14-letter words containing p, e, r, f
- purposefulness — having a purpose.
- recessionproof — not susceptible to an economic recession: a recessionproof economy; He wants a long-term contract to make his job recessionproof.
- reflected plan — a plan, as of a room, taken as seen from above but having the outlines of some upper surface, as a vault or compartmented ceiling, projected downward upon it so that a part that would appear at the right when seen from below appears on the plan at the left.
- reflectography — a non-destructive technique which uses infrared light to see beneath the painted surface in works of art in order to obtain information about those artworks
- relief pitcher — a pitcher brought into a game to replace another pitcher, often in a critical situation.
- repeat oneself — to say or do the same thing more than once, esp so as to be tedious
- respectfulness — full of, characterized by, or showing politeness or deference: a respectful reply.
- rite of spring — French Le Sacre du Printemps. a ballet suite (1913) for orchestra by Igor Stravinsky.
- route flapping — flapping router
- rufflette tape — a kind of heading tape for curtains
- saffron powder — the dried stigmas of the saffron crushed into powder, used to flavour or colour food
- self professed — avowed; acknowledged.
- self-appraisal — the act of estimating or judging the nature or value of something or someone.
- self-composure — calmness and self-possession
- self-important — having or showing an exaggerated opinion of one's own importance; pompously conceited or haughty.
- self-operating — automatic.
- self-operative — automatic.
- self-ownership — the state or fact of being an owner.
- self-parodying — given to or involving self-parody
- self-performed — to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
- self-professed — avowed; acknowledged.
- self-promotion — advancement in rank or position.
- self-propelled — propelled by itself.
- self-provision — a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
- self-replicate — (of a computer virus, etc) to reproduce itself
- semper fidelis — always faithful
- sharp-featured — having very clearly defined facial features
- shipping fever — a respiratory disease of cattle, caused by Pasteurella haemolytica, often spread during the shipment of livestock.
- shortleaf pine — a pine, Pinus echinata, of the southern U.S., having short, flexible leaves.
- soft sculpture — sculpture principally in vinyl, canvas, or other flexible material reproducing objects of characteristically rigid construction, as an electric fan, a typewriter, a set of drums, or a bathtub, in forms having a malleable texture and a liquescent, somewhat deflated appearance.
- space platform — space station.
- speak well for — to say or indicate something favorable about
- spearfisherman — a person who engages in spearfishing.
- special forces — crack military team
- spinning frame — a machine for drawing, twisting, and winding yarn.
- sportfisherman — a motorboat fitted out for sportfishing.
- sprightfulness — the condition or quality of being sprightful
- stephen foster — Stephen (Collins) 1826–64, U.S. songwriter.
- stereospecific — (of a reaction) producing a simple stereoisomer.
- sulfinpyrazone — a substance, C 2 3 H 2 0 N 2 O 3 S, used in the treatment of chronic gout.
- sulphur-flower — a plant, Eriogonum umbellatum, of the buckwheat family, native to the western coast of the U.S., having leaves with white, woolly hairs on the underside and golden-yellow flowers.
- superconfident — very or extremely confident, overly confident
- supereffective — very or extremely effective
- superefficient — extremely efficient
- superfecundity — the quality of being fecund; capacity, especially in female animals, of producing young in great numbers.
- superficiality — being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.
- superficialize — to treat things superficially
- superinfection — marked proliferation of a parasitic microorganism during antimicrobial treatment for another infection.
- superinflation — hyperinflation.
- temperamentful — full of temperament