14-letter words containing p, a, r, b, e
- play it by ear — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- pleasurability — the characteristic of being pleasurable
- plenum-chamber — a system of mechanical ventilation in which fresh air is forced into the spaces to be ventilated from a chamber (plenum chamber) at a pressure slightly higher than atmospheric pressure, so as to expel foul air.
- plumber's mate — a person who helps a plumber do his or her job
- polar outbreak — a vigorous thrust of cold, polar air across temperate regions.
- porgy and bess — an opera (1935) with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin.
- port elizabeth — a seaport in the SE Cape of Good Hope province, in the S Republic of South Africa.
- post-breakfast — the first meal of the day; morning meal: A hearty breakfast was served at 7 a.m.
- postliberation — of, relating to, or occurring in the period after the liberation of a city, state, nation, etc
- prandtl number — the ratio of the fluid viscosity to the thermal conductivity of a substance, a low number indicating high convection.
- pre-bachelor's — an unmarried man.
- predictability — consistent repetition of a state, course of action, behavior, or the like, making it possible to know in advance what to expect: The predictability of their daily lives was both comforting and boring.
- preestablished — to establish beforehand.
- prefabrication — to fabricate or construct beforehand.
- prepublication — the period immediately preceding the publication of a book.
- presentability — that may be presented.
- 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.
- pressure cabin — a pressurized cabin.
- private member — (sometimes lowercase) British. a member of a legislative body, especially of the House of Commons, who has no special duties and is not a member of the ministry.
- probable cause — reasonable ground for a belief, as, in a criminal case, that the accused was guilty of the crime, or, in a civil case, that grounds for the action existed: used especially as a defense to an action for malicious prosecution.
- probable error — a quantity formerly used as a measure of variability: equal to 0.6745 times the standard deviation. A normally distributed population has half of its elements within one probable error of the mean.
- processability — capable of being processed.
- progress board — a department of an organization, company, etc, that oversees and ensures progress, advance or development
- proportionable — being in due proportion; proportional.
- protectability — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- pseudo-liberal — favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs.
- pseudomembrane — a tough outer layer found on the surface of the mucous membrane or skin
- public gallery — the gallery in a chamber of Parliament reserved for members of the public who wish to listen to the proceedings
- public servant — a person holding a government office or job by election or appointment; person in public service.
- public welfare — state aid to the poor
- puerto barrios — a seaport in E Guatemala.
- puerto cabello — a seaport in N Venezuela.
- purbeck marble — a fossil-rich limestone that takes a high polish: used for building, etc
- raspberry bush — a bush on which raspberries grow
- raspberry cane — a long thin stalk on which raspberries grow
- raspberry tart — a fruit tart made with raspberries
- replaceability — to assume the former role, position, or function of; substitute for (a person or thing): Electricity has replaced gas in lighting.
- repositionable — to put in a new or different position; shift: to reposition the artwork on the advertising layout.
- reprogrammable — capable of being programmed.
- respectability — the state or quality of being respectable.
- respectabilize — to make respectable
- ribeirao preto — a city in SE Brazil.
- roman alphabet — Latin alphabet.
- sakha republic — an administrative division in E Russia, in NE Siberia on the Arctic Ocean: the coldest inhabited region of the world; it has rich mineral resources. Capital: Yakutsk. Pop: 948 100 (2002). Area: 3 103 200 sq km (1 197 760 sq miles)
- semi-permeable — permeable only to certain small molecules: a semipermeable membrane.
- semipolar bond — type of chemical bond
- serpent bearer — the constellation Ophiuchus.
- sheepback rock — roche moutonnée.
- special branch — The Special Branch is the department of the British police that is concerned with political security and deals with things such as terrorism and visits by foreign leaders.
- spread betting — Spread betting is a form of gambling that involves predicting a range of possible scores or results rather than one particular score or result.