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

  • 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-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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • sauropterygian — any of various Mesozoic marine reptiles of the superorder Sauropterygia, including the suborder Plesiosauria.
  • 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-operating — automatic.
  • self-parodying — given to or involving self-parody
  • selling plater — a horse that competes in a selling race; an inferior horse.
  • selling-plater — a horse that competes in a selling race; an inferior horse.
  • septuagenarian — of the age of 70 years or between 70 and 80 years old.
  • serpentiningly — in a winding or sinuous manner
  • sewing pattern — a guide or diagram that you follow to make clothes or other things using a needle and thread
  • sheep-worrying — the act (of a dog, sheepdog, wolf, etc) of chasing a flock of sheep and biting or injuring the sheep
  • shipping clerk — a clerk who attends to the packing, unpacking, receiving, sending out, and recording of shipments.
  • shipping fever — a respiratory disease of cattle, caused by Pasteurella haemolytica, often spread during the shipment of livestock.
  • shoe repairing — the trade of mending shoes
  • shooting party — a social gathering when people shoot game together
  • shooting spree — a series of shootings by a mad person
  • shopping hours — the times during which shops are open
  • shopping spree — frenzied, indulgent buying
  • single premium — a single payment that covers the entire cost of an insurance policy.
  • singular point — a point at which a given function of a complex variable has no derivative but of which every neighborhood contains points at which the function has derivatives.
  • sitting pretty — (of a bird) occupying a nest of eggs for hatching.
  • sleep learning — the act or process of learning during sleep by listening to recordings repeatedly.
  • sleep-learning — the idea that people can learn things while they are asleep
  • sleeping berth — a bunk for sleeping on on a train or boat
  • sleeping chair — a chair of the 17th century, having a high back, usually adjustable, with deep wings of the same height.
  • sleeping porch — a porch enclosed with glass or screening or a room with open sides or a row of windows used for sleeping in the open air.
  • smear campaign — a campaign to tarnish the reputation of a public figure, especially by vilification or innuendo.
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