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14-letter words containing p, l, a, i, n

  • unaccomplished — not accomplished; incomplete or not carried out: Many tasks remain unaccomplished.
  • unappetizingly — in an unappetizing manner
  • undecipherable — to make out the meaning of (poor or partially obliterated writing, etc.): to decipher a hastily scribbled note.
  • undespairingly — in an undespairing manner
  • unemphatically — uttered, or to be uttered, with emphasis; strongly expressive.
  • unflappability — not easily upset or confused, especially in a crisis; imperturbable.
  • unhypocritical — of the nature of hypocrisy, or pretense of having virtues, beliefs, principles, etc., that one does not actually possess: The parent who has a “do what I say and not what I do” attitude can appear hypocritical to a child.
  • unmetaphorical — not used, viewed, or intended as a metaphor
  • unmetaphysical — (of a statement or theory) not metaphysical or abstract
  • unpalatability — the quality or state of being unpalatable
  • unpersonalized — to have marked with one's initials, name, or monogram: to personalize stationery.
  • unpleasantries — an unpleasant word, action, comment, etc.: comments filled with unpleasantries.
  • unpoeticalness — the quality, state, or characteristic of being unpoetic
  • unpremeditable — capable of being premeditated
  • unpresidential — of or relating to a president or presidency.
  • unprofessional — not professional; not pertaining to or characteristic of a profession.
  • unproportional — having due proportion; corresponding.
  • unsaponifiable — to convert (a fat) into soap by treating with an alkali.
  • unscripturally — in an unscriptural manner
  • unspecifically — having a special application, bearing, or reference; specifying, explicit, or definite: to state one's specific purpose.
  • unspiritualize — to deprive of spiritual qualities
  • unsplinterable — unable to be splintered
  • upton sinclairHarry Ford, 1876–1956, U.S. oil businessman: a major figure in the Teapot Dome scandal.
  • urban planning — the planning and design of urban areas
  • vendor placing — a method of financing the purchase of one company by another in which the purchasing company pays for the target company in its own shares, on condition that the vendor places these shares with investors for cash payment
  • vice-principal — a deputy principal in a school, college, etc
  • walking papers — notice of dismissal
  • walpurgisnacht — (especially in medieval German folklore) the evening preceding the feast day of St. Walpurgis, when witches congregated, especially on the Brocken.
  • water plantain — any of several marsh plants of the genus Alisma, esp A. plantago-aquatica, of N temperate regions and Australia, having clusters of small white or pinkish flowers and broad pointed leaves: family Alismataceae
  • watering place — British. a seaside or lakeside vacation resort featuring bathing, boating, etc.
  • well-appointed — attractively equipped, arranged, or furnished, especially for comfort or convenience: a well-appointed room.
  • wheel clamping — the practice of attaching wheel clamps to vehicles
  • white elephant — a possession unwanted by the owner but difficult to dispose of: Our Victorian bric-a-brac and furniture were white elephants.
  • willow pattern — a decorative design in English ceramics, depicting chiefly a willow tree, small bridge, and two birds, derived from Chinese sources and introduced in approximately 1780: often executed in blue and white but sometimes in red and white.
  • window display — an arrangement of items in a shop window
  • world champion — someone who has won a competition open to people throughout the whole world
  • xenophobically — relating to or exhibiting fear or hatred of foreigners, people from different cultures, or strangers.
  • zona pellucida — the transparent, noncellular layer surrounding the ovum of mammals, often having radial striations.
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