14-letter words containing p, o, s, t, d, r
- pseudodipteral — having an arrangement of columns suggesting a dipteral structure but without the inner colonnade.
- pseudopregnant — relating to the state of pseudopregnancy
- pseudoprostyle — having a colonnade at each end, either very close to the front wall or engaged in it.
- pseudosymmetry — an apparent symmetry different from that appropriate to a crystal of a given mineral.
- pteridophilist — a person who shows an excessive enthusiam for ferns
- pumped storage — a system for generating hydroelectric power for peak periods by pumping water from a lower to a higher reservoir during low-demand periods and then releasing it during peak periods.
- put down roots — settle: in a place
- put into words — express in language
- pyramidologist — a person who believes in pyramidology
- radio spectrum — the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that includes radio waves.
- radiotherapist — radiologist
- reception desk — the front desk in a hotel where guests can books rooms or ask questions
- repudiationist — someone who believes that a given thing should be repudiated
- road transport — transport by road
- salt dome trap — A salt dome trap is an area where oil has been trapped underground by salt pushing upward.
- scalar product — inner product (def 1).
- sheepdog trial — a competition in which sheepdogs are tested in their tasks
- short-tempered — having a quick, hasty temper; irascible.
- shoulder patch — a cloth emblem worn on the upper part of a sleeve of a uniform typically as identification of the organization to which the wearer is assigned.
- shoulder strap — a strap worn over the shoulder, as to support a garment.
- simpson desert — an uninhabited arid region in central Australia, mainly in the Northern Territory. Area: about 145 000 sq km (56 000 sq miles)
- south portland — a city in SW Maine.
- speckled trout — brook trout (def 1).
- spermatic cord — the cord by which a testis is suspended in the scrotum, containing the vas deferens and the blood vessels and nerves of the testis.
- spider phaeton — (formerly) a light horse-drawn carriage with a high body and large slender wheels
- spoiled priest — a person who was a student for the priesthood but who has withdrawn or been dismissed
- sports stadium — an arena where sports are played
- spotted laurel — an evergreen cornaceous shrub, Aucuba japonica, of S and SE Asia, the female of which has yellow-spotted leaves
- 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
- stop-and-frisk — a policy that permits a police officer to momentarily detain and pat down or search a person suspected of criminal activity, especially when suspected of concealing a weapon.
- streptodornase — a deoxyribonuclease, obtained from hemolytic streptococci, used in medicine for decomposing blood clots and fibrinous and purulent matter.
- striped gopher — a ground squirrel marked with stripes, especially the thirteen-lined ground squirrel.
- superconductor — the phenomenon of almost perfect conductivity shown by certain substances at temperatures approaching absolute zero. The recent discovery of materials that are superconductive at temperatures hundreds of degrees above absolute zero raises the possibility of revolutionary developments in the production and transmission of electrical energy.
- superconfident — very or extremely confident, overly confident
- the depression — the worldwide economic depression of the early 1930s, when there was mass unemployment
- third position — a position in which the feet overlap at the heels with the toes pointing out in opposite directions to the left and right.
- topsy-turvydom — a state of affairs or a region in which everything is topsy-turvy.
- toreador pants — women's close-fitting slacks that extend to or slightly above the calf, styled after the pants traditionally worn by Spanish bullfighters.
- trepidatiously — tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.
- upwards of sth — A quantity that is upwards of a particular number is more than that number.
- vapour density — the ratio of the density of a gas or vapour to that of hydrogen at the same temperature and pressure
- vespertilionid — any of a large family (Vespertilionidae) of long-tailed bats that are widely distributed, esp. in temperate regions, including most of the small, insect-eating species
- waste products — the useless products of bodily processes
- well-supported — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
- zephyr worsted — lightweight worsted yarn.