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14-letter words containing s, h, e, p, r, d

  • pseudepigrapha — certain writings (other than the canonical books and the Apocrypha) professing to be Biblical in character.
  • pseudepigraphy — the false ascription of a piece of writing to an author.
  • pseudo-archaic — marked by the characteristics of an earlier period; antiquated: an archaic manner; an archaic notion.
  • pseudomorphism — an irregular or unclassifiable form.
  • pteridophilist — a person who shows an excessive enthusiam for ferns
  • purchase order — document requesting to buy sth
  • pyramid scheme — pyramid (def 8).
  • radiotherapist — radiologist
  • rumbledethumps — a Scottish dish of butter and mashed potatoes, sometimes mixed with cabbage or turnips
  • sharp-featured — having very clearly defined facial features
  • sharp-tempered — with a tendency to become suddenly angry
  • sheepdog trial — a competition in which sheepdogs are tested in their tasks
  • shepherd's pie — a baked dish of ground or diced meat with a crust of mashed potatoes.
  • short-tempered — having a quick, hasty temper; irascible.
  • 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.
  • shrink-wrapped — A shrink-wrapped product is sold in a tight covering of thin plastic.
  • shropshire lad — a volume of poetry (1896) by A. E. Housman.
  • simple-hearted — free of deceit; artless; sincere.
  • spanish dagger — a stemless or short-trunked plant, Yucca gloriosa, of the agave family, native to the southeastern U.S., having leaves nearly 2½ feet (75 cm) long, with a stiff, sharp point, and greenish-white or reddish flowers nearly 4 inches (10 cm) wide.
  • speech-reading — the act or process of determining the intended meaning of a speaker by utilizing all visual clues accompanying speech attempts, as lip movements, facial expressions, and bodily gestures, used especially by people with impaired hearing.
  • speed merchant — a person who habitually drives too fast in a motor vehicle
  • spider phaeton — (formerly) a light horse-drawn carriage with a high body and large slender wheels
  • spotted orchid — any of various common Eurasian orchids, esp the heath and common spotted orchids (Dactylorhiza maculata and D. fuchsii). The flowers are variable but usually have dark blotches
  • striped gopher — a ground squirrel marked with stripes, especially the thirteen-lined ground squirrel.
  • swedish turnip — rutabaga.
  • the depression — the worldwide economic depression of the early 1930s, when there was mass unemployment
  • un-replenished — to make full or complete again, as by supplying what is lacking, used up, etc.: to replenish one's stock of food.
  • underemphasize — to give less than sufficient emphasis to; minimize.
  • v-shaped curve — a curve on a graph that shows a sharp fall followed by a correspondingly sharp rise
  • washing powder — Washing powder is a powder that you use with water to wash clothes.
  • window-shopper — to look at articles in the windows of stores without making any purchases.
  • zephyr worsted — lightweight worsted yarn.
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