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

  • the apple isle — Tasmania
  • the black caps — the international cricket team of New Zealand
  • the capitoline — the most important of the Seven Hills of Rome. The temple of Jupiter was on the southern summit and the ancient citadel on the northern summit
  • 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 lower paid — people who do not earn a lot of money
  • the maple leaf — the national flag of Canada, consisting of a representation of a maple leaf in red on a white central panel with a vertical red bar on either side
  • the palaeocene — the Palaeocene epoch or rock series
  • the palaeogene — the Palaeogene period or system
  • the palaeozoic — the Palaeozoic era
  • the palatinate — either of two territories in SW Germany, once ruled by the counts palatine. Upper Palatinate is now in Bavaria; Lower or Rhine Palatinate is now in Rhineland-Palatinate, Baden-Württemberg, and Hesse
  • the paranormal — paranormal happenings generally
  • the platteland — (in South Africa) the country districts or rural areas
  • the pole vault — a field event in which competitors attempt to clear a high bar with the aid of an extremely flexible long pole
  • the-suppliants — a tragedy (c463 b.c.) by Aeschylus.
  • thermal spring — a spring whose temperature is higher than the mean temperature of ground water in the area.
  • three-act play — a dramatic production such as play or film which is divided into three acts or sections
  • ticket scalper — an unauthorized ticket speculator who buys tickets to a performance or sports event and resells them at inflated prices.
  • tilt-top table — a pedestal table having a top that can be tilted vertically.
  • tip the scales — to exercise a decisive influence
  • tortoise plant — elephant's-foot.
  • total pressure — Total pressure is the total of static pressure p, dynamic pressure q, and gravitational head.
  • traffic police — a unit of a police force, whose job is to control traffic and enforce traffic regulations
  • training plane — a plane used for training pilots, esp in the military
  • transcorporeal — of the nature of the physical body; bodily.
  • transempirical — beyond the range of experiential knowledge.
  • transplacental — across or passing through the placenta.
  • transplanetary — farther from the sun than a given planet.
  • trapezoid rule — a rule for estimating the area of an irregular figure, by dividing it into parallel strips of equal width, each strip being a trapezium. It can also be adapted to obtaining an approximate value of a definite integral
  • trepidatiously — tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.
  • 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
  • tripersonalist — someone who believes in the Trinity
  • tripersonality — the state or condition of being tripersonal; existence in three persons, as the Godhead.
  • triphenylamine — a molecule consisting of a nitrogen atom with three phenyl groups attached to it
  • triple glazing — three layers of glass in windows or doors
  • triple measure — time or rhythm characterized by three beats to the measure with an accent on the first beat.
  • trumpet player — a person who plays the trumpet
  • trysting place — a place for a meeting, especially a secret meeting of lovers; rendezvous.
  • ultracompetent — extremely competent
  • ultracrepidate — to go beyond one's scope or province, esp to criticize beyond one's sphere of knowledge
  • ultraprecision — extreme accuracy or precision
  • 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.
  • un-manipulated — to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner: to manipulate people's feelings.
  • unappetizingly — in an unappetizing manner
  • uncontemplated — to look at or view with continued attention; observe or study thoughtfully: to contemplate the stars.
  • underpopulated — having a population lower than is normal or desirable.
  • unemphatically — uttered, or to be uttered, with emphasis; strongly expressive.
  • unmetaphorical — not used, viewed, or intended as a metaphor
  • unmetaphysical — (of a statement or theory) not metaphysical or abstract
  • unpleasantness — the quality or state of being unpleasant.
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