14-letter words containing p, l, e, r, o
- grapple ground — an anchorage, especially for small vessels.
- group velocity — the velocity of finite numbers of waves undergoing simple harmonic motion, equal to the phase velocity when it does not vary with the wavelengths of the waves. The group velocity of the set of waves produced in water when a stone is dropped is less than the velocity of the individual waves.
- gunpowder plot — an unsuccessful plot to kill King James I and the assembled Lords and Commons by blowing up Parliament, November 5, 1605, in revenge for the laws against Roman Catholics.
- gymslip mother — a girl of school age who has become a mother
- halfpennyworth — As much as could be bought for a halfpenny.
- harlequin opal — a variety of opal having patches of various colors.
- healing powers — beneficial qualities
- health problem — ailment or disorder
- helicopter dad — a style of child rearing in which an overprotective mother or father discourages a child's independence by being too involved in the child's life: In typical helicopter parenting, a mother or father swoops in at any sign of challenge or discomfort.
- helicopter mom — a style of child rearing in which an overprotective mother or father discourages a child's independence by being too involved in the child's life: In typical helicopter parenting, a mother or father swoops in at any sign of challenge or discomfort.
- helicopter pad — landing area
- hemlock looper — the larva of a geometrid moth, Lambdina fiscellaria, common in some areas of North America and a serious pest of various trees, as hemlock, Douglas fir, balsam spruce, and oak.
- hepatocellular — pertaining to or affecting liver cells.
- heroic couplet — a stanza consisting of two rhyming lines in iambic pentameter, especially one forming a rhetorical unit and written in an elevated style, as, Know then thyself, presume not God to scan / The proper study of Mankind is Man.
- herpetological — Of or relating to herpetology, the study of reptiles.
- herpetologists — Plural form of herpetologist.
- heterophyllous — having different kinds of leaves on the same plant.
- heteroplasties — Plural form of heteroplasty.
- hieroglyphical — Hieroglyphic: related to or resembling hieroglyphs.
- hierographical — hierographic
- holy scripture — Scripture (def 1).
- holy sepulcher — the sepulcher in which the body of Jesus lay between His burial and His resurrection.
- holy sepulchre — the tomb in which the body of Christ was laid after the Crucifixion
- horn of plenty — cornucopia.
- hospital nurse — a hospital nurse works in a hospital, rather than with a general practitioner, in the army, etc
- hydrocephaloid — resembling hydrocephalus.
- hydrocephalous — Having a swollen head.
- hydroxyproline — a nutritionally nonessential amino acid, C 5 H 9 NO 3 , found chiefly in collagen.
- hyper-rational — agreeable to reason; reasonable; sensible: a rational plan for economic development.
- hyperbolically — having the nature of hyperbole; exaggerated.
- hypercorrectly — In a hypercorrect manner.
- hyperemotional — pertaining to or involving emotion or the emotions.
- hypergolically — in a hypergolic manner
- hyperinflation — extreme or excessive inflation.
- hyperlactation — the secretion or formation of milk.
- hypermetabolic — of, relating to, or affected by metabolism.
- hypersomnolent — sleepy; drowsy.
- hypersonically — In a hypersonic way.
- hypertrophical — relating to hypertrophy
- hypoadrenalism — underactivity of the adrenal gland, as in Addison's disease.
- hypoallergenic — designed to reduce or minimize the possibility of an allergic response, as by containing relatively few or no potentially irritating substances: hypoallergenic cosmetics.
- hypodermically — By hypodermic means.
- hypotrachelium — (on a classical column) any member, as a necking, between the capital and the shaft.
- impersonalised — to make impersonal: The dial system impersonalized the telephone.
- impersonalized — Simple past tense and past participle of impersonalize.
- imponderabilia — Those things that are imponderable.
- import licence — a government-issued document that authorizes the importation of goods into its country
- impressionable — easily impressed or influenced; susceptible: an impressionable youngster.
- impressionably — In an impressionable manner.
- inapproachable — not approachable.