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14-letter words containing n, e, i, g

  • outmaneuvering — Present participle of outmaneuver.
  • outmanoeuvring — Present participle of outmanoeuvre.
  • over-consuming — to destroy or expend by use; use up.
  • over-demanding — to ask for with proper authority; claim as a right: He demanded payment of the debt.
  • over-dignified — to confer honor or dignity upon; honor; ennoble.
  • over-organized — to stress formal structure, status, rules, and details excessively.
  • overcommitting — Present participle of overcommit.
  • overdeveloping — Present participle of overdevelop.
  • overestimating — Present participle of overestimate.
  • overgeneralize — to draw an overly general conclusion from (something)
  • overgenerosity — the quality of being too generous
  • overhomogenize — to homogenize excessively
  • overindulgence — excessive indulgence
  • overnight stay — in hospital or hotel
  • overregulation — a law, rule, or other order prescribed by authority, especially to regulate conduct.
  • oversaturating — to cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance, through solution, chemical combination, or the like.
  • overwhelmingly — that overwhelms; overpowering: The temptation to despair may become overwhelming.
  • owlet nightjar — any of several birds of the family Aegothelidae, of Australia and Papua New Guinea, related to the nightjars but resembling small owls.
  • ox-eye herring — a herring-like sea fish, Megalops cyprinoides, of northern Australian waters, related to the tarpon
  • oxford english — that form of the received pronunciation of English supposed to be typical of Oxford University and regarded by many as affected or pretentious
  • oxyhaemoglobin — the bright red product formed when oxygen from the lungs combines with haemoglobin in the blood
  • oyster farming — the activity of cultivating oysters for food or pearls
  • packet writing — (storage)   A technique for writing CD-Rs and CD-RWs that is more efficient in both disk space used and the time it takes to write the CD.
  • painted tongue — a Chilean plant, Salpiglossis sinuata, of the nightshade family, having large, funnel-shaped flowers in a variety of colors.
  • paleolimnology — the study of ancient lakes from their sediments and fossils.
  • paleomagnetism — Geology. magnetic polarization acquired by the minerals in a rock at the time the rock was deposited or solidified.
  • paleontologist — the science of the forms of life existing in former geologic periods, as represented by their fossils.
  • pamphleteering — the occupation of a pamphleteer
  • panamint range — mountain range in SE Calif., forming the W rim of Death Valley: highest peak, 11,045 ft (3,367 m)
  • panel lighting — lighting of a room or building by means of flat sheets of material that glow brightly when a coating of a phosphor is excited by an electrical charge.
  • parcel gilding — the gilding of only some areas or ornaments of a piece of furniture.
  • parking garage — A parking garage is a building where people can leave their cars.
  • parking sensor — A parking sensor is a device on a vehicle which detects obstacles and alerts the driver if the vehicle comes too close to them when being parked.
  • parking ticket — written notice of a parking violation
  • parole hearing — a panel of people who decide whether to free a prisoner before his or her sentence has expired, on the condition that he or she is of good behaviour
  • passenger list — register of all travellers on board
  • passenger mile — a unit of measurement, consisting of one mile traveled by a passenger, that airlines, railroads, and other public transportation facilities use in recording volume of traffic.
  • passenger ship — a ship carrying passengers
  • passenger side — the side of a car which is not the driver's side
  • pavement light — a windowlike structure set in a pavement or the like to illuminate areas beneath, consisting of thick glass blocks set in a metal frame.
  • payday lending — the practice of offering short-term loans at high rates of interest, on the agreement that the borrower will pay back the loan when he or she next receives a wage or salary
  • peace campaign — a campaign for peace or an end to conflict
  • peace offering — any offering made to procure peace.
  • penny-farthing — a high bicycle of an early type, with one large wheel in front and one small wheel behind.
  • penny-pinching — a miserly, niggardly, or stingy person.
  • perhydrogenize — perhydrogenate.
  • perineal gland — one of a pair of glands that are situated near the anus in some mammals and secrete an odorous substance
  • periodontology — periodontics.
  • phase-wrapping — (MIT) wrap around.
  • phenologically — in a phenological manner
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