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

  • photoengraving — a photographic process of preparing printing plates for letterpress printing.
  • photorecording — the act of making photographic records, especially of documents.
  • picking ticket — A picking ticket is a list used for gathering items to be shipped from a store or warehouse.
  • pidgin english — a pidgin language based on English formerly used in commerce in Chinese ports.
  • 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.
  • pigeon fancier — sb who breeds pigeons
  • pigeon-chested — having a narrow chest that sticks out at the front in an unusual way
  • pigeon-hearted — timid; meek.
  • pigeon-livered — meek-tempered; spiritless; mild.
  • pink champagne — a sparkling white wine, especially of the Champagne district of France, colored slightly by the grape skins during fermentation or the addition of a small amount of red wine just before the second fermentation.
  • pinking shears — shears that have notched blades, for cutting and simultaneously pinking fabric or for finishing garments with a notched, nonfraying edge.
  • piston-engined — powered by a piston engine
  • pitching piece — apron piece.
  • pitching wedge — a club with a face angle of more than 50°, used for short, lofted pitch shots
  • plain language — language that is clear and easy to understand, with no ambiguity or unnecessarily difficult words
  • plain speaking — expressing oneself directly
  • 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.
  • 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
  • poetry reading — a public recital or rendering of a poem
  • pontoon bridge — a bridge supported by pontoons.
  • 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.
  • porphyrogenite — a prince born after his father has succeeded to the throne
  • 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
  • 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.
  • prayer meeting — a meeting chiefly for prayer.
  • pre-accounting — an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip.
  • pre-galvanized — to stimulate by or as if by a galvanic current.
  • pre-generation — the entire body of individuals born and living at about the same time: the postwar generation.
  • precipitinogen — Immunology. an antigen that stimulates precipitin production or that reacts with antibody in an immunoprecipitation reaction.
  • predesignation — to designate beforehand.
  • predesignatory — in the terminology of Sir William Hamilton, (of a sign) affixed to a proposition or term to indicate quantity
  • prenegotiation — taking place before a formal negotiation
  • prepositioning — to position in advance or beforehand: to preposition troops in anticipated trouble spots.
  • preprogramming — the action of programming a computer in advance
  • preserving pan — a pan specially designed for preserving fruit
  • press briefing — a meeting called by an organization, government, etc, to inform the press of something
  • press clipping — clipping (def 2).
  • pressing plant — a manufacturing plant where phonograph records are produced by pressing in a mold or by stamping.
  • printing error — a misprint or misspelling in a text
  • printing frame — a shallow, boxlike device with a glass plate on one side and an opaque, removable back, for holding a negative firmly against printing paper in contact printing.
  • printing house — a company engaged in the business of producing printed matter
  • printing paper — sensitized paper for printing positives.
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