15-letter words containing n, e, p, t
- roentgenography — roentgenogram.
- roentgenoparent — visible by means of x-rays.
- round-trip time — (RTT) A measure of the current delay on a network, found by timing a packet bounced off some remote host. This can be done with ping -s.
- roving reporter — a reporter who travels around, rather than staying in a fixed place
- rump parliament — the remnant of the Long Parliament established by the expulsion of the Presbyterian members in 1648, dismissed by force in 1653, and restored briefly in 1659–60.
- rumpelstiltskin — a dwarf in a German folktale who spins flax into gold for a young woman to meet the demands of the prince she has married, on the condition that she give him her first child or else guess his name: she guesses his name and he vanishes or destroys himself in a rage.
- sales promotion — the methods or techniques for creating public acceptance of or interest in a product, usually in addition to standard merchandising techniques, as advertising or personal selling, and generally consisting of the offer of free samples, gifts made to a purchaser, or the like.
- salt and pepper — pepper-and-salt.
- salt-and-pepper — pepper-and-salt.
- sarcoptic mange — mange caused by burrowing mites of the genus Sarcoptes.
- screen-printing — a print made by the silkscreen process.
- second position — a position in which the feet are spread apart and are at right angles to the direction of the body, the toes pointing out.
- self perception — the act or faculty of perceiving, or apprehending by means of the senses or of the mind; cognition; understanding.
- self-absorption — preoccupation with oneself or one's own affairs.
- self-acceptance — the act of taking or receiving something offered.
- self-complacent — pleased with oneself; self-satisfied; smug.
- self-conception — self-concept.
- self-employment — the act or fact of being self-employed.
- self-exploiting — to utilize, especially for profit; turn to practical account: to exploit a business opportunity.
- self-hypnotized — hypnotized by oneself.
- self-inspection — the act of inspecting or viewing, especially carefully or critically: an inspection of all luggage on the plane.
- self-perception — the act or faculty of perceiving, or apprehending by means of the senses or of the mind; cognition; understanding.
- self-production — produced by oneself or itself.
- self-protection — protection of oneself or itself.
- self-punishment — the act of punishing.
- self-respecting — You can use self-respecting with a noun describing a particular type of person to indicate that something is typical of, or necessary for, that type of person.
- self-supporting — the supporting or maintaining of oneself or itself without reliance on outside aid.
- seller's option — (on the New York Stock Exchange) a special transaction that gives the seller the right to make late delivery of a security within a specified period, ranging from 5 to not more than 60 business days for stocks.
- semitransparent — imperfectly or almost transparent.
- sensitive plant — Also called humble plant. a tropical American plant, Mimosa pudica, cultivated in greenhouses, having bipinnate leaves whose leaflets fold together when touched.
- september rains — rainy weather during the month of September
- septendecillion — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 54 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 102 zeros.
- septentrionally — northwards; in the direction of the north
- serendipitously — come upon or found by accident; fortuitous: serendipitous scientific discoveries.
- serpentine jade — a green variety of serpentine used as a gem: not a true jade.
- shark repellent — any tactic used by a corporation to prevent a takeover by a corporate raider.
- ship's manifest — a list of the shipments or cargo that a vessel is carrying
- shopping basket — a metal or plastic container with one or two handles, used to carry shopping in a shop
- shopping center — a group of stores within a single architectural plan, supplying most of the basic shopping needs, especially in suburban areas.
- shopping centre — A shopping centre is a specially built area containing a lot of different shops.
- sidesplittingly — in a side-splitting manner
- sign the pledge — to make a vow to abstain from alcoholic drink
- simple equation — linear equation
- simple fraction — a ratio of two integers.
- simple interest — interest payable only on the principal; interest that is not compounded.
- simple interval — an interval of an octave or less.
- simple sentence — a sentence having only one clause, as I saw her the day before yesterday.
- simplicidentate — belonging or pertaining to the Simplicidentata, formerly regarded as a suborder or division of rodents having only one pair of upper incisor teeth.
- sinorespiratory — of, relating to, or affecting the paranasal sinuses and the respiratory tract.
- situs picketing — common situs picketing.