14-letter words containing p, l, i, e, r
- simpson's rule — a method for approximating the value of a definite integral by approximating, with parabolic arcs, the area under the curve defined by the integrand.
- single premium — a single payment that covers the entire cost of an insurance policy.
- skull practice — a meeting for the purpose of discussion, exchange of ideas, solving problems, etc.
- sleep learning — the act or process of learning during sleep by listening to recordings repeatedly.
- sleep-learning — the idea that people can learn things while they are asleep
- sleeping berth — a bunk for sleeping on on a train or boat
- sleeping chair — a chair of the 17th century, having a high back, usually adjustable, with deep wings of the same height.
- sleeping porch — a porch enclosed with glass or screening or a room with open sides or a row of windows used for sleeping in the open air.
- slippery slope — a dangerous and irreversible course: the slippery slope from narcotics to prison.
- social chapter — The social chapter is an agreement between countries in the European Union concerning workers' rights and working conditions.
- social process — the means by which culture and social organization change or are preserved.
- sparkling wine — a wine that is naturally carbonated by a second fermentation.
- spatiotemporal — pertaining to space-time.
- special branch — The Special Branch is the department of the British police that is concerned with political security and deals with things such as terrorism and visits by foreign leaders.
- special forces — crack military team
- spectacularity — of or like a spectacle; marked by or given to an impressive, large-scale display.
- spectrological — relating to spectres or spectrology
- spelling error — an error in the conventionally accepted form of spelling a word
- spike lavender — a lavender, Lavandula latifolia, having spikes of pale-purple flowers, and yielding an oil used in painting.
- spiritualities — church property or revenue or a Church benefice
- spiritus lenis — smooth breathing.
- spironolactone — a steroid, C 2 4 H 3 2 O 4 S, used in combination with other drugs as a diuretic and antihypertensive.
- splash erosion — erosion caused by the impact of falling raindrops.
- splatter movie — a film containing many scenes of violent and gruesome murders.
- splinter group — a small organization that becomes separated from or acts apart from an original larger group or a number of other small groups, with which it would normally be united, as because of disagreement.
- spoiled priest — a person who was a student for the priesthood but who has withdrawn or been dismissed
- sprightfulness — the condition or quality of being sprightful
- spring balance — a device in which an object to be weighed is attached to the end of a helical spring, the extension of which indicates the weight of the object on a calibrated scale
- springing line — a horizontal line between the springs of an arch or dome.
- squared splice — square splice.
- stella polaris — Polaris.
- streptobacilli — any of various bacilli that form in chains.
- striped marlin — a marlin, Tetrapturus audax, of the Pacific Ocean, having the sides of the body marked with dark blue vertical stripes, valued for sport and food.
- striped muscle — a type of contractile tissue that is marked by transverse striations; it is concerned with moving skeletal parts to which it is usually attached
- sub-peritoneal — the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera.
- subproletariat — the poorest group within the working class
- sugar the pill — to make something unpleasant more agreeable by adding something pleasant
- sulfinpyrazone — a substance, C 2 3 H 2 0 N 2 O 3 S, used in the treatment of chronic gout.
- super-rational — beyond the scope or range of reason; intuitional.
- supercelestial — located above the heavens; above the heavens or celestial regions
- superciliously — haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression.
- supercivilized — (of a person or society) highly or excessively civilized
- superelevation — bank1 (def 6).
- supereminently — in a supereminent manner; to a supereminent degree
- superessential — beyond or above essence; transcending being
- superficiality — being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.
- superficialize — to treat things superficially
- superimposable — to impose, place, or set over, above, or on something else.
- superinflation — hyperinflation.
- superinsulated — highly insulated