14-letter words containing p, o, n, g, r
- disapprovingly — to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
- double parking — the activity or offence of parking a vehicle in a traffic lane
- draining spoon — a spoon with holes in it
- draughtsperson — Alternative spelling of draftsperson.
- drop a clanger — If you say that you have dropped a clanger, you mean that you have done or said something stupid or embarrassing.
- dumping ground — dump (def 17).
- dumping-ground — dump (def 17).
- dusting powder — a powder used on the skin, especially to relieve irritation or absorb moisture.
- dusting-powder — a powder used on the skin, especially to relieve irritation or absorb moisture.
- eaves-dropping — to listen secretly to a private conversation.
- electroplating — Coat (a metal object) by electrolytic deposition with chromium, silver, or another metal.
- emergency stop — a sudden application of the brakes in a car, such as the driver would need to carry out in an emergency
- encephalograms — Plural form of encephalogram.
- encephalograph — any other apparatus used to produce an encephalogram
- energy company — a company that produces energy, such as electricity
- enigmatography — the composing or collection of enigmas
- ethnographical — Ethnographic.
- ethylene group — the divalent group, -CH2CH2-, derived from ethylene
- exploding star — an irregular variable star, such as a nova, supernova, or flare star, in which rapid increases in luminosity occur, caused by some form of explosion
- export manager — a person who is responsible for running the export department of a business organization
- fingerpointing — Alternative form of finger-pointing.
- floor planning — a system of financing that permits a dealer to borrow money to buy goods, which become the security for the loan that is repaid when the merchandise is sold.
- foot passenger — sb travelling on a boat without a car
- foreign policy — a policy pursued by a nation in its dealings with other nations, designed to achieve national objectives.
- freezing point — the temperature at which a liquid freezes: The freezing point of water is 32°F, 0°C.
- frozen pudding — a frozen or chilled dessert mixture of rich custard, nuts or candied fruit, and sometimes liquor.
- g-strophanthin — ouabain.
- galvanotherapy — treatment employing electric current.
- galvanotropism — the directional growth of an organism, esp a plant, in response to an electrical stimulus
- garboard plank — the bottommost plank of a vessel's hull
- garden produce — cultivated or farm-produced goods, such as fruit and vegetables
- generation gap — a lack of communication between one generation and another, especially between young people and their parents, brought about by differences of tastes, values, outlook, etc.
- geomorphogenic — relating to geomorphogeny
- george pullman — plural Pullmans. a railroad sleeping car or parlor car.
- gerontomorphic — relating to mature masculine characteristics
- ghost prisoner — a prisoner, esp one held in US military captivity, whose detention is not publicly acknowledged
- grand ole opry — a successful radio show from Nashville, Tenn., first broadcast on Nov. 28, 1925, noted for its playing of and continuing importance to country music.
- granulopoietin — a hormone that promotes the production of white blood cells.
- graph coloring — graph colouring
- graphitization — (geology) The formation of graphite from other organic materials.
- grapple ground — an anchorage, especially for small vessels.
- grappling iron — a grapnel.
- groundskeepers — Plural form of groundskeeper.
- groundskeeping — The activity of tending an area of land for aesthetic or functional purposes; typically as an employee of a person or institution.
- group dynamics — (used with a plural verb) the interactions that influence the attitudes and behavior of people when they are grouped with others through either choice or accidental circumstances.
- group genitive — (in English) a construction in which the genitive ending 's is added to an entire phrase, especially when added to a word other than the head of the noun phrase, as the woman who lives across the street's in That is the woman who lives across the street's cat or the people next-door's in The people next-door's house is for rent.
- group medicine — the practice of medicine by a number of specialists working together in association
- group of seven — G7.
- 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.
- gynandromorphs — Plural form of gynandromorph.