14-letter words containing r, o, s, a, l
- precious coral — red coral.
- precious metal — a metal of the gold, silver, or platinum group.
- preconsonantal — immediately preceding a consonant.
- presentational — of or relating to presentation.
- primary school — a school usually covering the first three or four years of elementary school and sometimes kindergarten.
- princess royal — the eldest daughter of a king or queen.
- private school — a school founded, conducted, and maintained by a private group rather than by the government, usually charging tuition and often following a particular philosophy, viewpoint, etc.
- pro-capitalist — a person who has capital, especially extensive capital, invested in business enterprises.
- probabiliorism — the theory that in the case of doubt one should choose the action most likely to be right
- probabiliorist — someone who advocates probabiliorism
- probable cause — reasonable ground for a belief, as, in a criminal case, that the accused was guilty of the crime, or, in a civil case, that grounds for the action existed: used especially as a defense to an action for malicious prosecution.
- proceleusmatic — inciting, animating, or inspiring.
- processability — capable of being processed.
- professionally — following an occupation as a means of livelihood or for gain: a professional builder.
- progestational — prepared for pregnancy, as the lining of the uterus prior to menstruation or in the early stages of gestation itself; progravid.
- prognostically — of or relating to prognosis.
- proletarianism — the practices, attitudes, or social status of a proletarian.
- propeller wash — the backwash from a propeller.
- prosencephalon — the forebrain.
- prostate gland — an organ that surrounds the urethra of males at the base of the bladder, comprising a muscular portion, which controls the release of urine, and a glandular portion, which secretes an alkaline fluid that makes up part of the semen and enhances the motility and fertility of sperm.
- prosthetically — a device, either external or implanted, that substitutes for or supplements a missing or defective part of the body.
- protocol stack — (protocol) A layered set of protocols which work together to provide a set of network functions. Each intermediate protocol layer uses the layer below it to provide a service to the layer above. The OSI seven layer model is an attempt to provide a standard framework within which to describe protocol stacks.
- provincialised — to make provincial in character.
- provisionality — providing or serving for the time being only; existing only until permanently or properly replaced; temporary: a provisional government.
- pseudo-liberal — favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs.
- pseudodipteral — having an arrangement of columns suggesting a dipteral structure but without the inner colonnade.
- psilanthropism — the doctrine that Jesus Christ was only a human being.
- psilanthropist — a person who believes that Jesus was merely human
- purple passion — a variety of the velvet plant, Gynura aurantiaca, having trailing stems and leaves densely covered with purple hairs, grown as a houseplant.
- pyramidologist — a person who believes in pyramidology
- quarter nelson — a hold in which a wrestler, from a kneeling position beside an opponent, puts one hand on the opponent's head, passes the free arm under the far arm of the opponent, and locks the free arm to the other arm by clasping the wrist.
- quasi-immortal — not mortal; not liable or subject to death; undying: our immortal souls.
- quasi-informal — without formality or ceremony; casual: an informal visit.
- quasi-personal — of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
- quasi-rational — agreeable to reason; reasonable; sensible: a rational plan for economic development.
- rabble-rousing — of, relating to, or characteristic of a rabble-rouser.
- race relations — relationships between races
- racing colours — the colours painted on a racing car to represent the nation of the car or driver
- rail transport — the system of taking passengers or goods from one place to another by railway
- rambunctiously — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
- ramshorn snail — any of various freshwater snails
- ranunculaceous — belonging to the Ranunculaceae, the buttercup family of plants.
- rational dress — long loose trousers gathered at the ankle and worn under a shorter skirt
- razor-slashing — the action of slashing someone with a razor in order to kill, wound, or disfigure them
- reactor vessel — the container surrounding and protecting the core of a nuclear reactor.
- read-only user — (jargon) Describes a luser who uses computers almost exclusively for reading Usenet, bulletin boards, and/or electronic mail, rather than writing code or purveying useful information. See twink, terminal junkie, lurker.
- reasonableness — agreeable to reason or sound judgment; logical: a reasonable choice for chairman.
- reconsolidated — to bring together (separate parts) into a single or unified whole; unite; combine: They consolidated their three companies.
- recurvirostral — with a beak which is bent upwards
- red sandalwood — the fragrant heartwood of any of certain Asian trees of the genus Santalum, used for ornamental carving and burned as incense.