13-letter words containing t, e, p, g
- postemergency — of, relating to, or occurring in the period after an emergency
- posting error — an error made while carrying over an entry from a journal to a ledger
- practice game — any informal game (of sports, chess, etc) played as preparation for a real game
- pre-agreement — the act of agreeing or of coming to a mutual arrangement.
- pre-cognizant — having cognizance; aware (usually followed by of): He was cognizant of the difficulty.
- pre-migration — the process or act of migrating.
- pre-sintering — (in powder metallurgy) to heat (a compact) in preparation for sintering.
- precipitating — to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly: to precipitate an international crisis.
- predesignated — to designate beforehand.
- prediagnostic — of, relating to, or used in diagnosis.
- predominating — to be the stronger or leading element or force.
- prefiguration — the act of prefiguring.
- prefigurement — to show or represent beforehand by a figure or type; foreshadow.
- prelitigation — the act or process of litigating: a matter that is still in litigation.
- prerogatively — by way of privilege or prerogative
- press cutting — an article or picture from a newspaper about someone or something
- press-agentry — the vocation or responsibilities of a press agent.
- prestigiously — indicative of or conferring prestige: the most prestigious address in town.
- presto chango — change at once (usually used imperatively, as in a magician's command).
- price cutting — the act or practice of cutting prices
- prick-teasing — the behaviour of a prick-tease
- primitive gut — archenteron.
- primogenitrix — a primogenitor who is female
- primogeniture — the state or fact of being the firstborn of children of the same parents.
- prince regent — a prince who is regent of a country.
- prize fighter — A prize fighter is a boxer who fights to win money.
- product range — variety of merchandise within a brand
- progametangia — Mycology. the hyphal tip of certain fungi that produces the gametangium and subsequent gamete.
- progenitorial — characteristic of a progenitor
- progestogenic — relating to progestogen
- prognosticate — to forecast or predict (something future) from present indications or signs; prophesy.
- progovernment — the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc.; political administration: Government is necessary to the existence of civilized society.
- progressivist — the principles and practices of progressives.
- progressivity — favoring or advocating progress, change, improvement, or reform, as opposed to wishing to maintain things as they are, especially in political matters: a progressive mayor.
- prolonge knot — a knot consisting of three overlapping loops formed by a single rope passed alternately over and under itself at crossings.
- protolanguage — the reconstructed or postulated parent form of a language or a group of related languages.
- proxy gateway — proxy server
- psychogenetic — genesis of the psyche.
- psychotogenic — a substance that causes a psychotic reaction.
- pterylography — the description of the feather arrangement on birds
- pudding stone — conglomerate (def 3).
- pull the plug — If someone in a position of power pulls the plug on a project or on someone's activities, they use their power to stop them continuing.
- pull together — to draw or haul toward oneself or itself, in a particular direction, or into a particular position: to pull a sled up a hill.
- purse strings — hold the purse strings, to have the power to determine how money shall be spent.
- putting green — green (def 24).
- pythian games — (in ancient Greece) the second most important Panhellenic festival, celebrated in the third year of each Olympiad near Delphi. The four-year period between celebrations was known as a Pythiad (ˈpɪθɪˌæd )
- quickstepping — Present participle of quickstep.
- raising plate — wall plate (def 1).
- reagent strip — A reagent strip is a thin piece of paper impregnated with a reagent (= a substance that causes a chemical reaction) to a specific substance, used in testing for that substance in a body of fluid.
- reciprocating — to give, feel, etc., in return.