14-letter words containing n, a, d, p, h
- panidiomorphic — (of igneous rocks) having well-developed crystals
- pendulum watch — (formerly) a watch having a balance wheel, especially a balance wheel bearing a fake pendulum bob oscillating behind a window in the dial.
- pentland firth — a strait between N Scotland and the Orkney Islands, linking the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean: noted for its rough sea conditions. 14 miles (23 km) long.
- perhydrogenate — to hydrogenate as completely as possible.
- philanthropoid — an individual who does work for a charitable body
- photooxidation — oxidation induced by light.
- pigeon-hearted — timid; meek.
- pitch and putt — of or relating to a small-scale golf course, 5 to 20 acres, and usually having 9 holes of 50 yards in length from tee to cup.
- pitch-and-putt — of or relating to a small-scale golf course, 5 to 20 acres, and usually having 9 holes of 50 yards in length from tee to cup.
- pitch-and-toss — a game in which players toss coins at a mark, the person whose coin hits closest to the mark tossing all the coins in the air and winning all those that come down heads up.
- prawn-sandwich — characterizing or belonging to the type of spectator at a football match who is motivated to attend more by the corporate hospitality available than a true devotion to a particular club
- pride of china — the chinaberry, Melia azedarach.
- psychodynamics — Psychology. any clinical approach to personality, as Freud's, that sees personality as the result of a dynamic interplay of conscious and unconscious factors.
- radiotelephone — a telephone in which sound or speech is transmitted by means of radio waves instead of through wires or cables.
- radiotelephony — the constructing or operating of radiotelephones.
- sandwich panel — a structural panel consisting of a core of one material enclosed between two sheets of a different material.
- scheduling api — Scheduling Application Programming Interface
- shrink-wrapped — A shrink-wrapped product is sold in a tight covering of thin plastic.
- south pasadena — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- south portland — a city in SW Maine.
- spanish armada — Armada (def 1).
- spanish dagger — a stemless or short-trunked plant, Yucca gloriosa, of the agave family, native to the southeastern U.S., having leaves nearly 2½ feet (75 cm) long, with a stiff, sharp point, and greenish-white or reddish flowers nearly 4 inches (10 cm) wide.
- speech-reading — the act or process of determining the intended meaning of a speaker by utilizing all visual clues accompanying speech attempts, as lip movements, facial expressions, and bodily gestures, used especially by people with impaired hearing.
- speed merchant — a person who habitually drives too fast in a motor vehicle
- spider phaeton — (formerly) a light horse-drawn carriage with a high body and large slender wheels
- stand the pace — to keep up with the speed or rate of others
- standard pitch — concert pitch
- sulphanilamide — a white odourless crystalline compound formerly used in medicine in the treatment of bacterial infections. Formula: NH2C6H4SO2NH2
- sulphonic acid — type of strong organic acid
- terpin hydrate — a white, crystalline powder, C 10 H 20 O 2 ⋅H 2 O, usually used in combination with codeine, as an expectorant.
- the gender gap — the difference in the attitudes, behaviour, abilities, etc, of men and women, or boys and girls
- the hispanidad — the common values and cultural attitudes shared between and linking Spain and the other Spanish-speaking countries of the world
- the platteland — (in South Africa) the country districts or rural areas
- the upper hand — If you have the upper hand in a situation, you have more power than the other people involved and can make decisions about what happens.
- the-pathfinder — a historical novel (1840) by James Fenimore Cooper.
- tip one's hand — the act of tipping.
- unaccomplished — not accomplished; incomplete or not carried out: Many tasks remain unaccomplished.
- undecipherable — to make out the meaning of (poor or partially obliterated writing, etc.): to decipher a hastily scribbled note.
- underemphasize — to give less than sufficient emphasis to; minimize.
- underhand chop — (in an axemen's competition) a chop where the axeman stands on the log, which is placed on the ground
- washing powder — Washing powder is a powder that you use with water to wash clothes.
- world champion — someone who has won a competition open to people throughout the whole world