14-letter words containing o, s, p, r
- pre-conclusion — the end or close; final part.
- pre-depression — the act of depressing.
- pre-discussion — an act or instance of discussing; consideration or examination by argument, comment, etc., especially to explore solutions; informal debate.
- pre-inspection — the act of inspecting or viewing, especially carefully or critically: an inspection of all luggage on the plane.
- pre-persuasion — the act of persuading or seeking to persuade.
- pre-psychology — the science of the mind or of mental states and processes.
- preacquisition — the act of acquiring or gaining possession: the acquisition of real estate.
- preadolescence — the period preceding adolescence, usually designated as the years from 10 to 13.
- precariousness — dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood.
- precious coral — red coral.
- precious metal — a metal of the gold, silver, or platinum group.
- precious stone — a gem distinguished for its beauty and rarity, used in jewelry.
- precision-made — made to precise specifications
- precociousness — unusually advanced or mature in development, especially mental development: a precocious child.
- precompression — the act of compressing.
- preconceptions — a conception or opinion formed beforehand.
- preconsonantal — immediately preceding a consonant.
- predesignation — to designate beforehand.
- predesignatory — in the terminology of Sir William Hamilton, (of a sign) affixed to a proposition or term to indicate quantity
- predestination — an act of predestinating or predestining.
- predisposition — the fact or condition of being predisposed: a predisposition to think optimistically.
- prepositioning — to position in advance or beforehand: to preposition troops in anticipated trouble spots.
- preposterously — completely contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd; senseless; utterly foolish: a preposterous tale.
- prerevisionist — preceding revisionism
- presentational — of or relating to presentation.
- press cupboard — a cupboard of the 16th and 17th centuries having an overhanging top above a recessed cabinet, beneath which is a section of drawers or cabinets.
- pressoreceptor — a proprioceptor responding to changes of blood pressure.
- pressure group — an interest group that attempts to influence legislation through the use of lobbying techniques and propaganda.
- 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.
- presumptuously — full of, characterized by, or showing presumption or readiness to presume in conduct or thought, as by saying or doing something without right or permission.
- presupposition — to suppose or assume beforehand; take for granted in advance.
- presymptomatic — relating to or describing a symptom that occurs before the typical symptoms of a disease
- pretensionless — without pretension
- pretransaction — the act of transacting or the fact of being transacted.
- price controls — government regulation of prices by establishing maximum price levels for goods or services, as during a period of inflation.
- primary school — a school usually covering the first three or four years of elementary school and sometimes kindergarten.
- primary source — first or highest in rank or importance; chief; principal: his primary goals in life.
- prince consort — a prince who is the husband of a reigning female sovereign.
- princess royal — the eldest daughter of a king or queen.
- printing house — a company engaged in the business of producing printed matter
- printing works — an establishment in which printing is carried out
- priority guest — A priority guest at a hotel is a regular guest who has special rights, such as early check-in and discounts on food.
- 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 school — a school founded, conducted, and maintained by a private group rather than by the government, usually charging tuition and often following a particular philosophy, viewpoint, etc.
- private sector — the area of the nation's economy under private rather than governmental control.
- pro-capitalist — a person who has capital, especially extensive capital, invested in business enterprises.
- 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.