14-letter words that end in le
- nonpolarizable — not able to be polarized
- nonpredictable — Not predictable.
- nonrecoverable — unable to be claimed back; damaged or lost forever
- nonsustainable — Not sustainable.
- not sb's style — If you say that something is not someone 's style, you mean that it is not the way in which they usually do things, or it is different from the sort of thing they usually like.
- nursing bottle — a bottle with a rubber nipple, from which an infant sucks milk, water, etc.
- oestrous cycle — a hormonally controlled cycle of activity of the reproductive organs in many female mammals. The follicular stage (growth of the Graafian follicles, thickening of the lining of the uterus, secretion of oestrogen, and ovulation, is succeeded by the luteal phase (formation of the corpus luteum and secretion of progesterone), followed by regression and a return to the first stage
- on your mettle — If you are on your mettle, you are ready to do something as well as you can, because you know that you are being tested or challenged.
- orchard oriole — a North American oriole, Icterus spurius, the male of which is chestnut and black.
- otaheite apple — a Society Islands tree, Spondias cytherea, of the cashew family, having whitish flowers and yellow, edible, plumlike fruit.
- painted turtle — a freshwater turtle, Chrysemys picta, common in the U.S., having bright yellow markings on the head and neck and red markings on the margin of the carapace.
- parasitic male — a male animal that is much smaller than the female and is totally dependent on the female for its nutrition, such as the male of some species of deep-sea angler fish
- parquet circle — parterre (def 1).
- passenger mile — a unit of measurement, consisting of one mile traveled by a passenger, that airlines, railroads, and other public transportation facilities use in recording volume of traffic.
- pedestal table — a table supported upon a central shaft, or upon several shafts along its centerline, each resting upon a spreading foot or feet.
- pembroke table — a drop-leaf table with fly rails and with a drawer at one end or each end of the skirt.
- penalty double — business double.
- periodic table — a table illustrating the periodic system, in which the chemical elements, formerly arranged in the order of their atomic weights and now according to their atomic numbers, are shown in related groups.
- picture puzzle — jigsaw puzzle (def 1).
- piecrust table — a table having a top, usually round, with a raised and intricately carved edge.
- pilgrim bottle — a flat-sided water bottle having two loops at the side of a short neck for a suspending cord or chain.
- pitched battle — a battle in which the orderly arrangement of armed forces and the location have been predetermined.
- platform scale — a scale with a platform for holding the items to be weighed.
- pneumatic pile — a hollow pile, used under water, in which a vacuum is induced so that air and water pressure force it into place.
- polar molecule — a molecule in which the centroid of the positive charges is different from the centroid of the negative charges.
- position angle — the direction in which one object lies relative to another on the celestial sphere, measured in degrees from north in an easterly direction
- power struggle — fight to take control
- promenade tile — a machine-made, unglazed, ceramic floor tile.
- proportionable — being in due proportion; proportional.
- pseudoprostyle — having a colonnade at each end, either very close to the front wall or engaged in it.
- purbeck marble — a fossil-rich limestone that takes a high polish: used for building, etc
- purple grackle — the eastern subspecies of the common grackle, Quiscalus quiscula, of North America, having an iridescent purple back.
- quadrisyllable — a word of four syllables.
- quality circle — a group of workers performing similar duties who meet periodically to discuss work-related problems, offer suggestions for improved production or product quality, etc.
- quasi-particle — an object that is similar to a particle, but does not meet the full criteria of a particle
- quite a little — striking, outstanding
- racing bicycle — a bicycle designed for cycling on roads or taking part in road cycling races
- rationalizable — capable of being rationalized
- rediscountable — able to be rediscounted
- repositionable — to put in a new or different position; shift: to reposition the artwork on the advertising layout.
- reprogrammable — capable of being programmed.
- rictal bristle — a bristlelike feather growing from the base of a bird's bill.
- right triangle — a triangle having a right angle (contrasted with oblique triangle).
- rip van winkle — (in a story by Washington Irving) a ne'er-do-well who sleeps 20 years and upon waking is startled to find how much the world has changed.
- rob the cradle — a small bed for an infant, usually on rockers.
- root vegetable — edible starchy tuber
- roulette table — surface marked out for roulette
- running battle — When two groups of people fight a running battle, they keep attacking each other in various parts of a place.
- running myrtle — the periwinkle, Vinca minor.
- san jose scale — a scale insect, Aspidiotus perniciosus, that is highly destructive to fruit trees and shrubs throughout the U.S.