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

  • interior-sprung — (esp of a mattress) containing springs
  • interiorscaping — The design, installation, and maintenance of interiorscapes.
  • jogger's nipple — painful inflammation of the nipple, caused by friction with a garment when running for long distances
  • john j pershing — John Joseph ("Blackjack") 1860–1948, U.S. general: commander of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I.
  • leaving present — a present given to a person when they leave a job, place etc
  • leptosporangium — (botany) A sporangium formed from a single epidermal cell.
  • luster painting — a method of decorating glazed pottery with metallic pigment, originated in Persia, popular from the 9th through the mid-19th centuries.
  • macrosporangium — megasporangium.
  • magnetic stripe — magnetic strip.
  • master-planning — to construct a master plan for: to master-plan one's career.
  • measuring spoon — a spoon for measuring amounts, as in cooking, usually part of a set of spoons of different sizes.
  • microprocessing — an integrated computer circuit that performs all the functions of a CPU.
  • micropublishing — the publishing of material in microfilm
  • microsporangium — a sporangium containing microspores.
  • midgard serpent — a serpent, the child of Loki and Angerboda, who lies wrapped around the world, tail in mouth, and is destined to kill and to be killed by Thor at Ragnarok; Jormungand.
  • misapprehending — Present participle of misapprehend.
  • misinterpreting — Present participle of misinterpret.
  • misrepresenting — Present participle of misrepresent.
  • morning prayers — early-morning act of religious worship
  • mouse droppings — 1.   (graphics, operating system, jargon)   Pixels (usually single) that are not properly restored when the mouse pointer moves away from a particular location on the screen, producing the appearance that the mouse pointer has left droppings behind. The major causes for this problem are MS-DOS programs that write to the screen memory corresponding to the mouse pointer's current location without hiding the mouse pointer first, and mouse drivers that do not quite support the graphics mode in use. 2.   (web, jargon)   The client address recorded in a web server's log whenever a client connects to a site. Users may be unaware that their activity is being logged in this way but the potential for misuse of the information is limited.
  • multiprocessing — the simultaneous execution of two or more programs or instruction sequences by separate CPUs under integrated control.
  • napier-hastings — a seaport on E North Island, in New Zealand.
  • nasopharyngitis — (medicine) An inflammation of the nasal passages, and of the upper pharynx.
  • negro spiritual — a type of religious song originating among Black slaves in the American South
  • neurophysiology — the branch of physiology dealing with the functions of the nervous system.
  • non-disparaging — that disparages; tending to belittle or bring reproach upon: a disparaging remark.
  • offset printing — offset (def 6).
  • overemphasizing — Present participle of overemphasize.
  • panoramic sight — an artillery sight that can be rotated horizontally in a full circle.
  • pantopragmatics — universal intervention in the affairs of others
  • paralinguistics — the study of paralanguage.
  • parish magazine — a magazine containing news and articles of interest to the people of a particular parish church or the local area
  • parthenogenesis — development of an egg without fertilization.
  • passenger train — railway train that carries people
  • pematangsiantar — a city on NE Sumatra, in Indonesia.
  • performing arts — dance, drama, music
  • phrasemongering — the act of coining memorable phrases
  • pilsner glass's — a pale, light lager beer.
  • pistachio green — a light or medium shade of yellow green.
  • plane surveying — the surveying of areas of limited size, making no corrections for the earth's curvature
  • plastic surgeon — doctor who performs cosmetic surgery
  • pleasure-loving — enjoying pleasure
  • port washington — a town on NW Long Island, in SE New York.
  • pragmaticalness — the quality of being pragmatical or meddlesome
  • pre-advertising — to announce or praise (a product, service, etc.) in some public medium of communication in order to induce people to buy or use it: to advertise a new brand of toothpaste.
  • preregistration — early registration, in advance of event or general registration
  • pressure-piping — Pressure-piping is a set of pipes which are used to contain fluid at high pressure.
  • primary sealing — Primary sealing is devices used for sealing tanks, to reduce emissions, often made of foam.
  • princess regent — a princess who is regent of a country.
  • prison governor — the senior administrator or head of a prison
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