vector — a vector having specified magnitude and lying on a given line.
  • soldering iron — an instrument for melting and applying solder.
  • soul-searching — the act or process of close and penetrating analysis of oneself, to determine one's true motives and sentiments.
  • spelling error — an error in the conventionally accepted form of spelling a word
  • splinter group — a small organization that becomes separated from or acts apart from an original larger group or a number of other small groups, with which it would normally be united, as because of disagreement.
  • stalking horse — If you describe a person or thing as a stalking horse, you mean that it is being used to obtain a temporary advantage so that someone can get what they really want.
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