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14-letter words containing pe

  • v-shaped curve — a curve on a graph that shows a sharp fall followed by a correspondingly sharp rise
  • vesper sparrow — a common finch, Pooecetes gramineus, of fields and pastures in North America, noted for its evening song.
  • vespertilionid — any of a large family (Vespertilionidae) of long-tailed bats that are widely distributed, esp. in temperate regions, including most of the small, insect-eating species
  • visible speech — the representation in graphic or pictorial form of characteristics of speech, as by means of sound spectrograms.
  • waiting period — a specified delay, required by law, between officially stating an intention and acting on it, as between securing a marriage license and getting married.
  • walking papers — notice of dismissal
  • wall pellitory — pellitory (sense 1)
  • wappenschawing — a periodical muster or review of the men under arms in a particular lordship or district
  • weatherpersons — Plural form of weatherperson.
  • well-developed — to bring out the capabilities or possibilities of; bring to a more advanced or effective state: to develop natural resources; to develop one's musical talent.
  • well-dispersed — to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd.
  • well-performed — to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
  • well-respected — a particular, detail, or point (usually preceded by in): to differ in some respect.
  • western europe — countries in the west of Europe
  • whippersnapper — an unimportant but offensively presumptuous person, especially a young one.
  • wilson's snipe — a North American common snipe, Gallinago (Capella) gallinago delicata.
  • window-shopper — to look at articles in the windows of stores without making any purchases.
  • winnipeg couch — a couch with no arms or back, opening out into a double bed
  • with eyes open — the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera, surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, or cornea, and in the center of which is an opening, or pupil, through which light passes to the retina.
  • with open arms — the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
  • work prospects — chances of gaining employment
  • working papers — documents permitting employment
  • wrapping paper — heavy paper used for wrapping packages, parcels, etc.
  • yellow emperor — the legendary first emperor of China.
  • zona pellucida — the transparent, noncellular layer surrounding the ovum of mammals, often having radial striations.
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