14-letter words containing p, a, g, e
- partridge-wood — the rotted condition of the wood of certain trees, especially oaks, caused by a parasitic fungus, Xylobolus frustulatus.
- partridgeberry — a North American trailing plant, Mitchella repens, of the madder family, having roundish evergreen leaves, fragrant white flowers, and scarlet berries.
- pascal's wager — the argument put forth by Blaise Pascal that it is in one's best interest to believe in the existence of God, as it is a rational assumption and does no harm, and the possibility of eternal punishment in hell outweighs any advantage of believing otherwise.
- passenger cell — the inside of a vehicle, in which people sit
- passenger door — a car door that is used by a passenger
- passenger list — register of all travellers on board
- passenger mile — a unit of measurement, consisting of one mile traveled by a passenger, that airlines, railroads, and other public transportation facilities use in recording volume of traffic.
- passenger seat — vehicle: chair next to the driver
- passenger ship — a ship carrying passengers
- passenger side — the side of a car which is not the driver's side
- patch together — assemble roughly
- pauper's grave — a grave paid for at public expense because the deceased person's family could not afford one
- pavement light — a windowlike structure set in a pavement or the like to illuminate areas beneath, consisting of thick glass blocks set in a metal frame.
- payday lending — the practice of offering short-term loans at high rates of interest, on the agreement that the borrower will pay back the loan when he or she next receives a wage or salary
- peace campaign — a campaign for peace or an end to conflict
- peace offering — any offering made to procure peace.
- peanut allergy — a condition of being hypersensitive to peanuts and peanut substances which can lead to severe physical symptoms if peanuts or peanut substances are consumed
- peanut gallery — Informal. the rearmost and cheapest section of seats in the balcony or the uppermost balcony of a theater.
- pebble glasses — spectacles with round thick lenses with a high degree of magnification
- penny-farthing — a high bicycle of an early type, with one large wheel in front and one small wheel behind.
- perhydrogenate — to hydrogenate as completely as possible.
- perineal gland — one of a pair of glands that are situated near the anus in some mammals and secrete an odorous substance
- phase-wrapping — (MIT) wrap around.
- phenologically — in a phenological manner
- photoengraving — a photographic process of preparing printing plates for letterpress printing.
- photogrammetry — the process of making surveys and maps through the use of photographs, especially aerial photographs.
- phototelegraph — of or relating to phototelegraphy
- phraseological — manner or style of verbal expression; characteristic language: legal phraseology.
- phytogeography — the science dealing with the geographical relationships of plants.
- piedras negras — a city in N Mexico, on the Rio Grande.
- pierian spring — a fountain in Pieria, sacred to the Muses and supposedly conferring inspiration or learning on anyone who drank from it.
- pigeon fancier — sb who breeds pigeons
- pigeon-hearted — timid; meek.
- pink champagne — a sparkling white wine, especially of the Champagne district of France, colored slightly by the grape skins during fermentation or the addition of a small amount of red wine just before the second fermentation.
- pinking shears — shears that have notched blades, for cutting and simultaneously pinking fabric or for finishing garments with a notched, nonfraying edge.
- plagal cadence — a cadence in which the chord of the tonic is preceded by that of the subdominant.
- plagiocephalic — a deformity of the skull in which one side is more developed in the front, and the other side is more developed in the rear.
- plain language — language that is clear and easy to understand, with no ambiguity or unnecessarily difficult words
- plain speaking — expressing oneself directly
- plane geometry — the geometry of figures whose parts all lie in one plane.
- planetological — involving or relating to planetology
- planning stage — the stage of a project when it is still being planned
- planta genista — a representation of a sprig of broom: used as a badge of the Plantagenets.
- player-manager — In football and some other sports, a player-manager is a person who plays for a team and also manages the team.
- plea agreement — an agreement between the prosecution and defence, sometimes including the judge, in which the accused agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge in return for more serious charges being dropped
- pleasant grove — a town in central Utah.
- plethysmograph — a device for measuring and recording changes in the volume of the body or of a body part or organ.
- poetry reading — a public recital or rendering of a poem
- police village — a village lacking corporate status as a municipality, its affairs being administered by an elected board of trustees.
- polygraph test — a test carried out using a polygraph, esp used by the police to try to find out whether somebody is telling the truth