14-letter words containing p, r, e, t, i, o
- border dispute — a disagreement between countries about where the border between them should be drawn
- bowstring hemp — a hemplike fibre obtained from the sansevieria
- bread poultice — a poultice made from breadcrumbs
- breaking point — If something or someone has reached breaking point, they have so many problems or difficulties that they can no longer cope with them, and may soon collapse or be unable to continue.
- brood parasite — a young bird hatched and reared by birds of a different species as a result of brood parasitism.
- brownie points — a credit toward advancement or good standing gained especially by currying favor.
- captain cooker — a wild pig
- carpet bombing — Carpet bombing is heavy bombing from aircraft, with the intention of hitting as many places as possible in a particular area.
- carpet bowling — a form of bowls played indoors on a strip of carpet, at the centre of which lies an obstacle round which the bowl has to pass
- catastrophized — Simple past tense and past participle of catastrophize.
- cavalier poets — a group of mid-17th-century English lyric poets, mostly courtiers of Charles I. Chief among them were Robert Herrick, Thomas Carew, Sir John Suckling, and Richard Lovelace
- cephalometrics — The measurement and analysis of the craniofacial area, especially as an aid to dental or orthodontic procedures.
- cercopithecoid — of, relating to, or belonging to the primate superfamily Cercopithecoidea (Old World monkeys)
- chase pointers — (programming) To determine a chain of memory locations where each location holds a pointer to the next, starting from some initial pointer, e.g. traversing a linked list or other graph structure. This may be performed by a computer executing a program or by a programmer going through a core dump or using a debugger.
- chemoreception — the response of a chemoreceptor to chemical stimuli
- chemoreceptive — responsive to chemical stimuli
- chemotherapies — Plural form of chemotherapy.
- chemotherapist — One who administers chemotherapy.
- choir practice — a choir's regular meeting for practice
- chromoproteins — Plural form of chromoprotein.
- cinametography — Misspelling of cinematography.
- cine projector — a machine which projects successive frames from a reel of film to create moving pictures
- cinematography — Cinematography is the technique of making films for the cinema.
- circumspection — Circumspection is cautious behaviour and a refusal to take risks.
- cleistocarpous — Mycology. having cleistothecia.
- cleptoparasite — Alternative spelling of kleptoparasite.
- colour printer — a printer that prints in colour on paper
- colt distemper — distemper1 (def 1b).
- complementizer — a word or morpheme that serves to introduce a complement clause or a reduced form of such a clause, as that in I wish that he would leave
- complexometric — as in complexometric indicator, an ionochromic dye that undergoes a definite colour change in presence of specific metal ions
- computer crime — crime perpetrated on or requiring the use of computers
- computer virus — virus
- computer-aided — done or improved by computer
- computerizable — able to be computerized
- computerphobia — the fear or dislike of computers
- computerphobic — a computerphobe
- conceptualizer — a person who conceptualizes
- coniferophytes — Plural form of coniferophyte.
- container port — a port that is adapted or built for the use of cargo containers
- container ship — A container ship is a ship that is designed for carrying goods that are packed in large metal or wooden boxes.
- contemperation — the act of contempering
- contemporaries — existing, occurring, or living at the same time; belonging to the same time: Newton's discovery of the calculus was contemporary with that of Leibniz.
- contemporarily — existing, occurring, or living at the same time; belonging to the same time: Newton's discovery of the calculus was contemporary with that of Leibniz.
- contemporising — to place in or regard as belonging to the same age or time.
- contraceptives — A device or drug serving to prevent pregnancy.
- contract price — a price for goods or services named in a contract
- contrapositive — placed opposite or against
- controllership — an employee, often an officer, of a business firm who checks expenditures, finances, etc.; comptroller.
- cooperationist — an act or instance of working or acting together for a common purpose or benefit; joint action.
- coopered joint — a joint made between pieces in a polygonal or curved construction, using either splines or dowels.