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14-letter words containing p, a, n

  • galactic plane — the plane of the galactic equator.
  • galeopithecine — of, relating to, or resembling the flying lemur (Galeopithecus)
  • gallinas point — a cape in NE Colombia: the northernmost point of South America
  • galvanoplastic — pertaining to reproduction by electrotypy.
  • galvanotherapy — treatment employing electric current.
  • galvanotropism — the directional growth of an organism, esp a plant, in response to an electrical stimulus
  • galveston plan — commission plan.
  • garboard plank — the bottommost plank of a vessel's hull
  • garden produce — cultivated or farm-produced goods, such as fruit and vegetables
  • general public — people in general
  • generation gap — a lack of communication between one generation and another, especially between young people and their parents, brought about by differences of tastes, values, outlook, etc.
  • generic markup — (text)   In computerised document preparation, a method of adding information to the text indicating the logical components of a document, such as paragraphs, headers or footnotes. SGML is an example of such a system. Specific instructions for layout of the text on the page do not appear in the markup.
  • genital herpes — a sexually transmitted disease caused by herpes simplex virus type 2, characterized primarily by transient blisters on and around the genitals.
  • genre painting — a category of painting in which domestic scenes or incidents from everyday life are depicted
  • george pullman — plural Pullmans. a railroad sleeping car or parlor car.
  • german speaker — a person who speaks German
  • giant puffball — a puffball, Calvatia gigantea, that is the largest of its kind, known to have grown to more than 5 feet (1.6 meters) in circumference.
  • gilbert patten — Gilbert ("Burt L. Standish") 1866–1945, U.S. writer of adventure stories.
  • git-up-and-git — get-up-and-go.
  • 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.
  • gooseneck lamp — a desk lamp having a flexible shaft or stem.
  • grand ole opry — a successful radio show from Nashville, Tenn., first broadcast on Nov. 28, 1925, noted for its playing of and continuing importance to country music.
  • grande prairie — a city in W Alberta, in W Canada.
  • granny dumping — the abandonment of an elderly person, especially a relative, at a hospital, bus station, etc.
  • granulopoietin — a hormone that promotes the production of white blood cells.
  • grape hyacinth — any plant belonging to the genus Muscari, of the lily family, as M. botryoides, having globular, blue flowers resembling tiny grapes.
  • graph coloring — graph colouring
  • graphic accent — any mark written above a letter, especially one indicating stress in pronunciation, as in Spanish rápido.
  • graphic design — the art or profession of visual communication that combines images, words, and ideas to convey information to an audience, especially to produce a specific effect.
  • graphitization — (geology) The formation of graphite from other organic materials.
  • grapple ground — an anchorage, especially for small vessels.
  • grappling iron — a grapnel.
  • great plantain — a N temperate plant, Plantago major, which has a rosette of broad leaves and a slender spike of small greenish flowers: family Plantaginaceae
  • great pyrenees — one of a breed of large dogs having a heavy, white coat, raised originally in the Pyrenees for herding sheep and as a watchdog.
  • gridwall panel — A gridwall panel is a metal grid that can be hung on a wall and used for displaying goods.
  • 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.
  • gulf of panama — a wide inlet of the Pacific in Panama
  • gynandromorphs — Plural form of gynandromorph.
  • hair-splitting — the making of unnecessarily fine distinctions.
  • half-lap joint — a joint between two timbers halved together so that a flush surface results.
  • half-pedalling — a technique of piano playing in which the sustaining pedal is raised and immediately depressed thus allowing the lower strings to continue sounding
  • halfpennyworth — As much as could be bought for a halfpenny.
  • hampshire down — Also called Hants. a county in S England. 1460 sq. mi. (3780 sq. km).
  • haplodiplontic — (biology, of a life cycle) Having multicellular diploid and haploid stages.
  • haplostemonous — (of plants) having the stamens arranged in a single whorl
  • happenstantial — Being or relating to happenstance.
  • happy slapping — the practice of attacking, esp slapping, an unsuspecting passer-by and filming it with a mobile camera phone, footage of which is then circulated for the amusement of others
  • hard-core porn — Hard-core porn is pornography that shows sex in a very detailed way, or shows very violent or unpleasant sex.
  • harlequin opal — a variety of opal having patches of various colors.
  • healing powers — beneficial qualities
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