14-letter words containing p, a, r, o
- upwards of sth — A quantity that is upwards of a particular number is more than that number.
- vapor pressure — the pressure exerted by the molecules of a vapor, especially that part of the total pressure exerted by vapor in a mixture of gases, as by water vapor in air.
- vapour density — the ratio of the density of a gas or vapour to that of hydrogen at the same temperature and pressure
- varsity sports — sports involving the main or first teams at a high school, college, or university
- vector graphic — a computer image that is stored in memory as lines rather than a series of dots, allowing it to be rotated or proportionally scaled.
- vendor placing — a method of financing the purchase of one company by another in which the purchasing company pays for the target company in its own shares, on condition that the vendor places these shares with investors for cash payment
- vesper sparrow — a common finch, Pooecetes gramineus, of fields and pastures in North America, noted for its evening song.
- vexillographer — a person who designs or makes flags.
- vibropac block — a precast concrete building block
- waiting period — a specified delay, required by law, between officially stating an intention and acting on it, as between securing a marriage license and getting married.
- walkaround pay — extra pay earned by an employee for accompanying an official inspector on a plant tour or around a job site.
- wall pellitory — pellitory (sense 1)
- washing powder — Washing powder is a powder that you use with water to wash clothes.
- waste products — the useless products of bodily processes
- water dropwort — any of several umbelliferous marsh plants of the genus Oenanthe, with umbrella-shaped clusters of white flowers
- water scorpion — any of several predaceous aquatic bugs of the family Nepidae, having clasping front legs and a long respiratory tube at the rear of the abdomen: capable of biting if handled.
- waterproofness — The property of being waterproof.
- weather report — a summary of weather conditions, often including predicted conditions, for an area.
- weatherpersons — Plural form of weatherperson.
- weatherproofed — Simple past tense and past participle of weatherproof.
- weatherproofer — a worker who weatherproofs houses and other buildings.
- webliographies — Plural form of webliography.
- whirlpool bath — a bath in which the body is immersed in swirling water as therapy or for relaxation.
- white mariposa — a Mariposa lily, Calochortus venustus, having white or pale lilac flowers.
- whooping crane — a white North American crane, Grus americana, having a loud, whooping call: an endangered species.
- willow pattern — a decorative design in English ceramics, depicting chiefly a willow tree, small bridge, and two birds, derived from Chinese sources and introduced in approximately 1780: often executed in blue and white but sometimes in red and white.
- with open arms — the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- work placement — temporary job, internship
- working papers — documents permitting employment
- world champion — someone who has won a competition open to people throughout the whole world
- xenotransplant — xenograft.
- xerophytically — As a xerophyte.
- xeroradiograph — an x-ray utilizing a specially coated plate that allows a picture to be developed without the use of liquid chemicals.
- xylopyrography — the technique of making a picture or design on wood using a hot iron or another heated instrument
- xylotypography — a type of printing using wooden blocks
- yom kippur war — a war that began on Yom Kippur in 1973 with the attack of Israel by Egypt, Syria, and Iraq: Israel recovered most of its initial losses.
- zeno's paradox — any of various versions of a paradox regarding the relation of the discrete to the continuous and requiring the concept of limit for its satisfactory explanation.
- zygosporangium — a sporangium that bears a zygospore.