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16-letter words containing port

  • active transport — a process by which molecules are enabled to pass across a membrane from a region in which they are in a low concentration to one of high concentration; this requires the expenditure of energy in metabolism and is assisted by carrier proteins, commonly referred to as pumps
  • customer support — Customer support is a service provided to help customers resolve any technical problems that they may have with a product or service.
  • decision support — Software used to aid management decision making, typically relying on a decision support database.
  • disproportionate — not proportionate; out of proportion, as in size or number.
  • disproportioning — Present participle of disproportion.
  • import surcharge — a tax imposed on all imported goods, adding to any established tariffs
  • in proportion to — If one thing increases or decreases in proportion to another thing, it increases or decreases to the same degree as that thing.
  • isle of portland — a rugged limestone peninsula in SW England, in Dorset, connected to the mainland by a narrow isthmus and by Chesil Bank: the lighthouse of Portland Bill lies at the S tip; famous for the quarrying of Portland stone, a fine building material. Pop (town): 12 000 (latest est)
  • malapportionment — (of a state or other political unit) poorly apportioned, especially divided, organized, or structured in a manner that prevents large sections of a population from having equitable representation in a legislative body.
  • marriage portion — dowry.
  • newspaper report — a report published in a newspaper
  • non-sporting dog — one of any of several breeds of variously sized dogs that may have been developed to hunt or work but now are usually bred for show or as a pet, including the Bichon Frise, bulldog, dalmatian, chow chow, keeshond, and poodle.
  • opportunity cost — the money or other benefits lost when pursuing a particular course of action instead of a mutually-exclusive alternative: The company cannot afford the opportunity cost attached to policy decisions made by the current CEO.
  • opportunity shop — a shop selling second-hand goods for charitable funds
  • passport control — identity check at airport, etc.
  • port authorities — the body with overall responsibility for a port
  • port phillip bay — a bay in SE Australia: the harbor of Melbourne. 31 miles (50 km) long; 25 miles (40 km) wide.
  • portable airtime — (communications, wireless)   A wireless, digital communications system enabling user-to-user voice communication, "quicknotes", and alphanumeric messaging.
  • portal-to-portal — noting or pertaining to the time a worker spends from entering the workplace to stepping outside, especially in relation to pay.
  • portfolio worker — a person in portfolio employment
  • portmanteau word — a case or bag to carry clothing in while traveling, especially a leather trunk or suitcase that opens into two halves.
  • portrait gallery — a gallery where pictures are displayed
  • portrait painter — artist: paints likenesses
  • portuguese india — a former Portuguese overseas territory on the W coast of India, consisting of the districts of Gôa, Daman, and Diu: annexed by India December 1961. Capital: Gôa.
  • portuguese timor — former (1914-75) Portuguese territory in the Malay Archipelago
  • public transport — fare-paying travel
  • re-apportionment — the act of redistributing or changing the apportionment of something.
  • report structure — A report structure is a structure containing a reporting clause and a reported clause or a quote.
  • reporting clause — A reporting clause is a clause which indicates that you are talking about what someone said or thought. For example, in 'She said that she was hungry', 'She said' is a reporting clause.
  • run-time support — run-time system
  • saint peter port — a port and resort in the Channel Islands: the capital of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, on the E coast of the island of Guernsey. Pop: 28 310 (2001)
  • showbiz reporter — a journalist who writes about the entertainment industry
  • sports equipment — gear used to play sport
  • supporting actor — performer: not lead
  • transport number — that fraction of the total electric current that anions and cations carry in passing through an electrolytic solution.
  • transport police — the national police force for railways in Britain, which protects rail operators, staff and passengers
  • unproportionally — having due proportion; corresponding.
  • wolfenden report — a study produced in 1957 by the Committee on Homosexual Offences and Prostitution in Britain, which recommended that homosexual relations between consenting adults be legalized

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