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14-letter words containing rr

  • non-irrigation — the artificial application of water to land to assist in the production of crops.
  • nonconcurrence — refusal or failure to concur.
  • noncorrelation — (esp in reference to investments) the state of not being correlated or connected
  • noncorrelative — Not correlative.
  • oligomenorrhea — abnormally infrequent menstruation.
  • one-way mirror — a sheet of glass that can be seen through from one side and is a mirror on the other, used especially for observation of criminal suspects by law-enforcement officials or witnesses.
  • overcorrection — correction beyond what is needed or customary, especially when leading to error; overadjustment: The pilot made an overcorrection for headwinds.
  • overrefinement — excessive or unnecessary refinement.
  • overregulation — a law, rule, or other order prescribed by authority, especially to regulate conduct.
  • ox-eye herring — a herring-like sea fish, Megalops cyprinoides, of northern Australian waters, related to the tarpon
  • paper mulberry — a mulberry tree, Broussonetia papyrifera, of eastern Asia, having alternate leaves that vary in size, round catkins, and orange-red fruit, grown widely as a shade tree.
  • parrot-fashion — If you learn or repeat something parrot-fashion, you do it accurately but without really understanding what it means.
  • partridgeberry — a North American trailing plant, Mitchella repens, of the madder family, having roundish evergreen leaves, fragrant white flowers, and scarlet berries.
  • pas de bourree — a short running step.
  • people carrier — large saloon car
  • pierre vernier — Pierre [pyer] /pyɛr/ (Show IPA), 1580–1637, French mathematician and inventor.
  • pin grid array — (hardware)   (PGA) A style of integrated circuit socket or pin-out with pins laid out on a square or rectangular grid with a separation of 0.1 inch in each direction. The pins near the centre of the array are often missing. PGA is often used on motherboards for processors, e.g. Socket 6 and Socket 8. PPGA is "plastic PGA" (as opposed to ceramic?). See also SPGA.
  • prearrangement — to arrange in advance or beforehand.
  • primary mirror — the mirror that collects and focuses the incoming light in a reflecting telescope
  • printing error — a misprint or misspelling in a text
  • probable error — a quantity formerly used as a measure of variability: equal to 0.6745 times the standard deviation. A normally distributed population has half of its elements within one probable error of the mean.
  • proxy marriage — a marriage performed between one of the two contracting parties and a proxy who has been authorized to represent the other.
  • puerto barrios — a seaport in E Guatemala.
  • puertorriqueno — a native or inhabitant of Puerto Rico.
  • raspberry bush — a bush on which raspberries grow
  • raspberry cane — a long thin stalk on which raspberries grow
  • raspberry tart — a fruit tart made with raspberries
  • red chokeberry — See under chokeberry (def 1).
  • retroserrulate — having tiny retrorse teeth or barbs.
  • richard scarry — Richard McClure, 1919–94, U.S. author and illustrator of children's books.
  • rossel current — a seasonal Pacific Ocean current, a branch of the South Equatorial Current, flowing W and NW past New Guinea.
  • rounding error — an error introduced into a computation by the need to perform rounding
  • royal marriage — a meld of the king and queen of trumps, as in pinochle. Compare marriage (def 9).
  • run-time error — (programming)   An error in the execution of a program which occurs at run time, as opposed to a compile-time error. A good programming language should, among other things, aim to replace run-time errors by compile-time errors. Language features such as strong typing help. A good program should attempt to avoid run-time errors by, for example, checking that their input data is sensible. Where this is not possible, the program should attempt to detect the error and handle it gracefully rather than just exiting via the language or operating system's default handler. Here again, a good language will make this easy to do (or at least possible). See also abort, core dump, GPF.
  • sanctus turret — a bell cote holding a Sanctus bell.
  • scotch terrier — Scottish terrier.
  • sea gooseberry — a comb jelly, especially of the genus Pleurobrachia.
  • search warrant — a court order authorizing the examination of a dwelling or other private premises by police officials, as for stolen goods.
  • self-surrender — the surrender or yielding up of oneself, one's will, affections, etc., as to another person, an influence, or a cause.
  • semi-narrative — a story or account of events, experiences, or the like, whether true or fictitious.
  • serra junipero — Miguel José [mee-gel haw-se] /miˈgɛl hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1713–84, Spanish Roman Catholic missionary to the Indians in California and Mexico.
  • serrated wrack — the seaweed Fucus serratus
  • serratirostral — having a serrated beak or bill; sawbilled
  • shaving mirror — small adjustable mirror
  • sheep-worrying — the act (of a dog, sheepdog, wolf, etc) of chasing a flock of sheep and biting or injuring the sheep
  • sherry cobbler — a cobbler drink made with sherry, sliced fruits, and ice.
  • sherry vinegar — a gourmet wine vinegar produced in the Jerez region of S Spain
  • sierra leonean — an independent republic in W Africa: member of the Commonwealth of Nations; formerly a British colony and protectorate. 27,925 sq. mi. (72,326 sq. km). Capital: Freetown.
  • slurry reactor — A slurry reactor is a reactor in which contact is achieved by suspending a solid in a liquid.
  • somali current — a current of the Indian Ocean, flowing northward along the coast of Somalia in summer and southwestward the rest of the year.
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