15-letter words containing p
- (upon) my word! — indeed! really!
- 8 queens puzzle — eight queens puzzle
- a case in point — If you say that something is a case in point, you mean that it is a good example of something you have just mentioned.
- a cracking pace — If you say that someone or something is moving at a cracking pace, you mean that they are moving very quickly.
- a piece of cake — If you think something is very easy to do, you can say it is a piece of cake. People often say this to stop someone feeling worried about doing something they have to do.
- a pig in a poke — something bought or received without prior sight or knowledge
- above suspicion — in such a position that no guilt may be thought or implied, esp through having an unblemished reputation
- absorption band — a dark band in the absorption spectrum of a substance, corresponding to a range of wavelengths for which the substance absorbs more strongly than at adjacent wavelengths.
- absorption edge — a discontinuity in the graph of the absorption coefficient of a substance plotted against the wavelength of x-rays being absorbed, representing the minimum energy necessary to free electrons from particular shells of the atoms of the substance.
- academicianship — A membership in a national academy of arts or sciences.
- acanthocephalan — any of the parasitic wormlike invertebrates of the phylum Acanthocephala, the adults of which have a spiny proboscis and live in the intestines of vertebrates
- acceptance race — allowance race.
- accepted masons — a member of a widely distributed secret order (Free and Accepted Masons) having for its object mutual assistance and the promotion of brotherly love among its members.
- accepting house — a financial institution that guarantees a bill of exchange, as a result of which it can be discounted on more favourable terms
- accomplishments — Plural form of accomplishment.
- accordion pleat — one of a series of narrow, evenly spaced parallel pleats with alternating raised and recessed folds set into cloth or other material, usually by a commercial pleating machine.
- account payable — a current liability account showing amounts payable by a firm to suppliers for purchases of materials, stocks, or services on credit
- accrued expense — an expense incurred but not yet paid, as accrued interest on notes payable.
- acetophenetidin — phenacetin
- aches and pains — You can use aches and pains to refer in a general way to any minor pains that you feel in your body.
- achlorophyllous — containing no chlorophyll.
- achromatophilia — the property of having little or no affinity for stains.
- acousticophobia — Fear of noise.
- actinopterygian — belonging or pertaining to the Actinopterygii, a group of bony fishes.
- action painting — a development of abstract expressionism evolved in the 1940s, characterized by broad vigorous brush strokes and accidental effects of thrown, smeared, dripped, or spattered paint
- action reporter — a news reporter who reports to the public on matters of special interest to the consumer.
- acyclic terpene — (originally) any of a class of monocyclic hydrocarbons of the formula C 10 H 16 , obtained from plants.
- adaptive optics — a technique used to increase the resolution of a ground-based astronomical telescope by counteracting the effects of the atmosphere on the image. A deforming mirror in the light path of the telescope maintains a pointlike image of the celestial body using either a real star or a laser beam as a reference
- adenohypophysis — the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland
- adjective group — An adjective group or adjectival group is a group of words based on an adjective, such as 'very nice' or 'interested in football'. An adjective group can also consist simply of an adjective.
- adoption agency — an agency that matches children needing adoption with people willing to adopt
- adoption papers — documentation relating to the adoption of a particular child
- adrenoreceptors — Plural form of adrenoreceptor.
- advance payment — a sum of money paid in advance as a part or the whole of the sum due
- advocate depute — a Scottish law officer with the functions of public prosecutor
- adygei republic — a constituent republic of SW Russia, bordering on the Caucasus Mountains: chiefly agricultural but with some mineral resources. Capital: Maikop. Pop: 447 000 (2002). Area: 7600 sq km (2934 sq miles)
- aegyptopithecus — a genus of extinct anthropoid ape of the Oligocene Period known from remains found in Egypt.
- aerial pingpong — Australian Rules football
- aeroplane cloth — a strong fabric made from cotton, linen, and nylon yarns, used for some light aircraft fuselages and wings
- age-appropriate — Something that is age-appropriate is suitable for the age that a person is.
- air-superiority — designating a fighter aircraft built for long patrol capability at high altitudes and supersonic speeds, with air-to-air combat as its principal mission.
- airing cupboard — In British houses, an airing cupboard is a warm cupboard where you put clothes and other things that have been washed and partly dried, to make sure they are completely dry.
- aix-en-provence — a city and spa in SE France: the medieval capital of Provence. Pop: 145 721 (2006)
- aix-la-chapelle — Aachen
- alaska purchase — purchase of the territory of Alaska by the U.S. from Russia in 1867 for $7,200,000. Compare Seward's Folly.
- alberta clipper — (in Canada) an area of low pressure that forms in winter near the Rocky Mountains
- alexandroupolis — a port in NE Greece, in W Thrace. Pop: 52 720 (2001 est)
- algaroth powder — antimony oxychloride.
- algerian stripe — a fabric woven with alternate stripes of coarse cotton and silk, usually cream-colored.
- all mockered up — dressed up
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