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14-letter words containing p, r, i, e

  • isentropically — in an isentropic manner
  • itching powder — a powder that causes itching when applied to human skin. usually used as a practical joke on an unsuspecting victim
  • j/psi particle — the lightest of the psi particles, the first particle to be discovered that contains a charmed quark.
  • jarabe tapatio — a dance of Mexican origin, performed by a couple and consisting of nine figures and melodies, in which the partners often dance facing each other but not touching.
  • jet propulsion — the propulsion of a body by its reaction to a force ejecting a gas or a liquid from it.
  • jeune premiere — the female juvenile lead in a play or movie.
  • jiggery-pokery — trickery, hocus-pocus; fraud; humbug.
  • jumping spider — any of several small, hairy spiders, of the family Salticidae, that stalk and jump upon their prey instead of snaring it in a web.
  • junior partner — a partner in a law firm or financial organisation who has less responsibility than a senior partner
  • kapellmeisters — Plural form of kapellmeister.
  • keep a rein on — to check, control, or restrain
  • kelp greenling — a food and game fish, Hexagrammos decagrammus, living among the kelp along the Pacific coast of North America.
  • kelyphitic rim — a mineral shell enclosing another mineral in an igneous rock, formed by reaction of the interned mineral with the surrounding rock
  • kentish plover — Charadrius alexandrinus, a small wading bird belonging to the plover family, breeding in the tropics and subtropics; it is white and greyish-brown, with black legs and bill
  • keratinophilic — (of a plant such as a fungus) growing on keratinous substances such as hair, hooves, nails, etc
  • khmer republic — a former official name of Cambodia.
  • kindred spirit — likeminded person
  • kinematic pair — pair1 (def 10).
  • king's pattern — a spoon pattern of the 19th century having a stem decorated with threads, scrolls, and shell motifs.
  • kirghiz steppe — a steppe in Kazakhstan.
  • kiss principle — /kis' prin'si-pl/ Keep It Simple, Stupid. A maxim often invoked when discussing design to fend off creeping featurism and control complexity of development. Possibly related to the marketroid maxim on sales presentations, "Keep It Short and Simple". See also Occam's Razor.
  • kleptoparasite — A bird, insect, or other animal that habitually robs animals of other species of food.
  • knight templar — Templar.
  • l-asparaginase — an enzyme that destroys asparagine, a nonessential amino acid needed as a nutrient by rapidly growing cells: used in treating leukemia
  • lady's-slipper — any orchid of the genus Cypripedium, the flowers of which have a protruding petal somewhat resembling a slipper: all species are reduced in numbers, some greatly.
  • laissez passer — a permit; pass, especially one issued in lieu of a passport.
  • laissez-passer — a permit; pass, especially one issued in lieu of a passport.
  • lantern pinion — a wheel, used like a pinion, consisting essentially of two parallel disks or heads whose peripheries are connected by a series of bars that engage with the teeth of another wheel.
  • lap microphone — a small microphone that may be clipped to the speaker's lapel, pocket, or the like.
  • laryngoscopies — Plural form of laryngoscopy.
  • latency period — Psychoanalysis. the stage of personality development, extending from about four or five years of age to the beginning of puberty, during which sexual urges appear to lie dormant.
  • le misanthrope — a comedy (1666) by Molière.
  • legislatorship — The office or position of a legislator.
  • leopard lizard — any long-tailed lizard of the genus Gambelia, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico, having the body marked with spots and bars of dark or light brown or black.
  • lepidodendroid — resembling or relating to plants of the extinct genus Lepidodendron, which were prolific during the Carboniferous period
  • lepidopterists — Plural form of lepidopterist.
  • lexicographers — Plural form of lexicographer.
  • lexicographist — (chiefly, archaic) A student specialising in the discipline of lexicography; lexicographer.
  • lexington park — a town in S Maryland.
  • life preserver — a buoyant jacket, belt, or other like device for keeping a person afloat.
  • life president — the president of a club, society, etc, who will remain president until death
  • linen cupboard — airing cupboard
  • lip microphone — a microphone designed and shaped to be held close to the mouth, for use in noisy environments
  • liquid protein — an amino acid hydrosol used in weight-reduction programs as a substitute for all or some meals: generally regarded as hazardous to health because of low nutritional content and recommended for controlled use only under medical supervision.
  • livery company — a distinctive uniform, badge, or device formerly provided by someone of rank or title for his retainers, as in time of war.
  • living picture — tableau (def 3).
  • locking pliers — pliers whose jaws are connected at a sliding pivot, permitting them to be temporarily locked in a fixed position for ease in grasping and turning nuts.
  • lopping shears — long-handled pruning shears.
  • lugger topsail — a fore-and-aft topsail used above a lugsail.
  • lz compression — Lempel-Ziv compression
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