14-letter words containing s, i, n, e, p
- extrapolations — Plural form of extrapolation.
- eyre peninsula — a peninsula of South Australia, between the Great Australian Bight and Spencer Gulf
- false position — a situation in which a person is forced to act or seems to be acting against his principles or interests
- false scorpion — any small predatory arachnid of the order Pseudoscorpionida, which includes the book scorpion and is named from the claw-shaped palps, which are poison organs
- fashion parade — a parade of models displaying clothes to prospective buyers
- fellowshipping — the condition or relation of being a fellow: the fellowship of humankind.
- fetal position — a bodily posture resembling that of the fetus in the uterus, in which the body is curled with head and limbs drawn in, sometimes assumed in states of fear or emotional withdrawal.
- fidget spinner — a small toy comprising two or three prongs arranged around a central bearing, designed to be spun by the fingers as means of improving concentration or relieving stress
- fingerspelling — the communication in sign language of a word or other expression by rendering its written form letter by letter in a manual alphabet.
- fishing permit — an official document which allows you to fish in a particular area of water
- flip one's lid — a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- free expansion — the expansion of a gas into an evacuated space without the transfer of heat or the performance of work.
- function space — a linear space, the elements of which are functions.
- genital herpes — a sexually transmitted disease caused by herpes simplex virus type 2, characterized primarily by transient blisters on and around the genitals.
- ghost prisoner — a prisoner, esp one held in US military captivity, whose detention is not publicly acknowledged
- giuseppe peano — (person, mathematics, logic) (1858-08-27 - 1932-04-20) An Italian mathematician who wrote over 200 books and papers, was a founder of mathematical logic and set theory and taught at the University of Turin. He contributed to mathematical analysis, logic, the teaching of calculus, differential equations, vector analysis and the axiomatization of mathematics. The standard axiomatization of the natural numbers is named Peano arithmetic or the Peano axioms after him. He also invented the Peano curve, an early example of a fractal.
- go up in smoke — the visible vapor and gases given off by a burning or smoldering substance, especially the gray, brown, or blackish mixture of gases and suspended carbon particles resulting from the combustion of wood, peat, coal, or other organic matter.
- graphic design — the art or profession of visual communication that combines images, words, and ideas to convey information to an audience, especially to produce a specific effect.
- groundskeeping — The activity of tending an area of land for aesthetic or functional purposes; typically as an employee of a person or institution.
- hampshire down — Also called Hants. a county in S England. 1460 sq. mi. (3780 sq. km).
- happenstantial — Being or relating to happenstance.
- healing powers — beneficial qualities
- heart-stopping — A heart-stopping moment is one that makes you anxious or frightened because it seems that something bad is likely to happen.
- hinoki cypress — an evergreen tree, Chamaecyparis obtusa, of Japan, having scalelike leaves and orange-brown cones, grown for timber and as an ornamental.
- home ownership — the situation of owning one's house or flat, or of having a mortgage on it
- hospitableness — The quality of being hospitable.
- hospital nurse — a hospital nurse works in a hospital, rather than with a general practitioner, in the army, etc
- hot gospelling — aggressive evangelizing of religious belief
- hydronephrosis — dilation of the branches and pelvic cavity of the kidney, caused by an accumulation of urine resulting from obstruction of normal outflow.
- hyperconscious — acutely aware.
- hyperextension — the extension of a part of the body beyond normal limits.
- hyperhygienist — Being too hygienic.
- hypermasculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- hypermodernism — a hypermodern approach or theory
- hypermodernist — a person who adheres to hypermodernism
- hypersecretion — an excessive secretion.
- hypersensitive — excessively sensitive: to be hypersensitive to criticism.
- hypersensitize — Photography. to treat (a film or emulsion) so as to increase its speed.
- hypersonically — In a hypersonic way.
- hypnotherapist — A practitioner of hypnotherapy.
- hypoadrenalism — underactivity of the adrenal gland, as in Addison's disease.
- immunophoresis — a technique for identifying the antigens in a blood serum
- immunosuppress — (transitive) To cause immunosuppression in.
- impassableness — The quality of being impassable.
- impassionately — filled with passion; impassioned.
- imperativeness — absolutely necessary or required; unavoidable: It is imperative that we leave.
- impersonalised — to make impersonal: The dial system impersonalized the telephone.
- impersonalized — Simple past tense and past participle of impersonalize.
- impersonations — Plural form of impersonation.
- imperviousness — not permitting penetration or passage; impenetrable: The coat is impervious to rain.