14-letter words containing p, e, s, t
- printing press — a machine, as a cylinder press or rotary press, for printing on paper or the like from type, plates, etc.
- priority guest — A priority guest at a hotel is a regular guest who has special rights, such as early check-in and discounts on food.
- pripet marshes — the largest swamp in Europe, occupying S Belarus and N Ukraine
- private school — a school founded, conducted, and maintained by a private group rather than by the government, usually charging tuition and often following a particular philosophy, viewpoint, etc.
- private sector — the area of the nation's economy under private rather than governmental control.
- pro-euthanasia — Also called mercy killing. the act of putting to death painlessly or allowing to die, as by withholding extreme medical measures, a person or animal suffering from an incurable, especially a painful, disease or condition.
- proactiveness' — serving to prepare for, intervene in, or control an expected occurrence or situation, especially a negative or difficult one; anticipatory: proactive measures against crime.
- proceleusmatic — inciting, animating, or inspiring.
- processability — capable of being processed.
- processing tax — a tax levied by the government at an intermediate stage in the production of goods.
- processor time — (software) The amount of time a process takes to run, given that it has exclusive and uninterrupted use of the CPU. Note that in a modern computer, this would be very unusual, and so the processor time calculation for most processes involves adding up all the small amounts of time the CPU actually spends on the process. Some systems break processor time down into user time and system time. Compare wall clock time.
- procrastinated — to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.
- productiveness — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
- productivities — the quality, state, or fact of being able to generate, create, enhance, or bring forth goods and services: The productivity of the group's effort surprised everyone.
- profit squeeze — a sharp narrowing of the gap between cost and revenue.
- profit-seeking — attempting to make a profit or financial gains
- progenitorship — parenthood; the position of being a progenitor
- progestational — prepared for pregnancy, as the lining of the uterus prior to menstruation or in the early stages of gestation itself; progravid.
- progressionist — a person who believes in progress, as of humankind or society.
- progressivists — the principles and practices of progressives.
- projectisation — the direction of aid to developing countries towards a specific project, without regard to wider issues or needs
- proletarianism — the practices, attitudes, or social status of a proletarian.
- proof positive — To be proof positive of a particular fact or quality means to be evidence that it is true or that it exists.
- proportionless — lacking proportion; disproportionate
- proprietorship — the owner of a business establishment, a hotel, etc.
- prostate gland — an organ that surrounds the urethra of males at the base of the bladder, comprising a muscular portion, which controls the release of urine, and a glandular portion, which secretes an alkaline fluid that makes up part of the semen and enhances the motility and fertility of sperm.
- prosthetically — a device, either external or implanted, that substitutes for or supplements a missing or defective part of the body.
- protectiveness — having the quality or function of protecting: a protective covering.
- protopresbyter — a title given to distinguished priests.
- proventriculus — the glandular portion of the stomach of birds, in which food is partially digested before passing to the ventriculus or gizzard.
- proximity fuse — an electronically triggered device designed to detonate an explosive charge in a missile, etc, at a predetermined distance from the target
- pseudaesthesia — imaginary sensation, like that of an amputated limb
- pseudo-ethical — pertaining to or dealing with morals or the principles of morality; pertaining to right and wrong in conduct.
- pseudodipteral — having an arrangement of columns suggesting a dipteral structure but without the inner colonnade.
- pseudopregnant — relating to the state of pseudopregnancy
- pseudoprostyle — having a colonnade at each end, either very close to the front wall or engaged in it.
- pseudosentence — a sentence rejected as meaningless because it does not express anything verifiable in experience.
- pseudosolution — a colloidal suspension in which the finely divided particles appear to be dissolved because they are so widely dispersed in the surrounding medium.
- pseudosymmetry — an apparent symmetry different from that appropriate to a crystal of a given mineral.
- psychogenetics — the study of internal or mental states
- psychotechnics — the use of psychological techniques for controlling and modifying human behavior, especially for practical ends.
- pteridophilist — a person who shows an excessive enthusiam for ferns
- public servant — a person holding a government office or job by election or appointment; person in public service.
- public statute — public law (def 1).
- puerto barrios — a seaport in E Guatemala.
- pull up stakes — a stick or post pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a boundary mark, part of a fence, support for a plant, etc.
- pumped storage — a system for generating hydroelectric power for peak periods by pumping water from a lower to a higher reservoir during low-demand periods and then releasing it during peak periods.
- purple boneset — joe-pye weed (def 1).
- purse snatcher — wallet thief
- put one across — to get (someone) to accept or believe a claim, excuse, etc, by deception