14-letter words containing o, n, p, r, i
- prepreparation — a proceeding, measure, or provision by which one prepares for something: preparations for a journey.
- preprogramming — the action of programming a computer in advance
- prepublication — the period immediately preceding the publication of a book.
- prerevisionist — preceding revisionism
- presentational — of or relating to presentation.
- pressure point — a point on the skin that is extremely sensitive to pressure because of the presence of pressure-sensing organs.
- pressurization — the process or act of pressurizing.
- presupposition — to suppose or assume beforehand; take for granted in advance.
- pretensionless — without pretension
- pretermination — of the period before termination (esp of employment)
- pretransaction — the act of transacting or the fact of being transacted.
- prettification — to make pretty, especially in a small, petty way: to prettify a natural beauty.
- preunification — of the period before unification
- price controls — government regulation of prices by establishing maximum price levels for goods or services, as during a period of inflation.
- pride of china — the chinaberry, Melia azedarach.
- pride-of-india — chinaberry (sense 1)
- prince consort — a prince who is the husband of a reigning female sovereign.
- princess royal — the eldest daughter of a king or queen.
- print reporter — a reporter who works for a newspaper or magazine
- printing error — a misprint or misspelling in a text
- printing house — a company engaged in the business of producing printed matter
- printing works — an establishment in which printing is carried out
- printout paper — sensitized paper for prints that darkens under light and requires treatment to fix an image: largely supplanted at the turn of the century by developing-out paper. Abbreviation: P.O.P.
- prioritization — to arrange or do in order of priority: learning to prioritize our assignments.
- prison officer — an officer in charge of prisoners in a jail
- prison visitor — a person who volunteers to pay regular visits to prison inmates
- private income — econ: from outside employment
- pro-censorship — the act or practice of censoring.
- pro-euthanasia — Also called mercy killing. the act of putting to death painlessly or allowing to die, as by withholding extreme medical measures, a person or animal suffering from an incurable, especially a painful, disease or condition.
- pro-revolution — an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed.
- proactiveness' — serving to prepare for, intervene in, or control an expected occurrence or situation, especially a negative or difficult one; anticipatory: proactive measures against crime.
- procaine amide — a white, crystalline compound, C 1 3 H 2 1 ON 3 , used in the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias.
- processing tax — a tax levied by the government at an intermediate stage in the production of goods.
- procrastinated — to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.
- procrastinator — to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.
- production run — all of the processes necessary to manufacture a certain product etc
- productiveness — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
- professionally — following an occupation as a means of livelihood or for gain: a professional builder.
- profit sharing — the sharing of profits, as between employer and employee, especially in such a way that the employee receives, in addition to wages, a share in the profits of the business.
- profit warning — a public announcement made by a company to shareholders and others warning that profits for a stated period will be much lower than had been expected
- profit-seeking — attempting to make a profit or financial gains
- profit-sharing — the sharing of profits, as between employer and employee, especially in such a way that the employee receives, in addition to wages, a share in the profits of the business.
- progametangium — Mycology. the hyphal tip of certain fungi that produces the gametangium and subsequent gamete.
- progenitorship — parenthood; the position of being a progenitor
- progestational — prepared for pregnancy, as the lining of the uterus prior to menstruation or in the early stages of gestation itself; progravid.
- prognostically — of or relating to prognosis.
- prognosticator — to forecast or predict (something future) from present indications or signs; prophesy.
- progressionary — relating to progression
- progressionism — a person who believes in progress, as of humankind or society.
- progressionist — a person who believes in progress, as of humankind or society.