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14-letter words containing a, c, e, p, t

  • approach stage — the stage of landing when a plane is approaching the runway
  • arborsculpture — The art and craft technique of growing and shaping tree trunks.
  • archetypically — the original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based; a model or first form; prototype.
  • archipterygium — (anatomy) A primitive fin, like that of Ceratodus.
  • arctic redpoll — a finch, Carduelis hornemanni, of the family Fringillidae, which breeds in tundra birch forest
  • arms inspector — a person who carries out an arms inspection
  • arteriographic — relating to arteriography
  • assisted place — a place at a private school reserved for a pupil from a family with a low income, with the fees paid by the government
  • asthenospermic — (medicine) Characterised by or pertaining to asthenospermia, hence infertile.
  • asthenospheric — relating to the asthenosphere
  • astigmatoscope — an instrument for determining the presence and severity of astigmatism.
  • astrocompasses — Plural form of astrocompass.
  • atomic-powered — powered by atomic energy
  • autopilot code — (jargon, humour)   Code that was written by a programmer on "auto-pilot" who wasn't really thinking about what they were doing.
  • aztec two-step — Montezuma's revenge
  • bachelor party — A bachelor party is a party for a man who is getting married very soon, to which only men are invited.
  • backstage pass — a document or badge that entitles the bearer to go backstage at an event, esp a pop concert
  • bacteriophages — Plural form of bacteriophage.
  • ballast pocket — a depression that is formed beneath the ballast layer by penetration of ballast particles into the subgrade and that tends to collect moisture.
  • baltimore chop — a batted ball that takes a high bounce upon hitting the ground on or immediately in front of home plate, often enabling the batter to reach first base safely.
  • bancroft prize — one of a group of annual awards for literary achievement in American history and biography: administered by Columbia University.
  • base component — the system of rules in a transformational grammar that specify the deep structure of the language
  • battery backup — A battery backup is a system in some power supplies that switches between a main power source and a battery.
  • black panthers — (in the US) a militant Black political party founded in 1965 to end the political dominance of White people
  • bletchley park — the Buckinghamshire estate which was the centre of British code-breaking operations during World War II
  • blister-packed — presented in a blister pack
  • body corporate — a group of persons incorporated to carry out a specific enterprise
  • bread poultice — a poultice made from breadcrumbs
  • broad-spectrum — effective against a wide variety of diseases or microorganisms
  • bug-compatible — Said of a design or revision that has been badly compromised by a requirement to be compatible with fossils or misfeatures in other programs or (especially) previous releases of itself. "MS-DOS 2.0 used \ as a path separator to be bug-compatible with some cretin's choice of / as an option character in 1.0."
  • bush carpenter — a rough-and-ready unskilled workman
  • cadogan teapot — a lidless teapot that is made from or in imitation of an inverted Chinese wine pot and is filled through the bottom.
  • cafeteria plan — a fringe-benefit plan under which employees may choose from among various benefits those that best fit their needs, up to a specified dollar value.
  • camp pendleton — a U.S. Marine Corps base in SW California on the Gulf of Santa Catalina.
  • campaign chest — money collected and set aside for use in a campaign, especially a political one; a campaign fund.
  • campylobacters — Plural form of campylobacter.
  • can't help but — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
  • can't help sth — If you can't help the way you feel or behave, you cannot control it or stop it happening. You can also say that you can't help yourself.
  • cancer patient — a person who is receiving medical treatment for a malignant growth or tumour
  • cap the climax — to be or do more than could be expected or believed
  • cape trafalgar — a cape on the SW coast of Spain, south of Cádiz: scene of the decisive naval battle (1805) in which the French and Spanish fleets were defeated by the British under Nelson, who was mortally wounded
  • capillary tube — a glass tube with a fine bore and thick walls, used in thermometers, etc
  • capital assets — any assets, tangible or intangible, that are held for long-term investment
  • capital budget — a budget for major capital or investment expenditures
  • capital letter — Capital letters are the same as capital s.
  • capital market — the financial institutions collectively that deal with medium-term and long-term capital and loans
  • captain cooker — a wild pig
  • captive market — a group of consumers who are obliged through lack of choice to buy a particular product, thus giving the supplier a monopoly
  • carbon capture — the capture of atmospheric carbon dioxide, esp as a technique to prevent climate change
  • carpenter moth — any of various large moths of the family Cossidae, the larvae of which bore beneath and cause damage to tree bark
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