14-letter words containing p, e, c, k, r
- poikilothermic — cold-blooded (def 1 .) (opposed to homoiothermal).
- pop one's cork — the outer bark of an oak, Quercus suber, of Mediterranean countries, used for making stoppers for bottles, floats, etc.
- potluck dinner — a meal consisting of whatever food happens to be available without special preparation
- practical joke — a playful trick, often involving some physical agent or means, in which the victim is placed in an embarrassing or disadvantageous position.
- promenade deck — an upper deck or part of a deck on a passenger ship where passengers can stroll, often covered with a light shade deck.
- purbeck marble — a fossil-rich limestone that takes a high polish: used for building, etc
- purple grackle — the eastern subspecies of the common grackle, Quiscalus quiscula, of North America, having an iridescent purple back.
- pyjama cricket — one-day cricket, in which the players wear colourful clothing rather than the traditional whites used in longer forms of the game
- quick response — fast reaction time
- quick-tempered — easily angered.
- rathke's pouch — an invagination of stomodeal ectoderm developing into the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland.
- reception desk — the front desk in a hotel where guests can books rooms or ask questions
- record-keeping — the maintenance of a history of one's activities, as financial dealings, by entering data in ledgers or journals, putting documents in files, etc.
- rock partridge — the Greek partridge; Alectoris graeca
- 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)
- sheepback rock — roche moutonnée.
- shipping clerk — a clerk who attends to the packing, unpacking, receiving, sending out, and recording of shipments.
- skull practice — a meeting for the purpose of discussion, exchange of ideas, solving problems, etc.
- sock suspender — garter (def 1).
- spark spectrum — a spectrum formed from the light produced by an electric spark, characteristic of the gas or vapor through which the spark passes.
- speckled trout — brook trout (def 1).
- spring chicken — a young chicken, especially a broiler or fryer.
- striking price — in an option contract, the specified price at which a stock, commodity, etc. may be bought or sold; the price at which an investor can exercise profitably a put or call
- take a picture — capture sb or sth on camera
- the upper back — the part of the back between the shoulders
- the-peacemaker — (Albert Edward"the Peacemaker") 1841–1910, king of Great Britain and Ireland 1901–10 (son of Queen Victoria).
- ticket scalper — an unauthorized ticket speculator who buys tickets to a performance or sports event and resells them at inflated prices.
- torpedo attack — an attack launched from aircraft, ships, or submarines, using a bomb that is shaped like a tube and travels under water
- trouser pocket — a pocket in a pair of trousers
- winkle-pickers — shoes or boots with very pointed narrow toes, popular in the mid-20th century
- work placement — temporary job, internship
- work prospects — chances of gaining employment