14-letter words containing n, o, r, d, p
- puncture wound — injury: perforation
- put down roots — settle: in a place
- put into words — express in language
- pyrazolone dye — any of the group of dyes, as tartrazine, derived from a pyrazolone: used chiefly to dye silk and wool.
- quadrantanopia — (medicine) The loss of vision in one or more quadrants of the field of view.
- radiotelephone — a telephone in which sound or speech is transmitted by means of radio waves instead of through wires or cables.
- radiotelephony — the constructing or operating of radiotelephones.
- reception desk — the front desk in a hotel where guests can books rooms or ask questions
- record company — business: sells recorded music
- record-keeping — the maintenance of a history of one's activities, as financial dealings, by entering data in ledgers or journals, putting documents in files, etc.
- recording tape — a ribbon of material, esp magnetic tape, used to record sound, images and data, used in a tape recorder
- repudiationist — someone who believes that a given thing should be repudiated
- rhinosporidium — any fungus of the genus Rhinosporidium, members of which produce vascular polyps in the nasal passages.
- road transport — transport by road
- roanoke rapids — a city in NE North Carolina.
- saffron powder — the dried stigmas of the saffron crushed into powder, used to flavour or colour food
- san pedro sula — a city in NW Honduras.
- self-parodying — given to or involving self-parody
- semipolar bond — type of chemical bond
- silver-spooned — born into, of, or relating to a wealthy upper-class family
- simpson desert — an uninhabited arid region in central Australia, mainly in the Northern Territory. Area: about 145 000 sq km (56 000 sq miles)
- slip your mind — If something slips your mind, you forget about it.
- sock suspender — garter (def 1).
- sound pressure — Also called excess sound pressure, instantaneous sound pressure. the difference between the pressure at a point in a medium through which a sound wave is passing and the static pressure of the medium at that point.
- south portland — a city in SW Maine.
- spending power — income available for spending
- spider phaeton — (formerly) a light horse-drawn carriage with a high body and large slender wheels
- spring molding — a molded board, as one forming part of a cornice, placed diagonally and secured at the ends to two surfaces intersecting at a right angle.
- springboarding — a flexible board, projecting over water, from which divers leap or spring.
- stop-and-frisk — a policy that permits a police officer to momentarily detain and pat down or search a person suspected of criminal activity, especially when suspected of concealing a weapon.
- streptodornase — a deoxyribonuclease, obtained from hemolytic streptococci, used in medicine for decomposing blood clots and fibrinous and purulent matter.
- superconductor — the phenomenon of almost perfect conductivity shown by certain substances at temperatures approaching absolute zero. The recent discovery of materials that are superconductive at temperatures hundreds of degrees above absolute zero raises the possibility of revolutionary developments in the production and transmission of electrical energy.
- superconfident — very or extremely confident, overly confident
- tape recording — sound reproduction on cassette
- the depression — the worldwide economic depression of the early 1930s, when there was mass unemployment
- third position — a position in which the feet overlap at the heels with the toes pointing out in opposite directions to the left and right.
- tontine period — the stipulated period during which a tontine life assurance system is in operation
- topiary garden — a garden that features topiary work
- toreador pants — women's close-fitting slacks that extend to or slightly above the calf, styled after the pants traditionally worn by Spanish bullfighters.
- trading period — A trading period is a set length of time, usually a number of weeks, months, quarters, or years, in which sales are measured and compared to previous periods.
- un-apportioned — to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution: to apportion expenses among the three men.
- unappropriated — not set apart or voted for some purpose or use, as money, revenues, etc.
- uncomprehended — not comprehended or understood
- uncomputerized — not computerized; not equipped with, involving, or making use of computers
- under-employed — employed at a job that does not fully use one's skills or abilities.
- underdeveloped — improperly or insufficiently developed.
- underhand chop — (in an axemen's competition) a chop where the axeman stands on the log, which is placed on the ground
- underpopulated — having a population lower than is normal or desirable.
- unincorporated — not chartered as a corporation; lacking the powers and immunities of a corporate enterprise: an unincorporated business.
- unpersonalized — to have marked with one's initials, name, or monogram: to personalize stationery.