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14-letter words containing r, o, d, p, u

  • san pedro sula — a city in NW Honduras.
  • scalar product — inner product (def 1).
  • 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.
  • slip your mind — If something slips your mind, you forget about it.
  • sock suspender — garter (def 1).
  • sound pressure — Also called excess sound pressure, instantaneous sound pressure. the difference between the pressure at a point in a medium through which a sound wave is passing and the static pressure of the medium at that point.
  • south portland — a city in SW Maine.
  • speckled trout — brook trout (def 1).
  • 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
  • spruce budworm — the larva of a common tortricid moth, Choristoneura fumiferana, that is a destructive pest primarily of spruce and balsam fir in the northern and northeastern U.S. and in Canada.
  • 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
  • temporary duty — duty of limited duration performed with an organization other than the one to which a person is normally attached or assigned. Abbreviation: TDY.
  • the upper body — the part of the body above the waist
  • topsy-turvydom — a state of affairs or a region in which everything is topsy-turvy.
  • traffic holdup — a temporary stoppage in the flow of traffic where a number of vehicles are obstructed and unable to move
  • trapezoid rule — a rule for estimating the area of an irregular figure, by dividing it into parallel strips of equal width, each strip being a trapezium. It can also be adapted to obtaining an approximate value of a definite integral
  • trepidatiously — tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.
  • un-apportioned — to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution: to apportion expenses among the three men.
  • unappropriated — not set apart or voted for some purpose or use, as money, revenues, etc.
  • uncomprehended — not comprehended or understood
  • uncomputerized — not computerized; not equipped with, involving, or making use of computers
  • under-employed — employed at a job that does not fully use one's skills or abilities.
  • underdeveloped — improperly or insufficiently developed.
  • underhand chop — (in an axemen's competition) a chop where the axeman stands on the log, which is placed on the ground
  • underpopulated — having a population lower than is normal or desirable.
  • unincorporated — not chartered as a corporation; lacking the powers and immunities of a corporate enterprise: an unincorporated business.
  • unpersonalized — to have marked with one's initials, name, or monogram: to personalize stationery.
  • unprepossessed — not prepossessed, not prejudiced; unbiased
  • unproductivity — the quality, state, or fact of being able to generate, create, enhance, or bring forth goods and services: The productivity of the group's effort surprised everyone.
  • unproportioned — adjusted to proper proportion or relation.
  • unprovided for — without income or means
  • unreciprocated — to give, feel, etc., in return.
  • unreproducible — to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
  • 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
  • vector product — cross product.
  • walkaround pay — extra pay earned by an employee for accompanying an official inspector on a plant tour or around a job site.
  • 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.
  • wine-producing — of or relating to a place where wine is produced
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