15-letter words containing p, o, d, e
- studhorse poker — stud poker.
- styloid process — a long, spinelike process of a bone, especially the projection from the base of the temporal bone.
- sully-prudhomme — René François Armand [ruh-ney frahn-swa ar-mahn] /rəˈneɪ frɑ̃ˈswa arˈmɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1839–1907, French poet: Nobel prize 1901.
- sulphur dioxide — a colourless soluble pungent gas produced by burning sulphur. It is both an oxidizing and a reducing agent and is used in the manufacture of sulphuric acid, the preservation of a wide range of foodstuffs (E220), bleaching, and disinfecting. Formula: SO2
- superconfidence — great or extreme confidence, overconfidence
- superheterodyne — denoting, pertaining to, or using a method of processing received radio or video signals in which an incoming modulated wave is changed by the heterodyne process into a lower-frequency wave and then subjected to amplification and subsequent detection.
- superordination — Logic. the relation between a universal proposition and a particular proposition of the same quality containing the same terms in the same order.
- suppressor grid — an electrode placed between the screen grid and anode of a valve. Its negative potential, relative to both screen and anode, prevents secondary electrons from the anode reaching the screen
- sweep the board — (in gambling) to win all the cards or money
- take down a peg — to lower the pride or conceit of; humble or dispirit
- talcum (powder) — a powder for the body and face made of powdered, purified talc, usually perfumed
- tandem-compound — (of a compound engine or turbine) having high-pressure and low-pressure units in tandem.
- the good people — fairies
- the perigordian — the Perigordian culture
- thermoperiodism — the effect on an organism of rhythmic fluctuations in temperature.
- threshold price — the highest price a retailer is allowed to sell a particular good at
- to get mixed up — if you get mixed up, you get confused about something
- to good purpose — with a good result or effect; advantageously
- to sow gapeseed — to stare in a gaping manner instead of attending to business
- top dead center — Top dead center is the position of an engine's piston when it is at the very top of its stroke.
- top dead-centre — the position of the crank of a reciprocating engine or pump when the piston is at the top of its stroke
- total depravity — the Calvinist doctrine that humankind's entire nature, including its reason, is corrupt or sinful as a result of the Fall and that people are therefore completely dependent on God for regeneration.
- transportedness — the quality or state of being carried away with pleasure or rapture
- trapdoor spider — any of various, often large, spiders (esp. family Ctenizidae) that dig a burrow and cover the entrance with a hinged lid like a trapdoor
- una corda pedal — soft pedal (def 1).
- unchoreographed — not choreographed; not pre-arranged or pre-prepared; unplanned
- uncomprehending — to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive: He did not comprehend the significance of the ambassador's remark.
- uncorresponding — identical in all essentials or respects: corresponding fingerprints.
- under suspicion — suspected of a crime
- undercompensate — to compensate or pay less than is fair, customary, or expected.
- underemployment — employed at a job that does not fully use one's skills or abilities.
- underpopulation — having a population lower than is normal or desirable.
- underproduction — production that is less than normal or than is required by the demand.
- unleaded petrol — petrol containing a reduced amount of tetraethyl lead
- unpolished rice — a partly refined rice, hulled and deprived of its germ but retaining some bran.
- unprotected sex — an act of sexual intercourse or sodomy performed without the use of a condom, thus involving the risk of sexually transmitted diseases
- unprotectedness — the state of being unprotected or defenceless against attack
- unsophisticated — not sophisticated; simple; artless.
- upwardly mobile — See under vertical mobility (def 1).
- well-positioned — condition with reference to place; location; situation.
- widow's pension — (in the British National Insurance scheme) a weekly payment made to a widow
- wind-pollinated — being pollinated by airborne pollen.
- window envelope — an envelope with a transparent opening through which the address on the enclosure may be read.
- wood turpentine — turpentine obtained from pine trees.
- word processing — writing, editing, and production of documents, as letters, reports, and books, through the use of a computer program or a complete computer system designed to facilitate rapid and efficient manipulation of text. Abbreviation: WP.
- wraparound care — a childcare facility intended to help working parents, in which young children are looked after before and after school
- write-protected — (of a computer disk) having been protected from accidental writing or erasure
- xeroradiography — an x-ray utilizing a specially coated plate that allows a picture to be developed without the use of liquid chemicals.
- young pretender — a member of the royal family that ruled in Scotland from 1371 to 1714 and in England from 1603 to 1714.