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16-letter words containing p, r, e, a, d, o

  • trap-door spider — any of several burrowing spiders, of the family Ctenizidae, that construct a tubular nest with a hinged lid.
  • trapezoidal rule — a numerical method for evaluating the area between a curve and an axis by approximating the area with the areas of trapezoids.
  • twofold purchase — a purchase using a double standing block and a double running block so as to give a mechanical advantage of four or five, neglecting friction, depending on whether the hauling is on the standing block or the running block.
  • under bare poles — (of a sailing vessel) with no sails set
  • undercompensated — to compensate or pay less than is fair, customary, or expected.
  • unimproved value — the valuation of land for rating purposes, disregarding the value of buildings or other development
  • videodisc player — an electronic device for playing videodiscs through a television set.
  • white propaganda — propaganda that comes from the source it claims to come from
  • xenotransplanted — Transplanted by xenotransplantation.
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