14-letter words containing o, p, s, n
- expansionistic — Of, or pertaining to expansionism.
- exploding star — an irregular variable star, such as a nova, supernova, or flare star, in which rapid increases in luminosity occur, caused by some form of explosion
- explorationist — a person involved in exploration, esp of oil, gas, etc
- explosion shot — a shot used in hitting a ball from a sand trap, in which the sand just behind the ball rather than the ball itself is struck with full force
- expose oneself — to display one's sexual organs in public
- expostulations — Plural form of expostulation.
- expressionless — (of a person's face or voice) not conveying any emotion; unemotional.
- expropriations — Plural form of expropriation.
- extemporaneous — Spoken or done without preparation.
- extrapolations — Plural form of extrapolation.
- false position — a situation in which a person is forced to act or seems to be acting against his principles or interests
- false scorpion — any small predatory arachnid of the order Pseudoscorpionida, which includes the book scorpion and is named from the claw-shaped palps, which are poison organs
- fashion parade — a parade of models displaying clothes to prospective buyers
- fellowshipping — the condition or relation of being a fellow: the fellowship of humankind.
- fetal position — a bodily posture resembling that of the fetus in the uterus, in which the body is curled with head and limbs drawn in, sometimes assumed in states of fear or emotional withdrawal.
- fifth position — a position similar to the first position, but with one foot in front, the heel and toe of the front foot adjacent to the toe and heel of the back foot.
- first position — a position of the feet in which the heels are back to back and the toes point out to the sides.
- flanders poppy — corn poppy.
- flashing point — flash point (def 1).
- flip one's lid — a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- food poisoning — an acute gastrointestinal condition characterized by such symptoms as headache, fever, chills, abdominal and muscular pain, nausea, diarrhea, and prostration, caused by foods that are naturally toxic, as poisonous mushrooms, by vegetable foods that are chemically contaminated, as by insecticides, or by bacteria or their toxins, especially of the genus Salmonella.
- foot passenger — sb travelling on a boat without a car
- for one's part — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
- founder's type — special type cast by a type founder for hand composition, as opposed to type cast in a mechanical composing machine
- free expansion — the expansion of a gas into an evacuated space without the transfer of heat or the performance of work.
- function space — a linear space, the elements of which are functions.
- g-strophanthin — ouabain.
- gallinas point — a cape in NE Colombia: the northernmost point of South America
- galvanoplastic — pertaining to reproduction by electrotypy.
- galvanotropism — the directional growth of an organism, esp a plant, in response to an electrical stimulus
- galveston plan — commission plan.
- ghost prisoner — a prisoner, esp one held in US military captivity, whose detention is not publicly acknowledged
- giuseppe peano — (person, mathematics, logic) (1858-08-27 - 1932-04-20) An Italian mathematician who wrote over 200 books and papers, was a founder of mathematical logic and set theory and taught at the University of Turin. He contributed to mathematical analysis, logic, the teaching of calculus, differential equations, vector analysis and the axiomatization of mathematics. The standard axiomatization of the natural numbers is named Peano arithmetic or the Peano axioms after him. He also invented the Peano curve, an early example of a fractal.
- go up in smoke — the visible vapor and gases given off by a burning or smoldering substance, especially the gray, brown, or blackish mixture of gases and suspended carbon particles resulting from the combustion of wood, peat, coal, or other organic matter.
- gooseneck lamp — a desk lamp having a flexible shaft or stem.
- groundskeepers — Plural form of groundskeeper.
- groundskeeping — The activity of tending an area of land for aesthetic or functional purposes; typically as an employee of a person or institution.
- group dynamics — (used with a plural verb) the interactions that influence the attitudes and behavior of people when they are grouped with others through either choice or accidental circumstances.
- group of seven — G7.
- gynandromorphs — Plural form of gynandromorph.
- gynecomorphous — having the form, appearance, or attributes of a female.
- hampshire down — Also called Hants. a county in S England. 1460 sq. mi. (3780 sq. km).
- haplostemonous — (of plants) having the stamens arranged in a single whorl
- healing powers — beneficial qualities
- heart-stopping — A heart-stopping moment is one that makes you anxious or frightened because it seems that something bad is likely to happen.
- hepatopancreas — a large gland of shrimps, lobsters, and crabs that combines the functions of a liver and pancreas.
- hinoki cypress — an evergreen tree, Chamaecyparis obtusa, of Japan, having scalelike leaves and orange-brown cones, grown for timber and as an ornamental.
- home ownership — the situation of owning one's house or flat, or of having a mortgage on it
- homotransplant — allograft.
- hospitableness — The quality of being hospitable.