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14-letter words containing p, e, t, h, i

  • point the bone — to wish bad luck (on)
  • polar zenithal — a type of map projection in which part of the earth's surface is projected onto a plane tangential to it at one of the poles
  • polysynthesism — the synthesis of various elements.
  • porphyrogenite — a prince born after his father has succeeded to the throne
  • port elizabeth — a seaport in the SE Cape of Good Hope province, in the S Republic of South Africa.
  • postmastership — the office or position of a postmaster
  • practice-teach — to work as a practice teacher.
  • pre-raphaelite — any of a group of English artists (Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood) formed in 1848, and including Holman Hunt, John Everett Millais, and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, who aimed to revive the style and spirit of the Italian artists before the time of Raphael.
  • preanaesthetic — a drug administered prior to an anaesthetic
  • preestablished — to establish beforehand.
  • primal therapy — a form of psychotherapy in which the patient is encouraged to relive traumatic events, often screaming or crying, in order to achieve catharsis and a breakdown of psychological defenses.
  • prime the pump — an apparatus or machine for raising, driving, exhausting, or compressing fluids or gases by means of a piston, plunger, or set of rotating vanes.
  • printing house — a company engaged in the business of producing printed matter
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • progenitorship — parenthood; the position of being a progenitor
  • prominent moth — any moth of the family Notodontidae characterized by tufts of scales on the back edge of the forewing that stand up prominently at rest and give the group its name. It includes the puss moth and buff-tip as well as those with prominent in the name
  • property right — a legal right to or in a particular property.
  • proprietorship — the owner of a business establishment, a hotel, etc.
  • prosthetically — a device, either external or implanted, that substitutes for or supplements a missing or defective part of the body.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • pterylographic — relating to pterylography
  • put the lid on — to be the final blow to
  • pyelonephritic — of or relating to an inflammation of the pelvis and renal parenchyma
  • pyelonephritis — inflammation of the kidney and its pelvis, caused by a bacterial infection.
  • pyriphlegethon — Phlegethon (def 1).
  • pyrotechnician — a specialist in the origin of fires, their nature and control, etc.
  • pythagoreanism — the doctrines of Pythagoras and his followers, especially the belief that the universe is the manifestation of various combinations of mathematical ratios.
  • radiotelegraph — a telegraph in which messages or signals are sent by means of radio waves rather than through wires or cables.
  • radiotelephone — a telephone in which sound or speech is transmitted by means of radio waves instead of through wires or cables.
  • radiotelephony — the constructing or operating of radiotelephones.
  • radiotherapist — radiologist
  • radium therapy — treatment of disease by means of radium.
  • relative pitch — the pitch of a tone as determined by its relationship to other tones in a scale.
  • relief pitcher — a pitcher brought into a game to replace another pitcher, often in a critical situation.
  • retail therapy — Retail therapy is the activity of shopping for clothes and other things in order to make yourself feel happier.
  • sharp practice — You can use sharp practice to refer to an action or a way of behaving, especially in business or professional matters, that you think is clever but dishonest.
  • sheepdog trial — a competition in which sheepdogs are tested in their tasks
  • shipping agent — a person or company whose business is to prepare shipping documents, arrange shipping space and insurance, and deal with customs requirements
  • shirley temple — Shirley (Shirley Temple Black) 1928–2014, U.S. film actress, famous for child roles during the 1930s, and diplomat.
  • shooting spree — a series of shootings by a mad person
  • shortleaf pine — a pine, Pinus echinata, of the southern U.S., having short, flexible leaves.
  • simple-hearted — free of deceit; artless; sincere.
  • simplex method — a numerical method for solving problems in linear programming.
  • siphonapterous — belonging or pertaining to the insect order Siphonaptera, comprising the fleas.
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