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14-letter words containing s, i, p, n, g

  • praying mantis — mantis.
  • predesignation — to designate beforehand.
  • predesignatory — in the terminology of Sir William Hamilton, (of a sign) affixed to a proposition or term to indicate quantity
  • prepositioning — to position in advance or beforehand: to preposition troops in anticipated trouble spots.
  • preserving pan — a pan specially designed for preserving fruit
  • press briefing — a meeting called by an organization, government, etc, to inform the press of something
  • press clipping — clipping (def 2).
  • pressing plant — a manufacturing plant where phonograph records are produced by pressing in a mold or by stamping.
  • printing house — a company engaged in the business of producing printed matter
  • printing press — a machine, as a cylinder press or rotary press, for printing on paper or the like from type, plates, etc.
  • printing works — an establishment in which printing is carried out
  • processing tax — a tax levied by the government at an intermediate stage in the production of goods.
  • profit sharing — the sharing of profits, as between employer and employee, especially in such a way that the employee receives, in addition to wages, a share in the profits of the business.
  • profit-seeking — attempting to make a profit or financial gains
  • profit-sharing — the sharing of profits, as between employer and employee, especially in such a way that the employee receives, in addition to wages, a share in the profits of the business.
  • progenitorship — parenthood; the position of being a progenitor
  • 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.
  • prognosticator — to forecast or predict (something future) from present indications or signs; prophesy.
  • progressionary — relating to progression
  • progressionism — a person who believes in progress, as of humankind or society.
  • progressionist — a person who believes in progress, as of humankind or society.
  • propagandistic — a person involved in producing or spreading propaganda.
  • pruning shears — small, sturdy shears used for pruning shrubbery.
  • pseudo-english — of, relating to, or characteristic of England or its inhabitants, institutions, etc.
  • pseudo-generic — of, applicable to, or referring to all the members of a genus, class, group, or kind; general.
  • psychic energy — according to Freud, the force that lies behind all mental processes, having its basic source as the id.
  • psychogalvanic — pertaining to or involving electric changes in the body resulting from reactions to mental or emotional stimuli.
  • psychogenetics — the study of internal or mental states
  • public housing — housing owned or operated by a government and usually offered at low rent to the needy.
  • pugnaciousness — inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.
  • pulsating star — a type of variable star, the variation in brightness resulting from expansion and subsequent contraction of the star
  • pythagoreanism — the doctrines of Pythagoras and his followers, especially the belief that the universe is the manifestation of various combinations of mathematical ratios.
  • quintus prolog — (language, product)   A version of Prolog developed by Quintus. Development of Quintus Prolog had transferred to the Swedish Institute of Computer Science by December 1998. Telephone: +1 (800) 542 1283.
  • quota sampling — a method of conducting market research in which the sample is selected according to a quota-system based on such factors as age, sex, social class, etc
  • reprovisioning — a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
  • rite of spring — French Le Sacre du Printemps. a ballet suite (1913) for orchestra by Igor Stravinsky.
  • run up against — If you run up against problems, you suddenly begin to experience them.
  • sales campaign — product promotion and publicity
  • sales planning — the business activity of estimating future sales of products or services and setting sales targets
  • sauropterygian — any of various Mesozoic marine reptiles of the superorder Sauropterygia, including the suborder Plesiosauria.
  • scheduling api — Scheduling Application Programming Interface
  • scorpion grass — either of two small Old World plants, Myosotis sylvatica or M. scorpioides, of the borage family, having a light-blue flower commonly regarded as an emblem of constancy and friendship.
  • screen popping — (communications)   The use of CTI to make customer data appear on a call centre terminal at the same time as the customer call is transferred.
  • scribbling pad — a notebook or sketchbook
  • self-expanding — to increase in extent, size, volume, scope, etc.: Heat expands most metals. He hopes to expand his company.
  • self-operating — automatic.
  • self-parodying — given to or involving self-parody
  • self-poisoning — illness due to the taking of poison
  • selling plater — a horse that competes in a selling race; an inferior horse.
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