14-letter words containing a, m, p, e, r
- symmetrophobia — an avoidance of symmetry, esp in Japanese art and Egyptian temples
- symmetry plane — reflection plane.
- system program — a program, as an operating system, compiler, or utility program, that controls some aspect of the operation of a computer (opposed to application program).
- temper tantrum — tantrum.
- temperamentful — full of temperament
- temperate zone — the part of the earth's surface lying between the tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle in the Northern Hemisphere or between the tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle in the Southern Hemisphere, and characterized by having a climate that is warm in the summer, cold in the winter, and moderate in the spring and fall.
- temple terrace — a town in W Florida.
- temporary duty — duty of limited duration performed with an organization other than the one to which a person is normally attached or assigned. Abbreviation: TDY.
- terminal point — the final destination or station of a bus or rail journey
- the last trump — the final trumpet call that according to the belief of some will awaken and raise the dead on the Day of Judgment
- the paranormal — paranormal happenings generally
- the-peacemaker — (Albert Edward"the Peacemaker") 1841–1910, king of Great Britain and Ireland 1901–10 (son of Queen Victoria).
- thermal spring — a spring whose temperature is higher than the mean temperature of ground water in the area.
- trachyspermous — having seeds with a rough coat.
- transempirical — beyond the range of experiential knowledge.
- treponematosis — an infection caused by an organism of the genus Treponema, as syphilis, pinta, bejel, or yaws.
- tripelennamine — a white, crystalline, antihistamine, C 16 H 21 N 3 , used for the treatment of allergic disorders.
- tripersonalism — the doctrine of three persons making up the Trinity
- triphenylamine — a molecule consisting of a nitrogen atom with three phenyl groups attached to it
- triple measure — time or rhythm characterized by three beats to the measure with an accent on the first beat.
- trumpet marine — an obsolete musical instrument having a long, wooden, pyramid-shaped body, characteristically with one string that is touched with the finger to produce harmonics and is bowed between the touching finger and the upper end.
- trumpet player — a person who plays the trumpet
- trumpeter swan — a large, pure-white, wild swan, Cygnus buccinator, of North America, having a sonorous cry: once near extinction, the species is now recovering.
- turmeric paper — paper treated with turmeric: used to indicate the presence of alkalis, which turn it brown, or of boric acid, which turns it reddish-brown.
- two-name paper — commercial paper having more than one obligor, usually a maker and endorser, both of whom are fully liable.
- ultracompetent — extremely competent
- umbrella plant — an African plant, Cyperus alternifolius, of the sedge family, that has several stems growing directly upward from a mass of roots and an umbrella-shaped cluster of leaves at the top of each stem.
- uncontemporary — outmoded
- underemphasize — to give less than sufficient emphasis to; minimize.
- unmetaphorical — not used, viewed, or intended as a metaphor
- unpremeditable — capable of being premeditated
- unpremeditated — done deliberately; planned in advance: a premeditated murder.
- unprogrammable — not able to be programmed
- up to the mark — acceptably good
- war department — the department of the federal government that, from 1789 until 1947, was responsible for defense and the military establishment: in 1947 it became the Department of the Army, which became part of the Department of Defense when it was established in 1949.
- whipping cream — cream with enough butterfat to allow it to be made into whipped cream.
- white mariposa — a Mariposa lily, Calochortus venustus, having white or pale lilac flowers.
- with open arms — the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- work placement — temporary job, internship
- writer's cramp — spasmodic, painful contractions of the muscles of the thumb, forefinger, and forearm during writing.
- xiphihumeralis — a long pectoral muscle found only in felines