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14-letter words containing s, p, i

  • 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
  • field hospital — an organization of medical personnel with medical equipment for establishing a temporary hospital at isolated posts or in the field to support ground troops in combat.
  • field larkspur — a European plant, Consolida regalis, of the buttercup family, having sparse clusters of blue or violet-colored flowers and smooth fruit.
  • fifth position — a position similar to the first position, but with one foot in front, the heel and toe of the front foot adjacent to the toe and heel of the back foot.
  • file separator — (character)   (FS) ASCII character 28.
  • filiopietistic — of or relating to reverence of forebears or tradition, especially if carried to excess.
  • fingerspelling — the communication in sign language of a word or other expression by rendering its written form letter by letter in a manual alphabet.
  • fire apparatus — equipment for extinguishing destructive fires.
  • fireproof dish — a dish that can withstand heat
  • first position — a position of the feet in which the heels are back to back and the toes point out to the sides.
  • first republic — the republic established in France in 1792 and replaced by the First Empire in 1804.
  • first-aid post — the place at an event where people can go for medical treatment if they become ill or are injured
  • fish and chips — fried fish fillets and French fries.
  • fishing permit — an official document which allows you to fish in a particular area of water
  • flagship store — A flagship store is the most important store in a chain, often with the largest volume of sales, or the most up-to-date formats or layouts
  • flashing point — flash point (def 1).
  • 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.
  • floor polisher — an electrical appliance used for polishing floors
  • fluid pressure — the pressure exerted by a fluid, directly proportional to the specific gravity at any point and to the height of the fluid above the point.
  • foamed plastic — expanded plastic.
  • food poisoning — an acute gastrointestinal condition characterized by such symptoms as headache, fever, chills, abdominal and muscular pain, nausea, diarrhea, and prostration, caused by foods that are naturally toxic, as poisonous mushrooms, by vegetable foods that are chemically contaminated, as by insecticides, or by bacteria or their toxins, especially of the genus Salmonella.
  • fowl paralysis — Marek's disease.
  • free expansion — the expansion of a gas into an evacuated space without the transfer of heat or the performance of work.
  • friday prayers — the congregational prayers observed by Muslims every Friday
  • function space — a linear space, the elements of which are functions.
  • g-strophanthin — ouabain.
  • galactic poles — either of the two opposite points on the celestial sphere that are farthest north and south of the Milky Way.
  • galactopoiesis — increasing the secretion of milk.
  • gallinas point — a cape in NE Colombia: the northernmost point of South America
  • galvanoplastic — pertaining to reproduction by electrotypy.
  • galvanotropism — the directional growth of an organism, esp a plant, in response to an electrical stimulus
  • gastric bypass — a surgical procedure by which all or part of the stomach is circumvented by anastomosis to the small intestine, performed to overcome obstruction or in the treatment of morbid obesity.
  • 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.
  • goodfellowship — cheerful company
  • graphic artist — sb who draws, paints, prints, etc.
  • 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.
  • group dynamics — (used with a plural verb) the interactions that influence the attitudes and behavior of people when they are grouped with others through either choice or accidental circumstances.
  • gymslip mother — a girl of school age who has become a mother
  • gyroscopically — Using a gyroscope.
  • haematopoiesis — Alternative spelling of hematopoiesis.
  • hair-splitting — the making of unnecessarily fine distinctions.
  • hampshire down — Also called Hants. a county in S England. 1460 sq. mi. (3780 sq. km).
  • happenstantial — Being or relating to happenstance.
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