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14-letter words containing p, r, e, o, g, a

  • myrmecophagous — Pertaining to the anteater.
  • nasopharyngeal — the part of the pharynx behind and above the soft palate, directly continuous with the nasal passages. Compare oropharynx (def 2).
  • nassau grouper — a colorful food and game fish, Epinephelus striatus, common off the Florida Keys.
  • neuropathology — the pathology of the nervous system.
  • nonoverlapping — Not overlapping.
  • object program — a computer program translated from the equivalent source program into machine language by the compiler or assembler
  • oceanographers — Plural form of oceanographer.
  • on the rampage — behaving violently or destructively
  • on the upgrade — improving or progressing, as in importance, status, health, etc
  • operating cash — the amount of cash or money that a business generates
  • operating cost — The operating cost of a business, or a piece of equipment or machinery is the amount of money that it costs to run it.
  • operating room — a specially equipped room, usually in a hospital, where surgical procedures are performed. Abbreviation: OR.
  • overprogrammed — characterized by overprogramming
  • page mode dram — Page Mode Dynamic Random Access Memory
  • paleogeography — the science of representing the earth's geographic features belonging to any part of the geologic past.
  • paleontography — the formal description of fossils
  • parking sensor — A parking sensor is a device on a vehicle which detects obstacles and alerts the driver if the vehicle comes too close to them when being parked.
  • paroemiography — the writing or collecting of proverbs
  • parole hearing — a panel of people who decide whether to free a prisoner before his or her sentence has expired, on the condition that he or she is of good behaviour
  • partridge wood — the rotted condition of the wood of certain trees, especially oaks, caused by a parasitic fungus, Xylobolus frustulatus.
  • partridge-wood — the rotted condition of the wood of certain trees, especially oaks, caused by a parasitic fungus, Xylobolus frustulatus.
  • passenger door — a car door that is used by a passenger
  • patch together — assemble roughly
  • peace offering — any offering made to procure peace.
  • perhydrogenate — to hydrogenate as completely as possible.
  • photoengraving — a photographic process of preparing printing plates for letterpress printing.
  • photogrammetry — the process of making surveys and maps through the use of photographs, especially aerial photographs.
  • phototelegraph — of or relating to phototelegraphy
  • phraseological — manner or style of verbal expression; characteristic language: legal phraseology.
  • phytogeography — the science dealing with the geographical relationships of plants.
  • pigeon fancier — sb who breeds pigeons
  • pigeon-hearted — timid; meek.
  • plane geometry — the geometry of figures whose parts all lie in one plane.
  • pleasant grove — a town in central Utah.
  • plethysmograph — a device for measuring and recording changes in the volume of the body or of a body part or organ.
  • poetry reading — a public recital or rendering of a poem
  • polygraph test — a test carried out using a polygraph, esp used by the police to try to find out whether somebody is telling the truth
  • popping crease — a line parallel to and in advance of a bowling crease, marking the limit of a batsman's approach in hitting the ball.
  • popular singer — a professional singer who specializes in popular songs.
  • porgy and bess — an opera (1935) with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin.
  • positive organ — a small pipe organ of the Middle Ages.
  • post-pregnancy — the state, condition, or quality of being pregnant.
  • powdered sugar — a sugar produced by pulverizing granulated sugar, especially a coarser variety used for fruits or cold beverages. Symbol: XX.
  • prairie-grouse — prairie chicken.
  • pre-accounting — an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip.
  • pre-collegiate — of or relating to a college: collegiate life.
  • pre-generation — the entire body of individuals born and living at about the same time: the postwar generation.
  • predesignation — to designate beforehand.
  • predesignatory — in the terminology of Sir William Hamilton, (of a sign) affixed to a proposition or term to indicate quantity
  • prenegotiation — taking place before a formal negotiation
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