15-letter words containing p, i, n, b
- plumbers-friend — Machinery. a pistonlike reciprocating part moving within the cylinder of a pump or hydraulic device.
- polyisobutylene — a polymer of isobutylene, used chiefly in the manufacture of synthetic rubber.
- post-liberation — the act of liberating or the state of being liberated.
- pre-celebration — an act of celebrating.
- pre-elizabethan — (of English culture, history, traditions, etc.) before the reign of Queen Elizabeth I; before the second half of the 16th century.
- predeterminable — able to be predetermined; able to be determined in advance
- presbyterianism — church government by presbyters or elders, equal in rank and organized into graded administrative courts.
- presbyterianize — to convert or be converted into Presbyterianism
- prima ballerina — the principal ballerina in a ballet company.
- primary rainbow — the most commonly seen rainbow, formed by light rays that undergo a single internal reflection in a drop of water.
- prism binocular — Usually, prism binoculars. Optics. binocular (def 1).
- prisoner's base — any of various children's games in which each of two teams has a home base where members of the opposing team are kept prisoner after being tagged or caught and from which they can be freed only in specified ways.
- pro-abortionist — pro-choice.
- probation order — an order imposed by a magistrate or judge under which an offender is sentenced to probation rather than imprisonment
- probationership — the position of a probationer
- probit equation — A probit equation is used to quantify the relationship between the concentration of a dangerous material and its effect on people.
- problem-solving — skills, process: of finding solutions
- promotion board — group that markets or advertises sth
- pseudo-bohemian — living a wandering or vagabond life, as a Gypsy.
- public building — a building that belongs to a town or state, and is used by the public
- public defender — a lawyer appointed or elected by a city or county as a full-time, official defender to represent indigents in criminal cases at public expense.
- public interest — the welfare or well-being of the general public; commonwealth: health programs that directly affect the public interest.
- public nuisance — act, thing: anti-social
- public offering — a sale of a new issue of securities to the general public through a managing underwriter (opposed to private placement): required to be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
- public speaking — the act of delivering speeches in public.
- public spending — expenditure by central government, local authorities, and public enterprises
- publicity agent — A publicity agent is a person whose job is to make sure that a large number of people know about a person, show, or event so that they are successful.
- publicity event — an event designed to generate publicity
- publicity stunt — something done to attract publicity
- pulmobranchiate — possessing a pulmobranch
- put the boot in — If someone puts the boot in, they attack another person by saying something cruel, often when the person is already feeling weak or upset.
- pyrimidine base — any of a number of similar compounds having a basic structure that is derived from pyrimidine, including cytosine, thymine, and uracil, which are constituents of nucleic acids
- responsibleness — answerable or accountable, as for something within one's power, control, or management (often followed by to or for): He is responsible to the president for his decisions.
- riverbank grape — a high-climbing vine, Vitis riparia, of eastern North America, having fragrant flowers and nearly black fruit.
- salisbury plain — a plateau in S England, N of Salisbury: the site of Stonehenge.
- san luis obispo — a city in W California.
- second republic — the republic established in France in 1848 and replaced by the Second Empire in 1852.
- self-absorption — preoccupation with oneself or one's own affairs.
- sepoy rebellion — the Indian Mutiny of 1857–58
- september rains — rainy weather during the month of September
- shock probation — the release on probation of a criminal after brief imprisonment
- shopping basket — a metal or plastic container with one or two handles, used to carry shopping in a shop
- sibling species — one of two or more species that closely resemble one another but whose members cannot interbreed successfully.
- slab plastering — coarse plastering, as between the studs in a half-timbered wall.
- sleeping beauty — a beautiful princess, the heroine of a popular fairy tale, awakened from a charmed sleep by the kiss of the prince who is her true love.
- sleeping tablet — A sleeping tablet is the same as a sleeping pill.
- snapping beetle — click beetle.
- snubfin dolphin — Australian dolphin with a small dorsal fin
- spanish bayonet — any of certain plants belonging to the genus Yucca, of the agave family, having narrow, spine-tipped leaves and a cluster of white flowers.
- spill the beans — the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.