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14-letter words containing p, o, e, s, h, i

  • progenitorship — parenthood; the position of being a progenitor
  • proprietorship — the owner of a business establishment, a hotel, etc.
  • prosthetically — a device, either external or implanted, that substitutes for or supplements a missing or defective part of the body.
  • psephoanalysis — the statistical and sociological analysis of election trends and results
  • pseudo-archaic — marked by the characteristics of an earlier period; antiquated: an archaic manner; an archaic notion.
  • pseudo-english — of, relating to, or characteristic of England or its inhabitants, institutions, etc.
  • pseudo-ethical — pertaining to or dealing with morals or the principles of morality; pertaining to right and wrong in conduct.
  • pseudomorphism — an irregular or unclassifiable form.
  • psychic income — the personal or subjective benefits, rewards, or satisfactions derived from a job or undertaking as separate from its objective or financial ones.
  • psychochemical — pertaining to chemicals or drugs that affect the mind or behavior.
  • psychogenetics — the study of internal or mental states
  • psychoneurosis — neurosis (def 1).
  • psychotechnics — the use of psychological techniques for controlling and modifying human behavior, especially for practical ends.
  • pteridophilist — a person who shows an excessive enthusiam for ferns
  • pyelonephritis — inflammation of the kidney and its pelvis, caused by a bacterial infection.
  • pyelonephrosis — any disease of the kidney and its pelvis.
  • pythagoreanism — the doctrines of Pythagoras and his followers, especially the belief that the universe is the manifestation of various combinations of mathematical ratios.
  • radiotherapist — radiologist
  • rhizocephalous — belonging to the Rhizocephala, a group of degenerate hermaphrodite crustaceans that are parasitic chiefly on crabs.
  • saphenous vein — either of two large veins near the surface of the foot, leg, and thigh, one on the inner side and the other on the outer and posterior sides.
  • scaphocephalic — premature closure of the sagittal suture resulting in a deformed skull having an elongated, keellike shape.
  • sceuophylacium — a place where sacred vessels are kept
  • schizo-phrenic — Psychiatry. of or relating to schizophrenia: Not all of these patients are schizophrenic.
  • schizophyceous — belonging to the Schizophyceae, a group of unicellular bluish-green algae, occurring in both salt and fresh water and often causing pollution of drinking water.
  • self-ownership — the state or fact of being an owner.
  • sheep-worrying — the act (of a dog, sheepdog, wolf, etc) of chasing a flock of sheep and biting or injuring the sheep
  • sheepdog trial — a competition in which sheepdogs are tested in their tasks
  • shoe repairing — the trade of mending shoes
  • shooting spree — a series of shootings by a mad person
  • shopping spree — frenzied, indulgent buying
  • shortleaf pine — a pine, Pinus echinata, of the southern U.S., having short, flexible leaves.
  • shropshire lad — a volume of poetry (1896) by A. E. Housman.
  • simplex method — a numerical method for solving problems in linear programming.
  • siphonapterous — belonging or pertaining to the insect order Siphonaptera, comprising the fleas.
  • 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.
  • social chapter — The social chapter is an agreement between countries in the European Union concerning workers' rights and working conditions.
  • something's up — something is amiss
  • spanish omelet — an omelet served with a sauce of tomatoes, onions, and green peppers.
  • special school — A special school is a school for children who have some kind of serious physical or mental problem.
  • spider phaeton — (formerly) a light horse-drawn carriage with a high body and large slender wheels
  • spinthariscope — an instrument that detects ionizing radiation by picking up sparks of light from alpha particles.
  • spirochaetosis — a disease caused by infection with a spirochete.
  • splash erosion — erosion caused by the impact of falling raindrops.
  • sporangiophore — a structure bearing sporangia.
  • sportfisherman — a motorboat fitted out for sportfishing.
  • sporting house — Older Use. a brothel.
  • spotted orchid — any of various common Eurasian orchids, esp the heath and common spotted orchids (Dactylorhiza maculata and D. fuchsii). The flowers are variable but usually have dark blotches
  • steganographic — of, or pertaining to, steganography
  • stegocephalian — an extinct, pre-Jurassic amphibian
  • straight poker — one of the original forms of poker in which players are dealt five cards face down, upon which they bet and then have the showdown without drawing any cards.
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