15-letter words containing pp
- hopper casement — a casement with a sash hinged at the bottom.
- i don't suppose — You can say 'I don't suppose' as a way of introducing a polite request.
- in short supply — If something is in short supply, there is very little of it available and it is difficult to find or obtain.
- inapplicability — (uncountable) The state of being inapplicable.
- inapprehensible — That cannot be apprehended; not apprehensible to or graspable by either body or mind.
- inappropriately — not appropriate; not proper or suitable: an inappropriate dress for the occasion.
- inopportuneness — The quality of being inopportune.
- isle of sheppey — an island in SE England, off the N coast of Kent in the Thames estuary: separated from the mainland by The Swale, a narrow channel. Chief towns: Sheerness, Minster. Pop: 37 852 (2001 est). Area: 80 sq km (30 sq miles)
- jack the ripper — an unidentified murderer who killed at least seven prostitutes in London's East End between August and November 1888
- jalapeño pepper — hot Mexican chilli
- job opportunity — an opportunity of employment
- jogger's nipple — painful inflammation of the nipple, caused by friction with a garment when running for long distances
- judge of appeal — a judge who sits in a Court of Appeal
- knapping hammer — a hammer used for breaking and shaping stones
- loose chippings — pieces of gravel spread on the top of tarmac that fail to stick to it
- malappropriated — misused or mishandled
- misappreciation — failure to appreciate something fully or properly
- misappreciative — not fully or properly appreciative
- misapprehending — Present participle of misapprehend.
- misapprehension — misunderstanding.
- misappropriated — to put to a wrong use.
- misappropriates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misappropriate.
- 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.
- mystery shopper — a person who is employed, often by the owners, to visit shops, hotels, etc, incognito, and assess the quality of the service offered
- nappa (leather) — a soft, supple leather produced, esp. from sheepskin, by tawing
- non-application — the act of putting to a special use or purpose: the application of common sense to a problem.
- non-handicapped — Sometimes Offensive. physically or mentally disabled.
- non-overlapping — to lap over (something else or each other); extend over and cover a part of; imbricate.
- non-suppurative — suppurating; characterized by suppuration.
- on one's uppers — higher, as in place, position, pitch, or in a scale: the upper stories of a house; the upper register of a singer's voice.
- opposite number — counterpart; equivalent: New members with an interest in folk art will find their opposite numbers in the association's directory.
- opposite prompt — the offstage area to the right as one faces the audience. Abbreviation: O.P.
- opposition hold — a particular way of holding rock in mountain-climbing
- oppositionality — Quality of being oppositional.
- opprobriousness — The state or condition of being opprobrious.
- overapplication — excessive application
- pepper-and-salt — composed of a fine mixture of black with white: pepper-and-salt hair.
- peppercorn rent — A peppercorn rent is an extremely low rent.
- pineapple juice — fruit drink: nectar of pineapple
- reapportionment — the act of redistributing or changing the apportionment of something.
- reappropriation — the act of appropriating.
- relief supplies — food, water, medication, clothes, etc given to people in need, esp in disaster areas
- salt and pepper — pepper-and-salt.
- salt-and-pepper — pepper-and-salt.
- self-oppression — the feeling of being heavily burdened, mentally or physically, by troubles, adverse conditions, anxiety, etc.
- self-supporting — the supporting or maintaining of oneself or itself without reliance on outside aid.
- shipping losses — the total loss of a navy's ships in wartime, esp with reference to those sunk during the Second World War
- shopping arcade — a place where a number of shops are connected together under one roof
- shopping basket — a metal or plastic container with one or two handles, used to carry shopping in a shop
- shopping center — a group of stores within a single architectural plan, supplying most of the basic shopping needs, especially in suburban areas.