16-letter words containing ese
- phototypesetting — Printing. photocomposition.
- pique oneself on — to be proud of
- portuguese india — a former Portuguese overseas territory on the W coast of India, consisting of the districts of Gôa, Daman, and Diu: annexed by India December 1961. Capital: Gôa.
- portuguese timor — former (1914-75) Portuguese territory in the Malay Archipelago
- presence chamber — the special room in which a great personage, as a sovereign, receives guests, holds audiences, etc.
- presence of mind — a calm state of mind that allows one to think clearly or act effectively in an emergency.
- presentation box — a specially designed and attractive box to hold a product, and make it look more impressive
- preserved ginger — fresh ginger preserved in syrup and used in cooking, esp desserts
- pride oneself on — to be proud of
- processed cheese — a mass-produced product made of one or more types of cheeses that have been heated and mixed with emulsifiers, colorings, flavorings, etc., primarily to retard spoilage and enhance spreadability at reduced cost.
- remember oneself — to recover one's good manners after a lapse; stop behaving badly
- representational — of or relating to representation.
- representatively — a person or thing that represents another or others.
- research library — a general or specialized library that collects materials for use in intensive research projects.
- research quantum — the standard by which the contribution to a university of individual academics is measured and on the basis of which universities receive government funding and academics are promoted
- research student — a student studying for a doctoral award, that is, a PhD or an MPhil
- reservation desk — a desk in a hotel, office, etc, where an employee takes bookings for rooms, tickets, etc
- reserve buoyancy — the difference between the volume of a hull below the designed waterline and the volume of the hull below the lowest opening incapable of being made watertight.
- reserve capacity — the capacity of a battery, measured in minutes, to keep a vehicle operating if the charging system fails.
- reserve currency — any currency, as the U.S. dollar, used as a medium to settle international debts.
- sour-milk cheese — cottage cheese made from sour milk.
- south vietnamese — of or relating to the former South Vietnam (now part of Vietnam) or its inhabitants
- specious present — a short time span in which change and duration are alleged to be directly experienced.
- stilton (cheese) — a rich, crumbly cheese with veins of blue-green mold
- throw oneself at — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
- throw oneself on — to rely entirely upon
- underrepresented — to give inadequate representation to; represent in numbers that are disproportionately low.
- unrepresentative — a person or thing that represents another or others.
- well-represented — having good or sufficient representation